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• Successfully managed a work force of 80 represented and 8 salaried employees while increasing first time quality pass rate to over 98% and returning 10,000 cumulative hours per unit to the company over 18 months.• Met schedule and delivered 14 aircraft under budget since July of 2015.• Effectively managed 6 different teams working across 4 aircraft, all in different stages of modification.• Maintained a safe working environment and contributed to the program’s 1030 days without a lost work day due to an on the job injury.• Worked directly with QA and support personnel to reduce monthly Government Ground Representative (GGR) audit findings and received praise from the GGR for our housekeeping and procedural adherence.• Developed a trusting relationship with Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) Quality Inspectors and worked together to reduce Final Product Audit span by over half.• Lead change while developing a new Culture of Accountability within C5 Production.

Brought the C-5 Reliability Enhancement and Re-Engining Program (RERP) through Low Rate Initial Production into Full Rate production with a 40% reduction in cost for the Aircraft Restoration Team Guided 25 employees as the sole supervisor in charge of the initial modification prep, as well as the reinstallation and rigging of all primary and secondary flight controlsImplemented safety measures to insure aircraft systems were tagged out and made safe for maintenance during aircraft modification and restorationWorked with Production Control personnel to initiate plans for controlling removed aircraft parts and new parts kittingWorked with engineers and planners to write rigging procedures for the C-5 slat system that matched RERP configurationSupervised major aircraft component moves with cranes and dollies

Utilized various aircraft holding and drilling fixtures to complete assembly the wing box and the upper aft fuselage on C-130J aircraft while working to aircraft blueprints and other technical documents

• Heavy aircraft structure repairs and modifications using blueprints and U.S. Air Force technical orders.• Installed and rigged primary and secondary flight controls.• Performed heavy structures modifications by fitting, drilling and installing fatigue and fracture critical parts.• Oversaw the acquisition of new tooling to ensure the program’s ability to complete precision drilling during aircraft structures modification.

• Maintained and modified commercial aircraft while adhering to the strict standards mandated by Delta Air Lines and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).• Removed and installed aircraft engines, flight controls, and hydraulic components.• Rigged primary and secondary flight controls, as well as aircraft doors.• Applied external pneumatics to pressurize aircraft cabins to verify structural integrity.

• Supervised Depot Field Teams while on temporary duty around the world.• Performed heavy depot level structural maintenance to various Air Force aircraft including precision drilling, crash damage repair, and aircraft structure modification.• Oversaw retrofit and retooling of all U.S. Air Force aircraft battle damage repair kits.• Airframes maintained – B-52, KC-135, F-15, C-141, and C-130.• Honorably Discharged as a Staff Sergeant in 1997.

Bachelor’S Degree, Business Administration

Associate’S Degree, Business Administration