John Mills

Experience

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  Central Flying Service, Inc.

  Mar 2005 - Jun 2007

  Mechanic-Jet Group

  • Perform routine inspections, repairs, heavy maintenance and troubleshooting, including airframe structures, engines and aircraft systems• Experience with Hawker 125 series, Beechjet, Citation, Gulfstream, and Falcon aircraft.• Removal and disassembly of defective parts; assembly and installation of replacement parts; and testing aircraft systems• Complete all required maintenance records. Interpret technical manuals, drawings and blueprints.

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  Adam Aircraft

  Jun 2007 - Feb 2008

  Avionics Technician

  • Perform preflight inspections, maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and modification of experimental aircraft• Installation and integration of experimental systems• Complete all required maintenance records• Performed work in accordance with aircraft drawings and blueprints• Maintained aircraft conformance for flight test requirement• A500 inline twin and A700 VLJ aircraft.

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  Arinc Inc

  Feb 2008 - May 2009

  Lead Mechanic

  • Perform system installation, integration, routine inspections, repairs, maintenance and troubleshooting, including electrical, avionics, engines, and airframe systems.• Give instructions and guidance to technicians performing projects.• Ensure projects are completed correctly, on time, within budget.• Ensure parts and materials are available for technicians to complete projects.• Hawker 125 series; Beechjet, MU-300; Challenger 604; Falcon 10, 20, 200, 50; Citation 500/550; Cessna 340. Show less

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  Global Technical Services Inc

  May 2009 - Jul 2009

  A&P Mechanic

  • Perform routine inspections, repairs, heavy maintenance and troubleshooting, includingairframe structures, engines, electrical, and airframe systems.• Complete all required maintenance records. Interpret technical manuals, drawings and blueprints.• Hawker 125 series, Citation, Beechjet and Falcon aircraft.• Contract position.

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  Great Lakes Airlines

  Aug 2009 - Jan 2010

  Flightline Mechanic

  • Perform troubleshooting and repair of aircraft systems, including avionics, electrical, engine, and other airframe systems.• Ensure work is performed using appropriate technical data.• Complete all required maintenance records.• Perform receiving inspections.• Experience on Beech 1900 and Embraer 120 aircraft.

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  Redstone College

  Jan 2010 - Aug 2010

  Instructor, Airfame and Powerplant

  • Instruct students enrolled in Airframe and Powerplant Course in accordance with Part 147.• Prepare and present lectures, projects and tests to students• Keep track of students performance, and time records.

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  Central Flying Service, Inc.

  Aug 2010 - Aug 2011

  Mechanic-Jet Group

  • Perform routine inspections, repairs, heavy maintenance and troubleshooting, including airframe structures, engines and aircraft systems.• Experience with Hawker 125 series, Beechjet, Lear, Citation, Gulfstream, and Falcon aircraft.• Removal and disassembly of defective parts; assembly and installation of replacement parts; and testing aircraft systems• Complete all required maintenance records. Interpret technical manuals, drawings and blueprints.

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  Dassault Falcon Jet

  Aug 2011 - Oct 2022

  • Manage a team of Supervisors, Flight Line Mechanics and Flight Line Avionics Checkout Technicians in a production and flight test environment.• Maintain schedules, budgets, personnel and quality to drive customer satisfaction up and costs down.• Analyze and improve organizational process and workflow, employee and equipment requirements, implement changes.• Constantly communicate with Quality, Flight Operations, Engineering, and others departments to ensure aircraft are completed to all current engineering data and meet all airworthiness requirements for flight test and delivery to customer.• Maintain safe and healthy work environment by establishing, following, and enforcing standards and procedures; complying with company, federal, and international regulations and standards.• Experience with Falcon 7X, 8X, 2000, 900 aircraft. Show less

  • Production Manager

    Nov 2021 - Oct 2022

  • F2000/F900 Team Lead

    Nov 2018 - Nov 2021

  • Flightline Mechanic

    Aug 2011 - Nov 2018
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  Executive Jet Management

  Oct 2022 - Jul 2024

  Aircraft Maintenance Manager

  • Perform, and/or oversee the performance of, and document scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on aircraft.• Perform preflight and postflight inspections.• Coordinate with various vendors for ordering parts, aircraft cleaning services, scheduling maintenance, and support equipment.• Perform receiving inspection on all incoming parts and components.• Travel to airport locations to repair owner aircraft in Aircraft on Ground (AOG) status or arrange repairs through outside vendors.• Coordinate release of aircraft with Maintenance Control.• Maintain aircraft maintenance records. Show less

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  Landry's

  May 2024 - now

  Corporate Aviation Technician