A career position in the aviation industry where my technical and supervisory skills I have developed in my tenure in the Air Force will improve performance and customer satisfaction.

Aircraft maintenance professional with over ten years experience in all aspects of aircraft operations and maintenance from the United States Air Force.  FAA certified airframe and powerplant technician. Skilled in reading blueprints, engineering drawings, government regulations, and production scheduling. Consistently selected for challenging assignments where personal leadership, team-building skills and technical know-how were essential ingredients for success. 

1998-2000 BS Professional Aeronautics, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
1998-1999 Aviation/Aerospace Safety, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
1996-1998 Associate Aircraft Systems Technology, Community College of the Air Force
1994-1995 Airframe & Powerplant certificate program, Texas State Technical College

Aviation Safety Program Management	Aircraft Maintenance Management
Aircraft Crash Investigation	Air Transportation
Aviation Safety	Human Factors
Aviation Law	Aviation Legislation

2000-2001 Maintenance Technician Manager, Harris-Live TV
Managed and maintained the in-flight entertainment Live TV system on seven DC-9 aircraft for Legend Airlines. Which included the installation, inspection and troubleshooting of the external antenna, (GPS) global positioning system antenna, zone feed data bus cables, seat-to-seat cables, electronics boxes, video display units, and passenger control units. 

1997-2000 Maintenance Supervisor, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas 
Managed, supervised, and performed aircraft maintenance including installation, inspection, removal, replacement, modification and preventative maintenance inspections of system and subsystem components on 40 B-1B aircraft.

1996-1997 Journeyman Mechanic, Osan Air Base, Korea (ROK)
Removed, repaired, installed, tested, and inspected structures, components, assemblies, and subassemblies on F-16, A-10, MH-53 helicopter and transit aircraft.  Determined maintenance requirements on structural sealing and repair.  Removed inspected, tested, repaired and replaced bladder fuel cells and their components.

1992-1996 Journeyman Mechanic, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas 
Performed aircraft maintenance including installation, inspection, removal, replacement and modification of components on 45 B-1s, 16 KC-135s (707) and 27 C-130 aircraft.

1990-1992 Apprentice Mechanic, Torrejon Air Base, Spain
Performed general aircraft and preventative maintenance on 80 F-16 aircraft.  Following maintenance requirements and assisting in the inspection of aircraft systems was my main function.