William Joel Sánchez

Experience

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  ALTERNATE CONCEPTS, INC.

  Mar 2011 - Jun 2012

  Vehicle Specialist

  Led the re-commissioning of Puerto Rico's heavy rail train fleet after heavy preventive maintenance. This process guaranteed the trains were safe for public transport through a series of, but not limited to:• Static and dynamic (acceleration/deceleration) test runs; and• Electrical systems, propulsion systems, Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems, mechanical systems, and the air compressor systems tests.

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  Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)

  Jul 2012 - Mar 2014

  Nuclear Engineer

  Performed specialized work on circuit breakers and power distribution connections within naval nuclear reactor plants along with a comprehensive knowledge of the operations of steam generators, charging pumps, switchboard panels, and work breakdown structures. Conducted engineering assistance visits and provided ship mechanic oversight in order to resolve deficiencies related to electrical equipment on Navy vessels or at the government electrical shop facilities by means of various troubleshooting tactics. Show less

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  U.S. Department of Transportation

  Oct 2017 - May 2020

  Office of Crashworthiness Standards, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)Led the development and publication of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) on the safety of electric vehicles. As the NHTSA's lead engineer on electric vehicle safety, I represented the U.S. at the international stage on harmonization efforts to negotiate the regulations that would be implemented at the United Nations and adopted throughout at least 10 participating countries.Part of the team that produced the first ever public policy on automated vehicles, the Automated Vehicle Policy 1.0. Show less

  • Transit Standards Program Manager

    Feb 2019 - May 2020

  • Regulatory Engineer

    Mar 2014 - Feb 2019

  • Lead Transportation Engineer

    Oct 2017 - Feb 2018
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  Uber

  May 2020 - Jan 2021

  Safety Standards Engineer
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  Aurora

  Jan 2021 - now

  Safety Standards Engineer