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Thousand Oaks, Ca, Us

Thousand Oaks, Ca, Us

Camarillo, Ca, Us

CA state certificated instructor for the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) curriculum, sponsored by, the Ventura County Fire Department.

Sun Valley, Ca, Us

• Responsible for conducting internal and sub-contractor audits to ensure compliance to requirements, as specified by various world aviation authorities, customers, manufacturers, and those internal to the company•Initiate and monitor cause and corrective actions through to completion, and preparing audit findings reports• Operate as direct interface to the FAA and customer auditors during site visits• Present required initial and recurrent Quality training to all company employees• Created a requirements tracking table for a new customer to ensure that all requirements were understood and delineated as necessary to ensure proper contractual performance• Established a list of key attributes that the new planning system needs to incorporate related to shop floor activity, necessary for improvement of quality• Updated the cause and corrective action log spreadsheet to allow for automated updating of key metrics• Created Employee Contact Information spreadsheet for quickly identifying attributes. Spreadsheet provides a source of information to allow more efficient use of time, and expanded to provide visibility for tracking required recurrent quality training and specialty certifications, and assure that those requirements remain current.

• Responsible for development of engine systems schematics and joint naming convention• Provided field engineering support to rocket engine assembly and test functions• Prevented schedule slip of first engine test by focusing test organization on closing out open requirements against competing priorities, which resulted in delighting the customer• Saved company thousands of dollars by promoting use of little know available assets over procurement of new hardware• Helped return company to normal operations in a timely manner following a large scale natural disaster, through implementation of a command center to focus recovery efforts• Position required attention to detail of complex, flight critical hardware• Astronaut safety and mission assurance are critical aspects of all delivered products, requiring the highest level of quality• Programs supported include J-2X Engine and Space Shuttle Main Engine (NASA) Programs

Arlington, Va, Us

• Saved company thousands of dollars by reducing the number of open issues prior to test from an average of seven to less than one through implementation of an issue focused action center, resulting in a significant reduction of test delays.• Manufacture, engineering, and mechanical integration planning for high-energy laser, optics, and subsystems components at Edwards Air Force Base, CA. Position required self-motivated, self-starter with good problem solving skills.• RS-83 and RS-84 Engines (NASA Space Launch Initiative) Program, XRS-2200 Linear Aerospike (X-33) Program – Generated functional flow block diagrams depicting flight turnaround operations. Established supportability requirements. Determined Operations and Maintenance task requirements and timelines. Established fluid systems joint names and provided schematics. Provide test-site and launch-site product support. Coordinated effort for engine to vehicle integration activities. XRS-2200 systems and GSE expert.• Saved engine test program from a significant delay by identifying a design error which would not have been identified until assembly was attempted.• RS-68 Engine (Delta IV) Program – As a result of a "Tiger Team" investigation following significant engine testing delays due to mistakes, I was invited to consult as systems expert to establish fluid systems joint names and create schematic for use at test and launch sites, which helped ensure good communication. Generated Ground Support Equipment (GSE) operations and maintenance specifications.

• International Space Station Program – Systems Engineering, Integration, and Verification. Verification of design requirements including coordination for compliance assessment, requirements traceability, and database engineering.• Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) Program – Presented twelve-hour SSME seminars to NASA and contractor personnel at NASA centers and contractor locations. Continuous self-education of SSME history, design, and operation.• Generation and maintenance of SSME Operations and Maintenance related documentation including: Specifications, Time Compliance Technical Instructions, Illustrated Parts Breakdowns, Systems Joint Data, fluid and electrical schematics.• Coordinated and supported orbiter landings at Edwards AFB. Coordinated engineering and inspection support requirements provided by design center and administered safety training to personnel. Provided direct, on-site engineering support for second shift operations.• Instructor for the Government Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Liquid Propellant Rocket Engine Training Class.• Inspector, Precision Assembly Senior and Propulsion System Test. Inspected refurbished and new SSME’s. Responsible for both assembly and disassembly inspection and electrical/mechanical checkouts. Supported SSME processing operations at Kennedy Space Center, Vandenberg AFB and orbiter landing activities at Dryden Flight Research Center. Supervised Vandenberg engine shop Work Control Station (Test and Inspection Records for facility, GSE, and SSME’s).

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

KC-135A Stratotanker. Supervision and direction of maintenance personnel engaged in aircraft maintenance. Accurate documentation of all flight records. Maintenance and operation of all ground support equipment. Six month tour in 100 hour phase dock as engine inspector.

Communication And Media Studies

Certificate, Project Engineering

Laser And Optical Technology/Technician

General Education

A&P Certificate, Airframe & Powerplant

Aircraft Maintenance