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Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

• Directed and certified over 30 scheduled maintenance activities per month and generated work directives to proactively identify future issues on aircraft equipment valued at 200 million dollars per unit• Led as an owner to innovate a system targeted at reducing maintenance request approval backlogs, resulting in a 60 percent reduction in awaiting-maintenance down time• Trained sailors in quality assurance standards and aircraft maintenance best practices• Served as a mentor to sailors and officers in all aspects of organizational leadership as well as department efficiency• Prepared and presented well organized and logical intelligence briefings to leadership stakeholders• Consulted and trained sailors on manufacturers' maintenance manuals for repair specifications and to determine the feasibility of repair or replacement according to the malfunction• Managed and led 146 technicians to perform functional system diagnostics utilizing support and test equipment, while ensuring the appropriate safety precautions, diagrams, and schematics were the governing directives of their work• Executed authority and responsibility for deciding the courses of action required to ensure safe and airworthy aircraft following regulatory inspections

• Identified and solved problems as the subject matter expert for improving operations and productivity, skilled at developing and cultivating key relationships and establishing effective collaborations• Analyzed current divisional training curriculum to identify training deficiencies and assess the need for the development of new processes and training• Trained and certified 12 senior sailors as Master Training Specialist in accordance with a standardized regulatory training curriculum• Expertly trained a team of 14 instructors providing 18,595 instructional hours, encompassing 10 Naval approved courses, to 505 students with zero academic attrition. Managed and mentored four curriculum managers in the completion of 10 quality assurance course reviews, seven course changes, and two revisions

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

• 2015 ASSOCIATION OF NAVAL AVIATION ENLISTED AVIATION MAINTENANCE AWARD WINNER FOR MARITIME PATROL ASSOCIATION• Led 159 technicians through 29,164 maintenance man-hours, phase inspections, and aircaft transfer/acceptance inspections

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

• Led the QA Branch through a compressed training cycle to include successful Material Condition Inspections, Maintenance Program Assessments, Aviation Maintenance Inspections, and Training Program Inspections with zero critical or major discrepancies• Served as a quality assurance mentor in fostering an open-door policy to all sailors, ensuring all maintenance discrepancies were reported and solutions were developed to maintain full mission ready aircraft• Innovated in redesigning the command watch schedule, which resulted in the significant improvement of manpower availability for 406 sailors while increasing command morale

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

• Supervised 52 technicians in maintaining, repairing, and inspecting aircraft and equipment including solving technical problems, conducting regular inspections, and improving aircraft performance• Trained and qualified 36 junior personnel as Plane Captains on aircraft systems and maintenance practices to minimize aircraft maintenance downtime, and maximize the effectiveness of limited personnel• Managed large-scale coordinated projects involving multiple senior level supervisors and shifts • Effectively managed daily workloads and reports utilizing Microsoft Office programs and specialized aircraft maintenance software• QC inspected and certified 400+ daily maintenance inspections in accordance with maintenance publications, resulting in 95% aircraft readiness

Oak Harbor, Washington, United States

Aviation Electrician for P-3C aircraft.• Expedited troubleshooting and repair of propeller control boxes, valve housings, digital fuel quantity systems, aircraft compass calibrations, and other electrical system dirscrepancies.• Diagnosed and repaired aviation electrical and instrument systems on Lockheed Martin P3-C aircraft according to technical maintenance publications• Utilized deductive reasoning and developed the ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, resulting in the ability to troubleshoot, repair and maintain electrical systems on naval aircraft• Extensive knowledge of AC / DC electrical theory and digital electronics• Diagnosed, repaired and maintained electric over hydraulic systems• Utilized Linux based systems in documenting aircraft maintenance• Prioritized training and the navy core values to become a critical asset to the electrician branch