Michelle Schmidt Email & Phone Number

Waterdown, On

Family-Owned and Operated Business that specializes in Handcrafted Perogies and other European Cuisine like Cabbage Rolls, City Chicken, Savoury Meat Pies and Gourmet Soups. We run a 20' Food Trailer in the Greater Hamilton Area at local festivals, that can also be booked for private parties and corporate events. Retail Frozen Prepared Foods are available at local Farmers' Markets.

Hamilton, Ontario

The inaugural CampOut for Cancer fundraiser was held on Saturday, October 14, 2017. It is a virtual camping experience where participants can choose to camp in a local park, at a campground and even their backyard or living room to help raise awareness for childhood cancer. All proceeds support Camp Trillium, the largest pediatric oncology camp in North America, sending over 3,100 campers annually to year-round camping and recreational programs, at no cost to their families. For more information or to join the next adventure, please visit: www.campoutforcancer.com.Food Sponsorship Committee Chair- Sourced and organized recipes from celebrity and local chefs to generate a cookbook for the new CampOut for Cancer fundraising campaign.- Organized guest appearances on TV stations with the Top Chef Ambassadors.- Solicited and managed donations for the Tour for Kids cycling fundraiser and Food Service Operations at Camp Trillium.

St. George, On

Supervised kitchen operations for seven charitable children’s camp locations across Canada and USA. Solicited donations worth $2M+ annually and coordinated distribution to regional locations in North America. Created, implemented, and reinforced standard operating procedures for food service operations. - Reduced food safety and allergen incidents and enhanced food service standards by implementing and executing employee training programs to establish consistent communication for all regional camp personnel.- Solicited and managed the distribution of $2M+ in food and equipment donations through monetary and Gift-in-Kind contributions from 200+ vendors, reducing annual combined camp kitchen budgets by 100%.- Designed and implemented food cost analysis, standard menu offerings, and food waste tracking program, utilizing food donations effectively and further reducing annual operating budget.- Led, mentored, and provided on-site support to food service teams to address challenges proactively, warranting adherence to procedures, systems, and policies and identifying training opportunities.- Developed working food service audit tool to self-inspect daily processes of kitchen and meal service, preparing camp personnel for municipal health inspections and increasing overall food safety standards.- Involved in zero-based budgeting review and created policies and guidelines for food and beverage program, initiating group buying power with suppliers which further decreased operational costs by 15%.- Participated in numerous supplier trade shows, organized food service for fundraising events, anniversary celebrations, and regional golf tournaments, and enhanced the Annual Business Partner Appreciation Day for corporate donors and service providers, strengthening personal relationships with company representatives to solicit additional camp donations.

- Supported and enhanced the Food Service Standards at six THCF camp locations across North America.- Increased the Annual Food and Equipment Donation Program from $894K to over $1.5 million through both Cash and Gift-in-Kind donations and managed the distribution of supplies to all Canadian and USA locations across he country.- Attended Supplier Trade Shows in all camp regions to establish partnerships and solicit donations.- Created Standard Menu offerings, increased Food Safety Training and Food Allergen Management.- Acted as a leader and mentor to provide on-site support for the Food Services Teams to observe procedures, develop new systems, policies and training opportunities to address challenges proactively.- Presented departmental information at Annual Operations Excellence Conference and Food Service Mangers Meetings to Senior Management Team and Regional Camp Management Employees.- Instrumental in assisting with the kitchen design, equipment purchasing and set-up of the food service operations for the seventh camp location in the Whiteshell Provincial Park, MB, as well as the kitchen renovations to the existing camp locations in Parry Sound, ON, and Calgary, AB.- Established Annual Supplier Appreciation Day for corporate donors and service providers to strengthen personal relationships with companies and account representatives.- Actively participated in numerous THCF fundraising events, camp anniversary celebrations and regional golf tournaments.

St. George, Ontario

- Organized outdoor festival booth layouts for over 125 food and craft vendors.- Processed all vendor applications and coordinated communication to each company representative.- Participated in Monthly Committee Meetings and provided status updates and offered suggestions to other team leads to make the event operation more efficient.

Oakville, On

Ensured consistently high standard of food service quality throughout facilities. Established standards and internal auditing procedures. Provided support in areas of boil orders, water quality legislation, and food safety applications. Delivered clerical and administrative services to quality assurance and research and development managers regarding coordination and resolution of product quality complaints. - Assisted District Managers with obtaining Health Department approval to maintain operations during adverse water quality incidents and emergency situations (AWQI), minimizing sales loss for store owners during crisis period.- Created in-store equipment cleaning manual to provide step-by-step cleaning instructions, assuring consistent procedures, developing master cleaning schedules, and increasing frequency of preventative maintenance tasks.- Updated existing food safety manual and generated bulletins and employee training guides, communicating store-level food safety concerns and standard operating procedures (SOP) to employees at 4.5K locations across Canada and USA.- Sourced supplier, conducted in-store testing, and prepared training material for date marking labels, including shelf life reference charts, helping store employees control first in first out (FIFO) product rotation.- Processed product quality and foreign object complaint investigations from consumers and analyzed trend data into complaint summary information charts, facilitating product withdrawals and quality assurance alerts.- Participated in preparation of product and presentation materials for Tim Horton’s Inc. (THI), store owner convention, employee communications, advisory board, executive management, and regional meetings.- Attended pandemic preparedness conference, World Conference on Disaster Management and Disaster Recovery Information Exchange (DRIE), developing primary tasks checklists for corporate departments and preparing strategy for business continuity plan.

Bachelor Of Technology (Btech), Architectural Science

Effective Communication & Human Relations