Darius Duff

Certified Lifeguard by the American Red Cross with 1+ plus years of experience supervising swimming pool areas and ensuring patrons safety. Highly skilled swimmer and excellent communicator, experienced in maintaining pool area free from hazards. Certified in CPR and first aid.

• Lifeguard, Dynamo Pool Management, Atlanta, Georgia, 09/2021, 11/2022, Supervises swimming activities at the aquatics facility and ensures that policies, guidelines, and safety procedures are followed., Warns swimmers of improper activities or danger and enforces pool regulations and water safety policies., Administers first aid in the event of injury, rescues swimmers in distress or danger of drowning, and administers CPR and/or artificial respiration, if necessary., Evaluates conditions for safety and initiates aquatics emergency action plan as required., Inspects pool facilities, equipment, and water to ensure that they are safe and usable., Supervises and assists in cleaning the pool and related facilities and equipment, assists with chlorine residual water tests and with records and charts of water tests and records of accidents, and adds chemicals to pool water as directed., Instructs or assists classes in fundamentals of swimming as needed., Resolves scheduling conflicts to ensure safe pool environment when competing programs/priorities require use of aquatic facilities.
• Housekeeper, La Quinta Hotel, Covington, Georgia, 11/2022, 11/2023, Performed general cleaning assignments and services in hotel rooms, hallways and common areas, Established and maintained clean and comfortable "home" environments by performing cleaning duties including vacuuming, cleaning windows, dusting, and bathrooms, Assisted customers by providing detailed information, resolving their complaints, and putting smiles on their faces, Reported any damage, maintenance problems, safety issues, and potential hazards to management, ensuring adherence to safety code procedures
• Watercraft Operator, Army Reserves, Newport News, Virginia, 01/2025, 01/2029, Navigating watercraft, Consulting maps, charts, weather reports and navigation equipment, Operating amphibious craft during troop landings, Docking and undocking vessels, Sending and receiving messages with radios, beacons and signal flags, Operating and maintaining lifeboats and vessel fire equipment, Securing all types of cargo using capstans, winches, hoists and davits, Reporting navigational hazards to the vessel master while underway, Identifying and interpreting single-letter international code signal flags, Maintaining boats and deck equipment, Dropping and weighing anchors, Keeping ship logs, Boat-handling techniques, Watch-standing procedures, Use of communications, electronics and navigational systems, Ship structure, Log and message-handling procedures, Navigational mathematics

• Swimming
• Soccer
• Watching movies
• Reading
• Sailing yachts(boats)