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New Bremen, Ohio, United States

Machine Maintenance and preventative repair.

Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, United States

-Diagnosed a critical overheating condition on four senior leadership’s armored vehicles. Used technical expertise to troubleshoot and come up with a solution that saved the Air Force $1.9M in replacement cost.-Troubleshoot vehicle tow truck fault, repaired hydraulic and electrical system. Restored recovery operations 2 weeks faster than lead time, enabling 25 emergency responses.-Marshalled safety recall procedures, welded, fabricated and repaired 5 assets floor pans. This saved the Air Force $20k, three months of vehicle down time and increased the assets life by 10 years. -Managed Field service section. Led15 personnel during on call operations and directed 572 in field service repairs leading to a 92% in-service rate surpassing productivity and service labor goals enabling our customers to resume operations

Plans and schedules vehicle and equipment maintenance activities. Plans and controls work methods, production schedules, operating procedures, and performance standards. Monitors established maintenance priorities, tire and battery shop operations, and determines mission requirements. Ensures vehicles, equipment, tools, parts, and manpower are available to support mission requirements. Ensures maintenance and supply documentation is complete and accurate. Diagnoses, isolates malfunctions, and repairs vehicle electrical, emissions, gasoline, diesel, and alternative fuel systems. Inspects repaired or rebuilt parts and equipment to ensure work conforms to standards. Identifies and initiates materiel deficiency reports at work centre level. Performs vehicle, equipment, and vehicle body maintenance functions. Solves complex maintenance problems by interpreting layout drawings, specifications, schematics, diagrams, and operating characteristics of vehicles and components. Uses technical orders, commercial manuals or automated systems to determine maintenance procedures and research parts. Troubleshoots, adjusts, repairs, and tests vehicles: alternate fuel, diesel and gasoline engines; fuel, exhaust and electrical systems; clutches; torque converters; transmissions; transfer cases; power takeoffs; drive lines; axles; frames; steering, suspension, dispensing, brake, air, and hydraulic systems; tracks; winches; emission control, heating and air-conditioning systems, active/passive restraint systems and other mounted or special equipment. Welds vehicle parts and accessories. Supervises and performs vehicle and vehicular equipment maintenance activities and functions, including diagnostics, repairs, rebuilding components and assemblies, fabrication of parts, replacement of body panels, and refinishing of exteriors. Ensures compliance with vehicle maintenance policies, directives, and procedures.

Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, United States

-Authored Quality Assurance evaluation plan. Conducted 412 personal evaluations, 16 quality verification inspections and 69 safety inspections, resolving 93% of all write-ups, adding an extra layer of mission effectiveness.-Accelerated shop efficiency by conducting equipment inspections and digitalizing 103 equipment checklist forms, cutting workload and inspection times by 50%.-Used technical expertise to fabricate 16 infrared device stands, which increased the pilot’s visibility by three miles, securing night-time operations.

Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, United States

-Led Material Control section expediting 70k vehicle maintenance repairs, boosting the mission capable rating to 97% and achieving a 2-year regional headquarter high. -Facilitated government purchase card program by supplying parts and equipment and allocating $253K, which enabled our organization to achieve an “Outstanding” rating during the 2017 surveillance audit.-Chosen to work on high visibility projects. Worked overtime on short notice vehicle request for the President of the United States. Prepared $146k staircase truck enabling the shipment two days ahead of schedule. Solidified Presidential scheduled visits.

Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, United States

-Fabricated two K9 kennels for vehicle transport and trained two employees on welding and metal working techniques. Ensured the safe transportation of military working dogs and saving the Air Force $24k in fabrication cost. -Led 600 error-free equipment repair actions, propelling in service rate to 97%, exceeding productivity and service labor goals set by higher headquarters lauded as best in region. -Responded to 86 service calls and repaired 80% in field, reducing the average return to customer time by 20%.-Maintained area of responsibilities largest fleet of 1100 vehicles valued at $106M. Completed 4 complete engine replacements in under 36 hours, besting the 72-hour standard and returning the assets back to the customer two days ahead of schedule. Kept vehicle in service rate 17% above company standard.

United States Air Force, Grand Forks Afb Nd

- Responsible for the accountability, training, supervision, and employment of 7 personnel- Planned, directed, and performed in-house and mobile maintenance on 273 vehicles and equipment valued at $230,000,000 -Merged two customer service centers into one, boosted work efficiency, and created a faster turn around time by 50%-Oversees quality control program, validates 100% of all work orders; enables Air Mobility Command Vehicle Mission Capable rating of 97%-Instructed 5 personnel on Material Handling Equipment fundamentals. Enhanced shop's hydraulic system maintenance capabilities by 50%

Osan Ab, South Korea

-Purchased and expedited 230 purchases totaling over $113,000. Enabled non-stop flow of parts for the Base and Wing assets- Performed cleaning and inspection of 300 weapons for upcoming inspection. Armory restored to 100%-Responded to two cargo loaders that were down, blocking aircraft departures; Repaired both loaders in one hour enabling aircrafts to have no reported delays-Performed mobile maintenance on 30assets, all repaired in field. Facilitated multiple mission movements.-Identified and repaired 14 Nuclear Surety vehicles. Ensured vehicles compliance to regulations -- Garnered letter of appreciation from 731st Commander

Nellis Afb, Nv

-Maintained and accounted for 1287 vehicles and equipment valued at $110,600,000-Performed maintenance on 209 material handling equipment assets valued at $10,000,000-Repaired $6000 worth of accident damage to cargo loader; reconstructed/fabricated bent body pieces-Cultivated on the job training program; lead trainer for five personnel; evaluated and completed over 442 training task; increased shop knowledge/manpower by 30%-Conducted troubleshooting examination, and repaired forklift hydraulic system failure; flawlessly rebuilt hydraulic check valve system within 3 hours; saved the USAF $1000 in replacement costs

Associates Of Applied Mechanical Science

I am currently enrolled in and attending classes. I am 3 classes away from my Associates.

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