CATHERINE RONDINA
LIFEGUARD
Abu Dhabi,
Summary
I am a strong, motivated, patient and self-driven individual aspiring to be part of a progressive community where continuous learning, understanding, teamwork, commitment and service are the driving forces. I am confident in my abilities to deliver at a high standard.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Lifeguard
Yas Water World Abu Dhabi
11.2022 - Current
- Observed swimmers attentively, quickly responding to risks and concerns.
- Ensure the safety of guest well they use the rides
- Ensure guest safety
- Follow safety check procedures
- Respond to emergencies
- Prevent drowning
- Perform first aid & CPR
- Consistently checked water temperatures, pH and chlorine levels to safeguard swimmers' health.
- Collaborated with team to achieve full pool coverage and cleaning procedures.
- Performed successful pool rescues, remaining calm and effective under pressure.
- Offered flexible schedule from early starts to weekend shifts.
- Maximized customer satisfaction by greeting guests with courtesy, resolving issues promptly and with enthusiasm.
- Identified and communicated any potential health, safety or accident risks to facility supervisor.
- Participated in random in-house and outside agencies lifeguard audits.
- Opened or closed pool daily depending on schedule and hours.
Food Server/ Waitress
LIBAY'S CANTEEN AND EATERY
6 2013 - 1 2014
- Regularly communicated with kitchen and bar staff to maintain smooth front of house operations, minimising potential service delays.
- Served meals and drinks with professionalism and skill, maintaining high presentation and quality standards.
- Processed cash and card payments promptly, minimising customer waiting times and enabling swift table turnarounds.
- Assisted customers with menu selection, offering knowledge of current special dishes and personal recommendations to build rapport.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of current promotions, specials and service additions, providing expert customer assistance.
- Checked in with customers during meals to check orders were received correctly and met guests' expectations.
- Warmly greeted guests upon arrival to create welcoming atmosphere.
- Prepared selected menu items at diner tables by carving meats, boning fish and presenting flaming dishes.
- Prevented serving errors by recording orders accurately and communicating clearly with kitchen staff.
- Demonstrated safe food handling standards at all times.
- Completed daily opening and closing checklists, ensuring restaurant cleanliness and security.
- Managed restaurant closing duties, from cleaning dining areas to cashing up tills.
- Prepared buffet and salad bar, replenishing food items, condiments and cutlery throughout dinner service.
- Ensured guests left with positive impression of restaurant, helping to promote repeat business.
CCTV OPERATOR
Davao Cavaliers Security Agency Inc
07.2016 - 10.2022
- Answered radio and telephone enquiries in polite and courteous manner.
- Kept control room clean, tidy and hazard-free at all times.
- Carried out and logged daily equipment checks, reporting all faults and failures as soon as they occur.
- Enforced security of control room, data and all contents.
- Kept all logs, reports and records up to date and accurate, promptly completing updates.
- Responded to emergency OOH calls and assisted in resolving issues.
- Liaising with security agencies and staff members to verify appropriate use of CCTV system.
- Kept knowledge of and compliance with operating procedures, legislation and best practice.
- Memorised layout of monitored area and gained awareness of current key challenges.
- Provided high-quality CCTV evidence of crime and anti-social behaviour.
- Liaised with Police and other authorised agencies to give viewing access to recorded images.
- Operated and monitored all surveillance security systems and cameras within control room efficiently.
- Alerted Police over Airwave to any incident or potential incident as soon as identified.
- Checked equipment regularly and reported equipment failure to Chief Security Officer.
- Captured, processed and logged recorded images accurately, helping to provide data to enforcement agencies.
- Provided clear and timely communication to security officers, management and outside agencies on key incidents.
Education
Certificate of Higher Education - Education
San Pascual National High School
Food Processing & Aquaculture
Camarines Sur Institute of Fisheries & Marine Sc
Skills
Computer Literate
Microsoft office Word, Excel
PowerPoint, and Software applications
Hardworking and dedicated in work
Ability to work without supervision
Extremely polite and courteous Costumer service oriented
Emergency first aid
Team-building
Safety training
Strong communicator
Open water lifeguarding
Regulatory compliance
Training and development
Positive learning environment
Customer service
Detail-orientated
Languages
English
Timeline
Lifeguard
Yas Water World Abu Dhabi
11.2022 - Current
CCTV OPERATOR
Davao Cavaliers Security Agency Inc
07.2016 - 10.2022
Food Server/ Waitress
LIBAY'S CANTEEN AND EATERY
6 2013 - 1 2014
Certificate of Higher Education - Education
San Pascual National High School
Food Processing & Aquaculture
Camarines Sur Institute of Fisheries & Marine Sc
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