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Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Eaton, Ohio, United States

Springfield, Ohio, United States

Perform scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on all Lear Jet models.Perform inspector duties on aircraft and components as directed by the Manager.Responsible for correct and accurate entries in Corridor maintenance tracking software.Projects include 12 year/12,000 hour wing/fuselage de-mate.

Dayton, Ohio, United States

Responsible for the design and development of cost-effective solutions to technical and engineering problems. Personally initiated several cost-saving initiatives.Develop and process data, procedures, instructions, standards and specifications for repairs and modifications to aircraft, engines, components, tooling and equipment.Coordinate with manufacturers, vendors and service providers to develop cost-effective improvements to aircraft systems. Serving on maintenance working groups to resolve industry-wide chronic issues in regards to aircraft systems on Bombardier CRJ aircraft.Project Manager for nose to tail modification line of sixty aircraft receiving ADS-B STC. Worked with Collins Avionics, MRO, and PSA Dispatch to coordinate aircraft on-time arrival and departure, timely modification, and stocking of required parts.Writing technical orders, technical action plans, maintenance procedures, instructions, directives and reports.Personally designed parts and tooling to solve aircraft issues. Worked with outside vendors to test and gain approval of the parts for mass production and installation. Responsible for hard landing calculation and analysis to determine required corrective action.Provide troubleshooting advice and assistance to maintenance technicians.Department SME for avionics, wiring standard practices, electrical systems operation, faults and troubleshooting.

Dayton, Ohio, United States

Performed scheduled and unscheduled maintenance of Cessna Citation XLS. Responsible for tracking, forecasting, and budgetary expense planning of all aircraft maintenance.Responsible for parts stocking, purchasing, and reconciliation of all open accounts pertaining to aircraft, and supporting suppliers.Maintained all technical data libraries and databases.Scheduled and supervised all out-sourced maintenance events, including hot sections and paint/interior.

Dayton, Ohio, United States

Complied with daily maintenance, record keeping and tracking flight statistics on Lear 55C and Challenger 300 Series aircraft.Performed all forms of scheduled and unscheduled maintenance of aircraft, daily preflight, fueling, towing, and cosmetic upkeep.Performed troubleshooting, evaluation and testing of aircraft mechanical system functionality and safety to determine the best corrective action.Performed major inspections and phase inspections to assure airworthiness and quality compliance, coordinated related tasks with co-workers and managers.Responsible for maintenance of ground support equipment and 20,000 gallon fuel farm.

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Completed daily maintenance, inspection, and repair of avionic equipment installed in Lear 20, 30, 50, and 60 series aircraft, Falcon 10, 20, 50, 900B, and 900EX series aircraft, as well as Bell 412 and 407 helicopters.Performed all phases of pitot/static functional tests, leak checks, FAR 91.411 and FAR 91.413 altimeter/transponder certifications and RVSM specifications.Lead and directed less experienced technicians in all aircraft-related maintenance tasks.Responsible for electrical troubleshooting of all aircraft systems.Gained extensive experience on deep cycle and service of Ni-Cad and lead acid main ship batteries, as well as emergency power supplies.Performed functional and flight tests, coordinating activities with flight crew.Avionic installation projects included: TCAS, UNS-1M, SATCOM, GNS-XLS, and Honeywell Flite Fone 800. Installation tasks included: proper wire marking/stamping, harness fabrication, electrical connector pinning and termination, wire harness routing and securing as per standard wiring practices, system ring out and initial functional test as per installation instructions and wiring diagrams.Performed troubleshooting of flight control systems, power train, instruments, and avionics systems to determine the best direction for corrective actions and coordinating these with external experts.Performed major inspections and phase inspections to assure airworthiness and quality compliance and also coordinated related task with co-workers and managers.Prepared, maintained, and updated maintenance and test-related documentation for aircraft historical records.

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Manufacturing of BD-10 Jet.Worked closely with engineers to interpret engineering drawings, reports, and other data to produce technical documentation.Fiberglass work and basic composite repairs to tooling and molds. Maintenance of General Electric CJ-610 engines.Fabrication of structural sheet metal parts and assembly of components to support manufacturing.

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Performed major structural repair and modifications.Basic aircraft component removal/installation and rigging.Extensive corrosion control and sheet metal repair.Maintenance of General Electric CJ-610 engines.Experience with blueprint reading and engineering orders.

New Bremen, Ohio, United States

Performed routine maintenance on Gulfstream, Saberliner and Lockheed Jetstar.Extensive corrosion control and sheet metal repair.Maintenance of Rolls Royce, and Pratt & Whitney engines.Experience with blueprint reading and engineering orders.