HERBERT CASTRO RIVERA
Yuma,AZ
Summary
12 Years of experience in the aviation industry while serving as a Maintenance Controller, specializing in aviation operations management. Expertise lies in ensuring timely service delivery, meticulous attention to detail, and strong organizational capabilities. Dedication is to uphold safety compliance standards and minimize mechanical delays.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Airframes Mech 4
Northrop Grumman
10.2023 - Current
- Overseeing proper maintenance and documentation completion of JTD (Joint Technical Data Module)
- Ensure adherence to safety policies and procedures and maintain positive company relations.
- Supervise colleagues' maintenance activities and provide instruction on specialized procedures to ensure quality outcomes.
- Provide flight line support, including aircraft launch and recovery.
- Increased repair accuracy with meticulous attention to detail during visual inspections and hands-on maintenance tasks.
- Supported continuous improvement initiatives by actively participating in process reviews and providing constructive feedback on potential enhancements.
- Ensured compliance with industry regulations by strictly adhering to established guidelines for repair procedures and documentation requirements.
- Conducted extensive repairs on damaged aircraft structures, restoring functionality and extending service life.
United States Marine Corps Aviation Airframes Mechanic Quality Assurance Collateral Duty Inspector Maintenance Controller
USMC, United States Marine Corps
06.2011 - 12.2023
- Direct all maintenance actions for the F35B Aircraft.
- Collaborate with the Maintenance Material Control Officer and the Maintenance Officer to prioritize tasks and focus efforts on enhancing mission capabilities.
- Ensure compliance with all processes and procedures outlined in the 4790 manual.
- Ensure adherence to safe and effective maintenance procedures as specified in approved aircraft maintenance manuals.
- Supervise work center personnel and conduct training sessions.
- Certify Aircraft Safe for Flight.
- Perform structural and hydraulic repairs on eligible aircraft.
- Supported continuous improvement initiatives by actively participating in process reviews and providing constructive feedback on potential enhancements.
- Collaborated with engineers to develop innovative solutions for complex airframe problems, ensuring optimal performance.
- Spearheaded preventive maintenance programs that effectively minimized system failures while maximizing overall aircraft availability rates.
- Conducted extensive repairs on damaged aircraft structures, restoring functionality and extending service life.
- Ensured compliance with industry regulations by strictly adhering to established guidelines for repair procedures and documentation requirements.
- Assisted in the training of junior mechanics, sharing technical expertise and best practices for airframe maintenance tasks.
- Assisted with aircraft and equipment transport and movement.
AVIATION MAINTENANCE CONTROLLER/ QUALITY ASSURANCE COLLATERAL DUTY INSPECTOR
USMC, United States Marine Corps
03.2018 - 11.2022
- Team-oriented Maintenance Controller with 12 years of comprehensive experience and solid qualifications as a shift supervisor, and training specialist, responsible for the safe and timely release of ready-to-fly aircraft
- Liaison with other squadrons for the successful completion of maintenance and flight hours, impacting the flight line as a whole across MCAS Yuma
- Released safe aircraft for flight during shipboard training, securing the successful certification of the USS America to support the F-35B in 2019
- Instrumental in the transition process of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 from an AV-8B Harrier squadron to an F-35B squadron, ensuring proper maintenance procedures and safety measures were in place in the Airframes Work Center
- Managed 16 F-35B aircraft for 10 individual work centers that led to many successful sorties along with hundreds of mishap free maintenance hours
- Identified by supervisors as a highly motivated, detail-oriented, and energetic professional who delivers outstanding results through proper planning, communications, initiative, and interpersonal strengths
- Personal qualities include dependability, credibility, integrity, sound judgment, and a passion for collective success.
- Liaison with outside agencies such as Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Rolls Royce, and Bell engineers in the installation, ensuring safe and effective integration of new aircraft systems and subsystems.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Aeronautical Engineering
Embry-Riddle
Online06.2026
N/A -
Sergeant’s Professional School
San Diego, CA01.2018
N/A -
Quality Assurance Representative Training
Yuma, AZ01.2018
N/A -
Work Center Supervisor Training
Yuma, AZ01.2017
N/A -
F-35B Aircraft Airframe Mechanic Training
Eglin, FL01.2016
N/A -
AIRSpeed Yellow Belt Course
San Diego, CA01.2015
N/A -
H-1 Airframes Structures/Systems Mechanic Training
Pensacola, FL01.2012
N/A -
Aircraft Corrosion Control, Prevention And Treatment Training
Pensacola01.2012
N/A -
School of Infantry, United States Marine Corps Combat Training
San Diego, CA01.2011
N/A -
United States Marine Corps Recruit Training
San Diego, CA01.2011
High School Diploma -
El Camino Real High School
Woodland Hills, CA06.2001
Skills
- Staff Management
- Team Oversight
- Project Management
- Strategic Planning
- Policy Planning
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Airframes Mech 4
Northrop Grumman
10.2023 - Current
AVIATION MAINTENANCE CONTROLLER/ QUALITY ASSURANCE COLLATERAL DUTY INSPECTOR
USMC, United States Marine Corps
03.2018 - 11.2022
United States Marine Corps Aviation Airframes Mechanic Quality Assurance Collateral Duty Inspector Maintenance Controller
USMC, United States Marine Corps
06.2011 - 12.2023
Bachelor of Science - Aeronautical Engineering
Embry-Riddle
N/A -
Sergeant’s Professional School
N/A -
Quality Assurance Representative Training
N/A -
Work Center Supervisor Training
N/A -
F-35B Aircraft Airframe Mechanic Training
N/A -
AIRSpeed Yellow Belt Course
N/A -
H-1 Airframes Structures/Systems Mechanic Training
N/A -
Aircraft Corrosion Control, Prevention And Treatment Training
N/A -
School of Infantry, United States Marine Corps Combat Training
N/A -
United States Marine Corps Recruit Training
High School Diploma -
El Camino Real High School
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