Michael Prather Email & Phone Number

United States

Whatever it takes in composite aerospace manufacturing.

Iuka, Ms.

St. Louis City County, Missouri, United States

Panama City, Florida Area

Starke, Florida

Designed,Tested, and Patented on the Ambulator 600.

Gainesville, Florida Area

In process and Final Inspection IPC -610 A Certified.

Lake City, Florida

Composite Repairs on A-319 and A-320 Airbus.

Columbus, MS

Mountain View, California

Test Hardware Engineer 3 /Aircraft Structures Technician 3 --: Work in the Research and Development. Department @ Google X. Job includes but is not limited to: being tasked with the most structurally challenged lay ups/bond: to train and advise less experienced technicians in the laminate/bond processes and then confirm verification that the work of the.

Columbus, Mississippi

Lead Composite Tech 3, Was instrumental on the Orion Program which achieved the world record in its class by flying 80 hours continuously......and on budget/schedule. Responsible for manufacturing schedule, stamping/QA, material tracking, Audits, and safety. Worked with Team that includes Engineering, Quality Assurance, Technicians, Production Control.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

6/02/2013 – 10/18/2013: Contractor for Strom Engineering @ Bell Helicopter- Composite Technician – passed Bell Helicopters advance composite course, layup parts using prepreg carbon fiber, fiberglass, Kevlar, also used epoxy foam and adhesive films. Parts laminated by ply orientation, debulking technique to make sure there is no bridging, use peel ply.

As President of the company I was responsible to oversee and make decisions in purchasing,sales, production, and the prototype departments.Negotiated deals with companies such as Yamaha Motor Corporation, Parts Unlimited, Tucker Rocky and many more. Practice Continuous Improvement by working Hands on in Production and Product Development. Use LEAN.

Starke, Florida

Partner/Production Supervisor/ Composite technician, ME, QA, using fiberglass,kevlar and carbon fiber wet lay, vacuum form and pre preg uni/cloth carbon fiber. Trimmed parts to manufactures specifications using fixtures and 90 degree die grinder,router, and diamond coated cutting wheel. I was also responsible for employee and product scheduling, Safety.