Kai Austin

Kai Austin

Culinary & Food Service Management

LaSalle College Vancouver

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Interest

Arts and Literature, Culinary & Food Service Management, Event Planning, Hotel Management, Marketing, Advertising and E-Business, Product Design, Tourism

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Advanced Patisserie (CUL204)

by Kai Austin
Culinary & Food Service Management
LaSalle College Vancouver
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Chocolates and Confections (CUL260)

by Kai Austin
Culinary & Food Service Management
LaSalle College Vancouver
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Practicum (CUL213)

by Kai Austin
Culinary & Food Service Management
LaSalle College Vancouver
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Artisan Breads and Baking Production (CUL207)

by Kai Austin
Culinary & Food Service Management
LaSalle College Vancouver
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European Cakes and Tortes (CUL202)

by Kai Austin
Culinary & Food Service Management
LaSalle College Vancouver
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Introduction to Baking (CUL121)

by Kai Austin
Culinary & Food Service Management
LaSalle College Vancouver
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Introduction to Pastry (CUL122)

by Kai Austin
Culinary & Food Service Management
LaSalle College Vancouver

Skills

Adaptability
Leadership
Time Management
Attention to Detail
Quick and Enthusiastic Learner
Time Management

Experiences

PEAKED PIES, BURNABY, BC (Aug 2021- Present)
Behind-the-Counter Server and Cashier

Responsibilities include:
- Topping and baking pies for ready-to-eat service
- Greeting customers and introducing the menu and establishment concept
- Serving guests in a friendly and efficient manner
- Processing electronic and physical payments
- Restocking and cleaning service areas
- Bussing tables
- General cleaning duties such as: dishes, sweeping, mopping, cleaning washrooms, etc
- Working under safety and sanitation guidelines

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SWISS CHALET, BURNABY, BC (Jan-March 2022)
Server

Responsibilities include:
- Greeting seated customers and introducing the menu
- Electronically relaying orders according to a set procedure
- Serving food and drink to guests
- Answering phone calls
- Bussing tables
- Preparing the bill and processing electronic and physical payment
- Closing activities such as: dining area clean up, restocking, and resetting for the following
day
- Working under safety and sanitation guidelines

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SLICE OF FIRE INC., MARKHAM, ON (Oct 2020-May 2021)
Prep Cook

Responsibilities include:
- Preparation and baking of menu items to often-changed company guidelines
- Maintaining a clean line-work environment
- Stretching pizza dough to company guidelines
- Preparation of raw ingredients (ex. Portioning meat, cutting vegetables)
- General cleaning such as: sweeping, mopping, restocking, wiping the conveyor oven, etc)
- Managing heavy influxes of orders with a calm attitude
- Working under safety and sanitation guidelines

Education

LaSalle College Vancouver
Baking and Pastry Arts Diploma
President’s Honors (GPA: 4.0)
July 2021-Present

St. Brother Andre CHS
High School Diploma
4-year Honors (GPA: 3.9)
Sep 2017-June 2021

Honors and Awards

1) President's Honor Roll (x3)
Issued by LaSalle College Vancouver
(An accreditation awarded at the end of each quarter for students who have achieved an overall quarterly average of 95% or above.)

2) Serving it Right, BC (November 2021)

3) Baking Graduation Award
Issued by St. Brother Andre CHS, June 2021
(Awarded to the graduating student with the highest grade in a senior baking class.)

4) Hospitality Graduation AwardHospitality Graduation Award
Issued by St. Brother Andre CHS, June 2021
(Awarded to the graduating student with the highest grade in a senior hospitality class.)

5) Trade and Technology Graduation Award
Issued by St. Brother Andre CHS, June 2021
(Awarded the graduating student enrolled in a trade or technology program who shows exceptional potential in their chosen trade.)

6) Ontario Food Handler Certification (2019)