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Kenneth Garza

Lubbock,TX

Summary

Knowledgeable about maintaining organized inventories and handling custodial requirements of commercial building bathrooms, workspaces and customer areas. Experienced team player with strong service record, good organizational skills and productive approach to handling simultaneous tasks. Focused on always producing high-quality and professional results. Self-starting Custodian with team player mentality. Skilled at staying on task and meeting deadlines. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

School Custodian

Sodexo Services
09.2023 - Current
  • Maintained clean and comfortable environments in commercial buildings by vacuuming, cleaning windows, and dusting.
  • Kept building spaces premises clean inside and outside.
  • Ran variety of cleaning machines such as floor machines designed to strip, wax, extract, and top scrub floors and carpets.
  • Moved furniture for cleaning and set up for special events.
  • Mixed, used, and properly stored hazardous chemical cleaners to reduce risk of injury or illness.
  • Completed routine floor stripping, sealing, and finishing.
  • Emptied trash cans and recycling bins to keep building clean and free of germs.
  • Replaced and refilled paper towel and toilet paper dispensers for users convenience.
  • Handled spills, accidents and other cleaning emergencies to maintain cleanliness standards throughout assigned shift.
  • Reported damages and hazardous conditions to management for further action.
  • Followed safety protocols and safe use of protective gear to prevent injury to self and others.
  • Cleaned equipment and machinery to maintain in optimum working condition.
  • Deep cleaned or replaced flooring, performing stripping, sealing and finishing tasks.
  • Maintained cleanliness of restrooms by washing down and properly sanitizing walls, floors and toilets.
  • Performed daily facility checklists for cleaning floors, wiping down glass entryways and collecting trash.
  • Responded immediately to calls from personnel to clean up spills and wet floors.
  • Used power scrubbing and waxing machines to scrub and polish floors.
  • Used vacuum and shampooers to clean carpeted areas in offices, lobbies and corridors.
  • Maintained floor cleaning and waxing equipment.

Custodian

Valentimes Cleaning Company
08.2023 - Current
  • Emptied trash cans and recycling bins to keep building clean and free of germs.
  • Replaced and refilled paper towel and toilet paper dispensers for users convenience.
  • Kept building spaces premises clean inside and outside.
  • Maintained clean and comfortable environments in commercial buildings by vacuuming, cleaning windows, and dusting.
  • Handled spills, accidents and other cleaning emergencies to maintain cleanliness standards throughout assigned shift.
  • Followed safety protocols and safe use of protective gear to prevent injury to self and others.
  • Inspected facility and grounds and picked up trash or other debris impacting appearance or movement flows between spaces.

Phlebotomist

University Medical Centre
08.2019 - 08.2022
  • Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
  • Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
  • Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
  • Established and maintained positive working relationships with patients, staff and clinical personnel to build trust and camaraderie.
  • Used personal protective equipment correctly to protect coworkers and patients.
  • Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection.
  • Addressed questions and concerns to educate patients on collection process and procedures.
  • Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
  • Assembled tourniquets, needles, and blood collection devices to prepare work trays.
  • Packaged and shipped specimens to central lab daily.
  • Monitored patients for reactions and verified sample quality.
  • Reviewed patient records for accuracy and completeness.
  • Organized daily work based on collection priority.
  • Verified patients' identification for proper sample collection.
  • Adhered to HIPAA standards and maintained patient confidentiality in all interactions.
  • Drew blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe, or butterfly venipuncture methods.
  • Collected blood samples in accordance with laboratory protocols and regulations.

Education

Lubbock High School
Lubbock, TX
08.2003

Skills

  • Equipment Inspection
  • Client Communication
  • Inventory Management
  • Heavy Lifting
  • Custodial Machine Operation
  • Employee Training
  • Floor Polishing
  • Cleaning and Sanitizing
  • Customer Service

Languages

Spanish
Full Professional

Timeline

School Custodian

Sodexo Services
09.2023 - Current

Custodian

Valentimes Cleaning Company
08.2023 - Current

Phlebotomist

University Medical Centre
08.2019 - 08.2022

Lubbock High School

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