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Douglas Hamrick

Spring,TX

Summary

Enthusiastic management professional with demonstrated success supervising staff and building teams. Proven history of achieving project goals by monitoring employee performance and coaching staff on effective sales methods. Skilled in solving complicated issues and making proactive operational changes.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Shop Manager

Relic/Classic Cars of Houston
09.2022 - Current
  • Maintained safe working environment by enforcing adherence to safety and security protocols.
  • Oversaw employee performance, corrected problems, and increased efficiency to maintain productivity targets.
  • Prototyping for new lines being produced
  • working manager
  • Ordering parts and supplies for projects as well as shop supplies
  • Interviewing and hiring new employees


Restoration Technician/Body Shop and Metal Shop Ma

MBUSA
03.2018 - 01.2022

complete tear down of high 6 figure restoration projects

keep all of the needed certification of the entire shop up to date

product and parts ordering

assure projects are done in a timely manor and on budget

arrange with vendors and clients for concourse shows

employees reviews and coaching

Supervisor/Store Manager

CSSI/Rare Classic Restorations
06.2017 - 08.2018
  • Managed and operated facility of 30,000 square feet
  • Computer applications, Microsoft Excel Project & takeoff software
  • Team leader with excellent people skills
  • Excellent managerial and organizational skills
  • Employee supervision and scheduling
  • Excellent sales management experience
  • Ability to coordinate multi-tasks and meet deadlines
  • Experience in all aspects Automotive paint, fabrication and restoration.

Owner

Factory Customs
06.2009 - 01.2018
  • Complete restorations and custom projects
  • Custom paint and fabrication
  • Draw up renderings for project
  • All aspects of running a business
  • Assign work to the employees to complete within budget
  • The ability to perform both high end and production style jobs
  • Customer relations.
  • Sold business to go to MBUSA

Welder/Fabricator/Painter/Body shop manager

The Creative Work Shop
09.2007 - 06.2017
  • Complete restorations
  • Build custom bucks to hand form body panels for custom cars
  • Custom fabricate/machine anything needed that can’t be purchased
  • Tig/mig and gas aluminum welding
  • Responsible for getting all parts to paint or the chrome shop for customers
  • 90% of the cars were done to concourse show quality
  • Assure projects were due by a set date
  • Custom wiring including standalone computers
  • Highest quality paint jobs
  • Complete engine rebuilds on rare and unique engines
  • Complete inspection sheet for restorations or custom builds
  • Rebody car that are too damaged to repair
  • Customer relations
  • Assisted owner to explain what needed to be done on projects to other employees
  • Multiple pebble beach class placing cars that I performed paint, body and fabrication.

Shop Manager

Direct Sales and Design
08.2010 - 02.2013
  • Delegate daily jobs for all the employees in 3 shops
  • Lead painter
  • In charge of production of all parts assure that all orders are in the process
  • Lowered monthly material budget by 60% while using better materials and showing the proper use of materials to the employees
  • In charge of disassembly of all high end cars to ensure no damage during break down, fitting and fabrication
  • Lead any were from 11-17 employees
  • In charge of all shop materials and supplies.

Education

Macomb community college

Center For Creative Studies

GM Explorer Program

General Motors
Warren, MI

No Degree - Automotive Refinishing

DuPont Automotive
Rochester Hills, MI

High School Diploma -

Chippewa Valley High School

Skills

  • Customer Service
  • Employee Management
  • Health and safety
  • Invoicing
  • Employee Scheduling
  • Task Delegation
  • Policy Enforcement
  • Staff recruitment
  • Tax and payroll
  • Budgeting and finance
  • Team Leadership

Certification

  • Journeyman Carpenter
  • Automotive refinishing
  • Automotive fabrication

Additional Information

I am an honest, loyal hard working employee that excels at everything that I attempt. And would be a tremendous asset to any company. I love that I have the ability to work on various aspects of a restoration and not just one.

References

  • Kelly Mack: Matrix paint systems; Sales and Marketing
  • Jason Johnson: Singh Homes LLC ; Superintendent
  • Ron “Flea”Fleenor:HOK/ Matrix Paint Systems; Artist/ Rep
  • Jeff Coats.; MBUSA retired facilities manager
  • David Brunori:Matrix paint system founder
  • Mark Dawson: Singh Homes LLC; Vice President
  • Jason Wenig: The Creative Work Shop

Timeline

Shop Manager

Relic/Classic Cars of Houston
09.2022 - Current

Restoration Technician/Body Shop and Metal Shop Ma

MBUSA
03.2018 - 01.2022

Supervisor/Store Manager

CSSI/Rare Classic Restorations
06.2017 - 08.2018

Shop Manager

Direct Sales and Design
08.2010 - 02.2013

Owner

Factory Customs
06.2009 - 01.2018

Welder/Fabricator/Painter/Body shop manager

The Creative Work Shop
09.2007 - 06.2017

Macomb community college

Center For Creative Studies

GM Explorer Program

General Motors

No Degree - Automotive Refinishing

DuPont Automotive

High School Diploma -

Chippewa Valley High School
Douglas Hamrick