Elijah Burgess

Efficient kitchen assistant and janitorial clerk skilled in food preparation, cleaning, and maintaining safety standards. Proven ability to uphold cleanliness in fast-paced environments.

Kupu Hawaii Youth Conservation Corps (HYCC) Community Program, Honolulu, HI

March 2020 to October 2020

• Completed over 160 hours of hands-on Malama ʻāina conservation work at various sites across the island, consisting of planting Canoe and native plants, removing invasive plants and restoring culturally significant sites
• Stayed motivated and engaged during Covid-19 to complete all required work in the subjects of writing, math, social studies, and science in order to obtain my high school equivalency diploma (Hiset/GED)
• Conducted numerous Hawaiian cultural workshops such as pōhaku ku’i ‘ai, lauhala, lashing and preparing traditional Hawaiian food
• Strengthened my communication skills by working well with others to be prepared for everyday talks including meal prep and building maintenance
• Working in the kitchen with other chefs learned to always wash my hands, how to wash and clean dishes, where things go and where they are, and using social skills to communicate with my peers and chefs. Chef Eddie taught me various different cooking styles and many different ways to cook food at home.
• Learned how to close and clean up the Kupu center after the program ends such as mopping, sweeping, washing all the Kupu cars we used, cleaning the bathrooms, and putting away all the gloves and rags we used after washing them.