Gary Brest Email & Phone Number

Everett, WA

• Work independently to plan and execute nondestructive evaluation (NDE) for practical application.
• Apply knowledge of aircraft structure, metallurgy, electricity, chemistry, mechanics, and physics to develop, evaluate, and implement nondestructive systems and inspection techniques.
• Lead integration of new technologies.
• Ensure application of best inspection practices and identify the need for enhanced processes and tools.
• Translate engineering requirements into work requirements and tasks. Plan, schedule, and lead others to produce technical work responsive to customer needs within allocated budgets.
• Contact customers, teaming partners, subcontractors, and suppliers to exchange technical data and develop new inspection techniques.

Everett, WA

• Assembled precision and structural aircraft components and sub-assemblies. These sub-assemblies were later incorporated in larger assemblies that were subsequently installed on the airplane. Additional Tasks, Duties.
• Locate work area using drawings which specifies airplane number, section number, and three-point location.
• Obtained and verified kitted detail parts, standards, and assemblies were issued correctly.
• Ensured that parts issued were effective for the airplane and were free of visible defects.
• Set up assembly tools per tooling instructions or drawing.
• Operated mechanical lifts of various types (e.g. tiger and snorkel lifts), as required, to locate parts/assemblies into position or to perform assembly work.

Seattle, WA

• Chemically etched specific aerospace parts by submerging etching, which removed a small amount of metal; neutralized parts with water and cleaned smut with deox.
• Placed clean aerospace parts on penetrant line and applied fluorescent penetrant liquid by submerging, pouring and swabbing allowing penetrant to dwell.
• Washed aerospace parts to remove penetrant after specified time; pre-dried with fans and placed parts in drying cabinets.
• Placed parts in developing cabinet for automatic application of powdered developer.
• Visually inspected parts; cleaned and degreased as needed.
• Anodized (Boric/Sulfuric)

Geology/Earth Science, General

Associate'S Degree, Geology/Earth Science, General