Christopher Nutting is seeking a new career in the legislative sector and has over 15 years of experience in various roles including quality control specialist, food and beverage specialist, bartender, and customer service specialist. He has a Bachelor's degree in Government from California State University and is skilled in research, public speaking, relationship building, and team management. Nutting is looking to utilize his strong communication and administrative skills to provide support with legislative procedures, policy development, and stakeholder interaction.

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Christopher Nutting
615 Oakshire Dr., Ione, CA 95640
Telephone: 916-806-4309 (Cell); Email: chrisdnutting@gmail.com
Professional Profile
A qualified graduate in Arts – Government from the California State University with strong determination to make a
career change in providing support with legislative procedures – policy development, research issues, event planning,
staff liaison and stakeholder interaction. Achieved success in client interfacing, team management, administrative and
public relation roles and now seeking developmental opportunities in the legislative sector.Adept in providing high quality
support services – conducting research, preparing reports, addressing queries, resolving issues and liaising with
concerned authorities. Quick to assimilate new ideas and concepts with the flexibility to adapt to diverse situations and
effectively prioritize and manage high and fluctuating volumes of workload. An articulate communicator with strong
acumen, able to work effectively with all levels of management and thrives in highly pressurized and challenging work
environments.
Core Competencies
∙ Keeping abreast of the latest policies and issues to provide necessary support in research, development and
implementation of state-wide initiatives and policies
∙ Establishing rapportand trustwith all involved stakeholders/higher authorities to exchange relevant information and
escalate or resolve issues appropriately
∙ Conducting research,preparing and presenting comprehensive,concise and technical information in a professional
and informative manner to large audiences
∙ Developing, nurturing and leveraging strong relationships with key decision makers and presenting updated
information on work progress during the meetings
∙ Supervising and controlling all activities related to staff needs while monitoring team performance to improve
operational efficiency and meet project objectives
∙ Displaying skills in organizing high volume of workload while managing and prioritizing daily tasks in a systematic
way
∙ Demonstrating strong communication and interpersonal skills while interacting with a wide variety of people from
different cultural backgrounds
Career Summary
2015 – Date JENSEN PRECAST, Quality Control Specialist
∙ Playing a key role in providing high quality, accuracy and integrity of beginning-to-end production cycle in a high-
volume, pre-cast concrete facility
∙ Utilizing strong people management skills to manage and monitor “pre-pour / post-pour” processes and ensure
compliance with client specifications
∙ Understanding, evaluating and executing tests and procedures to ensure that the developed products (often very
high-dollar items) meet and even exceed customer expectations
∙ Demonstrating high attention to detail in performing qualityinspections and evaluating results with strict adherence
to defined quality parameters
∙ Effectively interacting with all involved stakeholders for reviewing and adjusting existing strategies for quality
monitoring and improvement within assigned time/cost parameters
Key Clients
∙ Major utility companies, city / state government agencies, airport facilities and large construction firms
2011 – 2015 ACROBAT OUTSOURCING, ROCKLIN, CA, Food & Beverage Specialist
∙ Provided high quality outsourced support to clients of a staffing company and ensured timely delivery of food /
beverage products within personal and professional environments
∙ Managed a team of 40 members and worked towards improving the quality of catered services through training,
development and scheduling of staff
∙ Applied vast public relations and organization skills to ensure quality service and 100% guest satisfaction
∙ Played a pivotal role as the go-to person for all company policy, initiative and operations -based questions
Key Highlights
∙ Represented staffing firm at4200-seatentertainmentvenue – ensured promptbeverage service to clientele of “VIP-
only” setting
∙ Promoted to lead level position – utilized managerial skills to promote efficient interaction between employee team
and client organization
∙ Assisted in initial set-up and launch of executive chef Kurt Spataro’s “Esquire Grill”
2011 – 2015 VARIOUS EMPLOYERS, Freelance Bartender
∙ Founded and operated a bartending service company “aGoGo” – provided personalized beverage service to
individual clients and corporate entities including Monster Corporation and Thumbtack.com
Career Summary cont.

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∙ Personallymonitored all services by travelling to host locations and facilitated a safe and enjoyable entertainment
experience for clients
∙ Conducted analysis and utilized findings for designing customized strategies to enhance guest services
∙ Formulated plans to enhance service quality standards and implemented strict measures in customer care
procedures to optimize guest satisfaction and retention
∙ Delivered high-value services to clients through close interaction to understand their requirements and accordingly
improving service quality
Key Highlights
∙ Served as on-call bartender to reputed clients – Randy Peters Catering (Citrus Height, CA) and Beth Soogard
Catering (Plymouth, CA)
∙ Received excellent reviews available at www.thumbtack.com/ca/ione/bartenders/mobile-bartending
2014 – 2015 HOTEL SUTTER, SUTTER CREEK, CA, Bartender
∙ Effectively communicated with a wide range of customers, stakeholders and staff members while ensuring high
standards of service excellence and customer satisfaction
∙ Displayed cordial pleasing attitude towards customers to understand their requests,complaints and feedbacks, and
devised measures to ensure high guest check averages
∙ Facilitated team coordination and effectively liaised with kitchen staff and dining room servers for fulfillment of
customer orders
Key Highlight
∙ Served as main bartender for downstairs "Cellar Bar" – provided fast, efficient service in late-night, high-energy
entertainment venue
2012 – 2013 SAVE MART SUPERMARKET, JACKSON, CA, Service Specialist / Front End Clerk
∙ Spearheaded overall operations for a major California grocery enterprise while creating and maintaining a positive
work attitude towards all customers and employees
∙ Demonstrated well-refined public relations and organization skills for management of all processes and identified
problem areas in the system to retain customers and growth
∙ Provided effective leadership to the team through regular training and motivation and achieved set targets in sales
volumes
Key Highlight
∙ Recognized and promoted from Service Specialist to Front-End Clerk in 8 months
2006 – 2011 THUNDER VALLEY CASINO, LINCOLN, CA, Bartender
1998 – 2003 AT & T WIRELESS, SACRAMENTO, CA, Customer Service Specialist
Education and Qualifications
∙ Bachelor of Arts, Government, California State University, Sacramento, CA (1997)
∙ Associate of Arts, American River College (1986)
Key Skills
I.T.: MS office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), HTML coding, learning Javascript and associated
programming languages and studying cyber security methods and issues
Languages: English (native)