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Wally Calayag

Lakewood,United States

Summary

Dynamic Account Manager offering expertise in building partnerships, retaining key accounts and enhancing profit channels. Strong leader with proficiency in growing professional network, influencing decision-makers and devising successful strategies. Collaborative and strategic team leader with robust background in customer relationship management.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Key Account Manager - SpaceX

Sandvik Coromant
Los Angeles, CA
01.2021 - Current
  • Secured high-value accounts through consultative selling, effective customer solutions and promoting compelling business opportunities.
  • Boosted customer satisfaction by providing teams with training and skills to optimize service delivery in alignment with individual needs.
  • Consistently achieved top ranking in revenue and profit growth.
  • Improved account management by predicting potential competitive threats and outlining proactive solutions.
  • Fostered lasting relationships with customers through effective communication and quick response, resulting in long-term loyalty and expanded client base.
  • Fielded customer complaints and facilitated negotiations, resolving issues and reaching mutual conclusions.
  • Built relationships with customers and community to promote long term business growth.
  • Act as a resident technological expert advisor for Sandvik Coromant products.

Application Specialist - Los Angeles Territory

Sandvik Coromant
Los Angeles, CA
01.2021 - 10.2021
  • Devised technical strategies, created system designs and developed presentation materials for applications.
  • Created manuals and published guidelines for proper use of systems.
  • Performed on-site and in-house testing, data analysis and reports.
  • Trained clients on the proper use of our systems and conducted training seminars.
  • Collaborated with business owners, vendors and other team members to evaluate and recommend solutions to complex problems and requests.
  • Collaborated closely with upper management to drive strategy through development and implementation of new processes.

Sales Engineer - Los Angeles/Orange County

Sandvik Coromant
Los Angeles, CA
08.2018 - 01.2021
  • Provided technical sales presentations to prospects and presented benefits and value of products.
  • Provided technical troubleshooting and problem solving for clients with installed equipment or system issues.
  • Gained customer acceptance by demonstrating cost reductions and operations improvements.
  • Prepares cost estimates by studying blueprints, plans, and related customer documents, consulting with engineers and other professional and technical personnel.
  • Provided sales forecasts for product sales opportunities within assigned accounts.
  • Identified and supported resale opportunities to achieve sales plans.

Sales Engineer - Western Region

Fagor Automation
Costa Mesa, CA
01.2016 - 08.2018
  • Organize the work and plan activities for the most effective coverage of the assigned territory.
  • Response to post-order customer service requests such as handling customer issues and complaints
  • Communicates anticipated delays and actions to provide a resolution promptly and attends vendor and customer service representative meetings for continued learning, working to develop skills and comprehension to answer technical inquiries.
  • Provided sales forecasts for product sales opportunities within assigned accounts.
  • Identified and supported resale opportunities to achieve sales plans.

Application Engineer

Fagor Automation
Costa Mesa, CA
10.2012 - 08.2018
  • Exhibited strong technical aptitude and application expertise resulting in optimized performance, continuous improvement recommendations and product innovation.
  • Maintained effective customer relationships and identified future business opportunities to support and strengthen corporation mission.
  • Partnered with development team on product development, application support plans and prototype programs.
  • Developed proposals and pricing for large- and small-scale products.
  • Program CNC machines from simple 2-axis lathe to multi-tasking turn-mill centers and 3-axis to 5-axis mills, PLC programming apprentice. Create, edit, and optimize programs for CNC turning and machining centers; create CNC programs manually or on a CAM system as required.
  • Support customer demos and cad-cam post-processor, including the programming, tooling, and fixturing of the part for the demo; provide prompt, professional, and courteous solutions to customer problems. Be able to troubleshoot issues and certain parts as needed.

Application Engineer

Mazak Corporation
Los Angeles, CA
04.2011 - 10.2012
  • Exhibited strong technical aptitude and application expertise resulting in optimized performance, continuous improvement recommendations and product innovation.
  • Maintained effective customer relationships and identified future business opportunities to support and strengthen corporation mission.
  • Program CNC machines from simple 2-axis lathe to multi-tasking turn-mill centers and 3-axis to 5-axis mills, PLC programming apprentice. Create, edit, and optimize programs for CNC turning and machining centers; create CNC programs manually or on a CAM system as required.
  • Support customer demos and cad-cam post-processor, including the programming, tooling, and fixturing of the part for the demo; provide prompt, professional, and courteous solutions to customer problems. Be able to troubleshoot issues and certain parts as needed


Machinist

Southwest Engineering & Design
Long Beach, CA
06.1997 - 04.1999
  • Manually set up machinery, lathes and grinders.
  • Used CNC and manual equipment to perform both initial and final machining.
  • Calibrated machines to maintain required productivity levels and adherence to quality standards.
  • Closely monitored equipment to detect and report malfunctions and prevent accidents.
  • Interpreted drawings and planed work in proper operational sequence on multi-cut jobs.
  • Obtained blueprints and support materials from suppliers and engineers.
  • Completed projects on time and under budget and maintained equipment and tools.

Education

No Degree - Manufacturing Technology

Long Beach City College
Long Beach, CA

Skills

  • Key Account Management
  • Sales Program Creation
  • Aftermarket Sales
  • Stakeholder Relationship Management
  • High Impact Proposal Presentations
  • Strategic Networking
  • Effective Scheduling
  • Appointment Scheduling and Confirmation
  • Deep Knowledge of Business
  • Sales Territory Growth

Accomplishments

  • Reached 100% quota achievement for FY 2021 at Space X
  • Maintained a customer satisfaction rate of 100% for 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.
  • Served customers and cultivated 90% of them into actual buyers. Customer includes Space X, ABL Aerospace, Relativity Space System, Northrop Grumman, Edelbrock Corp, Techni-Cast, Shultz Steel, Rocket Lab, Virgin Orbit and Boeing.
  • Opened corporate accounts worth $3.000,000 in the year 2019.

Affiliations

CNC Programming Mentor CNC Programming Mentor

Hawthorne High School.



Certification

• Dale Carnegie Leadership Class
• Catia V5 R16 by Professional Development Center
• Certified on Mastercam v.8 by NTMA
• Certified on Mastercam v.9 by NTMA
• Certified on Mastercam v.10 by NTMA
• Certified on Solidworks by Professional Development Center.
• Certified on Lean Manufacturing 5S by Professional Development Center
• 2015 Mastercam Post Processor Training in Connecticut
• 2015 BOBCAD Post Processor Training in Chicago

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Tagalog
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Limited Working

Timeline

Key Account Manager - SpaceX

Sandvik Coromant
01.2021 - Current

Application Specialist - Los Angeles Territory

Sandvik Coromant
01.2021 - 10.2021

Sales Engineer - Los Angeles/Orange County

Sandvik Coromant
08.2018 - 01.2021

Sales Engineer - Western Region

Fagor Automation
01.2016 - 08.2018

Application Engineer

Fagor Automation
10.2012 - 08.2018

Application Engineer

Mazak Corporation
04.2011 - 10.2012

Machinist

Southwest Engineering & Design
06.1997 - 04.1999

No Degree - Manufacturing Technology

Long Beach City College
Wally Calayag