Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Campus Engagement
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Olive Djonou

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Technical Service Cook

The PennState Golf Course
06.2023 - Current
  • Contribute to menu expansion, adding more than 15 new menu items
  • Mentored new cooks through hands-on guidance during meal preparation processes.
  • Collaborate with kitchen staff to deliver high-quality, visually appealing dishes and maintain food safety and sanitation standards

Food Sensory Lab Technician

Sensory Evaluation Center
05.2022 - Current
  • Prepare food samples for graduate student projects in sensory science research weekly
  • Conduct up to 3 sensory tests weekly and collect test results for data analysis record
  • Maintain safe and organized laboratory environment, adhering to strict safety protocols

Summer Hatchery Assistant

Agribio Sarl Hatchery
06.2021 - 08.2021
  • Contributed to 10% improvement in hatch rates with daily operations including feeding, cleaning, and ensuring proper environmental conditions for hatching
  • Participated in incubation process, monitoring temperature and humidity levels to optimize hatch rates, for over 5,000 chicks
  • Packed newly hatched chicks into shipping boxes, for transportation to customers bimonthly

Education

Bachelor's - food science

The Pennsylvanian State University
State College, PA
05.2025

Skills

  • Proficient in Microsoft suite ( Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
  • Data Analysis
  • Fluent in French
  • ServSafe Certified

Campus Engagement

  • Penn State Food Science Club member
  • Penn State Vole Dance Club member

Timeline

Technical Service Cook

The PennState Golf Course
06.2023 - Current

Food Sensory Lab Technician

Sensory Evaluation Center
05.2022 - Current

Summer Hatchery Assistant

Agribio Sarl Hatchery
06.2021 - 08.2021

Bachelor's - food science

The Pennsylvanian State University
Olive Djonou