Evelyn Kester
Apex,North Carolina
Summary
Dedicated student with an interest in medical engineering. Extensive experience in customer service and safety enforcement. Hard worker with strong professional skills and problem-solving abilities. Hoping to pursue research and advancement of medical technology for the developing world.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Lifeguard
Lifetime Fitness Center
Cary, North Carolina
05.2024 - 08.2025
- Highly trained to respond to emergencies at the pool. This includes incidents in the pool such as drowning or injuries, as well as out of the pool like overheating, allergic reactions, shutting down for severe weather, and more.
- Enforced safety rules at pool, ensuring guest compliance and minimizing risks while managing waterslides, laundry/towel folding, customer service, and member interactions.
- Conducted risk assessments to ensure safety of all members.
- Maintained cleanliness of pool area, promoting a safe environment for guests.
Restaurant Hostess
The Provincial
Apex, North Carolina
11.2023 - 08.2025
- Greeted guests warmly upon arrival to ensure a positive first impression.
- Organized reservations by seating preferences and guest flow, ensuring efficient service during peak times. considering seating preferences and flow, we were often fully booked so heavy scheduling and rearranging, and estimating customer volume
- Assisted kitchen staff by maintaining cleanliness, bussing tables, and training new team members, contributing to smooth restaurant operations.
- Learned the importance of building meaningful relationships with customers and professional communication, both with customers and fellow staff members.
Swim Instructor
Lifetime Fitness Center
Cary, North Carolina
05.2024 - 01.2025
- Instructed swim lessons for young children at various learning and development phases.
- Developed lesson plans, monitored progress, and provided constructive feedback to support skill advancement.
- Practiced techniques to help children feel comfortable in unfamiliar environments, promoting confidence and reducing anxiety. feel comfortable in a new and scary experience
- Took intensive training on child understanding, safety/responsibility, and children with special needs.
Casheir
Zaxbys
Apex, North Carolina
12.2022 - 02.2024
- Handled cash, credit, and mobile payments using POS systems.
- Supervised cashiers, drive thru, expo, and window operations to ensure smooth service.
- Trained new members, processed orders, provided customer service, prepared and restocked food items, maintained cleanliness, and coordinated team communication.
- Worked busy shifts under high pressure while maintaining order accuracy and good efficient customer service.
Education
High School Diploma -
Apex High School
Apex, NC06-2025
Biomedical Engineering
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC07-2026
Skills
- Lifeguard and CPR certification
- Customer service
- Training others
- Safety and situational awareness
- Workload prioritization
- Scheduling management
- Organizational skills
- Multitasking
- Time management
- Effective communication
- Conflict resolution
- Bilingual (fluent in Spanish)
- Problem solving
- Leadership and teaching
- Point-of-sale systems
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- Basic laboratory techniques
- Basic onshape CAD experience
- Fast learner
- Public speaking
- Experimental design
- Basic onshape CAD experience
Languages
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
Personal Interests
- Travelling
- Running
- Cooking
- Dogs
- Pilates
- Movies & documentaries
- Music (playing & listening)
- Lacrosse
- Nail art
- Making & fixing jewelry
- Summer camp
- Voulenteering
- Pickleball
- Hiking
Timeline
Lifeguard
Lifetime Fitness Center
05.2024 - 08.2025
Swim Instructor
Lifetime Fitness Center
05.2024 - 01.2025
Restaurant Hostess
The Provincial
11.2023 - 08.2025
Casheir
Zaxbys
12.2022 - 02.2024
High School Diploma -
Apex High School
Biomedical Engineering
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill