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Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Alabama, United States

Alabama, United States

Camp Bond Steel Kosovo

UH60 Phase Maintenance. Parts control and ordering. Schedule man power requirements for Phase and other tasks as required by command including Parts and time line. Goal to deliver quality product in a ever inproving time line.

United Arab Emirates

Shops Manager, responsible for 45 + personnel maintaining 7 shops, Engine, Powertrain,Sheetmetal,Hydraulic,NDT,GSE and three separate Tool Rooms performing 1st, 2nd and 3rd line maintenance. Currently, an advisor to the UAE Army providing expert training and support during all phase and unscheduled maintenance on the AH-64D Longbow Attack Helicopter. Technical advisor and NDI Technician providing NDI Level lll capabilities for the unit and certification of other NDI Techs on different DynCorp sites as requested by Corporate. Other duties include Vacation and Comp. time planning. Enforcing Maintenance practices along with Forms and Record control. Qualified as the only Hydraulic Servo Nulling and Cylinder Seal replacements on all servos for the AH-64 Apaches during combat operations in Kosovo and theater. Crew chief on the AH-64D providing scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, hydraulic back shop repairs and hanger maintenance supervision. Maintain company and unit computers and IT equipment, as required. Provide training to Power Train Mechanics in the proper techniques on the AH-64 Apaches. Calibration Technical Inspector (QA) and limited T.I. orders for aircraft repairs. Maintain, update and track Aviation Vibration Analysis kits, and Tool Room equipment. Provided support for ship movement at port for the AH-64A models to be upgraded to AH-64D and upon return, received the aircraft back to the Unit. Maintain time sheet control, rental car management, residence visas initiation and cancellation, security passes for all team members also including Company Security registration for DynCorp intl. and DAOL with U.A.E. Air Force Security. Other tasks and responsibilities performed to numerous too list.

Panama, Panama

Performed pre-maintenance inspection, in process, and final inspection during modification and repair on the following ACFT UH-1H, OH-58D, UH-60A/L, C-12 and CH-47D. Performed Depot repairs on UH-60 Primary Servos, T/R paddles, M/R Dampers, Hydraulic Pumps and Control Tubes. Performed calibration at local level for all Torque Wrenches used in the unit, and also calibration turn-in for the unit. Operated the Power Train & Hydraulic shop during phase maintenance for the all airframes. Maintained ACFT forms and records using ULLS-A. Prepare 2410’s on ACFT components for installation or for turn-in. Receive and perform ASAM’s as they enter the unit. Update publications and maintenance manuals as required. Enter and clear ACFT faults in logbook and ULLS-A using appropriate technical manuals. Performed Depot level repair for Savannah GA during STIR Program on UH-60 Primary Servos while stationed in Panama. Designed and built a UH-60 upper flight control deck to test Primary Servos, Hyd. Pumps and SAS actuators. Repaired and nulled ILCAs for CH-47s. Repair various hyd. tubing using permaswage or manufacture new lines. Repair CH-47, UH-60, UH-1H and OH-58 Main Rotor heads including scoping and balancing. Preformed corrosion control inspections. Met all NDI requirements for all ACFT listed above. Gave training classes to the SAN (Panama Air Force) as required. Preformed nickel M/R Blade strip replacement for UH-60s.Part of a contact team deployed to Peru, Honduras, and Colombia for various ACFT repairs and aerial recovery as required.

Fort Rucker, Alabama, Usa

Performed flight line, Phase maintenance, AVIM/Depot level repair on the following Tactical aircraft System: UH-60A, AH-64A, CH-47C/D, OH-58A/C/D, UH-1H, C-12 and MI-8/17.

Usaadta (United States Army Aviation Dev'T. Test Activity)

Performed duties as an OH-58D and AH-64A Aircraft Mechanic during development and operational testing. Performed duties as a Mechanic using T.S.S. unit for OH-58D in the field and home base. Also performed duties during phase inspection as NDI Tech/mechanic. Other duties included RAM Data collection.

Germany

Performed duties as an OH-58A Crew chief and Phase Team leader while stationed in the 3rd Infantry Division.