Edward Hong
Orange,CA
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
HELP OUT: Comic-Con's Robert A. Heinlein Blood Dri
Hands On San Diego
San Diego, CA
07.2025 - 07.2025
- Streamline donor flow through provision of refreshments following blood tests.
- Required to make accommodations for individuals with physical limitations.
FOOD: Serve Dinner to Residents at PATH
Hands On San Diego
San Diego, California
06.2024 - 07.2025
- Prepared, plated, and served dinner to PATH's 134 interim residents.
- Provided a meal to someone in need, making a difference in the community and the lives of others.
HELP OUT: Rancho Peñasquitos Farmers Market
Hands On San Diego
San Diego, CA
06.2025 - 06.2025
- Set up the food booths, the kids' area, and helped vendors.
- Cleaned up food booths, broke down food booths and kids' areas, collected tables, chairs, and umbrellas.
Senior Center Volunteer
Local Senior Center
San Diego, CA
12.2015 - 03.2025
- Performed music for approximately 60 seniors to facilitate healing from illness.
- Developed and managed daily activities including bingo, musical events, and plays.
- Coordinated engaging musical performances to enhance emotional well-being of participants.
ENGAGE: Jam Sessions - Carlsbad
HandsOn San Diego
San Diego, California
02.2024 - 02.2024
- Mentored to 1-4 teens and young adults with special needs, such as autism, while they sang and played music.
- Provided encouragement, modeled expected group behaviors, gave compliments, gave directions, helped their mentees build friendships, and practiced social skills.
FOOD: Community Market Event Set Up
HandsOn San Diego
San Diego, California
07.2023 - 07.2023
- Unloaded and organized incoming food deliveries swiftly.
- Arranged food stations:
- Categorized and displayed the rescued, high-quality food items.
- Ensured clear signage for easy navigation.
- Organized non-perishables: Neatly stack products, and label.
- Verified inventory accuracy and expiration dates. - Set up a designated area for participants with specific dietary needs, or allergies.
FOOD: Lucky Duck Meals for the Unsheltered Homeles
HandsOn San Diego
San Diego, California
07.2022 - 07.2022
- Helped pack, sort, and load food and water for homeless outreach teams to distribute throughout San Diego County.
- Sorted and distributed items like face shields, masks, hygiene kits, EMPWR Coats, and clothing.
FOOD: Lucky Duck Meal Distribution
HandsOn San Diego
San Diego, California
06.2022 - 06.2022
- Helped distribute food and water to about 75 unsheltered, homeless individuals in downtown San Diego.
- Engaged directly with 10 to 20 unsheltered neighbors by walking the nearby streets and handing out food and water.
Education
Bachelor of Arts -
Chapman University
Orange, CA05-2029
High School Diploma -
Del Norte High School
San Diego, CA06-2025
Skills
- Time management
- Cultural awareness
- English fluency
- Dependability and punctuality
- Team collaboration
- Volunteer coordination
- Customer service
- Clear communication
- Safety practices
- Relationship building
- Workplace safety
- Communication skills
- Instruction adherence
- Positive mindset
- Eagerness to learn
- Cash handling expertise
- Effective communication strategies
- Patience and empathy
- Basic mathematics
- Meal preparation skills
- Compassionate caregiving techniques
- Personal hygiene maintenance
- Flexible scheduling availability
- Food distribution management
Languages
Chinese (Mandarin)
Limited
Timeline
HELP OUT: Comic-Con's Robert A. Heinlein Blood Dri
Hands On San Diego
07.2025 - 07.2025
HELP OUT: Rancho Peñasquitos Farmers Market
Hands On San Diego
06.2025 - 06.2025
FOOD: Serve Dinner to Residents at PATH
Hands On San Diego
06.2024 - 07.2025
ENGAGE: Jam Sessions - Carlsbad
HandsOn San Diego
02.2024 - 02.2024
FOOD: Community Market Event Set Up
HandsOn San Diego
07.2023 - 07.2023
FOOD: Lucky Duck Meals for the Unsheltered Homeles
HandsOn San Diego
07.2022 - 07.2022
FOOD: Lucky Duck Meal Distribution
HandsOn San Diego
06.2022 - 06.2022
Senior Center Volunteer
Local Senior Center
12.2015 - 03.2025
Bachelor of Arts -
Chapman University
High School Diploma -
Del Norte High School