Demetrius Killingsworth

Hands-on facilities and operations professional with 8+ years of experience supporting healthcare, commercial, and skilled-trades environments. Experienced in facility upkeep, equipment operation, worksite preparation, chemical and hazardous-material handling, workplace safety, infection control, and physically demanding assignments.

Background includes more than six years of environmental services experience within major healthcare facilities, along with commercial and self-employed painting experience. Known for reliability, attention to detail, safety awareness, problem solving, and the ability to follow detailed procedures with limited supervision. Seeking to apply transferable skills in facilities operations, maintenance, general operations, or an electrician helper/apprentice opportunity.

Environmental Services Housekeeper at Kaiser Permanente (2021-12 – Present)

• Support daily operations within a highly regulated healthcare facility by maintaining safe, sanitary, organized, and operationally ready patient and staff environments.
• Complete assigned facility-support responsibilities efficiently while following established schedules, safety procedures, infection-control requirements, and quality standards.
• Operate commercial cleaning, floor-care, and sanitation equipment safely and effectively.
• Handle chemicals, disinfectants, equipment, and personal protective equipment in accordance with established safety procedures.
• Perform routine upkeep of patient rooms, clinical spaces, common areas, restrooms, work areas, and other assigned portions of the facility.
• Inspect assigned areas and identify conditions requiring additional attention or communication to appropriate personnel.
• Follow proper procedures for the collection, handling, containment, transportation, and disposal of waste and potentially hazardous materials.
• Maintain equipment, tools, supplies, and work areas in an organized condition to support efficient daily operations.
• Respond effectively to changing priorities and time-sensitive assignments while maintaining safety and quality standards.
• Work independently with limited supervision while coordinating effectively with healthcare staff and other departments.

Environmental Services at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital (2020-03 – 2026-06)

• Supported facility operations and environmental safety throughout a high-traffic pediatric healthcare environment.
• Maintained patient rooms, clinical areas, laboratories, X-ray areas, emergency spaces, offices, lobbies, restrooms, and other assigned facility areas.
• Performed detailed facility cleaning, sanitizing, disinfecting, room preparation, waste removal, and environmental-support assignments.
• Operated specialized commercial cleaning and floor-care equipment according to established operating and safety procedures.
• Used hospital-grade chemicals and disinfectants while following required handling, application, storage, and personal-protection procedures.
• Followed strict protocols for containing, transporting, and disposing of biomedical, biohazard, and other regulated waste.
• Responded to priority and terminal-cleaning assignments in patient units, clinical spaces, and other areas requiring rapid turnaround.
• Performed detailed upkeep of vents, furniture, woodwork, fixtures, showers, floors, and high-touch surfaces.
• Followed infection-control, environmental-safety, and quality-assurance procedures within a highly regulated healthcare setting.
• Recognized potential hazards and maintained clean, organized work areas to promote employee, patient, and visitor safety.
• Managed multiple assignments and changing priorities while maintaining established quality and safety expectations.
• Worked effectively with healthcare professionals, patients, families, and coworkers in a team-oriented environment.

Painter / Owner at Killingsworth Painter Company (2018-01 – 2020-12)

• Operated an independent painting business, completing residential and commercial painting projects from worksite preparation through final cleanup.
• Prepared surfaces using sanding, scraping, patching, and cleaning techniques while safely using hand tools, equipment, ladders, and job materials.
• Planned daily projects, organized tools and materials, maintained safe work areas, and completed assignments according to customer requirements and schedules.
• Communicated directly with customers, resolved job-site issues, and maintained responsibility for workmanship, safety, and successful project completion.

Painter at Dubrite Painting (2017-11 – 2018-10)

• Supported commercial and residential painting projects through job-site preparation, surface preparation, equipment setup, material handling, painting, and cleanup.
• Prepared walls and other surfaces by sanding, scraping, cleaning, patching, and removing deteriorated or existing coatings.
• Used buffers, hand tools, equipment, and job materials to prepare surfaces and complete assigned work.
• Assisted with job-site setup and maintained organized tools, equipment, materials, and work areas throughout projects.
• Constructed and worked around scaffolding while following job-site safety practices and supervisor instructions.
• Protected fixtures, flooring, equipment, and surrounding surfaces prior to beginning work.
• Filled cracks, holes, and other surface imperfections using appropriate materials and preparation methods.
• Followed project instructions and safety procedures while performing physically demanding work in changing job-site conditions.
• Safely handled paints, coatings, chemicals, tools, and materials required for assigned projects.
• Worked independently and as part of a crew to complete assignments according to established schedules and quality expectations.

High School Diploma in General Education – John F. Kennedy High School