JAMES A. HONAKER III
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Objective A new and interesting job with room for advancement
Experience Grounds Maintenance Worker (Temporary Position)
January 2013 to Present, New Hanover
County Parks, Wilmington NC
. Assist the public and maintain grounds at county-owned
parks where duties include using equipment to mow,
water, place sod, fertilize, trim hedges and trees.
. Use heavy equipment to maintain roads, grounds,
irrigation, shelters, fields, ponds, and maintenance of
playground and facilities.
. Assure safety/security and conformity in parks; and
respond to problems and emergencies.
. Perform maintenance to diesel and gasoline equipment
Aviation Maintenance Technician
January 2003 to September 2012, Guardian Aviation Services
LLC, Siler City NC
. Performed 50 and 100 hour inspections
. Performed annual inspections
. Performed dye penetrant inspections
. Sheet metal and fiberglass repairs
. Composite repairs
. Made various aircraft parts using approved data
. Troubleshoot, maintain, and repair hydraulic, pneumatic,
fuel, and electrical systems
. Aircraft painting
. Flight control rigging
. Engine overhauls and cylinder work
. Routine aircraft maintenance
Mechanic/ Manager/ Grounds Crew
May 1996 to January 2003, Forest Oaks Country Club,
Greensboro NC
* Managed a grounds maintenance crew
* Performed diesel and gasoline engine maintenance and
repair
* Helped maintain mowing equipment
* Used heavy equipment and mowing equipment to maintain golf
course
Assistant
August 1992 to May 1996, H & H Fabrication Company,
Greensboro NC
. Used blueprints and templates to determine machine set-
up and parts.
. Assembled and operated various machinery including punch
presses, brakes, sheers, saws, lathes, and hand tools.
. Used rules, compasses, gauges, micrometers, and scales
to make various metal parts.
Education Guilford Technical Community College, Greensboro, NC
August 1999 to August 2001
. Aviation Maintenance Technician, licensed A and P
Mechanic, and currently studying for inspection
authorization license
. Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society
. Dean's list
. President's list