Aircraft Maintenance Technician
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Ohakea, Manawatu, Nz
Conducting routine servicings and any unscheduled breakages of the RNZAF NH90 (TNZA) fleet. This often involved plenty of travel, and in times of significant need (I.E. Australian bush fires during 2019/2020) there was often less than 48 hours notice to move. due to the nature of these events, no end date could be given so had to plan for significant time away from home.Within this role, I was in charge of all the deployable equipment and tools used for the NH90. This included researching and providing a benefit analysis as to why we need a certain piece of equipment and/or any specific trainings.Attained the authorisation to certify personnel to conduct authorized tasks, including the use of the NH90 APU. Volunteered to be the chairman of the No.3 Squadron Social Club to be able to provide a greater social club push within the maintenance section.Major deployments with the NH90:Australia - Ex Talisman Sabre 17, July 2017.Solomon Islands - Op Moa, April 2019.Sub Antartic Islands - Op Endurance, November 2019.Australia - Op Vulcan, January 2020.Kahurangi National Park - SAR, May 2020.Promoted on unit to SGT (E-6)/Manager Supervisor