Joel Raines

Safety professional with extensive experience in risk assessment and management, training (classroom and on-the-job), and executing safety initiatives. Passionate about and dedicated to adaptive safety education and risk prevention in the workplace. Successful completion of Department of Transportation safety courses relating to safety management systems and training excellence for adult learners. Proven excellence in training teams to carry out high pressure tasks while maintaining a valued safety culture.

Safety Supervisor at Astin Aviation (College Station, TX): December 2023 - Present

Safety Lead at Astin Aviation (College Station, TX): May 2023 - December 2023

Line Service Technician at Astin Aviation (College Station, TX): August 2022 - May 2023

Patient Services Team Member at Central Virginia Family Physicians (Lynchburg, VA): November 2018 - July 2022

Certifications: 

Trainer Qualification and Excellence, Transportation Safety Institute (March 2024) • Topics covered: Instruction methods for adult learners, learning models, post-training evaluation, all in a safety context 

Safety Management Systems, Transportation Safety Institute (September 2023) • Topics covered: Emergency response plans, human factors, safety risk management, root cause analysis, safety policy, and safety promotion 

Certified Line Service Technician, National Air Transportation Association (January 2023) • Topics covered: Hazardous material handling, blood-borne pathogens, misfueling prevention 

Private Pilot with Instrument Rating, Liberty University (December 2018)

Education: 

Bachelor of Science in Aviation, Liberty University (May 2022)