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EXPEDITE PRECISION WORKS INC.
Orlando and Martin Teixeira
CONVERTING CHALLENGES INTO
OEPPORTUNITIES FOR 28 YEARS xpedite Precision Works Inc. in San Jose, me. That aspect of teaching those who want to learn is a
in Orlando Teixeira’s key element I brought into my own business. I worked for of adding some extra one of the best machine shops in the Bay Area, and at that money to his bank account. He had nothing more than time they were desperate for machinists, not as desperate
California started out
garage with the hope
a manual mill, manual lathe, surface grinder, saw, and a dream. Over the last 28 years, Expedite has evolved into a high complexity, tight tolerance, precision manufacturing center with 5 axis milling and Swiss turning.
Orlando got into the business almost by mistake. After taking classes for electronics technology and coming to the conclusion he didn’t like it, he got a job at a local machine shop sweeping floors and deburring parts. “I thought I would make a little money while I figured things out,” says Orlando Teixeira, founder, and president of Expedite Precision Works Inc. “I must have done a good job because they kept asking me to do different things, moving me up to more important roles. I knew then that this was the job for me, I loved it, and I focused on learning as much as I could at every place I worked. Luckily, I worked for companies that were willing to train
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as we are now, but close. They took the time to train me because they needed people who could do the job, but also because they saw potential in me that I hadn’t yet realized. I remember that feeling, knowing that as long as I was willing to learn there were people willing to teach. That is also a fundamental part of Expedite Precision Works.” The first two months Orlando went out to the machines every day and polished and oiled them because he had no work. His break came when a local semiconductor OEM gave him random overflow parts to machine. As the OEM grew, Expedite grew, and six months later Orlando had rented a small building to house his growing enterprise. “My original goal was to make some extra money, but right away I found great satisfaction in keeping the customer happy. To this day a happy customer still brings me joy knowing we did a good job. Happy customers breed happy
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Article by LSean Buur Photos Supplied by Expedite Precision Works Inc.