Michael Reta Email & Phone Number

Houston, Tx, Us

7630 Hanson Rd. Houston, Tx 77061

 Worked in close concert with a select in-house business development team to implement stringent quality control checks in fabrication and document control in a strong effort to reduce material waste and improve efficiency of fabrication team. Attained numerous awards throughout my tenure from 2009 to present for both Texas Sign Association and Mid-South Sign Association for design. I am very proud of my ability to produce complex and realistic photoshop type renderings day, night, and isometric mechanical drawings. Also mathematics, and understanding basic engineering principles, fabrication methods and material characteristcs are a few among my many skill sets acquired over my many years on the field.

Pharr, Texas 78577

My intuitive skills in design and layout have manifested an improved identity for the company's overall recognition. With my strong organization skills, I implemented new document control in layout and sequencing for bolstered user friendly operation and retrieval. Responsible for many aspects of quality control for our production department overseeing manufacturing details, determining and authorizing design changes if needed. Contacted many vendors and strategically determined the need and acquired tools utilizing cutting edge computer driven manufacturing and machining systems, bolstering the company’s reputation for quality and reliability. My job function included many parlays of interaction between co-workers and clients and public relation skills and able to read and understand multi-layered blueprints and electronic / electrical schematics in either print or digital formats are a strong prerequisite to my employment compilation.Selected Contributions:- Introduced technology features to handle and control documents quickly and efficiently. Improved communication efficiency by developing internal network features and integrating to internet. - Implemented new design layout and enhanced details in illustrations for dramatic presentations augmenting the capabilities of sales department utilizing AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and CorelDraw among many other applications.- Attained the company’s first and second coveted “Frank Page” award for 2005 and 2006 consecutively and many more place awards in the Texas Sign Association Sign Design Contest.- Presented and organized a seminar on signage titled “Signs as an Afterthought” at the 2005 Architects and Developers Conference at South Padre Island’s Convention Center touching issues where clients’ identification needs are rarely considered until projects are near completion – presenting complications.

3900 W. Military Hwy, Mcallen, Tx 78503

Managing all aspects of Information Technologies Department and Telecommunications Department. Oversaw and assisted on entire network and telephony design and implementation. Installed and maintained Windows Servers, LAN and WAN based network infrastructure while maintaining IBM AS/400 server, router and services during phase-out. Developed and maintained both Intranet and Internet WebPages. Setup, maintained and audited Internet proxy services for corporate users. Provided technical support and tutored end users on Microsoft Office products and other applications. Converted data from mix-matched files of various databases and other proprietary data to a unified single architecture based on the latest version release of Microsoft Windows and Office software. Maintained Nitsuko Onyx Phone and Voice Messaging System. Audited all long distance network and telephony transactions. On-Call for all of the above mentioned services 24 hours a day. Able to read and understand blueprints and electrical schematics in AutoCAD or print media.Selected Contributions:- Successfully implemented and maintained communications and network infrastructure and document control system to bring company up to ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 standards- Trained employees with new communications systems and provided 24hr technical support- Designed production floor layout; including conveying system, injection molders, and material distribution systems for both Harlingen, and McAllen manufacturing plants.- Designed and implemented system to augment quality control by inspecting and detecting anomalies in manufactured product before packaging to ensure tight tolerance specifications.

El Paso, Texas

Managing all aspects of Information Technologies Department and Telecommunications Department. Oversaw and assisted on entire network and telephony design and implementation. Installed and maintained Windows Servers, LAN and WAN based network infrastructure. Provided technical support and tutored end users on Microsoft Office products and other applications. Developed and maintained forms tracking database using Microsoft Access for Security Department and Accounting Department. Maintained AT&T Merlin Legend System and AT&T Intuity Audix Voice Messaging System. Provided assistance in all aspects of accounting including electronic money transfers, daily audits, and IRS tax preparations. Managed and oversaw Check Cashing Credit aspect of Accounting Department. Provided general support and maintenance for cash registers, credit card swipes, and check verifiers. On-Call for all of the above mentioned services 24 hours a day. Able to read and create electrical and electronic schematics.Selected Contributions:- Implemented new “Aloha” register system for “Wings Restaurant” portion of Speaking Rock- Developed and implemented Access database to track returned checks and prevent repeat offenders by refusal of their checks based on ID.- Trained in Watertown, SD at “ICONtrol” for Human Relations department for ancillary HR support.

Autocad Drafting

High School, General