Freddy Pimentel

Experience

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  AIRES S.A.

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2001

  • Design and implementation of specific control or prevention programs for structural degradation and systems within the preventive maintenance of airplanes (corrosion, hydraulic contamination).• Management multidisciplinary teams of investigation and analysis of failures. Preparation of incident investigations. Coordination of implementation of corrective actions.• Planning and management of major jobs such as major repairs, modifications, and airworthiness directives.• Reduction of indexes of unscheduled removals or failure of components through the monitoring of reports and operating conditions (e. ACM thanks to the analysis and monitoring of oil consumption and deterioration, vibration analysis, and operation recommendations).• Support to production in trouble shutting process for failures in different systems of aircrafts.• Analysis and monitoring of engine performance monitoring programs through ECTM (Engine Condition Trend Monitoring), oil consumption and deterioration.• Analysis, monitoring, and implementation of corrective actions of the performance of the different aircraft systems through Reliability systems.• Responsible for the support and issuance of all technical documentation for maintenance activities in aircrafts including customization of maintenance programs.• Responsible for monitoring and recording compliance control of airworthiness directives, structural repairs, and Empty Basic Weight charts.• Responsible for the following and determination of the balance and empty basic weight.• Administration and Management of Technical Library, responsible for technical subscriptions. Show less

  • Engineerig Director

    Jan 1999 - Jan 2001

  • Mechanical Speciaist Engineer

    Jan 1997 - Jan 1999
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  Escuela Aeronáutica de Colombia (Escuela de formación de Personal Aeronáutico de Tierra)

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2005

  Instructor

  Presentación de ciclos de instrucción en Regulación Aeronáutica de Colombia (RAC) y áreastécnicas dentro del programa de formación de técnicos en Aeromecánica TLA y TLH

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  Aerolínea SATENA

  Feb 2006 - Jan 2007

  Maintenance Production Coordinator

  • Analysis and issue of the following process for Heavy maintenance services including identification of materials, tools and critical routes.• Analysis of work packages (work packages, SB, engineering orders), recommended estimate of the return to service based on man-hours, non-routine pending, additional factors such as aging, type of operation and experience.• Identification of efficient work routes for the execution of major scheduled maintenance services that reduce times service and ensure compliance with maintenance tasks appropriately.• Keep control of the development of maintenance services following their planning and maintaining coordinate with logistics, production and engineering areas. Issue performance reports that identify possibilities for improvement for subsequent major services.• Identification of weak processes of major maintenance services and propose improvement actions.• Provide the first level of technical support for maintenance production based on maintenance manuals and technical documentation.• Analyze repetitive failures and propose trouble-shutting action for different systems. Show less

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  ST Aerospace Panama

  Apr 2007 - Nov 2007

  Liaison Engineer

  • Definition of the permissiveness of damages in the primary and secondary structures according to the SRM and CMM in fleets B737 NG, A300, MD10, MD 11, DC 8.• Design and calculation of structural repair drawings, issue of technical reports of structural damage, and submission to OEM (DER / DAR) or operator.• The issue for approval of minor and major technical repair processes in metal and composite structure based on AMM, SRM, CMM and approved technical information.• Issuance of Engineering Authorizations / Engineering Orders for compliance with structural repairs in fleets Boeing and Airbus.• Resolution of technical reports generated by maintenance production areas.Highlighted Achievements Create control lists of follow-up, design classification, and search for reparative processes carried out that would allow a reference of developed designs (design database) and reduction of repair design time. The scheme was implemented in Singapore (Headquarter base). Use of Autocad over photographs of structural damage on 1: 1 scale for repairs design in order to ensure the dimensional result of repair proposals. Show less

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  Easyfly S.A.

  Nov 2007 - Jan 2019

  • Act as a Airline technical representative front local Civil Aviation Authority (UAEAC). Keep official communication between UAEAC and the Airline on matters related to fleet airworthiness.• Manage aircraft inspection and new aircrafts receiving processes.• Negotiate and achieve approval modifications of regulatory operator documents such as Manuals and Specifications reflecting changes in procedures and requirements of the authority in according with changes of regulations.• Oversee of quality control system through internal audits, ensuring that the maintenance actions are being to carry out in the different operational stations complies with technical and Airline standards and meets with requirements of the approved to Airline by local authority.• Monitor the Airworthiness of the fleet operated through compliance with the approved maintenance program and regulatory requirements include scheduled and not schedule maintenance.• Manage the Fleet Reliability program (Failure Analysis) as part of continuous airworthiness assessment program, preside over the technical reliability committee and monitor compliance with improvement actions identified in the reliability committee.• Oversee methods of maintenance inspection process at maintenance tasks and manage of Technical Inspectors Group (process and certification) approved to Airline.• Coordinate the training for technical area personnel, maintaining qualifications and licenses required for compliance with the approved maintenance. Assess and certify as approved engineers and inspectors of process and certification from Airlines and MRO.• Manage in charge of fleet reliability, maintenance inspection staff, engineering staff and Technical control center MCC.• Executor and manager of actions to improve and reduce risk within the SMS GESO.Achieves Highlihts: Pls refer to CV file. Show less Promoted to the Quality Control Department in December 2008. • In charge of Airworthiness Directives Applicability analysis and compliance, planning includes materials and resources required to complete AD requirements.• Analysis of permissiveness of structural damage reported, preparation of reparative procedures, including local authority approval as required and execution planning with the production team.• Design and issue of engineering orders or Engineering Approval for compliance with modifications in aircraft systems, structural repairs (metal and composite structure) and preventive and corrective maintenance procedures required for the fleet.• Oversee compliance with airworthiness directives and modifications applicable to aircraft, their major components and accessories.• Issue fleet reliability reports monthly and submission to local civil aviation authority (UAEAC). Issue maintenance alerts, analysis of repetitive failures, propose corrective actions and maintenance program up day to the conditions and operational experiences.• Follow engine performance analysis. Issue of maintenance recommendations (through oil condition and performance program).• In charge of Liaison engineering with the different OEMs (manufacturers) in order to obtain the required technical support for technical and inspection activities.• Propose Modifications to the Maintenance Program based on manufactures recommendations or reliability analysis.• Management of technical subscriptions supports the maintenance of the airworthiness of the fleet and its maintenance programs. Show less

  • Quality Control Director

    Dec 2008 - Jan 2019

  • Engineering Chief

    Nov 2007 - Dec 2008
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  AERONET

  Jun 2008 - Dec 2008

  Analyst and Designer of Modifications and Structural Repairs

  • Analysis of structural modification, design of structural modification alternatives.• Calculation of resistance to structural modifications, issue of engineering reports for structural modification.• Design of structural repairs and preparation of repair drawings applicable to metal and composite structures based on procedures and conditions dictated by structural repair manuals, different approved engineering data such as FAA AC and standard practices of the different manufacturers.• Generation of reparative procedures (step by step) for compliance with structural repairs according to the calculated conditions and structural repair manuals. Show less

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  SANTA Airlines

  Mar 2019 - Aug 2020

  Director Control and Quality Assurance

  • Act as a technical representative front CAA local Authority (UAEAC). Maintain official communication between the UAEAC and the Company on issues related to the airworthiness of the fleet.• Coordinate inspection processes, negotiation of lease contracts and aircraft reception.• Coordinate certification processes for Major Aircraft Repairs.• Administration of Operational Specifications and General Maintenance Manual (MGM) and its annexed manuals reflecting changes in necessary procedures of the organization and requirements of the authority.• Maintain constant monitoring of the quality control system through audits, ensuring that the maintenance actions carried out in the different bases comply with the manuals and technical information approved and with the requirements of the MGM.• Monitor the Airworthiness of the fleet operated through compliance with the approved maintenance program and regulatory requirements.• Responsible for developing the CASS program of continued airworthiness of the audit system.• Responsible for developing the recertification of the RAC 4/121 organization and obtaining OMA RAC 145 approval. Show less

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  CIAC S.A.

  Nov 2020 - Feb 2022

  Liaison Engineer

  •Develop heavy maintenance service work scope analysis and resources for 12 years of services of ATR 42 fleet.•Technical support of structural reports within heavy maintenance services.•Coordinate quotations for major modifications and intermediate maintenance for fleet ATR42 and A320.

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  Advance Solution AviationS.A.S. - TAAG Airlines (www.taag.com )

  Feb 2022 - Sept 2023

  Aviation engineering and maintenance consulting

  -Management of the airline maintenance area based on operational follow-up meetings with the different areas involved in maintenance administration (planning, engineering and management), maintenance execution, control of the same (MCC-PCP Maintenance Control and Quality) and logistics support areas and aeronautical spare parts warehouse.-Operational recovery of the airline to pre-COVID 19 pandemic levels (from 13 to 20 operational aircraft).-Advise planning and engineering areas in major service management processes, bridging from equalized maintenance program to block services.-Guide the recovery of spare parts and consumables management programs that allow the execution of the maintenance required in the different fleets, standardizing materials and massive consumption forecasts that allow reducing operating costs. Show less