Salvador C. Rivas

Spring Branch, Texas ***** 210-***-**** adrnpb@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Experienced and dedicated leader, manager, technical expert with 15+ (F/A-18A-E) years of team management and troubleshooting processes and equipment. Continuous improvement for production efforts. Retired Navy with F/A-18 experience. Top secret clearance/secret clearance, eligible.

COMPETENCIES

Leadership Employee Evaluation Training & Development Supervision Testing Maintenance: Preventative & Reactive Project Management Trouble Shooting Inspections & Compliance Communications: Written/Verbal. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Aircraft Flight Readiness Technician (787) The Fountain Group (01/2022- 06/2022).

• Prepare aircraft for flight.

• Daily maintenance, servicing oil, grease points, hydraulics, pneumatic systems.

• Maintain/test aircraft subsystems via Central Maintenance Computing Function

(CMCF).

• Maintain aircraft cleanliness and security.

Aircraft Maintenance Supervisor Amentum: Corpus Christi, TX 5/2020 - 8/2021

• Managed total of 18 personnel on three shifts for daily production (six per shift).

• Daily aircraft preventative and reactive maintenance activities of T6 aircraft.

• Technical experience with manuals and aggregates.

• Troubleshoot aircraft (ejection seats, avionics cooling, onboard oxygen generating system and pressurization).

• Ensured safety, timely completion and efficiency in all work evolutions.

• Managed new employees indoctrination and instruction.

• Ordnance safety observer and board certified for new employee certification. US NAVY 1999-2019: Various Locations

Supervisor/instructor (Aircraft maintenance)

2017-2019

• Experienced F/A-18 mechanical and electrical technician.

• Prioritized team workloads.

• Managed three work centers with two teams (each) in two different shifts (total of 32 employees).

• Performed minor part-fitting operations, filing, sawing, burring. crimping, trimming, framing, riveting, drilling and reaming.

• Directly supervised production employees and work centers.

• Managed resources (tools and parts) in a dynamic environment.

• Presented (current manuals, powerpoint, videos and/or documents, and guided courses for, promotions, new methods and hands on training. Salvador C. Rivas Continued

• NAMP and OOMA expert.

• Conducted On-the -job-training (OJT) for efficiency and/or remedial purposes.

• Ordnance safety observer and board certified for certification and recertification.

• Quality assurance representative experienced (full systems).

• Expert with Onboard oxygen generating systems, cabin pressurization, environmental control systems, Avionics cooling, ejection seats (NACES/SJU-17) and electrical systems.

• CDI/CDQAR (13B).

Career Counselor/Recruiter Supervisor San Antonio, TX 2013-2016

• Briefed new employees on current and relevant policies, benefits and opportunities.

• Collaborated with customers and cross functional teams.

• Instructed current and new employees; Initiated, maintained and updated employee records.

• Screened candidates and performed face to face interviews.

• Coordinated, planned and presented public and private school staff, faculty and students with U.S. Navy special programs and opportunities. EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science: Psychology University of Maryland University College, MD. 2016 MAA: Industrial and Organizational Psychology University of the Incarnate Word, TX Currently Attending

Spring Branch, Texas 78070 210-***-**** adrnpb@r.postjobfree.com