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Beavercreek, Ohio, United States

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Tucson, Arizona Area

Manage 22 personnel, directing compliance of aircraft maintenance actions, including isochronal (ISO), home station check, phase, Time Compliance Technical Order (TCTO), and program depot maintenance.• Develop and maintain proper utilization to sustain fleet health of 83 A-10C/22 C-130/9 HH-60 aircraft valued at $4.8B.• Manage technical systems compliance program and aircraft / engine records for shipment, transfer, distribution, and acceptance inspections.• Developed organization policies / drafted publications and distributed local technical orders  Led ISO quick turn plan by teaming with production supervisors across two groups to expedite two inputs, ensuring four regional aircraft were ready and returned for 5K flight hours. Facilitated aircraft maintenance plan by merging 89 special inspections and 11 time changes to secure qualification for 30 pilots and 98 flights. Managed 22 A-10 EWA swaps by verifying 170 inspections, delivering project specifications in less than three days, ensuring FY2019 deployment requirements. Guided A-10C phase dock re-flow by coordinating 38 phase slots to safeguard $65M program. Generated EC-130H deployment flow by coordinating support across three regions / $330K assets. Cultivated FY2018 long-range schedule, encompassing shared resource requirements, posturing group for 4.6K flight operations. Aligned deployment requirements / modification schedule with divisions, securing a $23M program. Developed FY2018 Flying Hour Program, mitigating five depot limiting factors to execute the largest A-10 program in the division, proving integral to 14K missions.

Little Rock, Arkansas Area

Directed 14 personnel across three sections, supervising maintenance analysis, plans, scheduling, and documentation, and Air National Guard augmentee.• Managed fleet health and scheduling for 17 C-130 H/J aircraft valued at $1.5B within the world’s largest tactical airlift training group.• Managed Technical Order (TO) program and aircraft / engine records for shipment, transfer, and acceptance.• Directed compliance of aircraft maintenance, ISO, home station check, and program depot maintenance. Coordinated eight aircraft transfers, brokering across divisions to develop long-term plan which added 1K flight operations.  Drove safety systems compliance / SOPs, effectively tracking compliance of 20 inspections which guaranteed safety of flight, aircraft, and crew. Maximized aircraft availability by combining 2K maintenance actions through 13 major inspections, driving on-time graduation of 1.3K aircrew members. Synchronized delayed discrepancies with weekly maintenance plans by incorporating 92 jobs with inspections, reducing existing 10% delay rate by 3%. Initiated cabin pressure controller study which dissected two years of data for 56 jobs, identifying no negative trends and guiding health of fleet decisions. Monitored aircraft status and flying schedule by coordinating 200 changes across 12 agencies, achieving 99% maintenance service effectiveness rate vs 95% division standard. Analyzed 12 aircraft jacket files, overseeing 24 inspections to rectify issues, securing 99% QA pass rate.

Little Rock, Arkansas Area

Supervised two personnel, responsible for managing aircraft fleet health and maintenance scheduling for 28 assigned C-130 E/H/J aircraft valued at $1B.• Developed annual, quarterly, monthly, weekly, and daily aircraft flying and maintenance utilization plans.• Collaborated across units to synchronize shared resources and facilities for ISO, home station check, refurbish, wash, and paint programs.• Coordinated and scheduled aircraft maintenance, special inspections, time changes items, and technical systems compliance. Managed $16.4M Cost Per Flying Hour Program, auditing 3K+ flight operations which were key to the group's 2011 'Excellent' inspection rating. Supported NATO operations, leading Foreign Military Sales transfer of three aircraft to Poland / Romanian Air force, ensuring 'best candidate' for ally missions. Supervised 41 C-130 transfers between five divisions and 21 bases with minimal impact, enabling 81% aircrew graduation rate for FY2010. Managed resources across three divisions, effectively synchronizing 1.4K+ inspections with aircraft dock availability, ensuring effective use of $2.7B in assets. Merged 2K+ maintenance events into the flying schedule, achieving a 99% maintenance effectiveness rate for FY2010, beading division standard by 4%+. Audited 10 retiring C-130E aircraft records, saving $11.5M in resources / 70K work hours.

Little Rock, Arkansas Area

Supervised two personnel, responsible for managing technical systems compliance program, including all orders and parts for 32 assigned C-130 E/J aircraft valued at $1B.• Developed plans to include requirements in quarterly, monthly, and weekly group aircraft flying and maintenance utilization plans.• Conducted audits on aircraft and engine records for shipments, transfers, acceptances, and after programmed depot maintenance return.• Directed compliance of aircraft maintenance actions, isochronal, special inspections, time changes items, and TCTOs. Verified incomplete TCTO completion on newly acquired aircraft and justified acceptance inspections, saving 40% new maintenance time to completion. Inspected records of two return aircraft, confirming 18 maintenance actions were completed. Validated a $3.2M contract, ensuring there was no fraud across the contract. Performed 57 aircraft document reviews, verifying 354 inspections, technical systems compliance, and configurations, vital to safe operations of 4K flights. Validated 200+ aircraft automated history, identifying / fixing errors ensuring accurate reporting. Led documentation section during manning shortage, exceeding operations / requirements with no work stoppage. Merged 2K+ maintenance events in flying schedule, achieving a 99% maintenance effective rating which was 4%+ above standard.

Little Rock, Arkansas Area

Supervised two personnel, responsible for managing technical systems compliance program, including all orders and parts for 32 assigned C-130 E/J aircraft valued at $1B.• Developed plans to include requirements in quarterly, monthly, and weekly group aircraft flying and maintenance utilization plans.• Conducted audits on aircraft and engine records for shipments, transfers, acceptances, and after programmed depot maintenance return.• Directed compliance of aircraft maintenance actions, isochronal, special inspections, time changes items, and TCTOs. Verified incomplete TCTO completion on newly acquired aircraft and justified acceptance inspections, saving 40% new maintenance time to completion. Inspected records of two return aircraft, confirming 18 maintenance actions were completed. Validated a $3.2M contract, ensuring there was no fraud across the contract. Performed 57 aircraft document reviews, verifying 354 inspections, technical systems compliance, and configurations, vital to safe operations of 4K flights. Validated 200+ aircraft automated history, identifying / fixing errors ensuring accurate reporting. Led documentation section during manning shortage, exceeding operations / requirements with no work stoppage. Merged 2K+ maintenance events in flying schedule, achieving a 99% maintenance effective rating which was 4%+ above standard.