Charles - Pete Brake
Rio Vista
Summary
Professional operations leader with proven track record in optimizing regional processes and driving efficiency. Skilled in strategic planning, logistics management, and resource allocation. Strong focus on team collaboration and adaptability, ensuring seamless operations and consistent achievement of targets. Reliable, results-driven, and adept at navigating dynamic environments.
Experienced with managing regional operations, ensuring streamlined processes and efficient performance. Utilizes strategic planning and process optimization to drive operational success. Track record of fostering team collaboration and adapting to changing needs.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Operations Manager
Murphy Industrial Coatings
Signal Hill / Stockton, CA
11.2020 - Current
- Directed operations team in following company policies and procedures, fostering a culture of compliance and accountability.
- Reviewed all bids to verify accuracy of production rates and compliance with special inspection requirements.
- Managed quality assurance and inspection activities to uphold industry standards.
- Established and maintained effective communication strategies to promptly address customer concerns.
- Oversaw budget management to ensure timely project delivery within financial constraints.
- Facilitated contract negotiations with vendors and suppliers to secure optimal pricing and terms.
- Monitored employee attendance and punctuality, addressing recurring issues promptly to mitigate long-term patterns.
- Coordinated equipment rentals and organized delivery and pick-up schedules to optimize resource availability.
- Ordered materials for job sites to support project execution. Verified pricing against supplier quotes to ensure cost-effectiveness.
Director of Operations
Eagle Industrial Painting
Canton, Ohio
12.2019 - 11.2020
- Requisitioned new supplies and equipment
- Consistently assumed additional responsibilities and worked extended hours to meet project deadlines.
- Monitored inventory and reported items to be restocked for each job
- Reviewed plans and spec’s during the schematic design of pre-construction.
- Conducted weekly production and operation contractor meetings, which facilitated stronger communication and the ability to resolve critical issues
- Reported the quality of performance on site to all site construction managers.
- Conducted routine quality audits to ensure that work was progressing per the specifications and initiated corrective actions.
- Ensures compliance with all company rules, policies and agreement.
- Over seeing production process.
- Planning and organizing production schedules in compliance with project requirements.
- Conducted Progress control meetings with WSDOT.
- Schedule lane closure and DOT inspections.
- Managed $20 mil dollar job
- Led 5 Forman and 35+ workers
Journeyman Painter/ Field Manager
Murphy Industrial Coatings
Signal Hill, Ca
04.2015 - 12.2019
- Consistently assumed additional responsibilities and worked extended hours to meet project deadlines.
- Monitor inventory and report items to be restocked.
- Review plans and spec’s
- Guide and direct third party inspectors.
- Blasting
- Structural steal and pipelines
- Foreman Duties
- Dailey reports
- QA/QC
- Time cards
Foreman/Journeyman Painter
FD.Thomas
Central Point, Or
03.2003 - 03.2015
- Requisitioned new supplies and equipment.
- Consistently assumed additional responsibilities and worked extended hours to meet project deadlines.
- Monitored inventory and reported items to be restocked for each job.
- Reviewed plans and spec’s during the schematic design of pre-construction.
- Conducted weekly production and operation contractor meetings, which facilitated stronger communication and the ability to resolve critical issues.
- Prepared and fallowed through on all required punch lists.
- Reported the quality of performance on site to all site construction managers.
- Conducted routine quality audits to ensure that work was progressing per the specifications and initiated corrective actions.
- Guided and directed third party inspectors.
- Maintained thorough and accurate records of all disposed paint, paint tools, and cleaning rags.
- Cleaned and properly stored all paint equipment and supplies at the end of each work day.
- Bid on projects, prepped the sites and completed the projects in line with customer specifications.
- Worked a flexible schedule, including some holidays and weekends, depending on the shifting needs of each project.
- Blasting
- Structural steal, tanks , pipes , and concrete.
- Painting
- Urethane, epoxies , zinc rich coatings
- Special Coatings
- Endura Flex, Poly brid , Raven , Polyurea , BASF Foam , Devoe tank linings , Duddik containment coatings, and floor coatings.
Journeyman Painter
Redwood Painting
Pittsburg, Ca
05.2002 - 03.2003
- Sandblast
- Painting, refinery work
Industrial Painter
Blair and Sons
Benicia, CA
09.1999 - 05.2002
- Worked shell Refinery and water treatment plants.
- Sandblast and Paint
- Used Epoxies, Zinc rich coatings, and urethane coatings.
Education
PCS -
AMPP
01-2024
AMPP
01-2026
Concrete Coating Inspector
AMPP
CAS
AMPP
OSHA 30
QCS
SSPC/AMPP
Skills
- Operations Manager
- Skilled in managing multiple tasks
- Effective independent contributor
- Operational efficiency
- Effective problem resolution
- Customer service
- Safety procedures knowledge
- Employee relations and conflict resolution
- Efficient with all painting tools
- Staff management
- Operations oversight
- Proficient in Bridge, Waste water, Fresh water, Pipeline, Floor coatings, Special coatings and Refinery work
Certification
- AMPP- Certified Senior Coating Inspector #48415
- PCS- Protective coatings Specialist
- Osha 30
- C3/C5
- First Aid CPR training
- Equipment Inspector
- AMPP/CAS Level 2 #54069
- AMPP/CCI- Concrete Coating Inspector #80362
- AMPP/QCS- Quality Control Supervisor
- Spider commercial course-suspended access & rigging safety.
- TWIC CURRENT/ EXPIRES: 09/23/2027
Timeline
Operations Manager
Murphy Industrial Coatings
11.2020 - Current
Director of Operations
Eagle Industrial Painting
12.2019 - 11.2020
Journeyman Painter/ Field Manager
Murphy Industrial Coatings
04.2015 - 12.2019
Foreman/Journeyman Painter
FD.Thomas
03.2003 - 03.2015
Journeyman Painter
Redwood Painting
05.2002 - 03.2003
Industrial Painter
Blair and Sons
09.1999 - 05.2002
PCS -
AMPP
AMPP
Concrete Coating Inspector
AMPP
CAS
AMPP
OSHA 30
QCS
SSPC/AMPP