Jacksonville, FL Hiring Conference - February 21, 2020

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Coast Guard Aviation Maintenance Mechanic with a Master's Degree and Project Management Experience

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Master of Science, Management | 2018
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL

Bachelor of Science, Aeronautics and Management | 2016
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL

EXPERIENCE

Project Manager, World-Class Avionics Integration Company | 2016 - 2017
Dripping Springs, TX

  • Served as the primary point of contact post kick-off upon contract award, both internally and with the customer, including leading preliminary, critical, and final design review meetings.
  • Worked closely with the Sales team to ensure a full understanding of each project's scope and constraints in order to develop the project plan including tasks, schedule, and budget, while identifying risks and resource requirements.
  • Facilitated all project meetings with a focus on project execution, emphasizing proper adherence to all company, customer, and Federal Aviation Administration processes, as well as ensured the quality and timeliness of deliverables.
  • Informed all departments and personnel of the scope, key milestones, stakeholders, and metrics associated with each project, while facilitating internal communications regarding project execution.
  • Maintained and tracked the project schedule, action items, open issues, risks, budget variances, and scope changes, ensuring proper communication regarding the potential financial implications.
  • Elevated issues to the Executive Team to optimize customer satisfaction, as well as ensured project scope was completed, project data was archived, and lessons learned were recorded.

United States Coast Guard | 2001 - 2015

Chief Aviation Maintenance Technician | 2012 - 2015
San Francisco, CA; Houston, TX

  • Served in many capacities and received multiple advancements, including to Primary Quality Assurance Inspector, as well as completed and obtained an aircraft maintenance certification for safety of flight and operational readiness.
  • Led Air Station hangar operations, including avionics, airframe, structure, and engine, while managing the department with 45 to 75 staff including responding to all staff concerns and handling disciplinary issues.
  • Developed an ongoing preventative maintenance program, including creating and maintaining the maintenance labor hour budget using digital work order platform, as well as managed aircraft parts and supply logistics.
  • Coordinated aircraft care by reviewing and prioritizing maintenance problems, complaints, and work orders using the digital work order platform.
  • Managed the daily flight schedules and assigned aircrew to flights, as well as utilized strong management expertise when dispatching aircraft used in search and rescue missions and flight training.
  • Provided strategic supervision of the helicopter maintenance functions and activities, including 51 junior and senior mechanics, for four SAR helicopters, while also managing the aircraft log books and forecasted maintenance.
  • Served as the key point of contact for civilian contractors for repairs and troubleshooting as well as aircraft maintenance management and flight schedule monitoring.
  • Completed an unconventional recovery of an aircraft, utilizing a handpicked six-man crew and limited resources, saving the Coast Guard roughly $150K and countless labor hours.

Aviation Maintenance Technician | 2001 - 2011
Atlantic City, NJ; Barbers Point, HI; Mobile, AL

  • Received the Robert J Perchard Award for Outstanding Crew for the first single engine landing to the flight deck of a ship, resulting in a training scenario being created using flight recorder information.
  • Deployed overseas to the North Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and was awarded the Coast Guard Achievement Medal and the Iraq Campaign Medal.
  • Promoted to Aviation Maintenance Technician First Class in 2005, serving as Maintenance Supervisor, Enlisted Flight Examining Board Member, Flight Standards Board Member, Helicopter Aircrew, and Rescue Flight Mechanic.
  • Oversaw the daily maintenance of 12 helicopters, including end-of-cycle, post-flight, pre-flight, thru-flight, special and phase inspections, while assessing maintenance logbooks, and monitoring the progress of maintenance.
  • Logged over 1,500 flight hours, including serving as part of the first responder crew during Hurricane Katrina operations, saving 20 lives and receiving the Coast Guard Commendation Medal.
  • Managed the daily flight schedules and assigned aircrew for flights, as well as managed $750K+ in inventory and tooling as the Turbine Engine Shop Supervisor.
  • Supervised National Capital Region Air Defense Facility during President Obama's first inauguration.