Juan Vargas-Diaz
Herriman
Summary
Quality control inspector making sure we are providing high quality trains for our customers and consumers. Establishing long- term quality. Making sure we are building to print. Solving problems with multiple teams from engineering to production. Entrepreneur construction business for home improvements. Establishing homeowner’s great resale value.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Quality Control Team Lead
Stadler US Inc.
Salt Lake City
02.2026 - Current
- Lead a team of 6 inspectors.
- Developed and implemented quality assurance protocols for production processes.
- Trained team members on quality standards and inspection techniques.
- Collaborated with engineering to resolve non-conformance issues in products.
- Assisted customers by addressing requests and inquiries, contributing to satisfaction improvements.
- Ensured smooth project execution across all areas: trucks, paint, electrical pre-assembly, final assembly, and handovers to testing.
Quality Control Foreman
Stadler US Inc.
Salt Lake
02.2024 - 02.2026
- I have been promoted to Quality Control Foreman.
- Do pre-shipment inspections on finished trains.
- Collaborated with customer inspectors to ensure compliance with quality standards.
- I performed re-work at customer yards and collaborated with onsite inspectors.
- Coordinated with team leads and members to evaluate build processes and conduct inspections.
- Provided training and support to team members to enhance skills and performance.
Quality Control Inspector
Stadler US Inc.
Salt Lake
12.2021 - 02.2024
- I became a Quality Control Inspector for the production building.
- Making sure we as a company are providing high-end quality for our customers for long term.
- Familiar with following ISO-9000 and ISO-9001.
- Building to print/drawings.
- Checking on DNR`s and NCR`s.
- Helping engineers with better ideas/drawings fixing.
- Scheduling Hold point on part of the build process.
- Working with the customer inspector (RI).
- Following up with issues and missing material.
Owner/Operator
Strong Fence LLC
Salt Lake
06.2020 - 11.2023
- Licensed contractor S230 and S330.
- Self-employed building Vinyl fence for home owners and home builders.
- I would sell most of my jobs from door to door sales.
- I would make sure to build a diagram for each home with the home owner.
- Go over their wants and ideas.
- Provide them high quality and easy install.
- Providing home owners their privacy and safety they all desire.
- Contacted 811 to ensure awareness of underground utility lines prior to excavation projects.
EFA (Electrical Final assembly)
Stadler US Inc.
Salt Lake
07.2019 - 12.2021
- Constructed pantographs, front couplers, drivers cab wiring, end car couplers, and pneumatic lines on roofs.
- Followed BOMs, drawings, schematics; rang out wires, implemented revision changes, and resolved quality and commissioning event points.
- Created Takt system to enhance workflow and expand responsibilities.
- Joined team responsible for building panels.
- Transitioned to revision team from EFA.
- I would run harnesses for the Inlet team.
Assistant Manager
Burger King
Saratoga Springs
08.2015 - 05.2018
- I first started as a cashier and drive thru employee.
- At 16, years old became a shift manager.
- At 17, years old became an assistant manager at the Saratoga Springs.
- Led store to recognition as most improved store for Q3 by implementing effective team strategies and enhancing customer service.
- Supported multiple stores during staff shortages by coordinating shift coverage and ensuring operational continuity.
- Training new employees, managing labor, managing quick speed numbers, managing money, inventory counts, managing inventory order/ placing, and keeping the restaurant clean exterior and interior.
Education
High school diploma - autobody, accounting, welding
Hunter High School
West Valley City, UT05-2018
Skills
- Quality control
- Quality management
- Schematics
- Technical documentation
- Excel
- Electrical experience
- Low voltage
- High voltage
- Trouble shooting
- Budget management
- Team management
- Customer relationship management
- Sales
- Working great under pressure
- Reliable and efficient
- Team work
- Friendly, courteous, & service oriented
- Effective communication
- Motivative
- Crane operating
Hobbies and Interests
- Mountain biking
- Boxing
- Weight-lifting
- Puzzle
- Go-kart
- Family time
- Detailing cars
Timeline
Quality Control Team Lead
Stadler US Inc.
02.2026 - Current
Quality Control Foreman
Stadler US Inc.
02.2024 - 02.2026
Quality Control Inspector
Stadler US Inc.
12.2021 - 02.2024
Owner/Operator
Strong Fence LLC
06.2020 - 11.2023
EFA (Electrical Final assembly)
Stadler US Inc.
07.2019 - 12.2021
Assistant Manager
Burger King
08.2015 - 05.2018
High school diploma - autobody, accounting, welding
Hunter High School