Terry Sopha

Experience

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  DynCorp International

  Mar 2006 - Sept 2007

  Team Lead

  MRO

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  L-3

  Oct 2007 - Aug 2008

  Crew Lead / Hanger Manager

  -Prioritize daily maintenance work orders to meet customer's needs and deadlines.-Performed Phase maintenance inspections on AH-64D Longbow.-Completed 50hr, 125hr, and 250hr scheduled maintenance inspections on AH-64D.-Perform unscheduled flight line maintenance.-Inspected, repaired, and replace major flight critical components.-Used CBHK kits, AVA kits, and calibrated tools for inspecting components.-Performed full aircraft rigging.-Repaired panels and minor airframe structure. -Trouble-shoot avionics components and counter measure equipment.-Completed maintenance on AH-64D armament systems.-Perform maintenance on aircraft emergency system and severance devices.-Performed Crew Lead duties with a 9 man crew ensuring their safety and enforcing the company's policies. Show less

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  DynCorp International

  Aug 2008 - Sept 2010

  A&P Mechanic

  -Perform scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on CH-47D, AH-64D, and UH-60.-Conduct RESET/Post desert deployment inspection and depot level repairs.-Performed maintenance for foreign military aircraft and special projects.-Trouble-shoot mechanical and electrical faults.-Performing annual aircraft inspections and services.-Performed rotor head maintenance.-Completed hydraulic maintenance.-Removed, inspect, and replace engines.-Perform flight line duties.-Handle ground support equipment and special calibrated test sets.-Completed aircraft rigging.-Conducted fuel system repairs and leak checks. Show less

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  Global Aerospace Logistics LLC (GAL)

  Oct 2010 - Jan 2013

  A&P Mechanic

  -Conduct Phase maintenance inspections and hourly services on CH-47C-plus and CH-47F.-Complete unscheduled maintenance.-Perform post maintenance power on checks with ground support equipment or APU.-Perform Corrosion Control Inspections and treat accordingly to the technical manuals. -Trouble-shoot mechanical and electrical failures.-Rig flight control components.-Repair Hydraulic components and fabricate lines.-Repair rotor heads, blades, and drive train.-Conduct power plant maintenance.-Inspect winch, cargo hooks, and rescue hoist.-Repair landing gears, brakes, tires, struts, power steering actuators, and swivel locks.-Conduct minor airframe and composite repair to fuselage and panels. Show less

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  DynCorp International

  Jan 2013 - Sept 2018

  Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic

  -Perform scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on CH-47F, UH-60L/M and AH-64D.-Conduct RESET/Post desert deployment inspections and depot level repairs as per engineer directives at the MRO site.-Trouble-shoot mechanical, electrical, and avionics fault.-Recover, evaluate, inspect, repair lightening strike helicopters and crash aircraft. -Perform annual aircraft inspections and services.-Perform rotor head maintenance repairs.-Completed hydraulic maintenance inspections and repairs.-Removed, inspect, and replace engines and engine subcomponents.-Completed aircraft rigging.-Conduct fuel system repairs and leak checks.-Handle ground support equipment and special test sets. Show less

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  Global aerospace logistics

  Oct 2018 - now

  Quality Assurance Quality Control