Angel Velasquez
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Dynamic Operations Manager with a proven track record at Marmon Keystone, enhancing operational efficiency and fostering relationships. Expert in lean manufacturing and problem-solving, achieving significant profit growth. Skilled in performance management and building relationships, ensuring health and safety compliance. Demonstrated success in streamlining operations and improving company culture.
Collaborative leader partners with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings.
Dedicated [Industry] professional with a history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Operations Manager
Marmon Keystone
11.2015 - 01.2025
- Identified and resolved unauthorized, unsafe, or ineffective practices.
- Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications, and missed deadlines.
- Directed initiatives to improve work environment, company culture or overall business strategy.
- Increased profit by streamlining operations.
- Negotiated contracts with vendors and suppliers to obtain best pricing and terms.
- Led hiring, onboarding and training of new hires to fulfill business requirements.
- Supervised operations staff and kept employees compliant with company policies and procedures.
- Reported issues to higher management with great detail.
- Scheduled employees for shifts, taking into account customer traffic and employee strengths.
- Trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and performance metrics.
- Negotiated price and service with customers and vendors to decrease expenses and increase profit.
- An adaptable professional: Talented project manager with ability to envision, define, enlist and enact. Equivalent success across operations, product expertise.
- Relationship builder: Successful experience as liaison between clients, cross-departmental colleagues, customer groups, vendors, partners and executive leadership. Understand the importance of internal and external customer relations as a competitive advantage.
Metal Laser Operator, Programmer and Supervisor
Parmount Fitness
07.1996 - 10.2015
- Documented labor hours, supplies used and work completed in computer data collection system.
- Understood and executed orders given by laser programmer and senior production staff.
- Located proper tooling, checked heights and adjusted settings.
- Inspected completed work for conformance with specifications using visual and dimensional evaluations.
- Set up and operated equipment in work area according to factory standards.
- Uploaded proper program from machine control and established optimal laser cutting conditions.
- Complied with plant safety procedures to maintain safe production environment.
- Moved steel plates, laser cut items and scrap metal using safe lifting practices.
- Loaded, installed and set up tools required for laser operation.
- Reviewed and interpreted schematics, blueprints, and work instructions to determine product specifications and machine requirements.
- Detected malfunctions and control errors by monitoring machine operation and checking completed pieces.
- Prevented machine breakdown by maintaining proper lubrication and cooling during operation.
- Measured completed pieces to identify product irregularities and specifications non-conformance; adjusting machines to correct issues.
- Collaborated with other departments to meet customer requirements.
- Moved finished work to correct staging area for disposition.
- Trained and coached new team members on proper machine set-up procedures.
- Inspected parts to meet customer specifications and quality standards.
- Utilized calipers and other measuring tools to increase accuracy of parts.
- Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows.
- Observed packing operations to verify conformance to specifications.
- Evaluated staff performance and provided coaching to address inefficiencies.
- Frequently inspected production area to verify proper equipment operation.
- Maintained overall safe work environment with employee training programs and enforcement of safety procedures.
- Devised and implemented processes and procedures to streamline operations.
Education
High School Diploma -
Belmont High School
Los Angeles, CA06.1993
Skills
- Incidents management
- Performance monitoring
- Production
- Performance reporting
- Health and safety compliance
- Problem-solving
- Performance management
- Lean Manufacturing
- Six Segma Initiatives
- Building Relationships
- Inventory Management
- Establishing Best Practices
Accomplishments
- Promoted to Operations Manager after 4 years with the company.
- Earned the “Employee of the month 3 times in a year ” Award in 2014 (previous job). I also once in 2023 last job.
- Resolved product issue through consumer testing and inspecting customer blueprints for any changes or discrepancies.
- Achieved production increase by introducing proper training and sharing knowledge to fellow employees.
- Collaborated with teams from other branches to obtain the development of standardizing projects,
Certification
- Lean Six Sigma Certification - International Association for Six Sigma Certification.
- Six Sigma Certification (Green Belt, Black Belt, Master Black Belt) - American Society for Quality.
- Certified overhead crane operator
- Certified seating, standing forklift operator
- Certified metal laser operator/programmer
- Certified first aid
- Osha Safety practices
Languages
English
Full Professional
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Operations Manager
Marmon Keystone
11.2015 - 01.2025
Metal Laser Operator, Programmer and Supervisor
Parmount Fitness
07.1996 - 10.2015
High School Diploma -
Belmont High School
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