Joseph Savaglio
Orlando
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Technician
Blue Origin LLC
Merritt Island
05.2025 - Current
- Leadership: establish daily priority of work and delegate work assignments to teammates in support of achieving team goals.
- Ensure completion of tasks and report daily work.
- Provide area oversight during operations, maintenance, or construction.
- Responsible for shift handoff with incoming rotation leads and supervisors.
- Attends briefs and tag-ups as required.
- Training: Assist in training new employees, and providing supervisors critical performance feedback in support of performance management.
- find opportunities to improve training programs and create new training opportunities.
- Morale: Work alongside the supervisor to create an engaged workforce through the Leadership Principles.
- Understand the team's strengths and weaknesses. Play to the strengths of team members and seek to improve team member weaknesses.
- If unable to rectify a conflict between team members, report to the supervisor for support.
- Communication: Have clear and respectful communication with team members and leadership.
- Evaluate team effectiveness and make recommendations to supervisor on how to improve efficiencies.
- Quality and Safety: Perform critical walk through of job sites to assess conformance with procedural FOD, safety, and other guidelines, including best practices.
- Ensure daily cleanliness routines and FOD walks are completed thoroughly and that teammates are cleaning as they go.
- Responsible for timely reporting of NC's, safety issues, procedural issues, near misses, etc.
Technician
Blue Origin LLC
Merritt Island
12.2024 - 05.2025
- Manufacture, assemble, and test New Glenn Second Stage Vehicle according to written procedures.
- Manufacture, assemble, and test structural flight hardware including but not limited to: Avionic, Fluid, Mechanical, and Structural assemblies according to written procedures and engineering models, drawings, specifications.
- Configure new production work areas with the necessary tooling and equipment to ensure efficient workflow and minimize any potential delays during the transition to high-rate manufacturing.
- Operate precision calibrated tools (torque wrenches, micrometers, etc.) to maintain high safety and quality standards.
- Identify and implement continuous improvement projects for safety and efficiency, enhancing overall productivity.
- Drive the transition from development to production, proactively performing troubleshooting and maintenance as needed.
- Maintain clean and organized work areas following 5S principles to promote safety and operational efficiency
Integration Technician
SpaceX
Kennedy Space Center
01.2021 - 05.2024
- Stage, set up, assemble, test, and install flight hardware
- Hands-on operations with both large as well as small, fragile assemblies
- Use various mechanical tools without instruction
- Maintain and install fluid system components from a schematic or drawing including ball and check valves, pressure regulators and gauges, etc.
- Troubleshoot operational issues found during activation of fluid and mechanical systems including but not limited to hydraulic systems, high-pressure nitrogen and helium systems, and cryogenic systems
- Work with a team of technicians and engineers to ensure systems and mechanical equipment is built with the highest level of quality to support the successful launch of our multi million dollar launch vehicle.
- Core traits that empower this success are strong written and oral communication skills, a meticulous attention to detail, an emphasis on safety, cleanliness, adherence to corporate policies and standards, and the ability to work with a team
- Responsible for final assembly of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy Rockets including stage, Transporter Erector (TE), and Payload mates as well as recovery operations.
- Perform various hazardous operations such as ordnance, tea-teb, and high-pressure operations.
- Worked on over 223 successful orbital launches/landings delivering customer payloads, cargo, and humans to orbit and to the International Space Station.
- Obtained Authorized Oversight (AO) qualification, ensuring work is safely and accurately performed.
- Awarded multiple on the spot bonuses for identifying issues and going above and beyond expectations.
- Experience being the point of contact (POC) while taking extreme ownership of critical operations.
- Competent Crane Operator and Lift Master with experience performing all major safety and mass critical lifts to fully integrate the Falcon 9.
- Kennedy Space Center, FL
Shop Foreman
SLAGLE AUTOMOTIVE
04.2017 - 04.2021
- Managed shop and customer schedules to maximize profits, efficiency, and customer retention over the past 3 years.
- Interpret vehicle drawings for remove and replace of defected parts, procure correct parts and schedule jobs accordingly to ensure a smooth and efficient work flow.
- Procure resources from inventory used daily to complete scheduled jobs
- Operate machinery such as pipe benders, engine hoists, angle grinders and sanders
- Proficient with mechanical tools and heavy duty pneumatic and electric automotive tools as well as calibrated tools like torque wrenches, multi-meters, gauges, digital scales, etc.
- Knowledge of diagnostic equipment including scanners, data monitoring, starting and charging testing, battery testing, and electric diagnostics
Airborne Infantryman
U.S. ARMY
JBER
12.2013 - 03.2017
- Led teams supporting operations and security
- Trained team members on cooperative and individual security procedures
- Developed problem-solving skills working with superiors to improve security metrics, routinely before deadlines
- Developed communication skills writing comprehensive reports detailing observations during shifts
- JBER, ALASKA
Education
ASTRONAUT HIGH SCHOOL -
ASTRONAUT HIGH SCHOOL
Titusville, FLSkills
- Leadership
- Time Management
- Communication
- Detail Oriented
- Crane Operator/ Lift Master
- Problem Solving
- Highly organized and detail oriented
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Ability to work independently with little supervision after training
- Ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently
- Strong computer skills
- Problem solver with leadership experience
- Equipment Repair
- Field Service
- Mechanic Experience
- Assembly
- Electrical experience
Personal Information
Work Permit: Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Timeline
Lead Technician
Blue Origin LLC
05.2025 - Current
Technician
Blue Origin LLC
12.2024 - 05.2025
Integration Technician
SpaceX
01.2021 - 05.2024
Shop Foreman
SLAGLE AUTOMOTIVE
04.2017 - 04.2021
Airborne Infantryman
U.S. ARMY
12.2013 - 03.2017
ASTRONAUT HIGH SCHOOL -
ASTRONAUT HIGH SCHOOL