Matthew Lantz

Line Cook

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Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

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Timeline
About me
Accounting & Payroll Graduate Looking to Start a New Career. Pursuing CPA designation.
Education
- George Brown College
  2011 - 2012
  Diploma Culinary Arts/Chef Training
  A program designed to teach cooking fundamentals as well as preparing students for their career. In an effort to better myself as a cook and further my career, I chose a program with a variety of essential training. I find I use my knowledge and connections from this program almost daily, and as a result am able to teach and lead others more effectively.
- Trillium College
  2019 - 2019
  Diploma Accounting 96%
  In association with the Canadian Payroll Association, the program is designed to train students to work in the fields of accounting, bookkeeping and finance. With classes like Accounting for Business I and II, Payroll Compliance Legislation, and QuickBooks and Sage50 I am ready to handle anything from accounts receivable/payable to year-end procedures.
Experience
- Vero Trattoria
  May 2012 - Apr 2013
  Line Cook
- En Ville Event Design and Catering
  Apr 2013 - Sept 2015
  Senior Chef Partie
  I ran one of the sections of en Ville's wonderful, but very busy catering company for approximately two-and-a-half years, through three wedding seasons. This was one of the most formative times of my life. I truly learned the definition of having a solid work ethic and of teamwork. It requires strict discipline and organisation to perform in a field like catering, and it taught me so much. Problem solving, team management, time management and even having foresight were daily aspects of the job. I now feel prepared to take on any task and am unafraid to take on new responsibilities. There is no longer an amount of work that I find daunting, and it is all thanks to this wonderful organisation. Show less
- B.G. McPherson Training Centre
  Dec 2015 - Mar 2016
  Private Tutor
  I was the private tutor to a special needs student at a trade school in a pre-electrical apprenticeship training program in which I was also enrolled at the time. The student in question suffered from extreme anxiety and require the utmost patience to teach. Instruction often required an alternative approach than the traditional. Tutoring required demonstrating skills like terminating connections, bending conduit, drawing electrical diagrams, and wiring electrical panels. We also studied the electrical code and technical diagrams. It taught me a lot about patience, managing people and expectations, and about teaching, which is something I particularly enjoy. Show less
- The Tap & Tankard
  Mar 2016 - Sept 2016
  Line Cook
- Baldwin Street Burger
  Sept 2016 - Jun 2017
  Line Cook
- PADELLA - ITALIAN EATERY
  Oct 2017 - Mar 2018
  Sous Chef
- Paintbox Catering and Bistro
  Mar 2018 - Oct 2018
  Line Cook
- Shrimp Cocktail
  Oct 2018 - Mar 2020
  Sous Chef
  Shrimp Cocktail is one of the region's foremost and iconic restaurants. Over the decades it has been home to some of the region's best chefs who now run some of the most successful restaurants in the area. Hired originally as the Sous Chef, I assumed the role of Head Chef for a time.I worked as Sous Chef/Head Chef while in school full time. I am responsible for inventory and supplies, resource and staff management, planning two sets of daily features as well as specials for the weekend.
- Halenda's The Meat People
  Nov 2020 - now
  - Accounting & Logistics
    Jan 2022 - now
  - Office Administrator
    Nov 2020 - Jan 2022
Licenses & Certifications
- Food Handler Cards
  Toronto Public Health
  Oct 2017
- Smart Serve
  Smart Serve Ontario
  Nov 2012