Timothy McElroy
**** * ***** **. ********, CA ***60 619-***-**** **********@*****.***
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