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Tustin California

Responsible for planning, organizing, scheduling, and managing projects both large and small to achieve cost, schedule, and performance goals. Projects ranged from establishing repair capability in a Service Center to relocation of entire repair facilities. Worked closely with Business Managers, Product Managers, and Engineering staff to ensure repair infrastructure is in place to support New Product roll-out. Helped manage the department's annual multi-million dollar capital budget. Conceived and implemented cost avoidance and revenue enhancing projects for repair operations. - Demonstrates excellent interpersonal/teaming skills - Thorough understanding of Project Management through experience to expand sales and maximize profits. - Results oriented with ability to communicate effectively. - Demonstrated leadership skills. - Excellent Lean/CPI training and knowledge with ability to apply in working environment

Cabin Systems Division (Pomona, Irvine, And Tustin)

Technical Support Engineer (1 yr), Lead Technical Support Engineer (1 yr), Sr Technical Support Specialist (9 yrs) Responsible to provide technical support for Rockwell Collins Service Bases (IFE) around the world. Researched and analyzed technical issues to provide solutions for immediate and long term resolution. Managed, coordinated, and planned the integration of repair capabilities from various new businesses. Evaluated and deployed Test Equipment, Maintenance documentation, and coordinated training efforts for Service Center personnel. Responsible to provide leadership to the Technical Support staff. - Extensive 145 repair station knowledge and experience - Ability to analyze issues from the field and provide quick solutions - For issues that can't be quickly resolved, ability to translate field issues into clear and concise Engineering tasks - Ability to work with Engineering and other departments to resolve field issues

Los Angeles Service Center

Planned, directed, and performed customer service activities for the Service Center. For customers requiring repair services, or rental/exchange equipment, provided information in a timely manner and ensured maximum level of customer satisfaction. Responsible for being the focal point to major customer accounts and address customer issues. Responsible to provide leadership to the Customer Service staff. Responsible for the daily Administrative and Shipping/Receiving operations of the Service Center. - Served as focal point for key accounts - Developed processes/systems that benefited the company and customer - Able to build strong positive relationships with customers - Able to provide superior service and represent the company with integrity

Los Angeles Service Center

Perform all functions necessary to re-certify various complex RF and digital avionics assemblies. Including but not limited to testing, troubleshooting, repairing, and modifying assemblies and sub-assemblies to the component level. As Lead, provided technical and administrative leadership for the 20 employees of the Pulse section. Ensured training and workmanship were up to company standards. Scheduled work and overtime to meet goals. Communicated with customers and support personnel about technical issues. - FAA certificated repair person - Performed inspections, audits, and duties related to FAA Airworthiness requirements

Canoga Park Rocketdyne Division

Perform work operations necessary to acquire, reduce, translate, and record test data by utilizing data acquisition systems and associated test equipment. Monitor, operate, and control systems and equipment during test data processing operations. Apply foil and semi-conductor strain gages to various Space Shuttle main engine test articles for stress analysis.

Seal Beach Satellite Systems Division

Maintain and operate the Automated Test Equipment used for functional checkout of the Navstar Global Positioning System Satellite. Perform modifications to update test consoles to engineering design configurations. - Responsible for the maintenance of telecommunication test equipment for the satellite - Responsible to operate the test equipment during Thermal vacuum testing of satellite - Experience working in a satellite clean room environment

Fort Worth Texas Carswell Afb

Responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, aligning, and servicing the bombing, navigation, and associated sub-systems aboard the B52-D and H model aircraft. (The Bomb-Navigation systems was comprised of: Ground mapping Radar, Terrain avoidance Radar, Inertial Navigation system, Navigation and bombing computers, Electro-Optical viewing systems and Infrared viewing systems)