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Seattle, Washington, United States

Shreveport-Bossier City Area

Debrief section chief for 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Barksdale AFB LA. Oversees accurate debriefing of 2nd Bomb Wing sorties. Manages five personnel, verifies data with ops and analysis, coordinates with production managers for inputs into aircraft database. Lead subsystem manager for integrated maintenance database. Delegated granting authority for event suppression and deletion rights as well as access to flight data. Lead facility manager for 2 Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, oversees $3.4B facilities, coordinates repairs with civil engineer. ITEC Information Equipment Account Manager, controls oversight and use of 135 computer assets. Coordinates and handles repair and troubleshooting of information systems equipment. Squadron anti-terrorism and security rep, attends base threat working groups to manage and coordinate base security policy. Government purchase card holder for two purchase accounts fly and non fly purchases exceeding $300K annually.

Shreveport-Bossier City Area

Dock controller and production manager for 2nd Maintenance Squadron phase inspection section. Manage 1.2K average maintenance tasks on B-52H strategic bomber over 14 day repair cycles. Coordinates 14 specialty sections consisting of airframe mechanics, comm nav, weapons, structural, electrics, egress, and other sections. Was lead section chief and dock chief during this time in Barksdale's first deployment in decades. Deployment was highlighted as a gleaming success and demonstration of B-52 war fighting capabilities and Barksdale management potential.

Shreveport, Louisiana, United States

Assistant section chief for support section at 2 aircraft maintenance squadron, Barksdale AFB LA. Held position for 2 years, supervised 14 personnel over $30M in aircraft equipment. Managed section responsibilities, attended staff meetings as lead representative for section. Coordinated test measurement and diagnostic calibration as limited calibration authority. Oversaw $2.4B facility as lead facility manager. Addtionally, was government purchase card holder completing on average $300K purchases annually.

Shreveport-Bossier City Area

Performed as Lead Tech for aerospace propulsion and ground section (APG). Managed 87 personnel, directed shift assignments, coordinated leave, training, and mission requirements. Assigned and oversaw eight maintenance team leads for aircraft inspections. Teams were assigned sectors of aircraft and completed about 600 maintenance actions per team every 14 day phase. Ensured accurate documentation and completion of maintenance, engine runs, and inspections.

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Support section lead floor supervisor. Managed three shifts, ensured accurate inspection completion of F-16 test equipment and tools. Overhauled avionics systems tester, coordinated engineering and approval process with quality assurance, equipment office, and engineers. Awarded IDEA award Air Force Wide for efforts saving roughly $150K annually in repair costs and extended downtime.

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

F-16 Dedicated Crew Chief, managed personally assigned F-16 98-0003 at Luke AFB. Oversaw three assistant dedicated crew chiefs in maintenance and upkeep of $14M fighter. Coordinated with production, weapons, specialists, and backshop personnel. Aircraft held an impressive 98% fully mission capable rate under my leadership with an average of 300 sorties annually and zero incidents or mishaps under my charge.

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Support section shift supervisor. Managed four personnel, ensured accurate inspection completion of F-16 test equipment and tools. Coordinated equipment and tools availability with production, oversaw aircraft parts storage and supply liaison.

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

F-16 Dedicated Crew Chief, managed personally assigned F-16. Oversaw assistant dedicated crew chief in maintenance and upkeep of $14M fighter. Coordinated with production, weapons, specialists, and backshop personnel. Aircraft held 87% fully mission capable rate and flew roughly 250 sorties with zero mishaps.

South Korea

Shift lead for Kunsan AB transient alert and crash recovery. Coordinated parking assignments of enroute aircraft, supervised and conducted maintenance and servicing of multiple aircraft. Maintained technical order database for assigned A-10, F-16, F-5, aircraft. Additionally maintained equipment and technical data library for all NASA space shuttles since Kunsan was a divert, emergency landing location for NASA space flights. Supervised team in response of crash, mishap, in-flight, and ground emergencies. Coordinated and worked with disaster response, security forces, and republic of korea air force personnel. Cross-trained as F-5 and F-4 fighter crew chief.

Sumter, South Carolina, United States

F-16 Assistant Dedicated Crew Chief, 2nd in charge of assigned F-16. Performed maintenance and upkeep of latest generation block 52 F-16 intercept fighter valued at $18M. Coordinated with production, weapons, specialists, and backshop personnel. Aircraft held 87% fully mission capable rate and flew roughly 250 sorties with zero mishaps. Aircraft was kept to such a high standard our aircraft was assigned additional duty of being one of four for the regional Air Force East demonstration team. During this time was personally lauded and coined by the base commander as most promising and professional F-16 crew chief assigned. Additionally during this time was assigned as alert team member assigned to alert unit. This unit worked 48 hour shifts in alert facility ready and able to scramble six combat ready fighters in less than ten minutes time as lead aerial defense for eastern US and seaboard. During this time which was shortly after 9-11 we performed three real world scrambles intercepting and dissuading threats to US homeland.

Texas, United States

Attended Air Force Basic Military Training 2 Jul 2001, after graduation proceeded to Sheppard AFB Lackland to attend basic aircraft maintenance school and F-16 advanced aircraft maintenance. Upon graduation moved to Luke AFB to attend F-16 HOT training which was sortie generation and mission training prior to moving to assigned duty location at Shaw AFB.

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Management Information Systems

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Management Information Systems

Associate Of Science - As, Aviation Maintenance Technology

Associates in Aviation Maintenance Technology

Associate'S Degree, Aviation Maintenance Technology