Experience

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  United states air force

  Apr 1987 - Jul 1992

  Tactical aircraft maintenance specialist/jet engine mechanic

  Performed maintenance on tactical aircraft airframes and power plants.

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  184th kansas air national guard

  Jul 1992 - Jun 1994

  Jet engine mechanic

  Performed shop level maintenance on Pratt and Whitney F-100 engines. Performed test cell duties on F-100 engines as well.

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  Avcon industries inc

  Aug 1992 - Nov 1992

  Sheet metal technician
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  Bombardier

  Jul 1993 - Apr 2000

  Provided technical assistance to Field Service Representatives. Provided technical solutions to let wide issues thru data collection and analysis. Provided support for extensive aircraft modifications on all mechanical systems and flight test equipment. Supported daily aircraft operations to meet flight testing schedule.

  • Technical Specialist

    Nov 1999 - Apr 2000

  • Flight Test Aircraft Mechanic

    Jul 1993 - Nov 1999
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  West star aviation inc.

  May 2000 - Aug 2000

  Aircraft mechanic

  Performed inspections and maintenance on all Learjet Models

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  Executive aircraft

  Sept 2000 - Nov 2001

  Sr. aircraft mechanic/inspector

  Performed inspections, maintenance and modifications on customer Challenger aircraft. Acted as liaisonwith OEM for damage assessment and repair. Performed structural modifications in support of completer interior reconfigurations and refurbishments.

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  Bombardier

  Jan 2002 - Jul 2002

  Six sigma agent

  Oversaw projects designed to increase efficiency and decrease costs. Used statical modeling tools to collect and analyze data

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  Learjet

  Feb 2002 - Jul 2014

  Technical specialist

  Provided extensive technical knowledge to improve aircraft availability by developing fault isolation procedures, design changes and return to service procedures. Authored technical articles and worked directly with customer base.

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  Palomino petroleum inc

  Jul 2014 - Jun 2016

  Director of aircraft maintenance

  Director of Maintenance supporting 2 company owned aircraft. Challenger 601 and a King Air 300) Independently built a maintenance department from the ground up. Managed all aspects of maintenance for the operation

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  Bombardier aerospace

  Jun 2016 - Nov 2018

  Project manager

  • Primary point of contact for customer aircraft undergoing inspections and modifications on Bombardier aircraft• Supervised a team of 8 aircraft technicians and provided coaching/mentoring to assure technicians met flat rate budget expectations • Responsible for direct customer daily project updates, including cost estimates, AC return to service • Accountable for assuring on time delivery within budgetary commitments• Provided daily progress updates to Sr. management and forecasted manpower requirements • Reviewed and approved invoices item by item with customers during post maintenance event follow up Show less

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  Bombardier

  Dec 2016 - Jul 2020

  • Directly assist customer base while providing ongoing communication regarding progress of progressive maintenance events • Manage incoming support requests calls from Customers and Customer Response Center• Plan the complete maintenance work requests, from preparing the work orders, the required maintenance documentation & the traveling plans as required while continuously communicating with the Customer Response Center to assure timely aircraft return to service • Ensure that work was performed in accordance with Repair Station / Quality Manual, Site Operating Procedures and FARs Show less • Managed calls from foreign and domestic Learjet Customers, Bombardier Aircraft Services centers, Authorized Service Facilities and other service providers for all Learjet aircraft • Assisted direct operators and Field Service Representatives regarding both mechanical and avionics/electrical issue• Collected data and assisted with the development of fault isolation procedures based on actual customer scenarios • Alerted Engineering of component failure trends, quality issues, and recommendations of product improvements Show less

  • Maintenance Controller

    Nov 2018 - Jul 2020

  • Technical Representative

    Dec 2016 - Nov 2018
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  Confidential

  Jul 2020 - now

  Sr. aviation maintenance technician

  Responsible for all maintenance activities on 2 Bombardier Challenger 605 aircraft owned and operated by a large company. Responsibility ranges from preparation of aircraft for routine flights to planning major maintenance events, troubleshooting and repair of malfunctioning systems, both mechanical and avionics/electrical systems.