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Work History
Education
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Nicholas Nguyen

Simi Valley,CA

Summary

Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, excellent knife skills, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively to create dishes and quickly mastering new skills.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Line Cook/Prep Cook

Social Monk
Westlake Village
06.2023 - Current
  • Organized the storage area to ensure that all necessary items were readily accessible.
  • Operated various kitchen appliances, such as a blender, oven, grill, wok, or fryer.
  • Further performed duties outside of cooking, such as dishwashing and expo, as a server.
  • Repeatedly worked with peers to find better methods for food creation and kitchen layout.
  • Plated dishes according to restaurant presentation standards before delivering them to customers.
  • Communicated effectively with other staff members regarding orders and menu changes.
  • Performed excellent knife skills, such as dicing onions or slicing meats.
  • Prepared food items consistently and in compliance with recipes, portioning, cooking and waste control guidelines.

Kitchen Stage

Two Doughs Pizza Co.
Agoura Hills
05.2024 - 05.2024
  • Ensured that all dishes were prepared according to recipe specifications.
  • Gained more experience working with salads and desserts on a garmo station.
  • Shadowed trainers and was quickly trusted to be independent to handle orders.
  • Managed multiple tasks simultaneously while remaining organized in a fast-paced environment.
  • Quickly adapted to new menu and kitchen setting

Cook/Arena Attendant

Lazertag Extreme
Simi Valley
11.2022 - 10.2023
  • Sold and served refreshments to customers, maintained sufficient inventory throughout business hours and restocked low supplies in both employee and customer areas.
  • Trained new employees on laser tag operations, pointing out safety rules and features.
  • Handled laser tag arena software, such as music, fog machine, and vest.
  • Fixed and maintained arcade games and vests.
  • Properly detailed and kept the kitchen clean.

Education

Associate of Science - Welding

Moorpark College
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08-2026

High School Diploma -

Rancho Alamitos High School
Garden Grove, CA
06.2022

Skills

  • Culinary and Kitchen Experience
  • Food Safety and Preparation
  • Point Of Service
  • Customer service
  • Catering
  • Deep Fryer Operation
  • Dishwasher Operation

Certification

  • Food Handler Certification

Accomplishments

  • Earned a second place scholarship for a "Cooking Up Change" High School cooking competition.

My team and I were tasked to create a school lunch bounded by dietary requirements. We created a meal that consisted of: a Kalua pork bowl topped with a purple cabbage coleslaw, Korean-inspired potato mac salad, and a peach parfait. At Northgate HQ, we prepped ten full meals for judges and a 150 samples for guest. I delivered a speech for the judges and crowd about the meal and the R&D of it.

Languages

English
Professional
Vietnamese
Limited

Affiliations

At home, I enjoy meal prepping at home and try to set up my kitchen like I would at work as I believe its efficient. Whenever I have free time, I try to maintain my knives and practice sharpening my knives on a diamond stone. Outside of work and cooking, I often travel back and forth from Simi Valley to Anaheim to visit friends and family. If I'm not traveling, I enjoy playing airsoft or staying at home to play games and read.

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Kitchen Stage

Two Doughs Pizza Co.
05.2024 - 05.2024

Line Cook/Prep Cook

Social Monk
06.2023 - Current

Cook/Arena Attendant

Lazertag Extreme
11.2022 - 10.2023

Associate of Science - Welding

Moorpark College

High School Diploma -

Rancho Alamitos High School

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