Jon Cooley Email & Phone Number

United States

Dallas, Texas, United States

Dallas, Texas, United States

• Leads and directs the daily activities of the ASAP & Regulatory Services Teams, including setting departmental priorities, managing employee work loads, and employee scheduling.
• Establishes and/or modifies procedures and controls to ensure effective administration of certificate compliance and 14 CFR regulatory reporting.
• Provides leadership to ensure all ASAP reports are investigated to identify root cause, identify risks, and coordinate comprehensive fixes, as necessary.
• Coordinates with stakeholders and Tech Ops Leadership to recommend comprehensive fixes that will address process and/or procedural deficiencies identified during ASAP investigations.
• Prepares exhaustive written reports and presentations for internal and external stakeholders for the purpose of sharing facts gathered during an investigation.
• Manages revisions to the Air Carrier Operations Specifications (OpSpec), paragraphs D & E.

Dallas, TX

• Performs investigations related to regulatory noncompliance to establish root cause, identify improvement opportunities, and identify comprehensive fixes that will mitigate reoccurrence. This includes interviewing.
• Coordinates and conducts meetings with senior leadership and multi-disciplinary teams for the development of resolutions to letters of investigation, voluntary self-disclosures, and other regulatory matters.
• Provides guidance to internal and external stakeholders regarding Southwest Airlines policy and applicable regulatory guidance.
• Collaborates with the Southwest Airlines General Counsel for the resolution of enforcement actions.
• Prepares exhaustive written reports and presentations for internal and external stakeholders for the purpose of sharing facts gathered in investigations.
• Coordinates with internal and external stakeholders to formulate responses to Letters of Investigation, Voluntary Self Disclosures, Compliance Action, and General correspondence or any other regulatory correspondence.

• Directly responsible for heavy check plan development, daily work flow, and pre/post dock performance reporting.
• Analyze historical check data for purposes of coordinating with strategic planning in the development of hangar line requirements and workload planning.
• Ensure proper procedures are followed for the security and control of documentation produced during each maintenance visit.
• Utilize MX PCS and WIZARD software in all phases of job performance where applicable.
• Directly responsible for coordinating activities with in house and outsourced heavy check maintenance production supervision/staff to maintain project timelines.
• Manage and coordinate will all internal departments and external vendors as required to ensure proper resources are available for check execution.

Dallas, TX

• Recruited Aviation Technicians, Inspectors, and Engineers for job assignments worldwide – recognized on several occasions through twelve month period for being among the top performing recruiters in the organization.
• Interfaced with clients including Boeing, American Eurocopter, L-3 Communications, Heli-One, San Antonio Aerospace, and others to ensure their staffing requirements were met with well qualified employees.
• Secured new business accounts from L-3 and Heli-One for PDS Aviation Services.
• Provided Boeing with on the spot strike support staffing in the fall off 2008 so they could maintain their schedule and deadlines on the Foreign Military 737 Harpoon program in Seattle, WA.
• Interfaced with Boeing to provide staffing solutions for the ramp up of the 787 completion program in San Antonio, TX.
• Communicated with clients and prospective employees to ensure technical competency expectations were met or exceeded.

· Supervised completion of modification on Boeing 747-200 for use in flight testing of Rolls Royce Trent 1000 engine for the Boeing 787.· Supervised maintenance during flight operations of Trent 1000 Flying Test Bed Aircraft.· Responsible for maintaining budget and schedule of program.· Achieved first flight of test bed aircraft one day ahead of schedule.

· Pre-planning and preparation of flow charts and narrow body base maintenance aircraft heavy maintenance checks.· Control Production for complete aircraft heavy maintenance visit from start to finish.· Manage daily updates/adjustments to workflow charts.· Responsible for aircraft documentation accountability and audits of documentation as well as ensuring.

· Manage the daily operations of a heavy maintenance program which includes overhaul and scheduled maintenance of Boeing 757 & 767 aircraft. · Supervised approximately 45 staff made up of a crew of 35 aircraft maintenance technicians, 5 lead mechanics, 2 production control staff, and 5 aircraft cleaners. · Conducted daily crew briefings in which I.

Hahn Air Base, Germany & Bergstrom AFB, TX

• Performed aircraft maintenance as a crew chief on F-16 and RF-4C aircraft.
• Trained in aircraft general, hydraulics and engine specialty skills.
• Trained in the handling and maintenance of aircraft with nuclear weapons delivery capabilities.
• Attained the rank of Staff Sergeant. Was row chief responsible for my own aircraft plus supervising six other aircraft and crew chiefs.
• Secret Security Clearance
• Received Good Conduct Medal, Air Force Achievement Medal, Outstanding Unit Award, Expert Marksmanship Award, Overseas Long Tour Award, and Basic Training Honor Graduate Award.