Dakota Williams

Operations · Maintenance · Customer Service

Resilient and willed. Years of jobs that take stamina and will to get through long 12-hour days — doing whatever it takes to get the job done, on time, with meticulous precision.

Canton, GA • me@dakotawilliams.net

Experience

Jan 2014 – Present
Maintenance · Cook · Crew Trainer
McDonald's — Canton, GA
  • Customer service and POS skills, order assembly, quality assurance, crew coordination.
  • Maintenance: prep, cleaning and deep cleaning, filtration and oil disposal, grill maintenance and cleaning, inventory and inventory auditing, stock rotation and replenishment.
  • Crew member: high-volume cooking, hazard handling, temp checks and food safety, opening the store at 4:30.
Jan 2023 – Oct 2026
Product Demonstrator
Costco — Atlanta (Perimeter) / Kailua-Kona, HI
  • Prepared and presented samples across food and non-food lines, and explained uses, tastes, pairings, combos, and origins to customers and buyers.
  • Designed and set up visually compelling displays that catch attention and interest.
  • Cleaned and prepped product for partners and coworkers across same-day and next-day turnout.
  • Delivered consistent, high-quality service in a high-volume, customer-facing environment.
Feb 2019 – Jan 2023
Cook · Cashier
Exxon Mobile — Holts Summit, MO
  • Cook: batch cooking, food safety, thawing and proofing, short-order cooking, cleaning and deep cleaning, food rotation, stocking, inventory.
  • Cashier: customer service and assistance, restocking, inventory and stock counts, cash handling and drawer counts, safe counts and checks.
  • Product promotion, theft prevention, and emergency response.
Mar 2018 – Jan 2023
Cook · Cashier
Speedy Bees — Holts Summit, MO
  • Cook: batch cooking, food safety, thawing and proofing, short-order cooking, cleaning and deep cleaning, food rotation, stocking, inventory, cleaning the fryer.
  • Cashier: customer service and assistance, restocking, inventory and stock counts, cash handling and drawer counts, safe counts and checks.
  • Product promotion, theft prevention, and emergency response.
May 2017 – Dec 2019
Maintenance · Housekeeper
Days Inn Hotel — Jefferson City, MO
  • Daily cleaning and checks of all electronics and systems (elevator, water fountains, alarms, pool).
  • Installations such as new water fountains, plus upkeep of hallways and public areas.
  • Housekeeping: all rooms, delivering missing or used product, verifying customers and validating checkout times, linen stocking.
Apr 2012 – Dec 2018
Lumberjack
Lumber yards — Morgan, Cole & Cooper counties, Versailles, MO (family owned)
  • Located and cleared marked timber; cut down trees only after inspection and approval.
  • Bisected trees into logs and loaded them for transport to the mill, or split subpar trees.
  • Maintained and oiled equipment (winches, wedges, chainsaws, trailers).
  • Coordinated teams and verified accuracy and quality of completed work.
Jul 2007
Teacher
Apex Martial Arts — Versailles, MO
  • Built strong relationships with students, parents, and colleagues through open communication and a supportive learning environment.
  • Managed classroom behavior with clear expectations, modeled conduct, and consistently enforced rules and consequences.
  • Differentiated instruction for diverse learning needs so every student had an equal chance to succeed.
  • Taught spatial awareness and reaction to sudden confrontation, plus bo staff, unarmed combat (taekwondo), judo, and weapon defense.

Skills & Certifications

CPR & AED Certified Lifeguard Certified OSHA Certified Forklift Driver (1–7) Food Safety Certified CMAI Certified

Food Safety: full compliance with hyper-local laws in Missouri, Georgia, and Hawaii.

Awards

Education

Finished Jul 2014
High School · General Studies
Hillcrest / Newburg High School — MO
2014 – 2016
Criminal Justice
Ozark Technical Community College — MO
  • 90 credits earned.

Volunteer

On my own time
STAFF Animal Shelter · Dogwood Animal Shelter · Salvation Army · Gateway HOPE (Kailua-Kona)
  • I enjoy volunteering in my off time. It isn't something to brag about — but it taught me the value of communication and understanding.