management
Resume:
Ales Kopac
***** ******* **., ******* *****, CA *2679
****.*****@*****.***
PERSONAL PROFILE
Dedicated and self-motivated individual offering a solid educational background in Mechanical engineering and business administration, with extensive hands-on experience in UL / ETL certification, quality customer services, general office administration. Performance driven - Pro-active in seeking solutions, demonstrates a sense of urgency, pushes self and others for results, seeks continuous improvement in job related areas and self development.
Excellent communication, organization, strong multi-tasking abilities and time management skills. Work well both independently and as a contributing member of the team with technical and critical thinking skills.
Professional appearance is extremely important to me as well as honesty, loyalty and a friendly and positive attitude towards clients. Ready to learn more, and accept new challenges, also environmentally conscious.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2016 – present Orgatech lighting / Organic Lighting Systems – architecture lighting (California, USA)
Engineering / Production Manager
Supervising daily activity for production, optimizing manufacturing process, reducing costs, ensuring quality
Engineering and design LED fixtures
Review documents, such as production schedules, work orders to determine personnel, material requirements or material priorities, and BOM accuracy
Identify opportunities and implement changes to improve products, reduce costs using knowledge of fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment, assembly methods, quality control standards, product design, materials and parts
Sourcing LED components and negotiating with suppliers / vendors
Performing certification testing process for UL, ETL, Photometric, safety tests for lighting fixtures
Supervising purchasing department, obtaining inventory control
Assist customer service and other departments to ensure products are produced according to customer requirements
2012 – 2016 Access Lighting INC – residential and commercial lighting (California, USA)
Engineering / Production Manager
Supervising daily activity for production, optimizing manufacturing process, reducing costs, ensuring quality, working with purchasing
Engineering and design LED fixtures, Integrating new technologies into existing products
Sourcing LED components, drivers, LED boards and negotiating with suppliers / vendors
Performing certification process for UL, ETL, Photometric, safety tests for lighting fixtures
Creating BOM’s, working with overseas partners
Assist customer service
Showroom design and set up
2009 – 2012 DMF lighting INC – residential and commercial lighting (California, USA)
Production Manager/Warehouse Manager
Manage day-to-day activities for manufacturing process to insure a safe working environment
Conduct meetings with supervisors to ensure all issues are being communicated and addressed expediently with a common understanding of goals
Coordinate in preparing and communicating manufacturing schedules and prioritize work objectives for the shop employees
Direct production in relation to production volumes, costs, quality and staffing, train production staff
Identify processes and create programs that will reduce cost, reduce scrap, rework and keep overall product cost highly competitive
Implementing a high degree of process control to assure on time delivery and quality
Review and audit work orders and work with other departments to ensure products are produced in compliance with internal processing instructions and specifications, inventory control
Assist in developing new LED products and performing UL testing
Ensure all production employees are operating in compliance with corporate procedures
2009 – 2009 CV lighting LLC – light fixtures / SANTECH Inc. - LED custom scoreboards (California, Florida, USA)
Engineering Manager/Production Manager/Human Resources
Managing production in Florida and in California
Scheduling production for different products such as gas price signs, scoreboards
Transferring the manufacturing of gas price signs and scoreboards from Florida to California
Finding vendors and sourcing all components locally in California
Shipping and/or purchasing necessary equipment
Determine number of employees needed as well as skills required
Assisting with planning production for CV lighting products
Responsible for orders of all materials and parts
Suggesting and implementing ideas to reduce overall manufacturing cost
Providing on side support for the installation for all products
Assisting sales with the quotations for gas price signs, scoreboards and custom CV lighting products
1997 – 2009 RPS - Professional Billboards and Signs (Illuminated - NEON/LED and Non Illuminated) Slovenia, European Union
Engineering Manager/Production Manager/Human Resources
Lead and direct production including technological processes during manufacture and field installation
Ensure efficiency as well as high standard of quality
Responsible for orders of all materials and parts
Supervise and organize orders, including inventory and shipment etc
Determine number of employees needed as well as skills required
Responsible for interviewing, hiring, training, supervising and terminating employees
Maintain and supervise safety in production facility and on the job side
Responsible for customer service, assisting clients with designs, production and installation
Developing prototypes and unique specimen’s
ADULT EDUCATION
Dale Carnegie Training, including efficient communication, self motivation, team work and leadership, and stress control
Supervisor Training in more efficient business management including production
Training in Leadership Skills
EDUCATION
Zavod IRC - Education and Development Center, Ljubljana, Slovenia, European Union
Bachelor Degree
School of Business Administration and Management
School of Technical Professions, Ljubljana, Slovenia, European Union
Mechanical Engineering / Engineering Degree
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Multilingual in English, Slovenian, Croatian, and German
Proficient with the MS Office Suite,
Avid researcher for new ideas and improvements, ability to identify and understand issues, problems
Ability to identify and prioritize areas of opportunity and take appropriate action
Ability to work with various levels of personnel in a fast paced environment.
Excellent organization, planning and team building skills, ability to multi-task
Engineering drawing experience
Proven ability to lead, motivate, and provide direction in a positive manner
Innovative - outside the box approach to find solutions
Quality customer services
Possess technical and professional competency, demonstrated by work that is timely, accurate, organized and clearly articulated with attention to detail and quality.
HR Operations Management
Willing to learn
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