Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Software
Interests
Timeline
Mia Wasilevich

Mia Wasilevich

Summary

Dynamic leader with a proven track record enhancing operational efficiency. Excelled in culinary creativity and recipe development, complemented by a motivational attitude and business negotiation acumen. Skilled in fostering team growth and driving project success. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Creative Operations Lead

The On Demand Company
10.2021 - Current
  • Performed menu creation for food tech company working with online food delivery platforms utilizing AI and internal metrics
  • Performed quality control and monitored production efforts
  • Developed effective improvement plans in alignment with goals and specifications
  • Conducted regular reviews of operations and identified areas for improvement
  • Evaluated staff performance and provided coaching to address inefficiencies
  • Planned operations and activities, and led projects
  • Recruited and trained 3 new employees in 2022
  • Oversaw problem resolution to address barriers to operational efficiency

Owner/Creator Transitional Gastronomy

Self Employed Services
02.2010 - 09.2020
  • Catering for private and corporate events & functions
  • Provided culinary workshops for individuals, groups, and organizations, focusing on cooking, plant identification, food styling, and wild crafting
  • Managed day-to-day business operations
  • Enhanced operational efficiency and productivity by managing budgets, accounts, and costs
  • Performed multiple roles including culinary styling, photography and recipe development for cookbooks, chefs, and institutions

Content Creator/Recipe Developer(Contractor)

Apption Labs/MEATER
03.2020 - 07.2020
  • Applied current editing and photography tools to tell great stories
  • Tested recipes using company's proprietary product
  • Strengthened content through proofreading and editing
  • Created testing database to track results

Project & Studio Manager, Art Director, Culinary &

Gibson Homewares
06.2017 - 03.2020
  • Worked with a leading national producer and manufacturer of dinnerware, cookware, and housewares to create and implement original ideas for packaging and marketing
  • Contributed to style guide to execute on brand vision
  • Managed a budget of $2000/month, decreasing the budget by 50% by identifying and eliminating unnecessary and wasteful spending
  • Managed team of photographers/videographers and studio workload
  • Collaborated closely with graphic designers, marketing, and sales team members

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science/Sociology

University of San Diego, San Diego, CA

Skills

    • Culinary Experience: Menu Creation, Catering, Recipe Development
    • Creative Content, Photography & Editing Skills
    • Motivational attitude
    • Business negotiation knowledge
      • Capacity Planning
      • Production Planning
      • Logistics Management
      • Procedure Implementation

Software

Google Suite

Photoshop

Salesforce

Airtable

Lattice

Interests

Cooking, Photography, Content Creation, Languages, Emerging Technology

Timeline

Creative Operations Lead - The On Demand Company
10.2021 - Current
Content Creator/Recipe Developer(Contractor) - Apption Labs/MEATER
03.2020 - 07.2020
Project & Studio Manager, Art Director, Culinary & - Gibson Homewares
06.2017 - 03.2020
Owner/Creator Transitional Gastronomy - Self Employed Services
02.2010 - 09.2020
University of San Diego - Bachelor of Arts, Political Science/Sociology
Mia Wasilevich