David M. Whitlock

Mesa Arizona

623-***-****

ac0yq7@r.postjobfree.com

www.linkedin.com/in/davewhitlock1

Quality Assurance Manager / Inspector

A professional in the United States Marine Corps with over 20 years of aviation and support equipment maintenance experience. Over 15 years of technical experience as a Quality Assurance Manager and Quality Assurance Inspector . Highly experienced with regulatory compliance, engineering drawings, hydraulics, pneumatics, configuration management, diagnosing, repairing, modifying, metal/composite fabrication, and overhauling aircraft structures and equipment systems. Meticulously detail-oriented, able to identify deficiencies quickly to resolve discrepancies and return aircraft or equipment to service.

● Quality Inspector

● Auditing and Evaluating

● Leadership

● Root Cause Analysis

● Safety & Compliance

● Training & Development

● Investigating

● Process improvements

● Troubleshooting

SECURITY CLEARANCE: S ecret Clearance last periodic reinvestigation was 01/2016 EXPERIENCE:

Quality Assurance Manager / Inspector, United States Marine Corps 12/2001-05/2017

● Developed and updated troubleshooting, operations, flight, and repair manuals to increase efficiency and overall readiness of the CH-53E fleet by 8%.

● Implemented testing and maintenance standards for 9 companies reducing aircraft functional checks and maintenance man-hours by 30%.

● Managed and improved inspection processes and procedures by 40% on 30 rotary and fixed wing aircraft through increased quality of training.

● Provided technical guidance and logistical support to multiple internal and external customers, enabling them to repair aircraft equipment when support was limited.

● Analyzed and improved 10 departments in the company on productivity of co-workers by increasing quality of training by 40% from the department supervisors.

● Increased the quality of products by 20%, by training over 2,000 Flight Line, Avionics, and Airframes technicians in proper maintenance standards and procedures.

● Inspected over 120,000 repairs on aircraft and equipment increasing company success in reaching over 100,000 mishap free flight hours.

● Kept engines on aircraft 10% longer, by increasing maintainability and reliability of turboshaft engines by developing better troubleshooting procedures, cleaning & inspection requirements. Crew Chief /

Flight Line Mechanic, United States Marine Corps 10/2002-05/2017

● Performed over 50,000 inspections and repairs on CH-53E aircraft and equipment to include power plants, transmissions, drive train, rotor systems, fuel systems, and flight control systems.

● Provided technical guidance to over 500 pilots and aircrew members on proper aircraft functional checks to reduce partial mission capable statuses and increase availability and overall readiness by 30%.

● Consulted with foreign militaries in high-stress environments to deconflict airspace and integrate training and resolved safety and environmental concerns ensuring mission success.

Work Center Supervisor, United States Marine Corps 08/1999-05/2017

● Led and managed over 100 personnel for Airframes, Flight Line, Avionics, Ordnance, Flight Equipment, Production Control, and Quality Assurance departments.

● Managed aircraft maintenance for multiple aircraft in operational and non-operational statuses to reach 70% mission capable aircraft each month.

● Managed aircraft modifications, phase inspections/repairs, and long time down aircraft bringing them back to mission capable status ahead of schedule.

Airframe / Hydraulic Mechanic, United States Marine Corps 07/1996-05/2017

● Highly experienced in reviewing engineering drawings and technical data to accurately repair, overhaul, and modify aircraft structures and composite materials to manufacturer’s specifications.

● Performed over 50,000 inspections on hydraulics and aircraft structural discrepancies reducing component replacement by 15% and maintenance man-hours by 30%.

● Conducted over 25,000 structural repairs on operational aircraft and 40,000 repairs on non-operational aircraft which resulted in 6% more mission capable aircraft.

EDUCATION & MILITARY TRAINING:

ISO 9001:2015 QMS Auditor 04/2017

ISO 9001 QMS Auditor / Lead Auditor 04/2017

Aeronautical Technical Publications Library Management 02/2017 Configuration Management for Organizational and Intermediate Activities 02/2017

Naval Aviation Maintenance Control Management 09/2015 Aviation Maintenance Administration and Management 09/2015

Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) Yellow Belt 05/2013

Senior Enlisted Aviation Maintenance 12/2012

Aircraft Paint Touch-Up and Markings 03/2012

Aircraft Corrosion 10/2011

Naval Aviation Quality Assurance Administration 06/2011

Aircraft Confined Space Entry Authority 02/2010

Naval Aircrewman 10/2002

USMC Level 4 MATMEP Airframes / Flight Line / Avionics 12/2001

Aviation Structural Mechanic (Hydraulics) 02/1996

CH-53 Airframes Integrated Organizational Maintenance 06/1996

COMPUTER SKILLS: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook

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