Douglas Bignault
Columbia,SC
Summary
Skilled in food preparation with experience across fast-paced kitchen environments. Understand and execute recipes with precision, maintain cleanliness standards, and manage inventory efficiently. Known for ability to work effectively under pressure and adapt to changing menu requirements. Contributed to team efforts in improving kitchen operations and reducing food waste.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Kitchen Staff
Village Idiot Pizza and Pub
Columbia, South Carolina
10.2024 - Current
- Cleaned and sanitized kitchen equipment, utensils and work stations.
- Inspected dining area prior to opening for any maintenance issues requiring attention.
- Followed recipes and customer requests to prepare meals.
- Took and recorded temperatures of food, refrigerators and freezers.
- Restocked pantry with nonperishable food items to prevent stock from running low.
- Received, rotated and replenished kitchen stock for team members.
- Prepared a variety of foods according to customers' orders or supervisors' instructions, following approved procedures.
- Adhered fully to kitchen standards involving required portion sizes, individual recipe instructions and safe food handling procedures.
Events Staff Member
Riverbanks Zoo and Garden
Columbia, South Carolina
10.2023 - 05.2024
- Assisted with preparing decorations and displays for events according to provided specifications.
- Settled disputes or helped solve other customer concerns.
- Organized seating arrangements for VIPs and other attendees.
- Sold and served refreshments to customers.
- Monitored event activities to ensure compliance with safety regulations and venue policies.
- Managed crowds and monitored safety during performances.
- Participated in post-event evaluations to discuss successes and areas for improvement.
- Ensured all necessary materials were available onsite for the event.
- Assisted guests with determining seat location, escorting guests to assigned seating.
- Set up and tore down equipment for large scale events, conferences and graduations.
- Maintained cleanliness and orderliness of event areas before, during, and after events.
- Responded quickly and professionally to any issues that arose during events.
- Identified needs of customers promptly and efficiently.
Lifeguard
Doylestown Branch of River Crossing YMCA
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
10.2021 - 08.2022
- Conducted daily pool maintenance, including testing and adjusting chemical levels.
- Instructed patrons on proper use of diving boards, slides, ladders.
- Responded quickly to medical emergencies in the pool area.
- Maintained constant surveillance of pool or body of water to appropriately react to emergency situations.
- Patrolled recreational areas before athletes, patrons and general public arrived to identify potential safety hazards.
- Observed swimmers from elevated chairs while scanning the entire pool deck.
- Adhered strictly to emergency action plans.
- Addressed reckless behavior by speaking firmly and restricting access to recreational areas when necessary.
- Identified needs of customers promptly and efficiently.
- Maintained updated knowledge through continuing education and advanced training.
Private Swim Instructor
Self Employed
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
05.2021 - 09.2021
- Created engaging and fun activities to enhance learning, and maintain client/student interest.
- Implemented behavior management techniques to maintain discipline and a positive learning environment.
- Built positive, lasting relationships with students and parents by being patient and encouraging, often with personal support.
- Demonstrated proper swimming techniques and strokes, such as freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly.
- Completed day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Adapted teaching methods based on individual learning styles of students.
- Assessed swimming skill levels for each student and placed accordingly depending on results.
- Traveled to homes of clients.
- Modified schedule depending on clients' circumstances.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Physics
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC05-2026
High School Diploma -
Central Bucks High School West
Doylestown, PA06-2022
Skills
- Problem Solving
- Adapt to situations quickly
Languages
German
Limited
Affiliations
- Frequent jogger with goals of improving time and endurance for distances from 0.25-6 miles.
- Rigorously train to improve vertical jumping ability (one of favorite hobbies).
- Learned basic C# coding from online courses at age 12 to create and design games on Unity Game Engine, continued through age 17.
Timeline
Kitchen Staff
Village Idiot Pizza and Pub
10.2024 - Current
Events Staff Member
Riverbanks Zoo and Garden
10.2023 - 05.2024
Lifeguard
Doylestown Branch of River Crossing YMCA
10.2021 - 08.2022
Private Swim Instructor
Self Employed
05.2021 - 09.2021
Bachelor of Science - Physics
University of South Carolina
High School Diploma -
Central Bucks High School West
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