Maintenance Technician
Resume:
john gonzales
Email: abqda9@r.postjobfree.com
Address: **** * ******* **
City: hanford
State: CA
Zip: 93230
Country: USA
Phone: 559-***-****
Skill Level: Management
Salary Range: $70,000
Willing to Relocate
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John J. Gonzales
1957 W Hopkins Dr.
Hanford CA, 93230
abqda9@r.postjobfree.com
QUALIFICATION SUMMARY:
Highly dedicated and knowledgeable. A technically oriented and adaptable mechanical technician with 11 years experience in equipment maintenance and repair, work center operations, site safety, project management, preventative and corrective measures, quality control, and team leadership. Strong communicator who interacts with employees at all levels to maintain sight of long-term goals. A high sense of urgency that exceed expectations. Takes on challenging situations with energy and motivation to complete difficult projects within schedule. Analyzes issues with diplomacy and discernment to identify best plans for resolution. Possess and Maintained a Security Clearance, Secret.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Aecom June2012-Present
Aviation Support Equipment Mechanic II / Welder for United States Army currently in Afghanistan.
United States Navy June 2001- 2012
U.S Navy force-wide reduction due to mandated budget constraints. Combat Veteran
NAVAL AIR STATION FLEET READINESS CENTER WEST, Lemoore, California
Aviation Support Equipment Technician and Aeronautical Combo Welder, 2010-2012
Provided intermediate and depot-level maintenance support for sixteen fleet squadrons, one F/A-18 fleet-replacement squadrons, two test and evaluation squadrons, six aircraft carriers, and nine repair-and-return sites. Performed welding and repair to aeronautical components and related support equipment. Trained junior and senior personnel in welding techniques and operations to increase quality of work and productivity. Oversaw expeditious repair and return of numerous environmental control system duct assemblies.
Demonstrated superb repair skills during completion of scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on 125 items of support equipment, directly contributing to 70% decrease in work center backlog.
Saved $55,168,625.00 in one year by repairing cracks and damage components, heavily contributing to commands budget-savings goal.
Held direct responsibility for two fleet-going squadrons to full mission capability before deployment.
USS MAKIN ISLAND, San Diego, California
US Navy Amphibious ship carrying UA Marines and aircraft deployed in support of the Global War on Terrorism
Work Center Supervisor, 2007 - 2010
Recognized as subject matter expert on all support equipment. Led seven technicians in completion of 312 scheduled maintenance actions. Completed re-organization and silhouetting of over 1,500 tools and fourteen tool boxes to improve maintenance practices for six work centers while serving as tool-control program manager. Managed welding program and six welders in fabrication and installation of over 120 ship-wide project.
Served as instructor and force protection training team member, directing success of crew certification and accumulation of over 1,500 man-hours of drill sessions to achieving grade of 98% by inspection teams.
Fabricated and installed six tool-box shelves, support equipment tire rack, and fifteen other shop-improvement projects to increase operational readiness with limited resources and saved over $8,000.
NAVAL AIR STATION FLEET READINESS CENTER WEST, Lemoore, California
Aviation Support Equipment Technician and Aeronautical Combo Welder, 2004 - 2007
Managed structural repair in work center weld shop, maintaining welding and repair operations in support of unscheduled maintenance on 1,796 items. Personally processed over 269 work-center requests command-wide. Performed 980 hours of welding, aiding six work centers to return 76 items of support equipment to ready-for-issue status and maintaining current welding process certifications.
Offered excellent maintenance support to work centers thought out command. Qualified on fifteen types of support equipment. Volunteered numerous off-duty hours in support of Relay for life and American Red Cross Blood drive, Volunteered with Breakfast Lions Club and participated in Coats for Kids drive. Trained shipmates in proper procedures of performing preventive maintenance actions on over 1,200 items. Completed 58 priority-one maintenance actions to maintain daily operations. Supported division by volunteering as hazardous materials handler, organizing and disposing HAZMAT on a daily basis.
Manufactured 80 drip pans for division, providing 100% base hazmat compliance.
Reduced work center`s backlog from 132 to eleven jobs, enabling ground support equipment division to maintain customer readiness rate of 99.50%.
Became only qualified welder in division, completing 28 structural repairs and 580 man-hours on high priority maintenance actions to secure division`s 98% customer availability.
Contributed to 30 off-duty man-hours toward welding five tractor-steering brackets, reducing down-time and enhancing squadron relations.
Performed duties in decisive manner to ensure zero hits on work center audits.
Contributed to division`s sustained 99% customer-availability rate.
STRIKE FIGHTER SQUADRON 22, Lemoore, California
Shift Supervisor, 2001 - 2004
Guided junior personnel and played integral role in timely transfer of ten aircraft in four-week period. Contributed to squadron`s receipt of Bruce Carrier Award for maintenance excellence in 2004. Assisted in qualification of sixteen plane captains to increase line-division production, Led timely completion of 53 aircraft fourteen-day inspections and contributed to production effort and overall mission readiness in 2002.
Leveraged technical knowledge as plane captain to secure squadrons 99% sortie completion rate in direct support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Developed plane captain trainees performing 102 mishap-free launches and recoveries under demanding conditions.
EDUCATION:
Aeronautical Welder
Support Equipment Gas Turbine Mechanic
Support Equipment Hydraulic Technician
Armed Sentry/Security Reaction Force - Advanced
Basic First Aid
Non-Lethal Weapons Instructor - Advanced
CERTIFICATIONS:
USMAPS Journeyman Welder
Non-Lethal Weapons Instructor
EPA Certified
Aeronautical Welder
AWARDS:
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Navy Unit Commendation
Meritorious Unit Commendation
Two Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals
Three Good Conduct Medals
Letter of Commendation
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