Ken Wood

Email: aborgz@r.postjobfree.com

Address:

City: Dahlonega

State: GA

Zip: 30533

Country: USA

Phone: 770-***-****

Skill Level: Any

Salary Range:

Primary Skills/Experience:

30 years with a major airline with extensive experience in sheet metal repair,engine testing and repair, inspection processes to include FPI, MPI and dimensional inspection of small aircraft parts. Also well versed in repair software to track time and cost which includes heavy exposure and usage of SAP software. The last 15 years were dedicated to inspection in the support area of engine repair. During these years of inspection I learned many inspection techniques.

Educational Background:

High School Dipolma from Bremen High School, Bremen GA 1/2001 to 6/1977 (High School)

High School Dipolma from Bremen High School, Bremen GA 1/2001 to 10/2012

Job History / Details:

Summary

30 years with a major airline with extensive experience in sheet metal repair,engine testing and repair, inspection processes to include FPI, MPI and dimensional inspection of small aircraft parts. Also well versed in repair software to track time and cost which includes heavy exposure and usage of SAP software. The last 15 years were dedicated to inspection in the support area of engine repair. During these years of inspection I learned many inspection techniques.

Highlights

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Microsoft applications skills

Strategic thinker

Initiative to work independently

Production procedures

Fast learner

Quality inspection professional

Metal working ability

Accomplishments

Contributed to a increase in productivity through improvements in operations, quality, safety and administration.

1. Planned, coordinated and implemented a new process to bring repairs in house that were previously done at an outside vendor. This process improvement allowed for a large improvement in turn time, allowed for inventory reduction which resulted in a large revenue savings for the company.

Created a on line training program to instruct new inspectors on the CFM-56 engine. Program is still in use today.

Personally managed production activities to guarantee orders were shipped on-time.

Promoted to Inspector in the Blade and Vane Dept., then moved over to Lead Mechanic

Learned to use many fine measuring tools such as micrometers, calipers, dial gauges and radius gauges. USed this training through out my inspection career.

Experience

June 1981 to December 2011

Delta Airlines Atlanta, Ga.

Mechanic/inspector

6/81 to /83 Sheet metal mechanic

Fabricated. sheet metal repairs on aircraft

11/83 to 5/86 Test cell mechanic

Test,trouble shooting, repair if engines out of overhaul

5/86 to 9/91 Welder

Welded small engine parts using TIG welding

9/91 to 7/95 Inspector

Inspection of small engine parts to determine serviceability and work scope for repair

7/95 to 6/96 Lead Mechanic

Supervisor over 22 men who repaired turbine vanes back to serviceable condition

6/96 to 10/99 Tech Publications analyst

Responsible for the upkeep of all Engine and Component manuals pertaining to the JT8D engine

10/99 to 11/00 mechanic blade and vane

Performed maintenance on small engine parts, mainly compressor blades to make them serviceable

11/00 to 11/01 Inspector

Inspection of small engine parts to determine serviceability and work scope for repair

11/01 to 11/02 Mechanic Fuel Components

Performed maintenance on PW 2037 fuel components to make them serviceable

11/03 to 12/05 Repair Coordinator

Worked as LIason Between company and outside vendors to do repairs on components to be repaired outside. Used SAP extensively in this job for tracking and billing

12/05 to 12/11 Inspector/Mechanic Blade and Vane Dept.

Inspected parts to return to service, repair or scrap. Routed parts to outside vendor. Used SAP software extensively in this job

October 1977 to July 1979

USAF EGlin AFB, Fla

Crew chief F4E Phantom

Fuel, maintain, light maintenance on F4E aircraft. Launch and recovery and preventive maintenance

Education

1980 South Ga Vocational and Technical Americus, Ga

Airframe and Power plant license Airframe and Power plant

1977 Bremen High School Bremen, Ga

High School Diploma

Affiliations

Jaycee's

Offices held: President local chapter, District Director.

Toastmasters International

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