Christopher Turbedsky
Wilmington,NC
Summary
Focused and hardworking team member. Comfortable with customer service and in high pressure situations. Personable and friendly. Mechanically inclined, resourceful, creative problem solver. Most passionate about surfing and want to work in the surf industry, sharing the stoke!
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
CEO
Turbo Time Ding Repair
Wilmington, NC
05.2023 - Current
- Free estimate for customer either in person or message with photos
- Repair all dings while maintaining integrity of the boards original shape and finish. Within 1-2 weeks.
- Stocking all materials and tools
Surf Instructor
Surf Lesson Dudes
Wilmington,NC, NC
04.2023 - Current
- Meet early to help load boards, then go to beach (Figure 8 mostly) and set up / wave check different spots
- Teach surf lessons, all ages and ability levels, group and private lessons
- Share the stoke!!!
Food Truck Operator
Wheelz Pizza
Wilmington, NC
04.2022 - 09.2024
- Prep ingredients, stock truck with all food, beverages, and cooking supplies
- Drive to and from events, fuel truck
- Run register, take orders, make and cook food, serve food
- Clean, unload, report sales/settle register
Apprentice Sander
Savage Surfboards
Wilmington , NC
08.2021 - 03.2022
- Watch, listen and learn…all things sanding, glassing, and ding repair
- Assist head sander on all boards, from short high performance to classic longboards
- Learn and execute all steps of sanding including rough sanding between glassing layers, zipping rails, blending rails and sharpening tails, fin boxes, finish sanding hot coats, applying finish, polishing, wet sanding gloss coats, etc.
- Assist with laminations
- Clean wharehouse and machine room, sanding room, airbrush room, shaping bays, glassing floor
- Warehouse renovations (staircase, sealing a shed, landscaping, etc)
Shift Operations Manager
Burger Supreme Burger LLC
Brooklyn, NY
07.2018 - 08.2021
- Successfully ran the pop-up tent at a seasonal outdoor food festival in Brooklyn and New York City, sales averaging 500-600 burgers a day.
- Executed and trained in all positions: set up/tear down, grill, expo, cashier, server, prep, dish, inventory.
- Managed food truck events solo (Winston-Salem NC) at bars and special events such as weddings, bdays.
- Manager at the food hall location in Williamsburg, NY until it shut down due to COVID in March 2020
Head Coffee Roaster
Krankies Coffee LLC
Winston-Salem, NC
07.2014 - 07.2018
- Roasted coffee to order for our cafe and wholesale clients, averaging 2,000lbs per week Sourced specialty quality green beans, ordered and received shipments
- Roasted samples and led cuppings for deciding which lots to purchase and which roast profiles best suited each origin. Public cuppings as well.
- Created and programmed roast profiles for each coffee and developed blends (for espresso)
- Trained new employees in roasting and our barista program
- Maintained roasters and brewing machines with routine deep cleaning and repairs, including a 30ft chimney
- Assisted in wholesale production, processing orders, packaging coffee, shipping/delivery, customer service
Education
Serve Safe Certified - Food Safety
Department of Health And Mental Hygeine
New York, NY10-2019
Certified Espresso Technician: Machines - Coffee: Espresso Machines
Astoria / WEGA
Charlotte, NC05-2015
Certified Barista - Coffee: Barista
Counter Culture Coffee
Durham, NC03-2013
Certificate in Discipleship Training - Discipleship
Youth With A Mission
Byron Bay, NSW, Australia03-2011
High School Diploma -
Pine Lake Preparatory
Davidson, NC07-2010
CPR And Lifeguard/First Aid Certified - CPR And Lifeguard/First Aid
Charlotte-Mecklenburg County
Huntersville, NC04-2006
Skills
- Customer Service
- Ding repair skills/services
- Production/inventory
- Spanish Speaking
- Knowledgeable and passionate about surfboards and gear
Timeline
CEO
Turbo Time Ding Repair
05.2023 - Current
Surf Instructor
Surf Lesson Dudes
04.2023 - Current
Food Truck Operator
Wheelz Pizza
04.2022 - 09.2024
Apprentice Sander
Savage Surfboards
08.2021 - 03.2022
Shift Operations Manager
Burger Supreme Burger LLC
07.2018 - 08.2021
Head Coffee Roaster
Krankies Coffee LLC
07.2014 - 07.2018
Serve Safe Certified - Food Safety
Department of Health And Mental Hygeine
Certified Espresso Technician: Machines - Coffee: Espresso Machines
Astoria / WEGA
Certified Barista - Coffee: Barista
Counter Culture Coffee
Certificate in Discipleship Training - Discipleship
Youth With A Mission
High School Diploma -
Pine Lake Preparatory
CPR And Lifeguard/First Aid Certified - CPR And Lifeguard/First Aid
Charlotte-Mecklenburg County