Robert Segundo

標題： School Lunch Services Supervisor (Kauaʻi District)
工作地點： Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School
在 HIDOE 工作多年： 2.5
擔任此職位多年： 2.5

Before joining HIDOE, Robert built a career in culinary and hospitality, starting with the Marriott Corp. on Kauaʻi and later holding leadership roles in Seattle, San Diego and Palo Alto with organizations like Bon Appétit, Wolfgang Puck and Compass Group. His work took him to high-profile accounts including Google HQ, LinkedIn HQ, and the MET museum in New York. After decades in catering and events, he pivoted to school food services, bringing his expertise back home to serve Hawaiʻi’s students.

問：請簡述您的職業發展路徑。
A: I attended Kapiʻolani Community College and was involved in their culinary program. There, I met my mentor, Milton Arellano, who was the executive chef at First Hawaiian Bank and graciously took me under his wing. He’d invite me to do special events at the bank and at other locations. He showed me more than cooking and introduced me to the world of special events and front-of-the-house service. This became my niche and career path.

問：您的主要職責是什麼？
A: My primary duty is to ensure that schools are implementing their meal program and are in compliance with federal, state and local child nutrition programs.

問：您是如何進入這個角色的？
A: I wanted to pivot back into school and education.

問：工作中最喜歡的部分？
A: Going to the different schools and interacting with the staff and students

問：您的職位最具挑戰性的部分是？
A: One of the most challenging parts of this role is being on a neighbor island, where everything is shipped. Delays can happen and that causes a lot of things to happen on the operation side of things. I’m very fortunate that the school food services managers on Kaua‘i are experienced enough to make changes to ensure proper meals are still being provided to the students.

問：您的角色如何支援學生的成功？
A: Ensuring students have a balanced and nutritional meal and don’t miss a meal.

問：對於考慮這個職位的人，您有什麼建議？
A: In this position, you need multiple things aside from a food services background. You will need a little bit of management, nutrition regulations, budgeting, being a flexible problem-solver and a team leader.

Q: Fun fact?
A: I have worked in 27 different states!