Michael Ziegler

As a server my job is to offer excellent customer service and maintaining a positive attitude even during stressful situations. I give insight into our menu and guiding the customer to a delicious meal that suits their tastes. Cleanliness and food sanitation is a number one priority, ensuring hands must be washed constantly and gloves worn. I must also be efficient in checking on my tables and tending their needs before too much time has passed.

• I work the kitchen line in a fast paced restaurant. My main station is the grill, but I am trained to work any station. I am responsible for the prep that comes with my station such as: cut, clean, and spin lettuce for burgers; slice tomatoes and onions; and restock my station.

• I was a food runner for 11 months then was promoted to Lead Expo in March of 2024. As a food runner, my job was to deliver trays of food to customers based on the table number provided by the expo; ensuring I offer excellent customer service. As an Expo, my job was to manage the food in the kitchen. My main focus was to direct the chefs' on what food needed to be prepared and how to prepare it based on the order. I would simultaneously direct a team of food runners.

I attended Mount. San Jacinto community college for two years and transferred to CSUSM in August of 2026. I was enrolled in their honors program in which I took harder level classes and participated in Honors projects which enhanced my learning experience. In one project I was able to work with the CRISPR Cas-9 system for gene editing. We were able to change the gene expression of a bacteria culture.

In August of 2026, I transferred to Cal State San Marcos for a bachelors of science in Biochemistry.