Billy Bast Email & Phone Number

Monahans, Texas, United States

Fallon, Nevada

Work center supervisor managing and training five permanent personnel and 20 temporary personnel in scheduled and unscheduled maintenance of 1,000 pieces of aviation armament equipment and test equipment. Temporarily assigned to Naval Air Station Fallon Security Office, May 2010-June 2011. Led safety and security for base to include force protection, enforcement of policies and military regulations through uniformed police procedures and standards. · Work center naval aviation maintenance program manager ensuring proper maintenance standards, resulting in zero discrepancies noted during work center audit. · Performed as worker and collateral duty quality inspector on 1,500 maintenance actions, accounting for 15,000 worker-hours and reducing work center backlog by 50%. · Supervised maintenance and special inspections for 920 aircraft armament equipment items, ensuring training mission successes of four Naval Air Station Fallon tenant activities, visiting Carrier Air Wing, and Strike Fighter Advanced Readiness Program (SFARP) training detachments. Directly responsible for completion of over 569 maintenance production work orders, completing 7074 worker-hours and reducing armament work center backlog by 30%.

Corpus Christi, Texas Area

Served as work center supervisor overseeing 20 personnel in scheduled/unscheduled maintenance of five MK-105 MOD 4 magnetic minesweeping systems, six AN/AQS-14 towed sonar systems, six AN/AQS-24 towed sonar/laser systems, and 100 airborne mine countermeasure systems and support equipment. Repaired and operated varied heavy equipment, including all styles forklifts up to 20,000 pounds, 15-ton semi trucks and tractor trailers, 2,000-gallon water trucks, stake trucks up to 15 tons, graders, and front loaders. · Collaborated on writing revision of winch loading machine operation and repair technical manual. · Completed 2,376 maintenance actions, resulting in 95% gear availability for split-site detachments. · Planned and executed two deployment on-loads by moving 500,000 pounds of equipment aboard USS Tarawa (LHA-1) and USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7). · Recognized as one of six qualified CDL drivers hand-picked to transport 37 tons of repair parts, supplies, and support equipment in convoy between Panama City Beach, Florida and Corpus Christi, Texas.

San Diego, California

Performed scheduled/unscheduled preventive and corrective on communication, navigation, radar, identify friend or foe, sonar, and weapons systems of 15 SH-60B helicopters. Temporarily assigned to Naval Air Station North Island Security Office, January 2004-March 2005. Held responsibility for safety and security for base to include force protection as well as enforcement of government policies and military regulations through basic uniformed police procedures and standards. · Performed over 200 scheduled and unscheduled maintenance actions directly, reducing work center’s backlog, resulting in squadron maintaining 90% first pass yield rate

Corpus Christi, Texas Area

Held responsibility for opening/closing store with 14 employees, ensuring store upkeep, and accounting for earnings and wages. Utilized graphs and spreadsheets for monthly sales reports, collected payments if no cashier was available, and assisted with restocking. Furnished information to customers concerning goods for sale as well as assisted customers in selecting and purchasing products and offered additional products to fit customers’ requirements. · Recognized for completing numerous orders of 100 pizzas with 100% perfect orders, exceeding customer expectations