Sascha Eckhardt Email & Phone Number

Mollis Switzerland

Seychelles

• Assisting Technical Manager to adapt Maintenance Organization Exposition manuals (MOE) to conform to current EASA Part 145 Standards.• Maintain Aircrafts in accordance with established maintenance schedules. (Included 12 year inspections)• Certify Aircrafts are airworthy in accordance with local and international aviation standards. • Manage the ordering of inventory parts needed to ensure works can be carried out speedily and efficiently. • Ensure compliance with applicable technical publications through the use of maintenance instruction manuals for the appropriate Aircrafts. • Provide Company certificate training for pilots and maintenance staff.• Pre inspection of EC120 Aircrafts before purchase.• Provide leadership to junior engineer members. • Participate in Quality Review Meetings, implementing timely corrective actions to non-conformities raised during Quality Audits.• Ensure effective relationships with the contracted organizations.

South Africa, Lanseria

• Completed AS 350 course; project leader on numerous assemblies and modifications on newly ordered aircraft (Hoist -, cargo sling -, FLIR -, cargo pods -, fast repelling kits -, stretcher kits – and air-conditioning installations).• Numerous assemblies/modifications of new EC130 Aircrafts. • Assisted project leader with AS 355 12 year inspection and delivery to Mauritius police• Supervising and assisting of customers scheduled maintenance (EC120, EC130, AS350, BK117, AS355 and BO105).• Away from base maintenance, including scheduled maintenance, rectifications on defects and a complete Air-conditioning modification in Dubai. This sometimes had to be done in somewhat challenging locations in Africa.• Promoted to Technical Support Field Engineer, providing Customer support. • Compile status reports for Customers in Southern Africa on maintenance to be carried out on Aircrafts. • Eurocopter Achiever Award and Employee of the year award 2008.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Base maintenance with Hawker Siddeley BAe 748 Series 2B and MD DC9-30.• To assist and accompany aircraft away from base.

United Nations, Sudan

• Accompanying Puma SA330 to different bases ensuring maintenance requirements. • Troubleshoot and suggest solutions to inflight emergencies and abnormal technical conditions.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Aircraft Technician, and on completion of type rating, Chief engineer overseeing the maintenance on DC9 Aircraft. • Accompanying aircrafts on away from base operations.• Provide knowledgeable technical support to the away from base technical team. • Inconceivable opportunity visiting America, Mojave Desert in California; assembling four JT8D engines and mounting on 2 used DC9-32 aircraft, arranging for flight back to South Africa.• Assist with service and maintenance of privately owned Gazelle SA341.

South African

• Started off aviation career in the South African Air Force; School of Logistical Training. 18/04/1990– 17/07/1991• 87 Helicopter Flying school; Completed Apprenticeship and Flight Engineer course. 12/08/1992– 31/05/1995• 17 Squadron Pretoria as Flight Engineer; Flying and working on SA-316B Alouette III. 01/06/95 – 15/04/97• Atlas Oryx Helicopter Flight engineer course. 15/04/97 – 20/08/97• Involved in several operations and achieved a Silver Cross medal for a rescue mission.• Continuous training of Flight Engineers, monthly quality checks on logbooks, Maintenance on Firefighting Equipment, Cargo sling, Hoist, Night Vision Equipment, Ferry tank. 01/06/1995 - 31/08/2003.

National Diploma, Airframe Mechanics And Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician

Technical College Centurion (Air Force) and Technical College Bloemfontein (Night classes) N3(National Diploma), N4(National Diploma) –.

High School Diploma