Niki Pong
Long Beach
Summary
Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure a position for a company . Ready to help achieve company goals. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills Organized Operator skilled in equipment operation, safety and quality initiatives. Experienced with equipment maintenance, inspections and basic repairs. Team player and clear communicator.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Operator 1
Veolia North America
Carson, CA
12.2023 - Current
- Fed raw materials into machines.
- Processing refinery sludge
- Constant comms with MPC operations on fills
- Proper PPE while on the job for saftey
- Kept accurate and detailed records of personnel progress and productivity.
- Environmental checks to comply with company standards
- LOTO when a job is preformed on sites
- Efficiently read and interpreted blueprints.
- Provided on-the-job training to newly hired workers and team members.
- Maintained knowledge of industry policies and procedures to set up and operate equipment safely.
- Worked outside in all weather conditions.
- Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.
- Proven ability to develop and implement creative solutions to complex problems.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
- Completed paperwork, recognizing discrepancies and promptly addressing for resolution.
- Demonstrated creativity and resourcefulness through the development of innovative solutions.
- Kept operations in compliance with company, safety and legal requirements.
- Used evaporator systems to achieve desired moisture concentrations in different products and production byproducts.
- Read temperature, flow, and other meters and documented information.
- Dumped, poured and loaded specified amounts of refined or unrefined materials into equipment or containers for further processing or storage.
- Took samples every to compare quality with specifications.
- Completed frequent inspections to identify and resolve problems affecting performance.
- Acted as a team leader in group projects, delegating tasks and providing feedback.
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Maintained clean and safe work environment.
- Sampling raw material from tanks to ensure the amount before diluting water so we may process it in the centrifuge
- Making adjustment to polymer on speed and stroke for raw material
- Adjusting feed on how much material goes into centrifuge
- Adjustments on bowl to ensure the speed of the centrifuge
- Keeping water clean up to spec for company and refinery demands
- Operating valves and MCM/AOD pumps to move our material around to different stages of the process
- Communications with refinery vac drivers on receiving oil and taking LCO from our stab tank so the coker unit may process it
Driller's Assistant
Boart Longyear Drilling Services
Elko, NV
07.2023 - 12.2023
- Monitored drilling operations and machines.
- Maintained compliance requirements, work instructions and program procedures to promote safety.
- Determined accurate angles and depths before drilling or giving instructions.
- Monitored employee safety and coached workers on safety standards and procedures to prevent injuries, along sided with proper PPE
- Provided expertise to support day drilling operations.
- Supported management and supervisor of all drilling and rig move operations
- Constructed drilling pads, planned rig moves and conducted project audit
- Mixing mud and water to ensure drilling quality as far as breaking apart samples for mud and oil
- Mud testing and pressure testing for water waste
- Operating water trucks
- Operating cranes
- Operating skytracks
- Worked in remote locations and in adverse weather conditions
- Performed soil drilling, sampling and monitoring well installations on sites.
- Organized materials to prepare for use.
- Conducted flow checks on every connection and controlled well-control equipment to meet operational standards and avoid production delays.
- Cleaned up work areas and removed debris after completion of extraction activities.
Lead Cabin Agent
United Airline
LAX
06.2022 - 02.2023
- Over seeing a team of 5/20 agents on maintaining the aircrafts cleanliness, sanitation and correcting the team on doing the task in a proper formation, TSA also plays a huge roll in our job with them hiding security items on the aircraft due to the airport and company policy as this was a huge deal for them during 911
- Lavatory services was also needed on the job, assisting agents with draining and filling the aircraft with the proper chemicals
- Ramp was also a part of the task as we ensure the safety and detail over the passengers properties, from luggage and painting etc.
Owner
Westcoast Fusion
Long Beach, CA
03.2020 - 02.2022
- Operating a food truck, ghost kitchen, and catering services to multiply arrays of different customers by providing food and service
- Person of many skills such as financial analyst, cashiering, hiring, bookkeeping, marketing, operations, and developing newer recipes on a daily basis.
- Managed day-to-day business operations.
- Trained and motivated employees to perform daily business functions.
- Established foundational processes for business operations.
Line Cook
The Gooden Center
03.2020 - 03.2021
- Catering and cooking for patients in a mental health institutions center, Dealing with patients specific needs because mental health patients have challenging diets that are accommodated
- By meeting difficult requirements and offering excellent services.
- Set up and prepared cooking supplies and workstations during opening and closing to maximize productivity.
- Changed and sanitized cutting boards, benches, and surfaces between tasks to avoid cross-contamination.
- Instructed new staff in proper food preparation, storage, use of kitchen equipment and sanitation.
- Created identical dishes numerous times daily with consistent care, attention to detail, and quality.
- Prepared food items such as meats, poultry, and fish for frying purposes.
- Maintained well-stocked stations with supplies and spices for maximum productivity.
- Operated varied kitchen equipment, observing operation guidelines to avoid accidents and prevent malfunctions.
- Checked food temperature regularly to verify proper cooking and safety.
- Produced adequate amounts of mise en place to make meal preparation easier.
- Verified proper portion sizes to consistently attain high food quality standards.
- Developed innovative, creative menu items and recipes.
- Followed health, safety and sanitation guidelines while preparing and serving food.
Traveled Journeyman
Throne Fencing and Waste Disposal
Long Beach, CA
08.2019 - 03.2020
- Coordinated and driving to multiple locations to dispose of waste in portable restrooms
- Able to display great constructions and assemblies of building fences and barriers for private businesses.
- Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects.
- Delivered services to customer locations within specific timeframes.
- Applied effective time management techniques to meet tight deadlines.
- Loaded trucks with fencing materials prior to each shift and unloaded all items upon arrival at job sites.
- Attached rails or tension wire along bottoms of posts to form fencing frames.
- Discussed fencing requirements and specifications with clients.
- Built and mended fencing to prevent stock from straying, divide land and improve organization.
- Discussed fencing needs with customers and estimated and quoted prices.
- Cultivated interpersonal skills by building positive relationships with others.
Head Line Cook
Colburn Cafe
Los Angeles CA
08.2018 - 05.2019
- Grilled chef, manage own station and oversees co-workers alongside the station
- Perform excellent culinary dishes to the public and the school 14 hours and 6 times a week when needed
- Prep and cook for daily or weekly events , coordinating along side with company needs and deadlines
- Cross train different positions when needed to keep work stations going
- ordering produce and other products to ensure kitchen needs
Education
High School Degree -
Long Beach Polytechnic High School
06.2014
Skills
- Equipment Maintenance and Operation
- Troubleshooting
- Data Entry
- Materials Handling
- Equipment Maintenance
- Quality Assurance
- Team Supervision
- Safety Compliance
- Leadership
- Communication
- Equipment Operation
- Teamwork and Collaboration
Certification
- TWIC
- Osha 10
- Osha 40
- Flagging and barricading
- Hot work
- Blue stake
- Hazard recognition
- Gate site specifics
- Control of hazardous energy
- Working at heights
- Fall protection
- Confined spaces
- New miner
Timeline
Operator 1
Veolia North America
12.2023 - Current
Driller's Assistant
Boart Longyear Drilling Services
07.2023 - 12.2023
Lead Cabin Agent
United Airline
06.2022 - 02.2023
Owner
Westcoast Fusion
03.2020 - 02.2022
Line Cook
The Gooden Center
03.2020 - 03.2021
Traveled Journeyman
Throne Fencing and Waste Disposal
08.2019 - 03.2020
Head Line Cook
Colburn Cafe
08.2018 - 05.2019
High School Degree -
Long Beach Polytechnic High School