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Hood River, Oregon, United States

Hood River, Oregon, United States

• Performed repairs to customer owned gimbals and Trillium owned bailment assets.• Trained new and existing technicians the processes and procedures of assembling the HD Gimbal Series.• Assembled and tested virtually all products in the Trillium HD Gimbal Series and supporting accessories.• Driven a continuous improvement environment by reorganizing the stockroom, assisting in organizing tool and consumable storage, and rebuilding test stations. • Created detail-focused work instructions and made changes to existing work instructions and technical drawings.

Hood River, Oregon, United States

- Resolved over 100 customer owned product failures and other technical support requests involving the TASE Imaging Payloads, V-Tract II, and Piccolo Autopilots/Ground Control Stations.- Supported customer integrations and demonstrations of our TASE and Piccolo products on their aircraft.- Developed and conducted training covering topics such as proper use of TASE Gimbals, Camera/IR Theory, and Laser Safety. Training was performed using PowerPoint presentations, live demonstrations, downlink flights, simulators, and other training aids.- Managed the status, inventory, and movement of marketing/demonstration assets used by customers.- Supported the continuous improvement of the business by leading and participating in events, identifying shortcomings, and gathering metrics as a Certified Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Associate and ACE Council Member.

Hood River, Oregon, United States

• Assembled and tested over 200 products including TASE Optical Payload Gimbals, Autopilots, and Ground Control Stations• Evaluated and repaired over 100 products as a Maintenance Repair Overhaul (MRO) Technician.• Trained multiple technicians the procedures and skills required to perform their duties.• Supported the continuous improvement of the business by identifying shortcomings, participating in events, and gathering metrics as an Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Council member.• Professionally represented the company through interactions with domestic and international customers while performing duties such as manufacturing, submitting design changes, reworking, and repairing products.

Multiple Locations

• Performed scheduled, unscheduled, and preventative maintenance as well as periodic upgrades on unmanned aircraft and ground equipment including Ground Control Stations associated with the MQ-1C Gray Eagle and RQ-7B Shadow systems.• Supervised and assisted in the preflights, engine runs, launches and recoveries of over 250 UAS flight missions in combat and training environments as a MQ-1C and RQ-7B Crew Chief.• Managed the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Initiative (UAS-I) program keeping all Aircraft Inspection and Maintenance Records accurate and up to date while serving as the organization’s UAS-I Program Manager.• Provided mentorship, counseling, and disciplinary action for 5 personnel under my command as their Team Supervisor. • Honorably Discharged at the rank of Sergeant (E-5).