Pablo Olvera
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Pablo Olvera

Operations · Software · U.S. Marine Corps Veteran

Los Angeles, CA (323) 596-8768 pablo@olvera.com.co pablo.olvera.com.co linkedin.com/in/pablo-olvera-887a78a5

Summary

Marine Corps veteran and machinist turned operations executive. VP of Operations at MoonStone PEO since 2019, majority shareholder of a gold and silver mining company in Jalisco, and consultant on operations and web portals for employer-services and private security firms. Previously launched and ran last-mile delivery for Amazon, Eat24, Thistle and Hopsy, managing 13 hubs in four states. Writes the software his operations run on.

Experience

VP of Operations

2019–Present
MoonStone PEO, Inc. · Anaheim, CA
  • First client of the consulting practice (January 2019). Runs payroll, invoicing, accounts receivable and compliance across brands and client companies.
  • Designed and built the MoonStone Platform, nine web applications covering payroll reporting, invoicing, AR, ACH and positive pay, timesheets, workers’ comp and 401(k) reporting.
  • Put the platform behind single sign-on with passkeys (WebAuthn), mandatory MFA, impersonation controls and an audit log.
  • Automated statutory work: NACHA direct-deposit files, California EDD DE9/DE9C filings, and multi-state PTO rules (CA SB 616, NV SB 209).
  • Added a client-facing onboarding tracker: configurable steps with owners and deadlines, internal-only fields, email notifications and a dashboard widget.

Accionista mayoritario

2020–Present
Aurum Ortus Mexico Mining Development · Tototlán de Oro, Jalisco, México
  • Majority shareholder in a gold, silver and precious-metals mine and processing center that turns raw material into concentrate. Founded 2020.
  • Built Beyond Mining, the operations portal (in Spanish) for the separate company that runs this side of Aurum: flotation, haulage against fuel invoices, payroll, supplier payments and bank reconciliation.

Operations Manager

2020–Present
Beyond Financial Solutions, Inc. · Anaheim, CA
  • Process analysis and improvement across branches, for quality, productivity and efficiency.

Operations & Web Portal Consultant

2019–Present
Independent practice · Los Angeles, CA
  • Operational consulting for Dependable Private Security Service, Inc., Safeguard Group, Inc., Kingdom Security Group (UK) and TRC Employer Services.
  • Web portals for parishes, staffing agencies, security firms and small businesses, including the Archdiocese of Los Angeles Guadalupe Procession site (28 languages, Square ticketing), unattended Mass-intention printing for a parish, and pay-compliance and invoicing tools for a staffing agency.
  • Independent builds: TheotokOS firmware for the Xteink X4 Pro (C++, ESP32-S3), the Inkform e-ink template studio, and a Mass-intention receipt kiosk for Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Talpa.

Founder

2022–Present
qcard.host · Los Angeles, CA
  • Built and runs a digital business card platform (a page, contact file and QR code per card, on Stripe-billed plans) that also hosts the client portals listed here.

Operations Manager

2015–2018
Scoobeez · Amazon Delivery Service Partner · Pasadena, CA
  • Developed and implemented delivery procedures as an Amazon Delivery Service Partner for Prime Now, Amazon Logistics (AMZL) and Amazon Fresh.
  • Launched last-mile delivery for Eat24, Thistle and Hopsy in San Francisco, and Amazon Prime Now one- and two-hour delivery in Santa Monica.
  • Managed 13 delivery hubs across California, Texas, Michigan and Nevada, then transitioned operations into the AMZL Delivery Service Partner program.
  • Built systems and software for last-mile logistics operations.

Military Service

United States Marine Corps — Sergeant (E-5)

2007–2015
MOS 2161 Machinist · 1361 Engineer Assistant
  • Deployed: Iraq — Operation Iraqi Freedom 9.1–9.2
  • Combat Meritorious promotion to Corporal — Iraq, Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2009
  • Meritorious promotion to Private First Class — recruit training (boot camp)
  • Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (3)
  • Machinist course, U.S. Army Ordnance School, Fort Lee, VA — honor graduate
  • Technical engineer training, Fort Leonard Wood, MO

Machine Shop Chief

2013–2015
1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
  • Ran the battalion’s weld and machine shop; accountable for eight machines valued at over $1.27 million; trained and supervised a five-Marine metalworking section.

Machinist Instructor

2011–2013
Precision Weapons Section, Quantico, VA
  • Produced M40A5 sniper barrels, threaded to high tolerances from the manufacturer’s raw stock; instructor in the gunsmithing school for armorers, Instructor of the Quarter (3rd quarter 2012); R&D on custom recoil-reducing gas compensators for the Combat Match Team (2012); quality-control inspector; ran the CNC machine.

Building Manager

2010–2011
Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Quantico, VA
  • Managed a headquarters facility supporting four general officers: 285 work requests in 181 working days, space planning, safety and anti-terrorism compliance.

Technical Engineer

2007–2010
9th Engineer Support Battalion, Okinawa, Japan
  • Surveying and mapping in support of horizontal and vertical construction.

Selected Projects

TheotokOS

theotokos.qcard.host/showcase
Firmware · ESP32‑S3 e-ink reader
  • A Catholic companion for the Xteink X4 Pro, in English and Spanish. The day’s Mass in either Missal, a catechism lesson and a quiz, the saint of the day, and a liturgical calendar the reader works out for itself. The Rosary, chaplets, litanies, the Stations of the Cross and an examination of conscience. Mass times and 285 parishes. All of it offline, and updated over the air. Version 1.0, built around the Daily Mass, is next.

MoonStone Platform

moonstone-peo.com
Payroll & compliance
  • The systems behind a PEO: payroll reporting, invoicing, ACH and positive pay, compliance documents and benefits — behind single sign-on with passkeys and mandatory MFA. PDF, Excel, passkey and MFA engines written from scratch.

Inkform

inkform.qcard.host
Web app · e-ink tablets
  • A template studio that draws every line on the exact pixel grid of reMarkable, Supernote, BOOX and Kindle Scribe screens.

Interactive Rosary

A TheotokOS app
  • The rosary is the interface: one button forward, one back, and the lit bead is where you are. All four mysteries, and the chaplets on the same beads, in English and Spanish.

Security systems

kingdomsecuritygroup.co.uk
Private security · California & UK
  • Operations consulting for guard-services firms, and the systems behind it: billing engines that turn guard hours into client invoices across 19 sites, and the platform for a London guarding firm.

Education

Woodrow Wilson High School — Police Academy Magnet

2007
High school diploma · Los Angeles, CA

Skills

Operations
Last-mile logistics and multi-hub operations; payroll, invoicing and AR; ACH/NACHA and positive pay; workers’ comp and 401(k); California EDD filings; PTO compliance
Software
PHP, JavaScript, C++ (ESP32), Python, MariaDB/MySQL, SQLite; PDF and Excel generation
Fabrication
CNC programming (G-code), setup and operation on HAAS machines; manual lathe and mill; TIG welding; Mastercam, AutoCAD, SketchUp
Security
WebAuthn passkeys, TOTP MFA, single sign-on, audit logging, Content Security Policy
Languages
English, Spanish
Interests
Film photography and darkroom printing, 16mm to 4×5; instant film