Cynthia M Kitchens
Summary:
FAA Accountable Manager for Part 145 Repair Station
Associates of Science Aviation Maintenance Technology
A&P License
FAA Inspection Authorization IA
FAA Technical Mechanic Examiner DME
Leadership advisory Board Boeing 2014
Employment History:
Aviation Instrument Technologies Inc.
Nov 14, 2016- Current
Director of Quality
ISO9001: 2015 /AS9100D Received Certification in 7 months from start of Employment.
Ensuring compliance to the Quality Management System
Provides training, technical guidance and direction. Identify and manages Safety, Lean Six Sigma initiatives. Ensures customer service cover Root Cause as well as corrective action.
Employment History:
Quality Manager Boeing ---2009-2016
Supervises assigned personnel ensuring compliance to the Quality Management System, current FAA and/or FAR regulatory requirements, AS9100C. Company policy Promotes, encourages and participates in positive and open communication. Conducts personnel performance reviews help guide Employee’s with continuous improvement.
Provides training, technical guidance and direction. Identify and manages Lean Six Sigma initiatives. Ensures customer service cover Root Cause as well as corrective action.
All requirements for Audits performed. Aggressively manages departmental safety programs in compliance with existing safety.
Regulations. Ensures compliance to budget targets and time keeping policies. Ability to coordinates projects and activities
Understands the current specifications as set forth in technical data acceptable to or approved by the applicable civil aviation authority (CFR's)
Experience in a part 121 or 145 organization as well as Fourteen years as a Quality Manager with exceptional leadership skills and dealing with customers lean / 5S
(Leadership program Boeing 2014)
Boxell Aerospace ---2009- 2013
Help open 145 Repair Station Quality Manual Repair Station Manual,
Training Manuals & Forms manual. While working with Columbia SC FSDO to receive Boxell Repair Station Certificate.
Drug program Administrator for 4 years.
Training instructor for 10 Employee’s /Facilitator for repair station.
Cynthia Kitchens
Job Summary
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Chief Mechanic/Inspector, CPR Aviation Window Repair, Tampa, FL- 2007 - 2009
CPR Aviation Window Repair is a small aircraft repair company specializing in the repair and replacement of damaged aircraft window,
Learjet 35, 55, 60 Gulfstream G2,G4 Hawker 400, 800P, 800XP Beech jet 400, 400A Citation Flacon 20,50 Challenger 600, 601.
Repair of airframes pertaining to the damaged windows. Repairs include pressurized, non-pressurized, aircraft
Organize and maintain repair manuals, this includes coordinating and scheduling inspection verification of repair manuals.
Organize and maintain a safety program to ensure all employees are current with all safety related issues.
Maintain quality control manuals and documentation; ensure that all quality procedures are followed.
FAA Accountable Manager for Part 145 Repair Station 2000- 2007
Airship Management Services, Greenwich, CT avionics upgrades, structural modifications, corrosion control programs, Airworthiness Directives Training Facilitator, Service Bulletin compliance, damage repair and non-destructive testing. Specializes in maintenance checks, modifications/conversions, installations, Interior modifications, 337 & Airworthy Certificates.
Education:
Sept. 1998 Sept. 2000
Associates of Science Aviation Maintenance Technology
Nation Aviation Academy Airframe and Powerplant A&P School
Licenses:
Airframe Sept. 2000 / Powerplant Sept. 2000
FCC Element I Feb. 2000
FAA Inspection Authorization Mar. 2006
Certificates:
FAA Technical Personnel Examiner DME Aug. 2007
Manager/Supervisor Dec. 2006
Lycoming Service Factory School Jan. 2007
Microsoft Excel Mar. 2007