- Exploring various forms of art, such as woodworking, accent walls, and small scale vivariums, to nurture creativity and personal growth
DEVONTE COOPER
Aurora
Summary
Experienced with team management and leadership. Utilizes effective communication to motivate and guide teams. Track record of implementing strategies that enhance team and individual performance and productivity.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Vessel management and detailer
JP Crafts
Auckland, New Zealand
02.2025 - 01.2026
- Managed and detailed marine vessels ranging from 10 meters to 100 meters in length
- Often the first point of contact for new customers and vessels to manage
- Prepared and readied vessels for departure including: stocking snacks and beverages, starting sea-faring instruments and engines, cleaning vessels to customer standard, and ensuring all fuel and water levels are appropriate prior to departure
- Experience logging inventory, costs, and revenue
Post-sales Quality Assurance Supervisor
Jaguar Land Rover North Shore
Auckland, New Zealand
07.2022 - 01.2025
- Managed and performed the day to day operations of the detailing and driving teams
- Supervised work and detailing of post-sales vehicles under strict time requirements to ensure quality was kept to a luxury brand standard
- Extensive experience with customer service including: managing customer feedback, chauffeuring clients and their vehicles to and from their residence or work, communicating with customers regarding their vehicles status in the dealership, advertising up and coming philanthropy events as well as assisting in hosting those events
- Experience communicating with the corporate branch regarding vehicle status, deliveries, and issues
- Expertise in detailing and handling luxury products
- Attended and participated in management and health and safety meetings regularly
Construction Apprentice
Fleury Properties
Newport, RI
10.2021 - 05.2022
- Responsible for demolition and clean up in preparation for home restoration
- Assisted various contractors on a multitude of sites with both mundane and complex jobs including: carpenters both framing and finishing, dry-wallers, electricians, digging crews, plumbers, and kitchen installation crews
- Experience removing hazardous materials such as asbestos and other airborn pollutants
- Manual labor moving objects exceeding 70lbs regularly
- Performed cleaning and staging duties for house showings prior to sale
- Curated and posted wholesale letters to prospective home sellers
Chef & Delivery Driver
Rocco’s Little Italy
Middletown, RI
09.2019 - 10.2021
- Provided customer service with taking call in orders and providing informed and polite answers to customer inquiries
- Promptly delivered orders to customers ensuring orders were full and correct
- Cooked orders according to customer specifications in both the kitchen and pizza oven
- Experience handling high volumes of orders and delegating kitchen staff during peak business hours
Education
High School Graduate -
Portsmouth High School
Rhode Island05-2017
Skills
- Relationship building
- Work planning
- Multitasking and organization
- Inventory control
- Precision workmanship
- Interior and exterior detailing
- Hand tools
- Quality control analysis
- Staff training and development
- Safety standards and protocols
- Team leadership
- Customer service
- Staff management
Interests
Timeline
Vessel management and detailer
JP Crafts
02.2025 - 01.2026
Post-sales Quality Assurance Supervisor
Jaguar Land Rover North Shore
07.2022 - 01.2025
Construction Apprentice
Fleury Properties
10.2021 - 05.2022
Chef & Delivery Driver
Rocco’s Little Italy
09.2019 - 10.2021
High School Graduate -
Portsmouth High School