GREG VISAGE

6028 Winona Ct
Arvada, CO 80003
Cell – (720) 217-5219

I am passionate about my work, honest, a perfectionist, very hard working, a great team builder
and always looking for new challenges and very obsessed with the Lean process.

JOB HISTORY

October 2008 to Present RK Mechanical, Denver

• Fabrication in sheet metal shop

• Heavy commercial HVAC
• Involved once again in extensive Lean Manufacturing Training, 5-S
• Currently going through ISO-9001 Training
• Will finish my 4th year apprenticeship class and obtain my journeyman license at the end
of April

October 2006 to September 2007 Hercules Industries, Salt Lake City

Denver Based

• Relocated, set up and managed the expanded manufacturing department in Salt Lake City
• Responsible for hiring, firing, and training all employees
• Implemented lean manufacturing practices
• Purchased majority of equipment used in new facility, with some purchasing of product
• Responsible for safety

September 2005 to October 2006 Monster Metals, LLC, Owner, Denver

• Owned and operated residential HVAC sheet metal fabrication shop

• Obtained all financing, equipment, supplies and facilities for start up of operations
• Performed all Sales and Marketing for the company
• Engineered and reverse engineered new products
• Manufactured products
• Ran all necessary business functions of the company
• Implemented lean practices

July 2001 to September 2005 Metalwest Specialty Products, Denver

Began as a machine Operator, and after 6 months was then

• Promoted to Production Manager
• Supervised up to 80 people between 2 shifts including all Maintenance personnel
• Set up new production facility in Nogales, Mexico, implemented lean practices
 • Member of the Safety Committee
• Acted as Purchaser
• Responsible for all training of new employees as well as doing all of the hiring, firing,
and disciplinary actions
• Planning Production from Raw material to finished product
• Performed some inside sales and customer service
• Lean manufacturing training and implementation

1998 to July 2001 RK Mechanical & A2 Mechanical, Denver

• Finished 2nd year apprenticeship as Commercial and residential HVAC installer

1991 – 1998 Royal Metal Products, Inc., Denver

• Operated sheet metal machines for HVAC products as an area lead man

SKILLS
• Competent to operate almost any kind of sheet metal fabrication equipment, as well as fix
most machines
• Crane and Forklift Operator certified
• Knowledgeable about Computers, drive box truck, track inventory, MRP, schedule and
prioritize production
• Experience in warehouse operations
• Expertise regarding different metals, pricing and time studies, and bill of materials
• Highly skilled with the program “Harris”
• Strong believer in Preventive Maintenance

TRAINING
• Attended many Mountain States Employment Council courses for management
• OSHA training (in house), and OSHA 10 certified
• Attended a GE seminar, along with other business and managerial related seminars
• Experience with lean manufacturing and lock out tagout, as well as a safety committee
member at each of my jobs
• Obtained most of my managerial skills working for Metalwest, owning my own
company, and growing up in the Manufacturing Industry
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Six sigma, and 5-S
• Class B license
• Forklift, overhead crane certified
• Confined space certification
• Flagging certified

REFERENCES
Available Upon Request