John Leonardi

Experience

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  Lowe's

  Mar 2000 - Dec 2004

  CSA

  Provided customer friendly environment, actively assisted customers with demonstration and preparation of various merchandise

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  Alabama Power

  Jun 2002 - Jan 2004

  GIS/GPS Computer Tech

  Converted old paper maps into a GIS format along with tying it to an existing database and producing it on-line via Southern Company’s Intranet. Duties included maintaining a geo-database and drafting out mapping areas of Power distribution customers of residential, commercial, industrial and business sectors by converting paper maps into a digital format using AutoCAD and moving into Arch Map, collecting and converting satellite data using GPS and GIS. Draft out mapping areas of Power distribution customers of residential, commercial, industrial and business sectors. The majority of work complied drafting plans that coincide with engineering planning for line distribution for overhead and underground relays, line change overs, or community expansion. Show less

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  Wal-Mart

  Sept 2006 - Dec 2007

  OrderFiller

  Responsible to sorting, inspecting, and staging a variety of products with accuracy & efficiency by pulling products from inventory to fill orders according to computer generated pick lists and to load item on a conveyor belt for shipping.

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  Leo Properties

  Nov 2006 - now

  Manager

  Manage several properties in a family business which includes several houses, apartment complexes, duplexes and industrial properties. Maintain 98% or higher occupancyQualify prospective tenants and negotiate lease and lease renewals, coordinate tenant move-in and move-out inspections. Respond to all problems and concerns and ensures compliance with rules and regulations.

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  Knight & Griffith Law Office

  Dec 2007 - Oct 2008

  Court Runner / Legal Assistant

  Entrusted with confidential legal documents, served legal documents and subpoenas, required to maintain clean environment and ensured adequate supplies were readily available to the partners.

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  Dixie Marketing & Playground Manufacturing

  Oct 2008 - Nov 2016

  Operations Manager

  Being in a highly specialized niche market for a small business a lot of different jobs are required to plan and direct operations and improve productivity and efficiency, by using various methods and strategies to ensuring the smooth operational procedures of the company.Synchronize, manage and monitor the workings of various shops at the plant.Review managerial accounting data in the office to utilize financial data to improve profitability. Control inventory and plan effective strategies for the financial well being of the company. Improve processes and policies to help achieve probability. Formulate, implement shop policies and procedures to maximize output. Supervise adherence to rules, regulations and procedures. Implement and promote new plant safety rules and in accordance with regulations.Plan the use of the company’s most valuable resource, the work force; by organize recruitment and placement of required employees. Delegate tasks and accountabilities by establishing work schedules along with monitor and evaluate performance. Manage quality and quantity of employee productivity. Worked with production members to address any and all quality related issues. Worked with suppliers to make sure that the employees understood the reasons for procedures which increased quality.Coordinate and monitor the work of various shops involved in production, warehousing and distribution of goods. Networked with suppliers on a daily basis via phone, email, and in-person to maintain a favorable supplier relationship and to ensure on-time delivery of product and watched hard commodity markets to ensure that the company was getting a fair price.The liaison with the owner, to support in the development of a strategic forecast for operational activity, by gathered information to show if we could put into practice new equipment to improve productivity and quality. Such items we implemented: a powder coating and cleaning systems; a CNC router system for plastic panels. Show less