Eric Mathias Email & Phone Number

Savannah, Georgia, United States

• Performs all tasks in area of responsibility in a timely and efficient manner to support aircraft certification activities performed by FAA Principle Inspectors or Gulfstream ODA IARs. • Ensures the article and all associated data supports and presented for certification meets requirements in accordance with the approved Quality Assurance System and the ODA Operations Manual. • Leads teams and projects to find permanent solutions to quality system deficiencies.• Provides guidance on quality processes and procedures related to certification and conformity for internal organizations; planning, quality, manufacturing.• Provides technical guidance and direction to subordinate level personnel. Oversees completion of assigned tasks of subordinate level personnel assigned to the functional groups.

Savannah, Georgia, United States

• Coordinates article & aircraft certification activities to program schedule and milestones.• Manipulates and maintains large data sets related to configuration, article traceability and conformity of aircraft to determine status and compare to schedule and objectives.• Prepares and/or reviews data packages prior to submission in accordance with ODA/FAA requirements.• Performs data evaluation, interrogation and correlation of data between electronic systems.• Identifies abnormal data trends or changes, works with internal and external organizations to facilitate resolution.• Interprets engineering configuration data relative to manufacturing planning and deviations.• Monitors completion of certification tasks to ensure completion to program requirements and schedules.• Participates in team process improvement projects both internal and external to quality.

Savannah, Georgia, United States

• 2018 GD symposium Manufacturing Excellence Award (M.E.A.) winning team member for Standards, Training and Evaluation Program (S.T.E.P.). • Assists management in aspects of assigned quality personnel to include hiring, work assignments, workspace, equipment, training, career development, counseling, and time keeping for payroll. • Supervises, assigns, and reviews work for assigned QC Inspection personnel to ensure adequate inspection coverage is maintained for assigned departments, and inspection activities are accomplished in a timely and accurate manner.• Oversees and trains on the processes of conformity inspections related to production operations.• Actively identifies and completes process improvement projects related to achieving improved quality and efficiency.• Develops and presents training workshops/courses for inspection and manufacturing personnel. • Mentors all QC Inspectors to include developing QC Inspector Sr.’s ability to coach, mentor, and train.• Actively conducts monthly 6S and Safety audits. • Liaison between shop floor personnel, planning, and engineering, for discrepancies found in 3D model, planning, or reoccurring issues.• Lead the start-up of the G500 and G600 wing build programs. • Assisted with the start-up of the G400, G700, and G800 wing programs.

Savannah, Georgia, United States

• Lead a team consisting of Engineering, NDT, production management, and IAR’s, which performed and ensured conformity was completed on approximately 110 parts in accordance with FAA standards prior to the proposed deadline. • Performs inspection duties utilizing engineering drawings and orders, route cards, inspection travelers, technical specifications, QA procedures and instructions and other related documents.• Performs conformity/first article inspections to ensure compliance with FAA approved procedures.• Performs area inspections to ensure compliance with applicable standards and specifications.• Provides technical support to manufacturing personnel.• Provides on the job training for subordinate level inspectors.

Savannah, Georgia, United States

• Manufactures wing structures and flight control surfaces IAW blueprints using Catia and Solumina.• Performs all tasks in area of responsibility in a timely and efficient manner to ensure aircraft parts, sub-assemblies, major assemblies, and installations are built to model.• Extensive experience in the use of precision measuring instruments including micrometers, calipers, depth gauges, dial indicators, etc. to a tolerance of .001”.• Proficient in the interpretation of aircraft blueprints and selected Gulfstream Standards (GAMPs, MEPs, GERs, MSs, TSs).• Trains and mentors less experienced mechanics.

Savannah, Georgia, United States

• Extensive experience in the removal, installation, and inspection of such subsystem assemblies as engines, engine quick change accessories, transmissions, landing gear, flight controls, fuel systems, pneudraulics, hydraulics, actuation, structural, fire protection, electrical, avionics, gearboxes, rotor hubs, rotor blades, flight control rigging, and malfunction analysis.• Conducts regular inspections including close tolerance, critical tolerance, and visual.• Supervises a team of 28 helicopter mechanics on the repair and inspection of UH-60 helicopter components/systems daily.• Coordinates daily maintenance, develops daily status reports, inspection projection reports, aircraft logbooks and other administrative data for 16 UH-60 Helicopters with production control and quality control to ensure that aircrews never miss their scheduled flight time due to maintenance issues.• Inspects scheduled routine inspections upon completion of maintenance for quality and airworthiness.• Develops, manages, maintains, and evaluates a crew chief training program for mechanics / crew chiefs in a classroom or on aircraft learning environments. • Extensive experience in train the trainer for subjects such as aircrew coordination, methods of instruction, fundamentals of instruction, forms and records, conducting written and interview type evaluations and teaching techniques.• Trains students to be knowledgeable in aeromedical factors such as exogenous factors, hypoxia, visual cues, visual illusions, monocular cues, middle ear discomfort, fatigue, self-imposed stresses, spatial disorientation, and physiology of the eye.• Trains students to have a thorough working knowledge of aircraft systems such as engines, hydraulics, pneudraulics, rotors, landing gear, auxiliary power plants, electrical, aircraft flight control system (AFCS), stabilator, power train, fuel system, and mission equipment.