Manage day-to-day maintenance of UH-60 and AS350 helicopters in a part 145 repair station.

Responsible for managing our fleet of Blackhawk helicopters and all of their supporting vehicles, equipment and personnel. Coordinate field maintenance and direct flight crews during fire suppression operations.

Responsible for coordinating field maintenance and directing a small UH-60 crew during fire suppression operations. Prepare UH-60 helicopters for utility work by removing military components and antiquated systems, and installing updated civilian modules. Qualified as maintenance supervisor and inspector in Part 145 repair station.

Assigned as the lead mechanic to oversee all aspects of phase maintenance on UH-60s. Readily assumed duties as the technical inspector in the absence of a permanent inspector.

Performed in depth inspections on UH-60 helicopters in reset maintenance. Executed load-out operations both on airfield with C-5 and C-17 aircraft and in port with barges and cargo ships.

Appointed as a technical inspector for S-70 helicopters in Plan Colombia’s forward operating locations and phase teams. Responsible for oversight of maintenance and the guidance of Colombian soldiers. Maintained serviceability records and historical data within computerized logbook and information systems.

Performed all facets of maintenance on UH-60’s including mechanical, airframe, power plant and electrical from troubleshooting to operational checks. Qualified as the unit’s APU instructor and operator which required a broad aptitude for aircraft systems and the development of a strictly regimented program for maintaining the currency and proficiency of the other trained operators. Promoted to the team’s quality control inspector in order to pore over phases and the scheduled/unscheduled maintenance of UH-60 Blackhawks.

Performed textbook maintenance on UH-60 phases including mechanical and airframe work. Managed helicopters in field environments including scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, preflight inspections, and post flight maintenance. Updated and maintained logbooks and historical data.