Mario Rivera
Montezuma,GA
Summary
Driven Automotive Technician with a proven track record in electrical failure repairs and exceptional customer service, honed at Bonaire Tire Company and the US Navy Reserves. Excelled in team collaboration and diagnostic abilities, ensuring high levels of client satisfaction and vehicle safety. Achieved a significant reduction in maintenance turnaround times through efficient problem-solving and parts replacement.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Automotive Technician
Bonaire Tire Company
03.2021 - Current
- Used specialized tools to detect leaks in oil, coolant and refrigerant systems.
- Performed diagnostic and troubleshooting procedures to find and identify root causes of mechanical issues.
- Tested newly installed equipment to determine proper functionality and compliance with regulations.
- Replaced damaged, missing, or defective parts with new and refurbished components.
- Performed safety and DOT inspections.
- Completed full vehicle inspections to check for leaks, damage, or other issues of concern.
- Changed, rotated, and balanced tires on different types of vehicles.
- Analyzed and located malfunctions in brakes, motors, switches, and control systems.
- Inspected and tested vehicles and completed preventive maintenance such as engine tune-ups, oil changes, tire rotations, wheel balancing, and filter replacement.
- Utilized special alignment equipment and wheel-balancing machines to align wheels, axles, frames and steering mechanisms of automobiles.
- Read and followed technical documentation to complete accurate repairs.
- Checked brake systems and determined need of pad replacement, disc turning or other maintenance requirements.
- Serviced air conditioning systems, changed and topped off fluids and completed maintenance inspections.
Petty Officer Third Class
US Navy Reserves
08.2018 - 01.2023
- Attended 8 week boot camp for the US Navy.
- Held Leadership Positions to lead a Squad through necessary training as well as keeping documentation needs for each seaman under my command
- Attended monthly Drill weekends to keep my personal records up to date and attend any necessary training.
- Attended yearly 2 week job specific Training as an Aviation Structural Mechanic
- Attended leadership training and meetings to build my knowledge in management of my peers
- Conducted airframe, airfoils and flight controls maintenance and logged actions in aircraft log.
- Recorded maintenance actions in aircraft logbooks.
- Read and interpreted aircraft documentation to determine repair feasibility and methods.
- Collaborated with colleagues in developing and refining maintenance procedures.
Sandwich Artist
SUBWAY®Restaurants
02.2017 - 04.2018
- Executed sandwich artistry duties with very low occurrence of errors.
- Shared information with customers about menu items, preparation methods, and ingredients.
- Greeted guests, promoted specials, and took orders.
- Organized freezers, refrigerators and storage rooms by receiving, recording, and moving food and beverage supplies and products.
- Trained team members to prepare sandwiches and other items according to instructions.
- Operated manual and electric appliances to peel, slice, and trim food.
- Kept workplace clean and organized in line with restaurant policies.
- Upheld high standards of customer service at all times to enhance client loyalty and satisfaction.
- Restocked and rotated stock in display case to mitigate stock loss.
- Accurately operated cash register to process customer payments.
- Documented customer orders and conveyed special requests to kitchen staff.
- Prepared recipe ingredients by washing, peeling, cutting, and measuring.
- Filled out daily shift log to record amount of food prepared, used and leftover.
- Kept drawer balanced by accurately processing cash, credit and debit payments.
Education
High School Diploma -
Macon County High School
Montezuma, GA05.2018
Skills
- Customer Service
- Alignments experience
- Electrical failure repairs
- System repairs
- Preventive Maintenance
- Inspecting vehicles
- Parts Replacement
- Roadside Repair
- Strong Work Ethic
- Suspension Systems
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
- Safety awareness
- Coolant System Control
- Inventory Auditing
- Bay management
- Problem-Solving
- Team Collaboration
- Diagnostic abilities
- Engine repair
- Brake systems understanding
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Automotive Technician
Bonaire Tire Company
03.2021 - Current
Petty Officer Third Class
US Navy Reserves
08.2018 - 01.2023
Sandwich Artist
SUBWAY®Restaurants
02.2017 - 04.2018
High School Diploma -
Macon County High School
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