Luke DeShazo

Experience

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  Advanced Aerospace Design Inc.

  Jan 2000 - Feb 2005

  Operations and Engineering Manager

  • On call AOG troubleshooting support.• Integration Installer/Engineer for numerous STC projects and avionics system upgrades.• Constructed, reviewed and corrected thousands of aviation Engineering Orders and AutoCAD schematics.

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  Avionics & System Integration Group LLC (ASIG)

  Mar 2005 - Sept 2006

  Managing Director

  • Integration, engineering, manufacturing and remote installation of STC kits.• Installation of various aircraft Flight Management Systems, Digital Flight Data Recorders, Flight Data Recorders, Terrain Collision Avoidance Systems, Terrain Awareness Warning Systems, Reduced Vertical Separation Minimums systems, Radio Reference Systems, EFI-600 EHSI/EHSI Flat Panel systems, VHF Navigation Receivers and relocation of existing systems.

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  Sikorsky

  Sept 2006 - Jul 2010

  Program Manager for S-92, S-76 and H-92

  • Completed OEM major structural modifications on 10 military aircraft.• Completions on over 55 aircraft to include VIP, Utility and Search & Rescue interiors and capabilities.• FAA certification of 25 separate TC and STC projects during the S-92 inaugural Search & Rescue (SAR) build.• Responsible for base-line (green) deliveries, customer specific (completions) deliveries and structural changes on OEM manufactured airframes.• Managed internal and external customer communications and relations.• Controlled and approved Statement of Work changes from Engineering Change Board. Show less

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  AAR

  Oct 2010 - Nov 2014

  S-92 Program Manager/Rotor-Wing Maintenance Manager

  • Responsible for maintenance on RW fleet consisting of plus 25 aircraft & 200 mechanics.• Conducted remote modifications, certifications and Aircraft on Ground (AOG) support.• Installations of Type Certificate (TC), Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) projects and field approvals.• Managed all facets of aircraft maintenance in austere locations to include Afghanistan, Africa and aboard US Naval Vertical Replenishment ships.• Maintenance liaison between Sikorsky Aircraft Corp (SAC), Airbus and General Electric (GE). Show less