EUGENIO TOPACIO, SENIOR EQUIPMENT MANAGER

EUGENIO TOPACIO

SENIOR EQUIPMENT MANAGER

ASIAN MARINE TRANSPORT CORPORATION

Location
Philippines
Education
Higher diploma, Bachelor of Science in MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Experience
37 years, 10 Months

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Total years of experience :37 years, 10 Months

SENIOR EQUIPMENT MANAGER at ASIAN MARINE TRANSPORT CORPORATION
  • Philippines
  • My current job since February 2013

Presently the company is the top domestic RoRo vessel operator with a total of 126, 386 GRT in the country today. Aside with the roro the company has also 16 ferry vessels calling ports of major provinces of the country.

MANAGE AND SUPERVISE THE DEPARTMENT TO MAINTAIN ALL PORTS AND ON-BOARD EQUIPMENT (PRIME MOVERS, FORKLIFTS, REACH STOCKERS AND TRAILERS) TO PUT THEM ON TOP CONDITION ALL THE TIME TO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE SUPPORT TO PORT OPERATIONS NATIONWIDE.

TO INCLUDE ALSO REPAIR /MAINTENANCE OF CONTAINER VANS (DRY AND REEFER) AND MONITORING ITS MOVEMENT FROM ONE PORT TO THE OTHER NATIONWIDE TO AVOID OR TO CONTAIN CONTAINER VAN'S PILFERAGE.

WORKSHOP MANAGER at RMASIA GROUP
  • Afghanistan
  • January 2012 to February 2013

WORKSHOP MANAGER January 2012 to FEB. 2013
RMASIA GROUP Kabul, Afghanistan

General Motors, Land Rover, FORD and TATA passenger and commercial
vehicle dealership (Sales, Parts and Service) . Two hundred forty (240) total
number of employees.

1. Lead and manage the workshop department to ensure that all customers needs are met, vehicles are fixed right the first time to company standards, increase focus on business growth, profitability and customer satisfaction. Formulate / implement systems and procedures with superior quality to provide superior service to customers to win their confidence.

2. Provide superior service to NATO military forces, UN and foreign embassies fleet of armored and soft skin vehicles (Toyota Land Cruiser, Land Rover, FORD and GM) to serve the contracts agreements efficiently.

SERVICE MANAGER at National Motors Ltd. - Hyundai / United Motors Ltd. - FORD
  • Afghanistan
  • August 2008 to January 2012

SERVICE / PARTS MANAGER August 2008- January 2012
National Motors Ltd. - Hyundai Kabul, Afghanistan
United Motors Ltd. - Ford

Hyundai and FORD passenger and commercial vehicle distributor / dealer (Sales, Parts and Service)

Lead and manage the service department to ensure that all customers needs are met, commercial and and passenger vehicles are fixed right at the first time to manufacturer's standard, increase focus on business growth, profitability and customer satisfaction. Formulate / implement systems / procedures for quality enhancement to provide superior after sales service to customers to win trust and confidence and attain high sales revenue. Ensure that service excellence procedure is being followed by service personnel to utmost efficiency. Oversees all activities of the service department including monitoring of department finances and employees development.

Formulate systems and procedures for efficient / sufficient stocking of spare parts, issuance to service mechanic and counter sales in consonance to accounting department's requirement. Monitoring parts and materials inventory.

GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT MANAGER at Asian Aerospace Corporation
  • Philippines
  • February 2008 to August 2008

GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT MANAGER February 2008 - Aug. 2008
Asian Aerospace Corporation CSEZ, Clarkfield,
Pampanga, Philippines

Aircraft repair center for C130, Bell and MDHelicopters. Sales Parts and service for MD Helicopters. One hundred thirty five (135), total number of employees.

1. Lead and Manage all activities of Ground Support Equipment Department.
Formulate/implement systems and procedures for an effective preventive
maintenance and repair of all stationary and mobile equipments, parts
procurement and stocking programs for ground support equipments to sufficiently provide the aircraft maintenance dept. of equipments they needed.
Oversees all activities of the department including monitoring of the
Department's finances and employees development.

2. Improved equipments availability to an average of 96% from 32% only after 6 months.

Reports directly to the CEO. (Same owner of my previous employment with Asia Pacific (Guam) Corporation, Auto Prominence Corporation, Automotive Corporation Philippines, Eurasia Heavy Ind. Inc., Autocorp Transport services ( ATS), Auto Graphics Inc. (AGI - Nissan dealership)

Resigned to join National Motors Ltd. and United Motors Ltd. of Afghanistan

GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT MANAGER at VISAYAS AIRPORT SERVICES CORP. (VASCOR)
  • Philippines
  • November 2005 to February 2008

GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT MANAGER November 2005 - Feb.2008
Visayas Airport Services Corp. (VASCOR) Mactan, Cebu Int'l. Airport
Cebu, Philippines

International and domestic airline passenger and ground handling service company. Serving the following airlines: Cathay Pacific, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airways, China Air, Asian Spirit, Air Philippines and FEDEX. Total number of employees - two hundred ten (210)

1. Recommended to the company's president the construction of a 4.2M pesos worth of ground support equipment repair facility or workshop and a 6 months program of general rehabilitation of 25% of the equipments worth 7M pesos. All were approved by the board in preparation for that coming Asean Summit held in Cebu, Philippines.

2. Increased equipment availability to an average of 97% a month from a dismal
42% which could have caused cancellation of contracts with different airline companies.

3. Lead and Manage all activities of Ground Equipment Maintenance
Department to ensure that all equipments / vehicles are fixed correctly and minimize downtime. Oversees all activities of the department including
monitoring of its finances, focus on business growth, profitability and employees development. Monitor parts and materials inventory.

Resigned to join Asian Aerospace Corporation. The CEO of the said
Company who offered me the job happens to be my previous employer with
Asia Pacific Motors (Guam) Corp., Auto Prominence Corporation,
Automotive Corporation Philippines, Eurasia Heavy Industries, ATS and AGI.

GENERAL MANAGER at Asia Pacific Motors (Guam) Corp
  • United States
  • June 2002 to September 2004

GENERAL MANAGER June 2002 - September 2004
Asia Pacific Motors (Guam) Corp. South Marine Drive
Tamuning, Guam (USA)

KIA vehicle dealership (Sales, Parts and Service) . Total number of employees,
Fourty two (42)

1. Put up, established and organized the dealership. Hired people and trained them for sales, parts and service. Hired accounting personnel and guide them to the system as required by accounting at head office in Philippines.

2. Plan / formulate with marketing staffs, strategies to introduce new brand of vehicle to the market and identify opportunities to establish wide market coverage. Surpassed monthly sales quota by an average of 25% after a year from start of operations.

3. Lead and Manage the dealership to ensure that customer needs are met.
Focus on business growth, profitability and customer satisfaction. Directly
supervised the service center to provide superior after sales service to customers to surely provide impact to the market. Oversees all activities of the dealership including its finances, customer service, parts and materials
inventory and employees development.

Reports directly to the CEO and COO/CFO.

SERVICE MANAGER at Auto Prominence Corporation
  • Philippines
  • July 1998 to June 2002

SERVICE / PARTS MANAGER July 1998 - June 2002
Auto Prominence Corporation EDSA cor. Apo Street,
Mandaluyong City, Phil.

Auto distributor / dealer of Audi, VW, Alfa Romeo and Proton in Philippines.
Sales, Parts and Service. Total number of employees, (240)

1. Increased service center revenue by 100% after 8 months of take over. Lead and Manage all activities of the multi brand service center.

2. Formulate/implement systems/procedures to provide superior after sales service to customers that vehicles are repaired right the first time and spare parts are always available to win confidence and attain high service sales revenue.

3. Oversees all activities of the service department including monitoring depart- ment finances, business growth and profitability, employee development and
monitoring parts inventory.

Reports directly to COO/CFO.

SERVICE / PARTS MANAGER at Automotive Corporation Philippines
  • Philippines
  • January 1995 to July 1998

SERVICE / PARTS MANAGER January 1995 - July 1998
Automotive Corporation Philippines West Service Road, Sucat
Paranaque City, Phil.

Distributor / dealer of Hyundai Heavy Construction Equipments and Trucks,
Iveco Trucks and Tata Trucks.
Thirty four (34), total number of employees.

1. The department received commendations from 2 provincial local government units for exceptional after sales service response for equipments and trucks bought from the company.

2. Lead and Manage all activities of the service center. Formulate / implement systems / procedures to provide superior after sales service that customers needs are met and their equipments or vehicles are repaired right the first time to win confidence and attain high sales revenue.

3. Lead and Manage the service department, increase focus on business
growth, profitability, monitor department finances, employee development and spare parts / materials inventory.

Reports directly to the COO/CFO.

OPERATIONS MANAGER at Eurasia Heavy Industries Inc / Autocorp Transport System / Autographics Inc.
  • Philippines
  • January 1986 to December 1986

OPERATIONS MANAGER January 1986 - January
Eurasia Heavy Industries Inc. (EHII) Gorordo Avenue, Cebu City
Autocorp Transport System (ATS) Philippines
Nissan Cebu Service Center (AGI)

EHII contracted mining companies: Atlas Mining Corp., Sipalay Mining Corp. and Masbate Atlas Gold Mines. Heavy mobile equipment leasing for ore mine
extractions and hauling/transporting of finish products to port. Dole Philippines,
heavy equipment leasing (payloaders and bulldozers) . Total number of employees is one hundred five (105)

ATS is a transport rental company serving: Philippine Airlines,
San Miguel Corp., Cebu Plaza Hotel, Cebu Midtown Hotel, Park Place Hotel,

Engineer Trainee/Maint.Planner/Maint. Foreman/Maint. General Foreman at Marinduque Mining and Industrial Corp./Nonoc Mining and Indl. Corp.
  • Philippines
  • April 1977 to October 1985

' ENGINEER TRAINEE then MAINT.PLANNER April 1977 - October 1985
then FOREMAN then GENERAL FOREMAN
Nonoc Mining and Industrial Corp.- Nonoc Island, Surigao City
Surigao Nickel Refinery Philippines
A nickel ore extraction, processing and refinery plant. 3, 000 total number of employees.

1. Started as Engineer Trainee in the Maintenance Engineering Department.
Promoted Maintenance Planning/Scheduling Engineer after (6) months.

2. Promoted Foreman after one (1) year and General Foreman after (2) years, to supervise the following Work Centers: Repair and Reconditioning Shop of Heavy Equipments and Lights service vehicles, Machine Shop, Welding Shop, and Fabrication Shop of the Central Maintenance Department.
ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT

Education

Higher diploma, Bachelor of Science in MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
  • at University of the Visayas
  • March 1981

Graduated BS MECHANICAL ENGINEERING March 1981 University of the Visayas Cebu City, Phil. Pass government (Professional Regulation Commission) board exam as Registered Mechanical Engineer - April 1984 PRC registration no. 0031262

Specialties & Skills

Management
Job Planning
Personnel Leadership
Training Personnel
Automotive Repair
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
INVENTORY
MAINTENANCE
SALES REVENUE
SALES SERVICE
SERVICE CENTER
SERVICE DEPARTMENT
Mechanical Engineering

Languages

English
Expert
Tagalog
Expert
Chinese
Beginner
Filipino
Expert

Memberships

Philippine Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • Regular Member
  • March 1978

Training and Certifications

Certificat of Attendance (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 1979
Valid Until:
March 1979