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Samantha N. LaCroix
150 Elm St. APT 1, Montpelier VT 05602 |802.881.6850| samantha.lacroix@student.neci.edu



Professional Profile
I am a second-year Baking and Pastry student currently attending the New England Culinary Institute. I am seeking a 700-hour
paid Internship. I am a very personable, goal-oriented, highly dependable individual who values creativity, hard work, and
passion. I am seeking an internship where I can constantly learn, grow and be challenged. I always look to improve, and like
to hear constructive feedback. It is important for me to do things the right way, and if someone offers advice, I see it as an
opportunity to better myself.

Skills and Qualifications
Proficient in cookie mixing, baking
Advanced cake/ pastry decorating
Plated desserts
Viennoiserie (specialty doughs & beurrages)
Chocolate tempering
Candy making
Advanced breads, pre-ferments, dead dough
sculptures
Private cake/pastry sales
Experience in high production kitchens
Experience plating entres for 600 covers
Leadership and delegation skills

Education

New England Culinary Institute Montpelier VT 04.13 - Current
Associate of Occupational Studies in Baking and Pastry Arts
Community College of Vermont Winooski, VT 09.11-10.11
Coursework in Multimedia Communications
Colchester High School Colchester, VT 09.07-06.11
High School Diploma

Professional Experience

Jupiter Island Club Hobe Sound, FL 10.13-04.14
Baking Intern - Daily pastry production, bread, viennoiserie, doughnut production, cake decorating. Banquets,
plating for large parties, running, expediting hors d'oeuvres.

NECI Catering Montpelier, VT 06.13 09.13
Server& Bartender - Set up/ break down, serving food/beverages.

Price Chopper Supermarkets Colchester, VT 05.09-02.13
Four years of continual part/full time employment, promoted through various departments.
Baker Cake decorator/bakery production and donut fryer.
Deli 1
st
Clerk Responsible for ordering product, managing schedules, slicing proteins, cooking, and customer
assistance.
Stocker Stock shelves, take inventory.
Cashier Point of sale responsibility, cash handling. Great customer service skills.

Community Involvement

Volunteer with NECI for various events (Vermont Cheese Fest, NECI demos, NECI graduation)
Volunteer at Burlington Food Shelter, The Ronald McDonald House, and several senior centers
Past Baking and Pastry representative for NECIs Student Council
Former Resident Assistant in NECIs dormitory
Captain of High School Rugby team