Timothy McElroy

**** * ***** **. ********, CA ***60 619-***-**** ac316s@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

Experienced and accomplished technician with 25+ years background looking to leverage extensive experience in manufacturing Co that best fits my skills set.

Skills & Abilities

Familiar with spacecraft/aircraft nomenclature and configurations

Adept with composites and metallic

Proficient in blueprint reading

Exceptional problem-solving skills

Knowledgeable of all hand/pneumatic tools and measuring methods/devices

Great eye for detail and a conscientious worker

Talented team player and can work alone efficiently.

Safety oriented

Strong technical knowledge

All around a great guy!

ACOMPLISHMENTS

AO (authorized overseer). Able to buy off work, as inspector, for technicians

Received many ‘Kick Ass’ awards for work done above and beyond what is expected and ahead of schedule

Was given the opportunity to watch a Dragon/Falcon launches live, in person

Experience

INTEGRATION TECHNICIAN SPACEX 4/25/2011 – 10/25/2017

Integrated various systems onto Dragon and F9 Rocket vehicles in clean room including, propulsion tanks and lines, Thermal Protective Systems, Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI) blankets, docking system, parachutes and risers, heat shields, avionics boxes and RF systems

Frequently traveled to Cape Canaveral launch in order to close out vehicles for launch

Worked in R&D and Structures including, composite heat shields and metallic pressure sections, prepping, bonding, reaming, c-boring, drilling 005, fitting up and assembling mechanisms to vehicle

Worked in 100K clean room environment integrating systems to vehicle

EXPERIMENTAL TECHNICIAN TRIUMPH COMPONENTS 4/15/1988 – 9/08/2008

Worked on many projects to get them in production for the Co.

737 nozzles, MD-11 tail and wings, A4 Skyhawk landing system, P3 Orion, 777, etc.

Both metallic (alum alloy, inconel 625 & 718, tit, hastalloy) and composites (honeycomb, core, graphites, carbon-carbon)

Education

DIPLOMA 1985 ARLINGTON HIGH

Related coursework: 5S-train the trainer and Kaizen events for work cells

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