Grant Rivera Email & Phone Number

Quality and performance assurance professional with an electrical engineering background and 4 years of experience specializing in the development, analysis, and execution of engineering projects and performance improvement initiatives.Expertise includes:•Quality and Performance Assurance•EPA Risk Management Plans and OSHA Process Safety Management•OSHA Construction Safety Standards•Valve and Actuator Operation and Maintenance•NFPA 70E Electrical Safety•ISO 9001:2008•Audit Team Leadership•Accident Investigation (TapRoot)•Risk Management

Listed skills include Project Management, Risk Management, Process Improvement, Six Sigma, and 33 others.

• Qa Engineer

  U.S. Department Of Energy, Strategic Petroleum Reserve

  Mar 2010 - Present - Greater New Orleans Area

  Spear-headed quality initiatives on the maintenance and operations, architect engineering, and construction management services contractors for the world’s largest crude oil storage project based on federal and local requirements, directives, and work authorizations. Accomplishments include:•Performed quality oversight for major capital projects including oil deliveries that provided 30M barrels of crude oil to refineries along the gulf coast, $2M well work-overs, and $20M new well construction projects. •Reviewed draft engineering designs and engineering changes for compliance to technical, quality, and safety standards as a Quality and Safety Subject Matter Expert.•Supervised the transition from legacy audit action systems to electronic systems streamlining collaboration on compliance issues between all 900 staff members and contractors across 5 facilities.•Served as lead assessor for federal assessment teams conducting quarterly compliance audits of Gulf Coast, government owned oil storage facilities.•Performed field validation in response to major accidents, including conducting interviews, performance testing, and document reviews.•Delivered quarterly presentations to senior management on contractor compliance with contractor assurance system requirements as part of a formal quarterly federal management program review.•Developed contractor assessments and corrective actions key performance indicators for senior management to determine contract fee awards.

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  Lamar University

  Electrical Engineering