Patrick Wygal Email & Phone Number

Alderson, Wv, Us

Bridgeport, West Virginia, United States

Ghent, West Virginia, United States

Obtained Associates Degree in Applied Science of Welding Technology

Cannon Afb, Clovis, New Mexico

-Lead and managed over 300 scheduled inspections/required maintenance actions per aircraft during largest inspection required on the air-frame.-Adhered to procedures outlined by technical data as well as directives provided by engineers/manufacturers. -Maintenance typically involved complete tear down and rebuild of each individual aircraft.

Cannon Afb

-Analyzed post flight data as well as spoke directly with pilots/aircrew about any and all discrepancies that occurred during flight as well as documented any flying time/landings/aircraft hours. -Kept daily updated tracker of all aircraft status' and discrepancies on each aircraft to include all inspections and time compliance directives/daily flying schedules. -Directly responsible for initiating emergency checklists for any problems faced during, before, or after flight to inform base command to all issues in order to deal with them respectively.

Cannon Afb

-Performed general to heavy maintenance on various aircraft systems such as the gas turbine engines, gearboxes, proprotors, generators, accessories, etc; As well as track and balance procedures, inspections and troubleshooting on 13 CV-22 Ospreys valued at $1.2B daily in addition to training/supervising employees to conduct day to day maintenance procedures. -Very involved and high speed working environment due to heavy maintenance requirements of the CV-22 to perform day to day flying schedule. -Strict adherence to procedures outlined by technical data as well as directives provided by engineers/manufacturers was crucial due to changing procedures of newly developed aircraft. -Documented all work through aircraft maintenance logs as well as an online data base to track all maintenance actions and inspections. -Member of a select maintenance team that inspected/repaired 3 immensely battle damaged aircraft; taking 200+ 50 caliber armor piercing rounds which penetrated a majority of the aircraft fuel, hydraulic, and flight control systems adding up to approx $150M in repairs; within a span of 2 months, all three aircraft made 6 hour ferry flight with no discrepancies.

Cannon Afb

-Received specialized training to perform maintenance and inspections on aircraft hydraulic systems. Identified proper tube bend data/torque table specifications/leak limits on various system components. -Responsible for identifying specific hydraulic system anomalies.

Associate Of Applied Science In Welding Technology - Aas, Welding Technology/Welder, 4.0

Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science And Technology

General Studies, 3.8Gpa

Aviation Maintenance Technology

31 credit hours of aviation maintenance credits through Air Force OJT