Hayden Gamble

To begin my professional career, I worked as a specialized handyman for Capistrano Pools (949-533-1481). I operated heavy equipment such as excavators and Backhoes, excavated pools, fixed jets, and filters, ran electrical and plumbing pipes, and built wooden stairs. I learned a lot from working here, and it taught me the important lesson of working hard, but more importantly, it taught me how to work smarter. I am part-time at Capistrano Pools and have worked there on and off for 5 years.

The next place I worked was at In-N-Out Burger (949-414-2032). I worked there for about a year and became a level 3 associate. I was constantly taught how to do new things around the restaurant while getting more tasks. I was responsible for taking orders in and out, managing my register's money at the end of my shift, prepping ingredients, taking out the trash, cleaning the dining room and bathroom, making fries, and handing out orders. I accomplished and learned so many things from working here, and it drastically improved my customer service and people skills. I worked at In-N-Out while in school and worked an average of 4-5 days a week. After a while, I needed to focus more on school and other extracurricular activities, so I resigned.

My next job was as a warehouse team member and overall handyman at The Apex Agency (949-289-5393). I was skilled in operating equipment, prioritizing tasks, and accomplishing fast-paced work to meet team goals. I have a strong understanding of OSHA standards and optimal safety guidelines. I was a hard worker who consistently arrived early and stayed late to get deadline-oriented jobs completed.

Although it was not a job, I was also a member of the OCFA Fire Cadets and College and Career Advantage EMT program during my senior year of high school. I learned valuable traits such as team building, respect, dedication, medical skills, courage, and how to push myself further.

- EMT Certification

- Fire Cadet Member

- Graduated High School with a 3.8

- Forklift Operator Certification

- Food Handler Certification

I have been riding dirt bikes my whole life; my main passion. I love riding bikes, but I also like to service them; I did a complete teardown of my 2003 KTM 525exc and rebuilt the whole thing myself. I didn't know how much work it would be, but it was worth it in the end. I love to ride motocross, but you can't when it snows, so I decided to pick up skiing. I adore skiing and try to go up as many times as possible; I enjoy all-mountain skiing and flying through the trees; the occasional big air is also always possible. My favorite mountains to ski are Baldy Mountain in Ketchum, Idaho, and Palisades in Tahoe, California.
I have a fantastic group of friends that I have grown up with, and they all like doing the same things as me, along with loving the outdoors. So naturally, when we all got cars, we started to go on camping trips all around our hometown. After a while, we had adventured to dozens of uncharted spots and made hundreds of memories. I only knew I liked building things with wood once I started camping. A problem arose between my friend group whenever we went camping: organizing all our gear. After camping for a couple of months, we have communally acquired lots of gear. However, we needed a way of adequately storing it other than throwing it in the back of the truck. I then decided to build my storage for the back of my car out of wood. I had never done anything like this before but knew what I wanted. I spent weeks working on this organizational system. Finally, I had my organized camping set-up equipped with an entire sleeping platform, two 6-foot pull-out drawers in the rear, and a fridge/freezer. After I made that, I just continued to create things that made my life easier.