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
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
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
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
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
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
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