Claire Hunter

CLAIRE HUNTER Freelance Writer/Chef Exceptionally competent and versatile individual, who learns quickly and offers an excellent command with outstanding skills as both Chef and freelance writer. Superior leadership and interpersonal skills; ability to build rapport with customers and colleagues. Inbuilt capability to do more with available resources and set efficiency standards to increase savings, oversee menu creation, food operations, and ingredient stocking. Exceptional communication skills with clear voice for diverse audience in a broad range of styles. Proven ability to connect to reader with written articles that are compelling by nature, persuasive, authoritative/nurturing on command. Meticulous in providing consistence, syntax, spellings and punctuation; innate ability to interact effectively with people of various cultures and backgrounds! CONTACT DETAILS Phone Email Address --Sydney CBD AREA OF EXPERTISE • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Proofreading Research Content Writer Editor and Proofreader Ghostwriter Business Management Maximising Sales Creative Writing and Design Marketing and Promotions Material Staff Development and training. Leadership And Staff Productivity Quality Control Kitchen and\Catering Management Stock Ordering HACCP procedures. Food Service and Prep Knife Skills Improve Customer Relations WORK EXPERIENCE ❖ FREELANCE WRITER ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 2016- Current Writing and editing articles. Writing articles, blog posts and web content. Draft search engine-friendly and optimization. Design Email template, newsletter and writing content. Performs keyword research; with different styles of writing. Design Ebook and promotional materials for business advertising or marketing campaigns. ❖ CHEF at.DUTCH COURAGE and TOMCATS Feb– May 2017 Fortitude Valley ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Helping to train, develop and grow a kitchen staff. Pizza and ala carte Service to order. Catering for functions and events. Stock ordering and maintaining kitchen budget and expenses in line with costings ✓ All aspects of kitchen management. Tomcats – Pizza Chef, Operating Kitchen Solo, Deliveries and Ordering. Dutch Courage – assisting Head Chef during service, Plating, Kitchen Prep, Cleaning Duties. ❖ COOK – VIRGINIA GOLF CLUB 01/2015 – 0/9 2015 Running of Kitchen - Ordering of Stock - Food Preparation and Cleaning Duties : ✓ Catering for functions such as weddings. ✓ Creating dishes for clients with special dietary or cultural needs. ✓ Solo chef service for buffets and plated ala carte meals for venue functions. ❖ GRILL COOK – OUTBACK JACKS ASPLEY 09/2011 – 03/2012 Grill Cook -mostly steak, seafood and pasta to order- Supervision of apprentices - Kitchen Prep and Ordering of Stock. ✓ Cooking to Order ✓ Enforced HACCP procedures in all areas of kitchen operations. ✓ Supervision and training of other kitchen staff. ❖ COOK – TASTE BAR DFO 02/2011 – 09/2011 Cooking of Meals to Order - Menu Planning - Kitchen Prep ✓ Baking and creating cakes and slices, icing and decorating. ✓ Creative Menu Planning - creating different 'home-style' meals on a daily basis. ✓ Working with a nutritionist or dietarian to create menus that included specific dietary requirement needs. ❖ COOK – FRASER ISLAND CORE COMPETENCIES • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ✓ ✓ Vast writing experience with great variety in topics and consistency in content quality. Great skill of elaboration as well as concision of content as per the article needs. Very high speed typing and reading capabilities. Generate quality content with absolute correctness and accuracy for organizations. Capability to search for details of the given topic. Manage all areas of kitchen and dining operations and ensure quality standards are being met. Ensure hygienic maintenance of all allotted work stations. Strong attention to hazard control points. Run daily operations of kitchen. Identifying ways to improve profitability of meals. Oversee and participate in food preparation and production. Determine quantities to be cooked and servings to be served. Keep food expenditure within budget. Having strong and effective leadership skills, along with the ability to successfully manage a team of Chefs ✓ ✓ ✓ 03/2010 – 02/2011 Some A'la carte cooking Buffets for 800+ Guests per day - Kitchen Prep. Bakery Shop duties (baking dough, and pastries) Bake fresh batches of bread throughout the day as per requirement. Oversee bakery operations and provide assistance for high-volume orders as needed. Baking of Cakes and Bakery goods. Buffets and Inventive Cooking Ala Carte Service and Prep ❖ COOK – JAZ RESTAURANT TOOWONG ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 09/2009 – 03/2010 Stone grill Cooking - Kitchen Prep -Menu Creation - Ordering of Stock Maintain sanitation, health, and safety standards in work areas. Supervision and training of staff and apprentices Ordering and recieving of stock and consultation with suppliers. Meal Service to Order - Ala carte venue. ❖ COOK – COFFEE CLUB BRISBANE CITY 09/2008 – 05/2009 Cooking of Meals to Order Kitchen Prep Cleaning Duties ✓ Food Preparation and Cooking to Service ✓ Ordering of Stock and maintaining Supplier relationships ✓ Maintaining HACCP procedures ❖ APPRENTICE BAKER – BAKERS 08/2005 – 09/2007 Food Service Food Prepation Stock Control ✓ All aspects of bakery apprenticeship to 2nd year completion ✓ Scratch Baking, Sourdoughs, Icing and decorating, Baking of Bread. CERTIFICATIONS FOOD SAFETY SUPERVISOR QLD RSA EDUCATION / TRAINING St John Fisher College Yr 10 Completion Studying Bachelor Communications (Journalism) LANGUAGE • English .” REFERENCES Available on request.