Terry Akerman

Experience

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  Royal Air Force

  Apr 1980 - May 2003

  Aircraft Technician

  Aircraft technician

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  My house

  Apr 2003 - Dec 2003

  Gardening leave

  Gardening leave after retiring from the RAF

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  French further education

  Jan 2004 - Oct 2005

  Part time teaching

  ESCEM (France) Culture General. Teaching ‘The Weather and the Environment’. ENSMA (France) English Dept. Teaching ‘ Basic Aerodynamics and Principles of Flight’

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  Lufthansa Technik Brussels

  Nov 2005 - Dec 2005

  Aircraft mechanic

  A320 Series including V2500 engine; Base maintenance, 5 year checks, A checks, C checks, MOD’s, SB’s, daily checks, weekly checks. Flight line work.B737 MOD’s & SB’s.

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  Swiss International Air Lines

  Jan 2006 - Nov 2006

  Aircraft mechanic

  RJ100 including LF507 engine; heavy base maintenance including C Checks (C4, C6 & C8) ,MOD’s, SB’s. Daily, weekly checks

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  SN Brussels

  Nov 2006 - Mar 2007

  Aircraft mechanic

  BAe 146-200, RJ85/100. Heavy base maintenance including ‘C’ checks, A Checks SB’s & MOD’s including engines. A319 maintenance.

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  Swiss International Air Lines

  Mar 2007 - Feb 2008

  Contract mechanic

  RJ100, SAAB 2000, Embraer 145; heavy base maintenance including C Checks (C4, C6 & C8) ,MOD’s, SB’s. Daily, weekly checks.

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  Sabena Technics

  Feb 2008 - Mar 2008

  Contract Mechanic

  Base maintenance A320 200, B737 300/400, CFM56.

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  Jet Aviation

  Mar 2008 - Sept 2012

  Moved from Completion to maintenance. Quality Control inspector Pt 145 large aircraft group. Duties include but not limited too... Conformity to national/ international aviation regulations EASA, FAA, GCAA, BCAA, GACA, BDCA etc, OTAR’s, ANTR’s, BCAR’s etc. Coaching on aviation regulations. Conformity of minor/ major mods and STC installations. Company product auditing. Writing company procedures. STC flight test coordinating (ground and flight). Non conformity/occurrence report investigation. Monitoring continued airworthiness Pt M. Continuous monitoring of the quality control system DOE, POE & MOE. Show less

  • QC Inspector large aircraft team and flight test coordinator

    Jan 2012 - Sept 2012

  • QC Inspector Completions VVIP

    Mar 2008 - Jan 2012
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  Verify

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2015

  Project specialist

  Project specialist...Various customers

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  Verify, Inc.

  Mar 2013 - now

  Aviation is not only my chosen profession… For over 40 years it has been my life, pastime and hobby. I have held many positions. Mechanic, Technician, Technical manager, Certifier, Chief Engineer, Conformity Inspector, Flight Test Coordinator & Chief Flying Instructor etc.I have extensive knowledge of aircraft maintenance activities, Conformity/ Source Inspection activities, Test Setup & Test Witnessing (ATP) including 8130-9 sign off. Environmental Test/ Setup witnessing and conformity activities to RTCA DO160* & MIL-STD-883 requirements. Project Specialist Verify Inc from May 2013 to present.Nov 2015 -Present. Source Inspector for Spirit Aero Systems.After passing the Spirit Aero Systems assessment, I now perform Source Inspection for their Boeing and Gulfstream program in France. Duties include, but not limited to: Wind spar inspection, doors & panel inspection, structure etc.Sept 2014 – Present. Source Inspector for Parker Aerospace.After completing the Parker Aerospace training course I now perform source inspection for Parker Aerospace. Duties include performing source inspection on site, witness ATP and signing off FAI’s on behalf of the customer. Parts include, but not limited too: Electro Mechanical, Fly by Wire controls etc. May 2013 – Present Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation (Mitac). Certifying inspector Level 1 & 2 for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) After successfully completing an inspector training course in Nagoya Japan, I am now a certified Statement of Conformity (SOC) issuer, Source Inspector (SI), test witnessing (ATP) signatory for parts produced (Pt21G), issuing Conformity Conformation Tags (CCT) for the new Mitac MRJ. I certify parts manufactured primarily in France and support the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain & Asia and certify test article/ test witnessing and set up. Following further training I am now also a company approved auditor i.a.w. AS9100 Rev C. Level 1 Mechanical & Level 2 Structure inspector. Show less

  • Project Specilist

    May 2013 - now

  • Freelance conformity inspector.

    Mar 2013 - now
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  Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation (Mitac)

  May 2013 - now

  Inspector

  After successfully completing a 2 week inspector training course in Nagoya Japan, I am now a certified Statement of Conformity (SOC) issuer, Source Inspector (SI), test witnessing (ATP) signatory for parts produced (Pt21G), issuing Conformity Conformation Tags (CCT) for the new Mitac MRJ. I certify parts manufactured primarily in France and support the UK, Germany and Italy. Following further training I am now also a company approved auditor i.a.w. AS9100 Rev C and Level 2 (Structures) inspector. Show less

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  Verify

  Jan 2016 - now

  Jan 2016 – Present. Source Inspector for Triumph Aerostructures.

  After passing the Triumph Aerostructures training, I now perform Source Inspection for their Gulfstream G280 & G650 program in France.

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  UTAS

  Nov 2016 - now

  UTAS Source Inspector

  After passing the UTAS interview, assessment and tests I now perform SI and FAIR reviews.

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  C4j Aviation

  Sept 2022 - Apr 2023

  Consultant - Technical Standards Engineer.

  The objective of the Technical Standards Team is to provide oversight of all B1 and B2 certifying staff including C certifiers to ensure 100% compliance with EASA and CARC Part 145 requirements and regulations, MRO MOE and Internal Procedures Manual (IPM). The team reports directly to the CEO (Accountable Manager).