Roberto

Roberto had a very busy month and he showed up to work every day with a CAN-DO attitude. His experience allows him to take any job that comes his way and he has never backed down from a challenging job. Roberto’s can-do attitude and dependability is what we admire about him. We are proud to have Roberto on the ACE Team. Keep up the excellent work!

Rogelio

Rogelio is extremely busy these days, he is our Go-To person in the Planish department.  On top of taking care of the Drop Hammer operators by supporting a quick turnaround…

I.T. Department

Cesar and Robert are doing an extraordinary job keeping up with the evolving requirements of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 800-171 (NIST SP 800-171) and Cybersecurity…

Oscar

Oscar is always ready to help and never backs down from a challenge. His CAN-DO Attitude has allowed him to train and operate all the Hydroforming Presses and Drop Hammers…

Lilibeth Velasco

Lilibeth’s hard work and dedication can be seen by everyone. She is always very supportive and ensures all her work is completed in a timely manner. The accounting department has…

Jeanett Ramos

Jeanett’s persistence on addressing open items reflects her commitment to total customer satisfaction.  She engages with all departments to ensure the customer receives what they are requesting in a timely…

TERESA LEFEBVRE

Teresa is extremely busy these days, she is our Go-To person. On top of taking care of her Program Management responsibilities, Teresa can support MRP, Document Control, Purchasing, Final Inspection,…

Alex Rodriguez

Alex recently passed both his Penetrant Inspection and Radiographic Inspection exams. He is now certified for Penetrant Inspection and Radiographic inspection for 5 more years. We are so proud of…

Efren and Luis

Efren and Luis did an outstanding job renovating the Torrance work centers. All of the renovations were completed without interruptions to our production schedule. Efren and Luis, thank you for…

Ramon Hernandez

Ramon supports our trim shop and he is knocking it out the park every day.   His First Pass Yield is at 100% for the month of August because he gives…

Alex Cruz

Alex is doing a phenomenal job communicating forecast fluctuations constantly throughout the week. The feedback that Alex is providing, is allowing us to align our production schedule so that we…

Andre Karabedian

Andre has been coming up with great opportunities for improvements that will help us strengthen the Paramount and Torrance operations. His feedback has driven us to rework tooling to ensure…

Joseph Sanchez

Congratulations to Joseph Sanchez for his hard work! He joined the ACE family two years ago and has shown his eagerness to learn, dedication, and passion for manufacturing. He started…

Armando Rosas

Armando is our go to person for check and straightening of complex formed parts.  He is a dependable employee and we know we can count on him day-in and day-out. …

Hieu and Cindy Tran

April’s Employees of the Month Hieu and Cindy Tran jumped into action to make face masks for the ACE team. Their thoughtfulness is going to help keep the ACE team…

Adalberto Cardenas

Please help us congratulate Adalberto aka Prime-Time for his hard work and dedication. He started in the Foundry, mastered the process and learned metal forming in the Hammer Shop. He…

In the last month, we received a total of 12 new part numbers that require a total of 18 tool designs.  In less than a month, Sal was able to…

EMPLOYEE OF THE DECADE
KING LUM

King is retiring on Friday, January 10th after 25 wonderful years of service. King has many accolades here at ACE. He provided support to every department throughout the years. He…

Program Management Team

The Honeywell Program Management Team worked extremely diligently to manage Honeywell’s forecast to achieve our contractual requirements. Their constant follow-ups via email and conference calls, helped us execute the product…

Aniceto Ruiz

Aniceto has been part of the ACE machinist team since 2002. He is able to operate any machine in the shop and is always very detailed. The quality of his…

Robert Acosta

Robert has been with ACE for little over 39 years working on one of our largest hammer (7 Ton) but has no problem jumping onto some of the smaller hammers…

Maintenance

This month we would like to thank our awesome maintenance team, for doing such a great job with the waterjet work center upgrade.  The work that was accomplished in a…

Carlos Valencia

Carlos has developed in many areas at ACE. He has done purchasing and currently supports stores, shipping, shear, receiving all while cross training in in-process/final inspection. He has no problem…

Jose Flores

June Employee of the Month Jose Flores has been supporting the Quality Department by doing majority of the receiving inspections and completing ACE certifications.  The ACE certification are now being…

Miguel Leal

May Employee of the Month   Miguel Leal A.K.A Chicken little is a top performing drop hammer operator and certified Heat-Treater. He started at ACE working in the clean line…

Jose Cortez

Jose has done an extraordinary job at the Waterjet.  In the last month he managed to train two employees on how to operate the Flow Waterjet, while keeping both the…

Jorge Fausto

Congratulations to Jorge Fausto for being Employee of the Month for March! Jorge makes sure our Foundry department runs efficiently and smoothly. He is very conscientious, listens, and ensures he…

SINH PHAM

Congratulations to Sinh Van Pham for being our February Employee of the Month! Sinh is dedicated and focused and always has a smile while tackling his tasks.  He took the…

Jose Badajoz

Jose Badajoz is part of the Kona team and for his first six months at ACE, he has really shown his willingness to develop and improve the team. He brought…

MARIO GORDILLO

We Congratulate Mario Gordillo — ACE Employee of the Month for November!   Mario is a true team player and our go-go-getter at Paramount. Currently he is working in the Planish department,…

CUONG VO

We are Celebrating CUONG VO, ACE Employee of the Month for October Cuong is nothing less than an incredible welder. He is very conscientious, and one of the most productive in…

DAVID NELSON

We Congratulate DAVID NELSON, ACE Employee of the Month for September Due to David’s innovations, our Pattern Shop at Paramount has improved significantly. He has been working with Christian Nava…

MARIO SANCHEZ

ACE congratulates Mario Sanchez! Employee of the Month for August!   Mario Sanchez has a truly full plate. Since joining ACE he has really stepped up, learning in-process inspection hands-down.…

JOSE FERREIRA

We Congratulate JOSE FERREIRA ACE EMPLOYEE of the MONTH of July! Jose joined ACE in Shear, but set his sights higher – and has since been training in Raw Materials…

MAYRA MONJARAS & PAIGE NELSON

And the June ACE Employee of the Month goes to… Mayra Monjaras and Paige Nelson, our Dynamic Duo in Purchasing! You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone more dedicated to the…

GENOVEVA PEREZ

Our May employee of the month is Gen Perez our Human Resources Manager . . . a tough job to be sure, but Gen has the unique ability to look…

MANUEL FLORES

We Congratulate Manuel Flores, ACE Employee of the Month for April! Even though he’s one of the younger guys operating a Drop Hammer, Manuel is already a lead and a…

STEPHEN BARTLETT

Congratulations Go Out to Stephen Bartlett, ACE Employee of the Month for March! Our Nadcap Welding Audit concluded with some very spectacular results. Stephen, our Welding Engineer, prepared his department,…

BERTHA ALCALA

We Congratulate BERTHA ALCALA Ace EMPLOYEE of the MONTH of February! During her sister’s absence, Bertha has picked up double duty, taking on both her's and Claudia’s responsibilities. Carrying that…

JESUS RODRIGUEZ 

ACE Employee of the Month for January. Sometimes the most modest guy in the shop is also the very best guy in the shop. Jesus Rodriguez is one of those……

GONZALO MALDONADO, REY GARCIA, & MARCIAL MORA

WOW: Gonzalo Maldonado, Rey Garcia and Marcial Mora— ACE EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH FOR DECEMBER! The Drophammer shop had a problem, an old Ryan Hammer Station was so old it…

JOSEPH ARENAS

We congratulate JOSEPH ARENAS ACE Employee of the Month for November! At the heart of our Quality Department is a guy who makes things happen, happen accurately, happen on time…

RAUL RAMIREZ

ACE congratulates RAUL RAMIREZ ACE Employee of the Month for October! Raul works at Paramount in Shipping, is always busy and has incredible accuracy. Since he has joined the team…

KELLY COWING

We congratulate KELLY COWING, ACE Employee of the Month for September! In the words of Randy Gualajara, our Operations Manager: “Our shop is moving at a rapid pace, thanks to Kelly. Completed…

MICHELLE PAN

We Congratulate MICHELLE PAN, ACE Employee of the Month for August! Michelle has recently returned to ACE with a renewed commitment to excellence and motivation to learn.  Always diligent, always…

SANDRO DE LA CRUZ

ACE Congratulates SANDRO DE LA CRUZ, ACE'S Employee of the Month for JULY! Sandro has been spearheading a huge project for our new customer, Int'l Turbine, as well as our…

MANUEL SERRANO

Congratulating MANUEL SERRANO, ACE Employee of the Month for June. Manuel was an excellent employee the first time around, when he started at Ace as a driver. Now, after a…

CARLOS MONTES

ACE Congratulates CARLOS MONTES, our Employee of the Month for May! As Randy Gualajara, our Operations Manager says: “Carlos is my go to person in testing – he works the clean line,…

AL RODRIQUEZ

Congratulations go out to AL RODRIQUEZ, ACE Employee of the Month for April! Al Rodriquez is a true GO-TO-GUY for so many reasons: there is not a single part he hasn’t been…

RICARDO ROMERO

We Congratulate RICARDO ROMERO, ACE Employee of the Month for March 2017! Ricardo Romero has become the leading teammate for complex inspections in both quality and manufacturing engineering. He has…

CESAR TELLO

Congratulations Go Out to CESAR TELLO, ACE Employee of the Month for February! Although Cesar has only been with ACE for 7 months, his positive attitude, terrific personality, technical knowledge and…

JAIME RODRIGUEZ

Jaime’s being recognized as ACE's Employee of the Month because of his truly great attitude. He just never says “NO.” He works well with all of his colleagues and has proven…

RAUL RODRIGUEZ

Raul is regarded by his coworkers as a true problem solver. His positive attitude and interaction with other employees is exemplary. Raul listens about new ideas or issues and the…

JEANETT RAMOS

A top-performing Program Manager who has a “git ‘er done” attitude, Jeanett is always ahead of her jobs and keeps coworkers and customers informed and at-ease. Jeanett helps the other…

CHRISTIAN NAVA

Christian has really stepped up to the plate, really bringing it together, doing a brilliant job in his new role managing Kona. His get-in-done-right attitude, his eye for detail and…

MIGUEL FLORES

Words that describe the kind of guy Miguel is: “Diligent,” Responsible,” “Innovative,” “Teammate”… He has truly been the most valuable player in so many things. He’s fixed the bottlenecks in…

TERESA LeFEBVRE

Teresa LeFebvre was originally hired on as Material Planner but soon assumed the role of OP Buyer for Paramount. She performs all tasks requested with enthusiasm —  without argument or…

HIEU TRAN

Hieu has really been going the extra mile while Tony is out – doing all the lead man functions solo. But he has also been working closely with our new…

GEORGE SAUNDERS

George has been a great mentor to the team in the quality department. When he was out for serious back surgery and had to recover at home, he not only…

GONZALO MALDONADO

We're very pleased to announce Gonzalo has been named ACE Employee of the Month! Gonzalo and the shearing team solved a really big problem with their receiving table last month...…

JOSE RODRIGUEZ

Jose has really come through with his promotion to NDT not very long ago, and his recent assistance with Final Inspection. He studied in his free time and earned Certifications…

SAL SANCHEZ

Sal recently returned to ACE as a Drop Hammer Operator and has proven to be better than ever. Not only has he picked up where he left off with heavy…

LIZ RAMIREZ

Elizabeth Ramirez began her career at ACE as a Document Control Clerk. She was quickly promoted to Manufacturing Engineer Planning Assistant, where she would assist the M.E.’s with planning changes…

EDGAR ROBLES

Edgar came to us less than a year ago. But, in addition to his extensive Quality Assurance experience, he has earned certifications for Weld Inspections and just passed his exam…