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Reno, Nv, Us

Reno, Nevada, United States

-Managed a team of Field Service Engineers (FSE) assisting the Navy in the maintenance of F-5N+ as well as Tactical Air Support F-5AT mission, radar, datalinks, and Garmin systems-Established the FSE program between Tactical Air Support and the Navy-Helped Navy transition from F-5N/F to F-5N+/F+-Integrated Link 16 into F-5AT and F-5N+/F+-Designed ethernet network to facilitate the integration of new systems into F-5AT and F-5N+/F+-Designed and built systems integration labs in an intercompany effort with Lockheed Martin-Identified discrepancies at system level for F-5AT and F-5N+/F+, developed solutions, and delivered technical directives for FSE's to implement across fleet-Provided tier 3 support for FSE’s and mission technicians to ensure mission readiness-Provided quality assurance function to all Tactical Air Support FSE’s and mission technicians

Reno, Nevada, United States

- Performed initial setup of avionics and mission systems post-modification installation on F-5AT/N+- Developed and performed ground testing procedures to VAL/VER all new software incorporated into F-5AT/N+ avionics and mission systems- Maintained, troubleshot, repaired, and calibrated radar, mission, and inertial navigation systems on F-5AT/N+/F+- Maintained and troubleshot radar and mission systems software- Troubleshot and repaired Ethernet, serial, 1553b, VLAN, and USB buses- Developed and integrated Garmin, radar, mission, helmet-mounted cueing systems, AIM9 M/X, and inertial navigation systems into F-5AT/N+/F+- Developed flight control and engine instrument calibration procedures for F-5AT/N+/F+- Developed software maintenance scheduling and quality assurance processes for F-5AT/N+/F+

-Maintained, troubleshot, and repaired avionics, radio, and radar systems on SF-260TP, F-5E/F/AT, and CF-5D airframes-Developed, prototyped, and installed avionics, radar, and radio upgrades into F-5E/F to create F-5AT aircraft-Prototyped and developed removal and installation processes needed to upgrade F-5E/F into F-5AT-Maintained, troubleshot, and repaired all support equipment necessary for F-5 aircraft maintenance

Sparks, Nevada

-Troubleshot failures, root causes, and repaired or rebuilt Fanuc robotics, Odawara, and Hirata engineering manufacturing machinery-Troubleshot Allen-Bradley and Seimens programmable logic controllers-Set up, troubleshot, and repaired 480VAC power distribution cabinets-Maintained, troubleshot, and repaired Swisslog and Dematic automated storage and retrieval systems-Set up, calibrated, reconfigured, troubleshot, and repaired 480VAC 3 phase motor driven conveyance systems-Assisted production engineering supervisor in improving preventative maintenance operations, scheduling, and documentation reducing production downtime for unplanned maintenance-Worked with process and equipment engineering and other cross-functional groups to resolve maintenance issues, improve equipment reliability, review procedures, and minimize equipment downtime-Enforced maintenance safety protocols such as Lock Out Tag Out, 5-S, and Arc Flash

Sparks, Nevada

-Charged with the disposition of all non-conformance materials produced by the manufacturing line-Minimized cost and maximized productivity of production by responding to out of control processes -Investigated and implemented countermeasures to improve process Cpk and product yield-Maintained and helped develop up-to-date maintenance and calibration procedures and schedules-Supported Lean Manufacturing and 5S initiatives-Worked with engineering and manufacturing to ensure manufacturing instructions and qualification schedules were always available and current-Established rework procedure and trained associates on new processes

Camp Pendleton

-Prioritized, coordinated, and communicated daily maintenance actions for 3 work centers of 45 Marines to support 11 aircraft squadrons comprising a total of 143 aircraft-Awarded two Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medals for exemplary production control, operations management, development of avionics changes affecting Navy/Marines fleet wide intermediate maintenance activities, and quality assurance efforts inherent to mission success while in garrison at Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 39 and deployed with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit-Provided quality assurance inspections on over 3,000 maintenance actions with 100% accuracy-Analyzed stock summaries, conducted trend analysis, and budget analysis for repairable and consumable materials in order to support the production of high priority products needed to launch aircraft for scheduled operations-Communicated with the aviation supply department, original equipment manufacturers, and other supply chain support entities to expedite the shipment of items needed to repair priority assets-Maintained an 89% ready for issue rate (mean 73%) saving in excess of $25,000,000 in Marine Corps spending -Assisted fleet service engineers in development of hardware and software changes to Automated Test Equipment affecting total Marine fleet readiness -Assisted fleet service engineers in development of intermediate level repair of circuit cards affecting all H-1 squadron readiness-Assisted in curriculum revisions in technical training affecting total Marine fleet readiness by reducing time to train CASS technicians by two weeks-Provided 45 Marines on the job technical training, qualifications, and professional development-Maintained avionics division embarkation program at Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 39-Managed work center electrostatic discharge, meteorology/calibration, foreign object damage, and safety programs

Camp Pendleton, Ca

-Maintained, troubleshot, calibrated, and repaired Consolidated Automated Support Systems (CASS), Reconfigurable Transportable CASS, Electronic CASS, and all related support equipment-Troubleshot and repaired avionics, radio frequency, and radar components from AH-1W, AH-1Z, UH-1Y, MV-22, AV-8B, F/A-18, H-60, CH-53, and EA-6B aircraft