John Cooper

Experience

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  Detroit Diesel Allison

  Jan 1973 - Jan 1982

  Setup machinery by part number and operation. The machinery and equipment was the same listed below between 1973 and 1979. Worked in several different departments as the supervisors' right hand man. Performed the monthly scheduling released by production control and responsible for the timely setup and run of production across different pieces of machining equipment. Performed quality machine, bench and floor inspections daily. This position was the grooming or stepping stone to becoming a first line supervisor. Show less Worked in various different product lines operating both horizontal and vertical lathes, mills, drills, tracing machines, gear hobbs, and horizontal and vertical broaches. Excellent working knowledge of interpreting machine tool prints on aviation related parts and materials maintaining aviation specifications and tolerances. Extensive experience with the operation of Internal, external grinders, center grinders, large surface grinders, convex and concave cervic grinders, gun drills, and boring machines. Show less

  • Jobsetter

    Jan 1979 - Jan 1982

  • Machinist

    Jan 1973 - Jan 1979
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  Allison Engine Company

  Jan 1982 - Jan 1988

  Manufacturing and Quality Assurance Supervisor

  Worked in various Quality Assurance and Production Manufacturing departments throughout the Maywood facility. Areas of expertise included, but not limited to, Turbine Wheels, Propshaft and Carriers, Air Inlet Housings, Accessary Gear Boxes, Turbine Spacers, Torquemeters, Sun Gears, Worked on the shop floor with UAW represented hourly workers, excellent first hand working knowledge of union contracts, the grievance procedure and how labor relations are all interfaced in the workplace. Show less

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  Allison-Rolls-Royce

  Jan 1988 - Jan 1992

  Cell Manager for Lean Manufacturing

  Promoted as one of five cell managers to begin the lean manufacturing process at Allison Rolls-Royce. Cell Manager in the Housing and Cover Cell. Provided the oversight in manufacturing and also in the area of Quality Assurance. Excellent working knowledge of 4 axis and 5 axis CNC machining. Insight to all aspects of what is required to take a part of raw material and expedite a quality finished part on time at a reasonable cost.

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  Rolls-Royce

  Jan 1992 - Jan 2002

  Senior Field Service Instructor

  Performed course development for AE 2100 Turboprop and AE 3007 Turbo fan engines. Taught Heavy maintenance classes around the world during this period of time. Also taught CMC download classes, Fault Isolation and the Troubleshooting of engine problems for the Embraer 145 and Citation X aircraft. Responsible for and the liaison to customers in the US, Brasil, Portugal, Singapore, Japan, England, Switzerland, Poland, Spain, Italy, Ireland, and Canada. Taught engine borescope classes to Rolls-Royce Field Service Engineers, SAAB, Embraer 145 customers and the Global Hawk High Surveillance aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base during this time. SME for all hands-on field service issues during this time. Worked during down periods of time for GSE (Ground Support Engineering) designing and procuring the necessary tooling to disassemble and reassemble engines.Built 3 training engines from scrap parts to be used as training aids. Also built partial cut-away's of jet engine modules for training purposes. Show less

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  Chautauqua Airlines

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2005

  Lead Auditor-Quality Assurance

  Quality Assurance AuditorReports to: Manager of Quality Assurance and Inspection - INDQualifications:• Has a technical background• Has previous experience in Quality Assurance programs• Has previous experience in auditing vendor Quality Assurance and Maintenance procedures• Has the ability to make sound decisions based on experience• Ensure that required audits are performed per GMM• Review audit forms and revise as necessary to maintain compliance with C.A.S.E. procedures• Develop reports including audit results, defining severity of results and corrective action and follow up• Report trends or concerns to the Manager of Quality Assurance and Inspection IND. Hired by Chautauqua in 2003 to develop an internal and external audit program. The requirements were the program had to meet the requirements of C.A.S.E. ,FAA, DoD, IATA and IOSA. Extensive experience in performing on-site Quality Assurance audits on FAA Part 145 certificated repair stations, On-Call Maintenance providers. Aircraft fuel companies and essential maintenance providers. Extensive experience in performing internal audits for Chautauqua Airlines as a FAA Part 121 carrier covering the areas of Maintenance, Maintenance Training, Maintenance Control, Materials, Materials Training, Maintenance Programs, Planning, Technical Publications, Airworthiness Directives, and all areas of the airlines' Continuous Airworthiness Maintenance Program. Show less

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  Chautauqua Airlines

  May 2005 - Jan 2015

  Manager of Quality Assurance, Inspection, and New Aircraft Acceptance

  • Administer the activities of inspectors and assist in the development of inspection functions, required inspections, inspection techniques and procedures, and resolution of discrepancies found during inspection.• Traveled to aircraft manufacturer and performed Part 121 conformity inspections escorting aircraft back to United States.• Monitor manuals and procedures to ensure aircraft are returned to service in compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations.• Responsible for making periodic checks on all inspection tools and/or the calibration of precision test equipment• Assists Chief Inspector in ensuring that all aircraft conform to 14 CFR regulations.• Authorizes and controls the issuance of Inspector Stamps• Ensure compliance of the Required Inspection Items (RII) as published in the GMM• Assist in determining economics and validity of scrap-out units and material.• Keep current with industry and aircraft developments as they pertain to a new aircraft or improved inspection techniques and maintenance practices.• Administer the activities of inspectors and assist in the development of inspection functions, required inspections, inspection techniques and procedures, • Develop and revise the Chautauqua Airlines Quality Assurance Audit Program procedures.• Ensure that required internal and external audits are performed per GMM.• Review audit forms and revise as necessary to maintain compliance.• Communicate with Manager of Maintenance and Reliability in the effort to detect product reliability issues.• Assist in determining economics and validity of scrap-out units and material.• Coordinates with repair vendors to ensure adequate Chautauqua Airlines personnel coverage during out sourced aircraft maintenance.• Manages regulatory issues and acts as liaison with the FAA to investigate, correct and finalize regulatory issues.• Ensures that proper shelf life control is carried out Show less

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  Championship Auto Shows Inc

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2023

  Show Chairman

  Judge 1977-1981Show Chairman of the Indianapolis Autorama 1982-1986Judging Supervisor 1983 - 1987*Current role: Show Chairman for the Indianapolis 500 World of Wheels car show 2010 to present

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  Shuttle America Airlines (Sister Company With Chautauqua Airlines)

  Jan 2015 - Feb 2017

  Manager of Quality Assurance and Auditing

  1. Manages the activities of Inspectors; assists in the development of inspection functions, required inspections, inspection techniques and procedures.2. Manages the activities of Quality Assurance Auditors.3. Manages the activities of Heavy Check Representatives and coordinate with repair vendors to ensure adequate personnel coverage during out sourced aircraft maintenance and painting.4. Manages and grants required Inspection authority and Airworthiness Release authority and administers the Inspector Stamp Program.5. Ensures that proper shelf life control is carried out at all locations. Performs Periodic checks on all inspection tools and/or the calibration of precision test equipment6. Assists the Director QA with regulatory issues and acts as liaison with the FAA to investigate, correct and finalize regulatory issues.7. Fosters the Company’s core values and culture throughout the work environment.8. Screens, interviews and makes recommendations for hiring potential employees. Coaches and provides leadership, direction, motivation and supervision of direct reports. Appraises performance, provides performance feedback, takes corrective actions and oversees training and development of staff. 9. Performs other duties as assigned or required. Show less

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  Republic Airways

  Feb 2017 - Apr 2020

  Maintenance Program Manager

  1. Reviews Monthly and Rolling 24-month aircraft parts/units removed for NFF (No Fault Found), CID (Customer Induced Damage), and BFS (Bad From Stock) events.2. Deep Dive researches the Month Top 10 Items in each category, looking for trends and performing analysis.3. Determines the “who, where, when, how, and why” for NFF, CID, and BFS parts/units.4. Conducts on-site visits to the repair vendors, as well as hangar visits when needed to witness maintenance performed.5. Works closely with Repair Vendors, Republic Engineering, Reliability, and Warrant Repair Departments.6. Analyze the effect on the Cost of Non-Conformance.7. Investigate PMA parts for on-wing longevity, compared to OEM parts.8. Determine Root Causes as well as recommending both Short Term and Long Term Corrective Actions.9. Perform “predictive maintenance” analysis by scheduling parts/units to be removed before hard failing in the field or on a turn flight.10. Develop PowerPoint Presentations of the investigative results for Senior Management. Show less

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  Comlux

  Sept 2020 - Oct 2022

  Quality Assurance Lead Auditor

  AS-9100 and AS-9110 Certified Lead Auditor performing Internal Audits for Comlux. Direct report to the Head of Quality for all Part 145 Repair Station operations whether they be MX, Completions, QC or QA related.

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  Allegiant

  Oct 2022 - now

  The primary interface with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) representatives and Allegiant for Airworthiness matters. Ensures the relationship between the carrier and the FAA is sound and that all FAA inquiries ,concerns, or formal letters of investigation are addressed promptly, and completely. Additional responsibilities include providing FAA data for new aircraft conformity review, meeting reporting requirements of all applicable 14 CFR regulations, I utilize face to face conversation, meetings and written responses (informal and formal) to manage these duties and responsibilities. Summary: My primary responsibility is to continuously represent company interests when working with FAA or other government agency, and conversely, to advise company leaders as to feasibility and consequences of proposed actions in regard to regulations and the relationship with FAA and other agencies. Show less

  • Sr. Manager of Regulatory Compliance-AW

    Mar 2023 - now

  • Manager of Regulatory Compliance

    Oct 2022 - Mar 2023