**** ***** ****** ****, **** NC *****

203-***-****

Jason Sicotte

ac0iol@r.postjobfree.com

Objective A challenging manufacturing, final assembly, installation or repair position in the Raleigh-Durham area.

SUMMARY

Motivated, highly organized and skilled Naval veteran with a solid background in mechanics and aviation. Outstanding work ethic, excellent work and attendance record, and experience working in a fast-paced military aircraft manufacturing environment. Impeccable attention to quality and safety.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Sageworks, Inc. Raleigh, NC 2016 – present

Software Quality Assurance Technician

•Review, evaluate, and document existing QA and testing practices.

•Manage testing coverage initiatives for existing and new product lines.

•Provide testing support and execution during testing initiatives.

•Undertake additional work and responsibilities as necessary to achieve overall objectives of the product team.

Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Stratford, CT 2005 – 2016

Senior Aircraft Mechanic

•Outstanding work record on final assembly for manufacturer of military and commercial helicopters.

•Worked in roles of increasing responsibility installing mechanical components in final assembly, in accordance with FAA and DoD approved operational sheets and drawings, including training new employees on installations.

•Skilled at reading blueprints, diagrams, schematics to perform installations; conducting quality inspections, safety audits, and tool inventory procedures to execute on-time delivery to military customers.

•Ensured strict adherence to safety policy and procedure.

Specific Tasks

•All phases of structural assembly and operations.

•Component install and removal.

•Read operational sheets, safety instructions and schematics.

•Performed routine systems inspection upon completion of installation.

•Installation of:

All tail rotor pylon fairings

#7 drive shaft

Hand engine compartment doors

Auxiliary power unit doors

Oil cooler doors

Forward top deck sliding fairing

Engine air inlet

Cabin/cockpit floors

Forward top deck wire strike prevention

Intermediate gear box fairing

Tail pylon access covers

Lower afterword transition cover

Nose lower observation windows

Transmission drip pan

Foot pedal cover

Station 247 cover

Pilot/copilot seats

Landing gear strut fairings

Tool Use Proficiency

Ratchets

Pneumatic hand drills/ratchet

90 degree hand sander

Feeler/step and gap gauges

Rivet guns

Mail rotor pylon fairing

Pneumatic caulking gun

Handheld air blower/vacuums

Tinsnips

Wrenches/torque wrenches

Inspection equipment

Vernier calipers/micrometers

Responsibilities

•Performed visual and physical inspections of aircraft assemblies to ensure compliance to requirements.

•Measured composite assemblies as required, and evaluated results for conformance.

•Performed inspections and tool prove-outs.

•Documented and reported non-conforming assemblies.

•Performed area inspections and surveillance as required, and performed other duties as assigned by Inspection Supervision.

•Assembled system components.

•Laid out location of parts and assemblies, according to specifications.

•Tested systems and assemblies for functional performance.

•Examined parts for defects and for conformance to specifications.

•Adjusted parts and assemblies according to specifications.

ThermoSpas Wallingford, CT January 1999 –January 2006

ThermoSpa Installer

•• Conducted installation and service for in-home thermal spas.

•• Delivered to locations throughout the NorthEast.

•• Performed quality inspection for delivery, installation and service contracts.

Responsibilities

•• Traveled to interstate destinations with installation team to perform high quality and complex in-home installation of premium thermal spas.

•• Worked as directed to ensure strict guidelines and safety requirements were met or exceeded.

•• Performed quality inspection and customer acceptance inspections to achieve 100% customer satisfaction.

•• Interpreted blueprints, illustrations, and specifications to determine installation sequence.

•Tasks included: detailed work to measure, drill, file, cut, bend, and smooth materials to ensure fit and clearance of parts

CERTIFICATIONS

•Torque certification (yearly)

•Pneumatic landing gear strut service

•Overhead 3 ton lift verification

•Annual training courses for foreign object identification and cleaning, environmental health and safety and electrical/hydraulic lockout/tag out safety

EDUCATION

United States Navy September 1992 – September 1996

•Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class E-4

•Honorable Discharge, twelve medals/awards

•1993-1996 USS Nashville LPD-13

•Worked in main machinery space and took readings and oil samples. Start and run 750 Vac steam OP generators

•Start and run 20,000 per day distillation plant

•Served in Desert Storm, Somalia and Bosnia

Platt Technical High School

•Academic diploma and apprentice degree in sheet metal fabrication (1992)

Computer Skills

•Windows 7

•Microsoft Office: Excel, Word

•Sageworks Product Suite: Analyst, Profitcents, Valuation

•IBM Notes (user of custom designed apps)

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