Frank Elo
Laguna Niguel,CA
Overview
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28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager
Bee Line Towing
Irvine, CA
03.2024 - Current
- Dispatch and logistics
- Operation management
- Exotic vehicle transport
- Client and vendor relationship management
- Managed daily towing operations and ensured timely service delivery.
Manufacturing Plant and Operations Manager
Gunther Werks
Huntington Beach, CA
09.2023 - 03.2024
- Directed all and any manufacturing operations for custom vehicle production, for high-profile client projects.
- Reduced production time by optimized workflow through lean manufacturing principles
- Managed quality control processes, ensuring compliance with client specifications and industry standards.
- Coordinated logistics, overseeing vehicle transportation and vendor relationships.
- Oversaw after-sales services, including warranty, maintenance, and upgrades
- Collaborated with engineering and R&D teams to integrate client-driven design customizations.
- Operations management, Production scheduling, Quality control, Parts procurement, Project execution, Process development, Technical acumen, Highly organized, Time management, Troubleshooting, Employee development
General Manager
Mission Viejo Auto Collision
Mission Viejo, CA
07.1998 - 08.2023
- Led operations management across entire organization, estimating, production, body, paint and parts departments, increasing operational efficiency by SOP implementation.
- Reduced employee turnover by fostering team leadership, conducting staff training, and setting individual performance goals.
- Budget analysis and financial reporting for over $6M in annual revenue, optimizing costs and profitability.
- Maintained strong client relationships with insurers, dealerships, and vendors, ensuring consistent service quality.
- Performed in-house IT for multi-location computer networks, improving operational connectivity. Professional level knowledge of CCCONE, Mitchell estimating and shop management systems
- Contributed to staffing decisions and accounting tasks, ensuring seamless business operations.
- Operations management, Employee development, Technical acumen, Methodical and organized, Troubleshooting, Team leadership, Staff training, Vendor management, Time management, Client relationship management, Sales negotiation & deal closing, Budget projections, Cost control
Estimating Team Leader
- Supervised damage analysis and collision repair estimates for high-volume vehicle repairs, training new hires on CCC ONE, Mitchell and Summit systems.
- Managed parts ordering and inventory, coordinating with suppliers to ensure timely material availability.
- Oversaw daily production with technicians, paint teams and parts department improving repair turnaround times
- Handled insurance billings and fleet customer accounts, maintaining accurate records.
- Researched OEM repair information for accurate repair procedures.
- Standard operating procedures, Microsoft office, Google suite, Automotive technology
Estimator
- Conducted detailed damage analysis for collision-damaged vehicles, preparing accurate repair estimates.
- Collaborated with insurance companies’ direct repair programs to ensure compliance and client satisfaction.
- Monitored repair progress, coordinating with technicians to meet project deadlines.
Education
Vocational College - Mechanical Engineering Field
Vocational College
High School Diploma - Chemistry and Technology
I-Car Automotive Technology Training -
Skills
- Operations management
- Quality control
- Sales negotiation
- Technical acumen
- Customer relationship management
- Production scheduling
- Team leadership
- Problem solving, Troubleshooting
- Employee training
- Team building
- Management
- Maintaining compliance
- Performance monitoring
Languages
Hungarian
Native/ Bilingual
Timeline
Manager
Bee Line Towing
03.2024 - Current
Manufacturing Plant and Operations Manager
Gunther Werks
09.2023 - 03.2024
General Manager
Mission Viejo Auto Collision
07.1998 - 08.2023
Estimator
Estimating Team Leader
Vocational College - Mechanical Engineering Field
Vocational College