JALENI RODRIGUEZ
Miami,FL
Summary
Senior Analyst, with expertise in marine engineering and energy efficiency strategies. USCG 2nd Assistant Engineer, Unlimited and former engineer for the Royal Caribbean Fleet. Experienced maritime professional in preventative maintenance, inventory management, counseling, property accountability, and logistics. Experienced leader with exceptional problem solving and decision-making skills, while having the ability to adapt in high-stress environments. Continues to drive positive interactions and elevate morale amongst stakeholders with clear communication skills, collaboration and teamwork. Safety-focused; evaluated and adhered to the highest levels of safety standards encompassing shipyard, ABS/DNV, USCG/ flag state, industry, and company standards.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Analyst
Royal Caribbean Group
01.2023 - Current
- Supports energy optimization initiatives for RCG fleet, including hull maintenance/hull coating strategy, power plant performance, ALS performance and the MIAP web application (Marine Insight Analytics Platform).
- Manages hull maintenance decisions through propulsion power data analysis and dive inspection reports
- Manages $2-4M Hull Maintenance budget in collaboration with Ship Managers.
- Helps team conduct energy usage analysis for shipboard systems.
- Analyzes data from various sources to identify trends and patterns in order to track and identify energy savings for the company.
- Collaborates with GMO team in finding new advanced grooming technologies for the RCG fleet.
- Ensures Energy Management SQM and ISO 500001 are up up to date.
Engineering Training Officer
SUNY Maritime College
06.2022 - 07.2022
- Served as an engineering training officer on the US Training Ship Empire State ‘s last and final voyage.
- Led, trained, and mentored cadets to become future marine engineers.
3rd Assistant Engineer
MEBA, ETC.
04.2020 - 07.2022
- Former member of the Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association, which employs and advocates for marine engineers in the USA.
- Worked aboard various ships on a contract basis including tankers, cruise ships, container ships and RO-ROs.
- Operated, maintained, repaired propulsion engines, boilers, generators, pumps, and other machinery.
- Provided guidance to junior engineers along with supervising, coordinating and evaluating activities carried out by engineering team.
- Reviewed, maintained quality assurance documentation, ABS class surveys & USCG surveys.
- In charge of diesel engines, generators, waste systems, sludge, fresh water, electrical, compressed air systems, plumbing, inventory and making sure the ship’s safety equipment operated properly. Point of contact for the entire engine department, transferring fuel daily/ offloading slops, assisting in ship's stability and responding immediately to any issues with the ships plant.
- Assisted in preventative maintenance projects daily and carried out mandatory weekly safety inspections.
- Stood as duty engineer in charge of answering alarms and to emergencies overnight.
- Responded quickly to emergency situations involving mechanical failures or malfunctions within the engine room.
- Companies worked for include: Norwegian Cruises, RCI, OSG, Seacor and Keystone.
Assistant Project Manager
Royal Caribbean Group
09.2019 - 04.2020
- Served as the initial point of contact for the contractors, working with them to execute on-time project completion for large-scale multi-million-dollar engineering modification projects onboard cruise vessels
- Oversaw design, budgets, safety, subcontractors, schedules, production planning, class society (DNV/GL) approval
- Used leadership and communication skills to ensure projects ran without issues on-site in shipyard
- Safety-focused; evaluated and adhered to the highest levels of safety standards encompassing shipyard, ABS/RINA, flag state, industry, and company standards
- Successfully completed Drydock Projects for Celebrity Silhouette 2020.
Engine Cadet
TE SubCom
12.2017 - 02.2018
- Interned aboard the cable-laying vessel, the CS Decisive, as an Engine Cadet.
Engine Cadet
Calhoun Training School
06.2017 - 07.2017
- Interned at the Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association's training school as a cadet and completed maritime-related courses such as: Crisis Management and Human Behavior, Crowd Management, Hazmat Technician, Machine Shop, Applied Diesel & Electrical Trouble Shooting.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Marine Engineering
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
06-2019
Skills
- Marine Engineering (2nd Assistant Engineer License, Motor, Unlimited)
- Energy Efficiency Strategies
- Project Management
- Evidence-Based Decision Making
- Data Research and Validation
- Process Improvements
- Regulatory Compliance
- Environmental Compliance
- Fluent in Spanish, Basic French
- Microsoft Products, PowerBI
- SQL and Databases
Timeline
Senior Analyst
Royal Caribbean Group
01.2023 - Current
Engineering Training Officer
SUNY Maritime College
06.2022 - 07.2022
3rd Assistant Engineer
MEBA, ETC.
04.2020 - 07.2022
Assistant Project Manager
Royal Caribbean Group
09.2019 - 04.2020
Engine Cadet
TE SubCom
12.2017 - 02.2018
Engine Cadet
Calhoun Training School
06.2017 - 07.2017
Bachelor of Science - Marine Engineering
Massachusetts Maritime Academy