Greg Side

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Director of Maintenance at Waterloo Wellington Flight Centre @ Waterloo Wellington Flight Centre
breslau, ontario, canada
Greg Side's Location
Paris, Ontario, Canada, Canada
About Greg Side

I love airplanes.At some point, in almost any introduction to anyone new, that statement comes up. If you asked anyone who knows me to state something about me, there's a good chance that would be one of the first things they tell you. While I've always enjoyed seeing planes fly, it really took hold in the Summer of 1999, when I attended the first summer camp the the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum put on. It got me hooked, and I can trace back almost everything that has happened in my life so far back to that experience.Over the years, my passion for aircraft maintenance has taken me around the world, and I've had incredible opportunities. I could very easily have chosen a path that would still have me working at the first job I had when I graduated from Canadore College, working for Jazz, a relatively steady airline job, not far from home, with years of seniority and good stability. While that is great for some, I'm so thankful that I've lived in different cities, worked in different countries, and have such diverse experience!Among the types I've had the chance to work on, some include (in no particular order): CRJ-100/200, CRJ 705, DHC-8-100/300/400, DHC-7, Cessna 152/172, Embraer 175, Piper Aerostar, DHC-1, Fairchild Cornell, DeHavilland Tiger Moth, Boeing Stearman, North American Harvard, Beech 18, North American B-25, Consolidated PBY, Norduyn Norseman, Beech Bonanza, Douglas DC-3, Fairey Firefly, and the Avro Lancaster!In addition to my maintenance career, I have my Private Pilot License, which I don't use nearly as much as I wish I did! However I'm in the process of rebuilding a 1938 Piper J-3 Cub, which I expect to put a lot of hours on upon completion.

Greg Side's Current Company Details
Waterloo Wellington Flight Centre

Waterloo Wellington Flight Centre

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Director of Maintenance at Waterloo Wellington Flight Centre
breslau, ontario, canada
Website:
wwfc.ca
Employees:
79
Greg Side Work Experience Details
  • Waterloo Wellington Flight Centre
    Director Of Maintenance
    Waterloo Wellington Flight Centre Dec 2023 - Present
  • Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
    Aircraft Maintenance Engineer
    Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum Oct 2016 - Dec 2023
    After being a longtime member and volunteer, I received the opportunity of a lifetime, to work for the greatest flying museum in Canada. For seven years I had the chance to develop skills that many in the industry never will. At one time, I had a Wright R-2600 and two Wright R-1820 engines surrounding me, as I prepared them for installation on different aircraft. I took them from the naked condition they are in after arriving from the overhaul facility and added all of the accessories and aircraft specific pieces that need to be installed prior to the engine being hung on the aircraft. Over the years I have had the chance to build up several engines in this manner, as well as replacing engine components while they are still hanging on the aircraft. Some of the best days at work were the ones where I was covered in thick, black oil up to my elbows, with the job successfully accomplished, and the aircraft ready to fly! I would routinely remind myself that I was one of the lucky few who got to work on these rare, sometimes unique, aircraft. What a thrill!
  • Marsh Brothers Aviation
    Aircraft Maintenance Engineer
    Marsh Brothers Aviation Feb 2016 - Oct 2016
    Burlington, Ontario
    Marsh Brothers Aviation is a fantastic company, applying the parent company's technology of grease/lubricant free bearings and bushings to aircraft. In my role, I split my time between maintaining the company Piper Aerostar, assisting in product development/market research, and assisting with writing a Maintenance Policy Manual as part of the company's application to become a Transport Canada Approved Maintenance Organization.
  • Skyservice Business Aviation Inc.
    Aircraft Maintenance Engineer
    Skyservice Business Aviation Inc. Dec 2014 - Feb 2016
    Mississauga, Ontario
    Working a combination of Day and Night shifts, I performed line maintenance on the Embraer 175, an aircraft that can (almost) tell you what is wrong with it. This gave me a chance to learn a whole new method of troubleshooting - trying to figure out what the airplane thinks is wrong, and figuring out what is actually wrong. In the daytime, duties included meeting aircraft at the gate, interacting with flight crew and rectifying or deferring defects as needed. At night it was a matter of performing regular scheduled maintenance, fixing deferred defects, and sometimes fun things like compressor washes in the winter time, or figuring out why the APU has turned into a flame thrower. I gained experience as a temporary crew chief and maintenance controler, eventually being promoted to a full time crew chief for the last 3 months prior to moving on.
  • Voyageur Aviation Corp.
    Aircraft Maintenance Engineer
    Voyageur Aviation Corp. May 2012 - Dec 2014
    North Bay, Ontario, Canada
    Working at remote bases in Africa, namely Bukavu, DRC; Wau, South Sudan; Kinshasa, DRC and Entebbe, Uganda, I had the experience of a lifetime. In addition the DeHavilland Dash 8 and Canadair CRJ, I worked on the incomparable DeHavilland Dash 7, which I will fondly remember forever. In addition to regular daily line maintenance, we got as involved as doing leading edge replacements, fuel tank entry, hot section inspections and propeller blade removal and replacement. Most of the bases were on site or very nearby the airport in United Nations camps. We lived together as a crew, which adds a whole new dimension to working together! This job gave me stories that I'll be telling for the rest of my life, and really taught me how to keep airplanes flying. It was well worth the few illnesses and stressful situations that came up during my time working overseas!
  • Jazz Aviation Lp
    Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Apprentice, Licensed Ame
    Jazz Aviation Lp May 2010 - May 2012
    Vancouver, Canada Area
    For a new challenge, following a year of heavy maintenance experience in London, I transferred to the Vancouver base. There I had the opportunity to work with some of the most experienced Dash 8 AMEs in Canada. It was a great learning opportunity, and a chance to go out on my own and live in a different part of Canada.
  • Jazz Aviation Lp
    Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Apprentice
    Jazz Aviation Lp Jun 2009 - May 2010
    London, Ontario, Canada
    As a fresh graduate from Canadore College, I began working for Jazz at the Heavy Maintenance base in London, ON. This provided a great introduction to real world aircraft maintenance, and a chance to gain experience on a variety of heavy maintenance tasks. I was able to learn company procedures and work alongside some highly experienced personnel with a great depth of experience.
  • Trek Aviation
    Ame Apprentice (Casual)
    Trek Aviation Nov 2009 - May 2010
    London, Canada Area
    Assist in maintenance inspections on a casual employment basis. Gained experience maintaining Cessna 152 and Cessna 172 types.
  • Jetport Inc.
    Ame Apprentice
    Jetport Inc. Jun 2008 - Aug 2008
    Carried out duties as an apprentice during the summer break between first and second year of college.
  • Jetport Inc.
    Line Crew
    Jetport Inc. Jan 2007 - Aug 2007
    Fuel and groom company as well as a variety of itinerant aircraft.
  • Marsh Brothers Aviation/Tg Aviation
    Line Crew
    Marsh Brothers Aviation/Tg Aviation Oct 2005 - Jan 2007
    Hamilton, Ontario
    Fuel and service wide variety of aircraft for the former Avitat Hamilton.

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Greg Side attended Canadore College.

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Greg Side's colleagues are Gayle Campbell, Aidan Spiers, Hugo Hsu, Stacy Breen, Isac Johnson, Michael Slegers, Belinda Lu.

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