Ray Rivera Email & Phone Number

Independence, Ohio, United States

United States

3800 West143St Cleveland, Ohio

Maintance of application spraying equipment (applicators, fluid systems, machine & robots within Cleveland /ATSEL supporting QC production and technical assuring ATSEL spraying devices work properly, trouble shoot and repair break downs with the C/D crews.

143Rd Emery Road Cleveland, Ohio

Job requires being focused on building, installing, servicing and maintaining of application spraying equipment I.e. ( application,robots and spraymation machines within Cleveland Automotive Plant) within the Application Technical Services Engineer Legacy group (A.T.S.E.L.) Supporting both the QC and production application groups including the application Technical Team. Our job is to assure the application and robotic systems are continuously working within specification on a 24/7 basis.

Usa/Ohio

* Provide telephone technical support for 300+ independent dealerships, 700+ company owned stores, 4,800 Walmart stores, and 2,200 Home Depot stores.* Indentify coating application issues, providing recommedations for real time solutions, minimizing downtime.* Handle field complaints and investigation involving analysis of paint failures to assist in identifying if the failure is product or technique related. * Coordinate and submit paints for architectural and government certifications to Master Painter Institute, assuring the products comply with all LEED, VOC and GSA certifications.* Selected as Safety Steward for several groups, assuring departments are in compliance with safety directives and policies.* Complimented by manager for openness in improving the abilities and reasoning in addressing customer issues.* Appreciated for handling all Spanish speaking contractors and customer for the Technical Services Department, improving communications and increasing sales.* Assisted sales representatives with competitors product cross-references. * Worked with Architectual representatives and firms providing paint specifications and surface preparations policies and procedures . * Worked in the development of an exterior product sample exposure and evaluation field.*Professional certifications: 40 hour Course For Certification in Handling, Containment and Cleanup of Hazardous Chemcials* Certified as an Emergency Hazmat Responder and Incident Commander* Certified in Laboratory and Office Safety Procedures and PoliciesTechnical Skills: Microsoft Office, Word, Excel,Power Point, Windows 7 & SAP also Access.

Usa/Ohio

* Contributed to the successful containment and cleanup of hazardous chemical spills as the leader of the hazardous spill team.* Partnered in the success of the Akzo Nobel Research Development & Innovation Center, Strongsville, Ohio, achieving compliance with regulatory regulations for chemical handling and containment.* Successfully lowered the employee injury rate annually by 10% or more in the following departments, Technical Services, Research and Development, Accelerated Exposure and Weathering. * Partnered with National Account for the successful creation of an information center (Kiosk) for plant application and surface perparations, assisting customer in deciding what product fit best with their project needs.* Chosen as Incident Commander and Spill Team Leader. Annually organized and assured that teams were trained and certified. * U.S. Coast Guard experience

Strongsville, Ohio

* Developedsafety procedures and policies for the laboratory and offices involving evacuations, tornados, spill alerts, personal protection equipment and chemical hygiene plan.*Wrote technical bulletins covering paint applications and trouble shooting, assisting the sales force with deadlines.* Created safety policies and procedures for installation and usage of dispersion machine shaft guards.* Contributed to the successful installation and implementation of a chemical management system (ChemSW) while working as the lab safety steward.*Selected as Incident Commander and Spill Team Leader, annually organizing and assuring teams were trained and certified.* Recognized by managers for "expertise" experience and knowledge that played a pivital role in the area of safety,,,, he was very beneficial to the team.*Recognized for initiative and strong work ethic, providing thorough, accurate and responsive solutions to customer issues.* Developed a very intuitive training program for chemical inventory and management syste, allowing company to be in compliance with the Strongsville Fire Department and accounting for raw materials contained in the building.