Quality Assurance Engineer

JUAN A. RIOS

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Mentone, California 92359

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EDUCATION

BS, Civil Engineering, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico,

1992

MA, Management, Webster University, Saint Louis, Missouri, 2000

EXPERIENCE

Project Engineer, Structural Materials Representative, MACTEC Engineering

and Consulting, Inc, San Diego, California, June 2006 - July 2010.

Provide materials engineering expertise to the California Department of

Transportation (CALTRANS.) Assist Office Manager in supervising the efforts

of five materials engineers, and ten materials quality assurance

inspectors. Achieved quick mastery of the CALTRANS structural materials

quality assurance and source inspection procedures. Managed structural

materials engineering and testing for more than 150 bridge, roadway and

building projects throughout San Bernardino, Riverside, Inyo and Mono

Counties. Developed and cultivated fruitful working relationships with

Resident Engineers and Structure Construction Engineers in 15 offices

located throughout large portions of Southern California. Assisted the Los

Angeles Area Manager for the CALTRANS project in daily management of the

office's manpower utilization and duty assignments. Performed exhaustive

research of complex structural material issues, ranging from welding and

non-destructive testing to precast and prestressed concrete.

Manager, Railcar Assets, Pacer Stacktrain, Concord, California, August 2004

- November 2004.

Assisted the Executive Vice President, Railcar Assets in planning and

execution stages of a $7 million yearly maintenance program, for nearly

1,850 "double-stack" railcars and more than 6,000 freight platforms.

Completed execution of the FY04 Preventive Maintenance program, involving

323 railcars, destined to two separate maintenance shops, clearing a logjam

of more than 100 railcars in less than 3 months. Coordinated maintenance

requirements with all Class-I railroads in North America, including the

Union Pacific, Burlington Northern-Santa Fe, Norfolk Southern, and CSX.

Arranged for expedited delivery to shops of more than 70 21-year old

railcars for urgent modifications as part of preventive maintenance.

Researched billing records for cars suspected of receiving unneeded or

incorrect repairs, in order to process counter-billing against the

responsible shops. Prepared daily status and location reports for all

railcars in the preventive maintenance program, 7 days a week. Prepared

daily reports detailing railcars identified to have high-risk wheels by

automated trackside equipment. Prepared monthly reports on railcar fleet

health and enroute failure analysis for the Federal Railroad Administration

and the Association of American Railroads.

Aircraft Maintenance and Munitions Officer, United States Air Force,

Various Locations, March 1993 - November 2006.

Provide leadership in planning, organizing and executing training and daily

production efforts of units composed of highly-skilled aircraft and

munitions maintenance technicians, ranging in size from 7 to over 250

persons. Researched and developed solutions to logistical issues related to

parts availability and deployment schedules of assigned personnel. Managed

valuable National Defense training and warfighting assets valued from $119M

to over $16B. Solely responsible for user input, construction inspection

and final acceptance of Whiteman AFB's Munitions Processing Center, a $25M

state-of-the-art conventional munitions inspection and assembly facility

for the B-2 Advanced Technology Bomber. Integral team member providing

user input, construction inspection and final acceptance of Whiteman AFB's

Hangar 9 and Fuel Systems Maintenance Facility, a $40M complete remodel of

two 40-year old maintenance facilities, for the B-2 Advanced Technology

Bomber. Provided final user inspections for acceptance of six B-2

Maintenance Docks, each a $5M self-contained and self-sufficient facility.

Responsible for development and implementation of unit Environmental

Compliance and Management Programs that were selected "Best on Base" twice.

Project Engineer, Raber Construction Inc, Bayamon, Puerto Rico, September

1992 -

November 1992

Assist the company president in planning, organizing, and controlling the

daily efforts of two building construction crews performing minor projects

for Federal, State and private

customers. Responsible for materials acquisition and management on ongoing

basis.

OTHER SIGNIFICANT EDUCATION

Engineer-In-Training, State of California, 2008

Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Construction Safety and

Health Training Course (10-hour), 2008

American Concrete Institute, Concrete Field Testing Technician, Grade I,

2006

Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, Quality Control Technician, Level

I, 2007

Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, Quality Control Technician, Level

II, 2008

Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, 1998 (in-

residence)

Aircraft Mishap Investigation Course, Air Force Safety Center, Kirtland Air

Force Base, New Mexico, 1998

Air Force Combat Munitions Advanced Course, Beale Air Force Base,

California, 2001

SIGNIFICANT SKILLS

Proficient on a variety of office software, including MS-Word, MS-Excel, MS-

PowerPoint, MS-Outlook and MS-Works. Native speaker, Spanish.

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