Joshua Martinez
Tucson,AZ
Summary
U.S. Navy submariner veteran and ordnance technician with over 8 years of experience in weapons systems and ordnance handling. Highly skilled at team leading, ordnance loading and unloading from surface and subsurface naval platforms, performing ordnance testing, inspections, intermediate level maintenance and calibration.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Driller
Boart Longyear Drilling Services
01.2024 - Current
- Operated drill rig equipment, contributing to the smooth running of drilling operations.
- Managed inventory levels of drilling tools and materials, minimizing delays due to lack of resources.
- Ensured high-quality services delivered to clients through consistent adherence to company policies, procedures, and industry best practices.
- Conducted regular safety inspections and maintenance on equipment, eliminating potential hazards before they could cause accidents or downtime.
Ordnance Technician
Navy Munitions Command Pacific East Asia Division Unit Guam
10.2020 - 11.2023
- Ordnance handling team leader: Responsible for organizing the shipping and transportation of ordnance to and from naval surface and subsurface platforms. Give safety and hazard control briefs, observe safety regulations, manage operational risk and delegate my team.
- Maintenance leader: Perform receipt inspections, electrical testing, maintenance and calibration on tomahawk missiles and handling equipment. Manage maintenance schedules, assist Naval Undersea Warfare Center.
- Logistics Manager: Manage the logistic requirements for Guam Naval Munitions Command's ordnance handling quick response team. Inventorying and requisitioning tomahawk support and testing equipment, special tools, PHS&T equipment, consumables, and repair parts totaling $1.2M.
Weapons System Technician
USS Asheville
01.2016 - 09.2020
- Work Center Supervisor: Created quality control maintenance procedures. Managed a team of 6 to complete corrective and planned maintenance on small arms and weapons systems. Calibrated over 320 weapons launching equipment including gages, switches, and special tools, ensuring weapons systems were always ready.
- Security: Managed my organizations small arms and ammunition, trained over 100 personnel on small arms handling, guard duty principles, and anti-terrorism response plans. Created security drill packages and lessons learned training for my organization.
- Weapons technician: Led a team to safely and routinely ship heavy weight torpedoes and tomahawk missiles onboard USS Asheville. Qualified tomahawk missile strike team leader.
Education
High School Diploma -
Tucson High School
Tucson, AZGeneral Mechanical Skills
Basic Enlisted Submarine School
Groton, CTSkills
- Familiar with military systems and procedures Experience with weapons loading/shipping in accordance with military standards
- Scheduling maintenance plans and managing a team to complete quality level maintenance
- Logistic expertise, procurement, inventory and budget management skills Experience handling hazardous and classified materials
- Trained in military security and small arms handling
- Able to follow directions and communicate clearly
- Complex problem solving and troubleshooting skills
- Ability to multi-task and delegate effectively
- Current US secret clearance
Accomplishments
- As the senior weapons handling team leader, my crew flawlessly shipped 22 heavy weight torpedoes, safely and efficiently, in record time for a forward deployed submarine.
- I oversaw and team led the handling of a HW torpedo outboard a submarine tender while anchored in the far east.
- Dedicated countless hours to the training and execution of USS Asheville's certification to employ UGM-84 harpoons. My team leading executed the safe offload of 63,900 lbs of conventional ordnance with zero safety concerns.
Certification
- Licensed forklift operator: 2020 - Current
- CAT 3 Crane operator: 2020 - Current
- Ordnance handling training: 2016 - Current
- Certified Quality Assurance / Safety Observer, Naval magazine guam: 2023 - Current
- U.S. Secret Clearance - Current
Timeline
Assistant Driller
Boart Longyear Drilling Services
01.2024 - Current
Ordnance Technician
Navy Munitions Command Pacific East Asia Division Unit Guam
10.2020 - 11.2023
Weapons System Technician
USS Asheville
01.2016 - 09.2020
High School Diploma -
Tucson High School
General Mechanical Skills
Basic Enlisted Submarine School