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Seal Beach, California, United States

Houston, Texas, United States

Deliver exceptional services to customers and provide suggestions for maintaining fleet engines, including CF34-8C/E, CFM56-5B/7B, and GE90-115B. Execute on-site equipment installation, preventive maintenance, and calibration. Supervise CSA and MSA agreements to guarantee utmost benefits to customers.• Saved $250K per engine by developing on-wing replacement of fan disk instead of requiring engine change.• Reduced quick turn engine shop visit time by 17 days and saved $15K/engine by… Show more Deliver exceptional services to customers and provide suggestions for maintaining fleet engines, including CF34-8C/E, CFM56-5B/7B, and GE90-115B. Execute on-site equipment installation, preventive maintenance, and calibration. Supervise CSA and MSA agreements to guarantee utmost benefits to customers.• Saved $250K per engine by developing on-wing replacement of fan disk instead of requiring engine change.• Reduced quick turn engine shop visit time by 17 days and saved $15K/engine by gaining approval to defer work to larger shop visit. Show less

Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

Monitored daily activities of 11-member team, developing AMMs and IPCs for MRJ fleet. Educated staff on aviation systems and documentations leveraging strong experience. Fixed technical issues during MRJ test fleet and prepared reports. Contributed to the development of customers’ support department for preparing in-service arrival of MRJ fleet.• Accomplished authoring manual sections two months ahead of schedule with minimal rewrites as compared to other groups.• Enabled staff to get… Show more Monitored daily activities of 11-member team, developing AMMs and IPCs for MRJ fleet. Educated staff on aviation systems and documentations leveraging strong experience. Fixed technical issues during MRJ test fleet and prepared reports. Contributed to the development of customers’ support department for preparing in-service arrival of MRJ fleet.• Accomplished authoring manual sections two months ahead of schedule with minimal rewrites as compared to other groups.• Enabled staff to get promotion to troubleshooting positions on MRJ Fleet by improving technical skills. Show less

Bakersfield, California Area

Led oil and water gathering lines operations, unified oil dehydration, aqua treatment for re-injection and disposal, and fresh water system facilities of EIK Hills Petroleum Reserve. Set up facilities modification, including tank farms, shipping pumps, and LACT. Enabled team to find buyers for oil shipments via monthly nominations. Prepared and supervised $4M OPEX budget for fix facility modification, including forecasting, accruals, and personnel scheduling.• Spearheaded huge capital… Show more Led oil and water gathering lines operations, unified oil dehydration, aqua treatment for re-injection and disposal, and fresh water system facilities of EIK Hills Petroleum Reserve. Set up facilities modification, including tank farms, shipping pumps, and LACT. Enabled team to find buyers for oil shipments via monthly nominations. Prepared and supervised $4M OPEX budget for fix facility modification, including forecasting, accruals, and personnel scheduling.• Spearheaded huge capital projects of up to $5M from conception to completion.• Developed Waste Water Oil Removing system that captured almost 300 barrels of oil per day.• Avoided shutting-in 5000 barrels of oil/day by creating oil shipping facility within 30 hours to transfer between Show less

Bakersfield, California Area

Bakersfield, California Area

Led oil and water gathering lines operations, unified oil dehydration, aqua treatment for re-injection and disposal, and fresh water system facilities of EIK Hills Petroleum Reserve. Set up facilities modification, including tank farms, shipping pumps, and LACT. Enabled team to find buyers for oil shipments via monthly nominations. Prepared and supervised $4M OPEX budget for fix facility modification, including forecasting, accruals, and personnel scheduling.• Spearheaded huge capital… Show more Led oil and water gathering lines operations, unified oil dehydration, aqua treatment for re-injection and disposal, and fresh water system facilities of EIK Hills Petroleum Reserve. Set up facilities modification, including tank farms, shipping pumps, and LACT. Enabled team to find buyers for oil shipments via monthly nominations. Prepared and supervised $4M OPEX budget for fix facility modification, including forecasting, accruals, and personnel scheduling.• Spearheaded huge capital projects of up to $5M from conception to completion.• Developed Waste Water Oil Removing system that captured almost 300 barrels of oil per day.• Avoided shutting-in 5000 barrels of oil/day by creating oil shipping facility within 30 hours to transfer between Show less

Houston, Texas Area

Directed installation and repairing of air-conditioning, pneumatic, Anti-Ice, NGS, and fire protection systems for different aircrafts; enhanced system reliability for smooth running of operations. Ensured A/C met all FAA guidelines for airworthiness. Played a key role in the delivery of multiple simultaneous projects by collaborating with numerous departments. Actively involved in MRB decisions making. Saved several million dollars by initiating and leading cost saving… Show more Directed installation and repairing of air-conditioning, pneumatic, Anti-Ice, NGS, and fire protection systems for different aircrafts; enhanced system reliability for smooth running of operations. Ensured A/C met all FAA guidelines for airworthiness. Played a key role in the delivery of multiple simultaneous projects by collaborating with numerous departments. Actively involved in MRB decisions making. Saved several million dollars by initiating and leading cost saving programs.• Supervised program for 757 winglets that improved 3-5% of fuel burn. • Improved 1% of fuel burn by installing PIP packages on fleet.• Introduced and executed fleet wide retrofit programs. Show less

In charge of repairing fuel systems and indication systems on fleet. Maintained JT8D-217/217A and 219-engine fleet. Performed contract administration and negotiations, managed large capital contracts. Worked with vendors to help improve turn times for repairs, quality of products, and negotiated savings for Continental Airlines. Developed repair schemes in conjunction with engineering. Notable Projects:777 Performance Improvement… Show more In charge of repairing fuel systems and indication systems on fleet. Maintained JT8D-217/217A and 219-engine fleet. Performed contract administration and negotiations, managed large capital contracts. Worked with vendors to help improve turn times for repairs, quality of products, and negotiated savings for Continental Airlines. Developed repair schemes in conjunction with engineering. Notable Projects:777 Performance Improvement Project757-300 Winglet Installation757-200 Zonal Dryer Modification757 and 767 Vibration Monitor Installation777 Max Zero Fuel Weight Increase757 and 767 Nitrogen Generation System Installation757 Engine Anti-Ice Valve Reliability Improvement and Cost Reduction Show less

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering

General, General

National Honor Society, Academic Decathlon, President of Technology Student Association, Student Council, UIL One-Act Play, Camp Counselor.