Sherry Estes

Experience

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  Boeing/Rockwell

  Mar 1984 - Aug 1994

  Electronic bench technician

  Tested, troubleshot and repaired down to component level on B1 LRUs.

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  Lockheed Martin Aeronautics

  May 1997 - Aug 2003

  Managed/maintained the Core Automated Maintenance System (CAMS) ensured accurate documentation of all phase maintenance and provided technical guidance/training to Associate Contractors on CAMS and aircraft documentation. Managed/maintained computer-based products to improve accuracy and reduce entry time for phase maintenance documentation. Planned and scheduled maintenance for aircraft Periodic Inspections and coordinated with LM Aero and USAF Logistic to ensure timely delivery of parts for time changes and delayed discrepancies.Managed and automated the aircraft maintenance records operations. Improved the system effectiveness with review and analysis of system trend data. A highly skilled technical individual, computer literate, able to maximize Management Information Systems to increase profitability. Trained LM Aero and Associate Contractor personnel on the CAMS systems. Show less Responsible for developing and delivering Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMs) for operation, service, and maintenance of aircraft mission systems utilizing engineering drawings, specifications and vendor source data. Scheduled and performed customer/peer reviews, validation and verifications. Developed cost and schedule estimates. Managed assigned personnel to ensured budgetary and delivery requirements were met. Managed and automated the aircraft maintenance records operations. Improved the system effectiveness with review and analysis of system trend data. Utilized desktop publishing tools that included Interleaf, Isodraw, Arbortext SGML authoring tools, and Astoria SGML database. Show less

  • Field Service Engineer

    Apr 2002 - Aug 2003

  • Technical Publications Writer

    Jun 1999 - Apr 2003

  • Electronic Technician

    May 1997 - Jul 1999
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  Lockheed Martin

  Feb 2005 - Oct 2011

  Leads the program’s aircraft documentation and computer automated historical documentation programs. Developed local procedures and policies to ensure compliance with customer contractual requirements. Provide logistical support for daily flight operations. Support planning and executing complex operations with 100% accuracy and success, including the scheduling and movement of personnel, equipment and spare parts to overseas location to meet mission and maintain daily operations at the home operations. Manage and automate the aircraft maintenance records operations. Improved the system effectiveness with review and analysis of system trend data. A highly skilled technical individual, computer literate, able to maximize Management Information Systems to increase profitability. Design comprehensive management training program improving subordinates’ data entry and accuracy, which improves our contractual performance. Improved ability to effective excelling in customer’s evaluated areas. Show less Managed/maintained the Core Automated Maintenance System (CAMS) ensured accurate documentation of all phase maintenance and provided technical guidance/training to Associate Contractors on CAMS and aircraft documentation. Managed/maintained computer-based products to improve accuracy and reduce entry time for phase maintenance documentation. Planned and scheduled maintenance for aircraft Periodic Inspections and coordinated with LM Aero and USAF Logistic to ensure timely delivery of parts for time changes and delayed discrepancies.Managed and automated the aircraft maintenance records operations. Improved the system effectiveness with review and analysis of system trend data. A highly skilled technical individual, computer literate, able to maximize Management Information Systems to increase profitability. Trained LM Aero and Associate Contractor personnel on the CAMS systems. Show less

  • Project Management and Logistics Liaison

    Aug 2006 - Oct 2011

  • Field Service Engineer

    Feb 2005 - Sept 2006
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  Northrop Grumman Corporation

  Oct 2011 - now

  Configuration Management: Maintain configuration records for production aircraft. Review and update aircraft configurations to ensure Engineering Drawings, Service Bulletins & Change Notices are incorporated into the aircraft records. Interface daily with Engineering Team & their tools & databases. Maintain performance/efficiency & data accuracy metrics for Program Management. Develop & release contractually required CM documentation to support delivery to the Customer. Monitor Critical Asset Management System to ensure Critical Items are accurately identified & tracked in the CM Records. Operations & Logistics: Daily interaction with Manufacturing & Production teams to ensure all daily maintenance activities & Change Notice/Service Bulleting compliance & Time Change Components are accurately documented in the CM Records. Request Logistic Control Numbers (LCNs) be assigned for all new or changed components & coordinate with Technical Publications for the implementation into Technical & Flight Manuals. Automation & Cost Control: Monitored Logistic Analysis Tool to improve the mission effectiveness of the aircraft. Reviewed & analyzed utilization and procurement trend data & identified potential impacts to supportability. Trained in the Supply Chain Management Tool & utilized daily to confirm accuracy of the CM records based on Supply Transactions History & material identified as either serially or batch controlled are correctly reflected & recorded in the CM Records.Training & Development: Provide comprehensive training to co-workers on CM requirements which has improved Production Team’s data entry & accuracy, which improves our overall contractual performance.Personnel Development: Actively seeking training opportunities to improve CM skills via the NGC Learning Network & training from Professional Organizations. Volunteered to become certified to review/approve Data Transfer Requests to transfers from Classified Networks to Unclassified Networks. Show less Leads the program aircraft and mechanical technical publication generation. Developed local procedures and policies to ensure compliance with customer contractual requirements and Provide logistical support and interaction with Field Personnel and Engineering Staff. Support planning and executing technical publications validation/verification process. Manage and automate the technical publication records, documents and performance metrics. Improved the system effectiveness with review and analysis of error trend data and implement methods to lower the require correction times to a minimum. A highly skilled technical individual, computer literate, able to maximize Data Processing Systems to increase profitability. Show less

  • Engineer Technical Services

    Jan 2013 - now

  • Technical Publications Writer

    Oct 2011 - Jan 2013