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Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, Japan

Excel in handling repairs on KC-130J aircraft, including engines, sheet metal, structural, hydraulic, electrical, and power train maintenance. Troubleshoot malfunctions in aircraft structure, landing gear, flight surfaces and controls, anti-icing, pneudraulics, engines, auxiliary power unit, and ventilation and heating systems.Demonstrate experience with repairs, replacement, and rebuild of aircraft structures (e.g., wings and fuselage), as well as functional components (e.g., rigging, surface controls, and plumbing and hydraulic units) using hand tools, power tools, machines, and equipment (e.g., shears, sheet metal brake, welding).Replace and/or repair worn or damaged components (e.g., carburetors, alternators, magnetos, fuel controls, fuel pumps, oil pumps, and engine mounted gearboxes, and compressor bleed valves). Removed engine from aircraft, used hoist and forklift truck, and dissembled and inspected parts.Read and interpret manufacturers’ and airline’s maintenance manuals, service bulletins, technical data, engineering data, and other specs to determine feasibility and method of repairing or replacing components. Flushed crankcase, cleaned screens and filters, greased moving parts, and checked brakes.𝘒𝘌𝘠 𝘈𝘊𝘊𝘖𝘔𝘗𝘓𝘐𝘚𝘏𝘔𝘌𝘕𝘛𝘚:• 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘃𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗙𝗔𝗔) 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.• 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗽𝗿𝗲-𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁, 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝘂-𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.• 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸, 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹, 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲-𝗼𝗳-𝘁𝗵𝗲-𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿.

Strategically steered troubleshooting, repair, and testing for avionics and instrument wiring/systems. Placed parts orders to ensure timely job completion. Inspected components and aircraft systems as a Quality Inspector. Completed work orders and documented parts/component removal and installation.𝘒𝘌𝘠 𝘈𝘊𝘊𝘖𝘔𝘗𝘓𝘐𝘚𝘏𝘔𝘌𝘕𝘛𝘚:• 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀-𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲-𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀.• 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻-𝘁𝗵𝗲-𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻.• 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀-𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗻-𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀.• 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝘅𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗺 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆.

*Additional Roles Included:𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗲 & 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗸 and 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆Leveraged broad industry knowledge toward directing all administrative operations, including calendar management/scheduling, conference organization, phone call arrangement, VIP visit coordination, and check-ins/check-outs. Produced, modified, edited, and printed correspondence and reports.𝘒𝘌𝘠 𝘈𝘊𝘊𝘖𝘔𝘗𝘓𝘐𝘚𝘏𝘔𝘌𝘕𝘛𝘚:• 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟮𝟬+ 𝗲𝗻𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿-𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀.• 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲 (𝟭)-𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁.

Played a vital role in performing corrosion prevention and treatment on aircraft and ground support equipment inclusive of KC-130J, AC-130, F-15, C-17, CV-22, and AH-1. De-configured and re-configured ground support equipment and aircraft for corrosion inspections according to IAW USAF job guides.𝘒𝘌𝘠 𝘈𝘊𝘊𝘖𝘔𝘗𝘓𝘐𝘚𝘏𝘔𝘌𝘕𝘛𝘚:• 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘆-𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀.• 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗱𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲.

*Additional Roles Included:𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝘂𝘁𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 / 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲Managed 30+ team members in adhering to QA and efficiency across KC-130J communication/navigation systems. Installed, removed, inspected, tested, maintained, and repaired electrical systems, components, and ancillary equipment for installed communication/navigation systems.Trained junior staff to understand KC-130J publications, determine component location and understand removal and installation procedures. Led classes to enhance squadron expertise on electrical safety, electrostatic discharge, and preventative maintenance.Leverage time management and multitasking skills to resolve aircraft discrepancies to meet flight schedules. Called on Data Transfer and Diagnostics System (DTADS) to lead troubleshooting of aircraft systems (e.g. Nav Data, WOW, IBITs).Guided maintenance, repair, overhaul, manufacture or modification of intricate weapon systems and related end items (e.g. aircraft, exchangeable items, engines, missiles, major end items and related assets). Configured and de-configured communication/navigation and defense systems.𝘒𝘌𝘠 𝘈𝘊𝘊𝘖𝘔𝘗𝘓𝘐𝘚𝘏𝘔𝘌𝘕𝘛𝘚:• 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 “𝗴𝗼-𝘁𝗼” 𝗛𝗔𝗭𝗠𝗔𝗧 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.• 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗶-𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴.• 𝗨𝗽𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗞𝗖-𝟭𝟯𝟬𝗝 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗧𝗔𝗗𝗦 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗣𝗠𝗔 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗽𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁.• 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝟮𝟬+ 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗧𝗔𝗗𝗦 𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗖-𝟭𝟯𝟬𝗝 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗠𝗔 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗧𝗔𝗗𝗦 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀.