Joel Rivera-Flores
Pensacola,FL
Summary
Seasoned Aviation Administrator / Manager bringing demonstrated safety management and performance optimization skills gained during experience in stressfully settings. Deliver in-depth training and mentoring to help each improve abilities and advance work quality. Dependable, hardworking and level-headed in addressing diverse problems. Results-driven professional leads, motivates and collaborates with teams of mechanics. Committed to implementing best practices and standards to deliver customer satisfaction. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Aviation Maintenance Manager
U.S. Navy Active Duty
07.2021 - Current
- Trained new staff on job duties, policies, administrative and safety procedures.
- Developed and maintained knowledgeable and productive teams of Sailors and contractors.
- Collaborated with supply chain management.
Aviation Maintenance Administrator /System Administrator
U.S. Navy Deployment
07.2018 - 06.2021
- Created and maintained daily and weekly reports for upper management.
- Scheduled and oversaw maintenance, repair and installation activities.
- Monitored safety compliance to maintain strict standards and protect team members from harm.
- Utilized proper tools and materials to adhere to safety guidelines.
- Monitored priorities and liaised between maintenance team and management, delegating tasks to complete on time.
- Kept watchful eye on equipment inventories, optimizing work readiness and aligning supplies with specifications for each job.
- Organized ongoing maintenance schedules to boost system performance.
- Supervised team of installers and mechanics to complete work on time and to company standards.
- Monitored daily progress and work quality to provide guidance and direction to mechanics and installers.
- Managed efficient teams of up to 1,300 Sailors and contractors.
- Evaluated final results to determine quality levels and isolate root causes of any identified faults.
- Shrunk knowledge gaps with ongoing training and close employee mentoring for new and less experienced team members.
Aviation Maintenance Supervisor
U.S. Navy Naval Air Station
11.2014 - 07.2018
- Created and maintained daily and weekly reports for upper management.
- Scheduled and oversaw maintenance, repair and installation activities.
- Monitored safety compliance to maintain strict standards and protect team members from harm.
- Utilized proper tools and materials to adhere to safety guidelines.
- Supervised team of installers and mechanics to complete work on time and to company standards.
- Kept watchful eye on equipment inventories, optimizing work readiness and aligning supplies with specifications for each job.
- Managed efficient teams of up to 50 aircraft modification contractors.
- Contributed to development, implementation, and execution of maintenance programs.
Aviation Administrator
U.S. Navy Deployment
11.2011 - 11.2014
- Supervised department personnel by assigning and directing daily tasks as well as evaluating performance to enhance productivity and resolve problems.
- Observed staff to review compliance and safety to minimize losses due to violations or damage.
- Coordinated driver dispatch to accomplish daily delivery requirements.
- Prepared and updated employees' daily work schedules and resolved delivery problems.
- Organized records of vehicles, schedules and completed orders.
- Collaborated with planner to schedule and implement backhaul processes to meet third-party backhaul goals.
- Developed criteria, application instructions, procedural manuals, and contracts for federal and state public transportation programs.
- Trained new staff on job duties, company policies, and safety procedures for rapid onboarding.
- Conducted research to address shipping errors and packaging mistakes.
Aviation Maintenance Manager
US Navy
06.2008 - 11.2011
- Trained new staff on job duties, company policies, and safety procedures for rapid onboarding.
- Coordinated driver dispatch to accomplish daily delivery requirements.
- Developed and maintained knowledgeable and productive team of Sailors and contractors.
- Organized records of vehicles, schedules and completed orders.
- Reduced worker accidents by implementing improved safety standards and monitoring procedures.
- Conducted research to address shipping errors and packaging mistakes.
- Created and enforced detailed organization processes to increase quality and service standards.
System Administrator
U.S. Navy Active Duty
05.2008 - 11.2011
- Performed scheduled and unscheduled inspections to check flight readiness of aircraft.
- Performed scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on diverse aircraft engines, avionics and hydraulics.
- Maintained repair logs to document all corrective and preventive aircraft maintenance.
- Evaluated individual aircraft components to identify and troubleshoot issues.
- Diagnosed faults and developed resolution plans.
- Maintained, repaired and rebuilt aircraft structures and fuel, electrical, and oxygen systems.
- Recorded maintenance actions in aircraft logbooks.
- Maintained, inspected, adjusted, and packed aircrew flight equipment.
- Installed important security and functionality patches to maintain optimal protections against intrusion and system reliability.
- Completed reports detailing network and systems performance and downtime issues.
- Oversaw file system and storage upgrades while safeguarding data integrity and redundancy.
- Served as subject matter expert on proposed technology purchases.
- Migrated data from legacy system to OOMA databases.
- Resolved issues and escalated problems with knowledgeable support and quality service.
- Diagnosed and resolved hardware and software issues.
- Monitored networks and network devices to resolve technical problems quickly.
- Developed and documented network policies, procedures and standards.
Aircraft Engine Manager
U.S. Navy Active Duty
05.2005 - 04.2008
- Performed scheduled and unscheduled inspections to check flight readiness of aircraft.
- Performed scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on diverse aircraft engines, avionics and hydraulics.
- Maintained repair logs to document all corrective and preventive aircraft maintenance.
- Evaluated individual aircraft components to identify and troubleshoot issues.
Aviation Maintenance Administrator
USS Roosevelt
02.2002 - 04.2005
- Created and maintained daily and weekly reports for upper management.
- Scheduled and oversaw maintenance, repair and installation activities.
- Monitored safety compliance to maintain strict standards and protect team members from harm.
- Utilized proper tools and materials to adhere to safety guidelines.
Education
Master of Science - Addiction Counseling
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA05.2025
Bachelor of Science - Management & Leadership
Regent University
Virginia Beach, VA12.2018
Skills
- Aircraft Launch
- Inspection Protocols
- Physical Combat
- Computerized Tracking
- Aviation Safety
- Maintenance Requirements
- Safety Protocols
- Resource Management
- Carrier Negotiations
- Staff Development
- Development Management
- Coordinate Transportation
- Improvement Recommendations
- Incoming Shipments Review
- Supply Chain Performance Management
- Daily Operations Management
- Data Interpretation
- Data Protection
- Staff Management
- Managing Routines
- Managing Career Progression
- Team Leadership
- Organizational Policies
- Information Confidentiality
- Issue and Conflict Resolution
- Job Assignments
- Order Supplies
- Time Management
- Cost Control
- Coordinate Events
- Business Administration
- Team Motivation
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Aviation Maintenance Manager
U.S. Navy Active Duty
07.2021 - Current
Aviation Maintenance Administrator /System Administrator
U.S. Navy Deployment
07.2018 - 06.2021
Aviation Maintenance Supervisor
U.S. Navy Naval Air Station
11.2014 - 07.2018
Aviation Administrator
U.S. Navy Deployment
11.2011 - 11.2014
Aviation Maintenance Manager
US Navy
06.2008 - 11.2011
System Administrator
U.S. Navy Active Duty
05.2008 - 11.2011
Aircraft Engine Manager
U.S. Navy Active Duty
05.2005 - 04.2008
Aviation Maintenance Administrator
USS Roosevelt
02.2002 - 04.2005
Master of Science - Addiction Counseling
Liberty University
Bachelor of Science - Management & Leadership
Regent University
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