Management Position
Industry Preference: Manufacturing Aerospace
Qualifications Profile
Seasoned, strategic, and results-oriented professional offering wide-ranging experience in organizational leadership, maintenance management, and crisis communication. Highly effective at delivering the highest quality of products and services through efficient management and coordination of all projects and programs. Recognized for adeptness in policies and procedural development, logistics operations, and inspections. Equipped with interpersonal, communication, and leadership capabilities in developing organizational practices and standards to achieve set-forth goals and objectives; coupled with strong work ethic in fulfilling assigned tasks. Currently hold Active Secret Clearance.
Areas of Experience
Operations Management Project Development System Maintenance Materials and Equipment Handling
Inventory and Cost Control Safety and Quality Assurance Staff Development and Training
Continuous Process Improvement
Relevant Experience
Sierra Nevada Corporation • Moody Air Force Base, Valdosta, GA
Aviation Material Handler Senior 2017–2018
Provided training and coaching to Afghanistan military members on loading and unloading of munitions on the aircraft; as well as education to foreign nationals regarding concept of weapons systems operations
Facilitated training to personnel regarding routing maintenance on ejections seats and other EGRESS systems
Ensured the compliance of all special instruction bulletins, as well ordered and forecasted availability of all required materials for both state side operations
Maintained communication with logistics service, ensuring the availability of useable consumable inventory to attain all scheduled maintenance requirements
Sikorsky Support Services, Inc. • VFC-111 NAS, Key West, FL
Senior Weapons Lead 2014–2016
Led 35 personnel on daily operations of intermediate and organizational/flight line, including performing scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on assigned aircraft/aircraft systems, components, and support equipment
Observed compliance with all Department of Defense (DoD) and company and manufacturing directives/policies, as well as environmental, health and safety regulations, policies and mandated quality assurance, security, explosive safety, and all other applicable Navy/Air Force and company program requirements
Played a significant role as Collateral Duty Quality Assurance Representative (CDQAR) responsible for ensuring compliance with all technical service bulletins to related systems, as well as supervised the validation/verification procedures on proposed technical changes for accuracy and audited work centers procedures for compliance
Oversaw the inventory of all aircraft armament equipment through AWIS website, and tracked all messages and checked to guarantee adherence to aircraft armament equipment
Validated all checklist and work center publications for updates and relevant
Maintained the inventory of training assets utilizing Ordnance Information System (OIS), while managing Notice of Ammunition Reclassification (NARS) for assets serviceable condition
Key Accomplishments:
Minimized turnaround time by 35% and obtained $7.5K savings on repair cost per item by overseeing new maintenance procedures on existing gear
Reduced cost of repair by conducting I-Level repairs on LAU-100/101 through additive-increase/multiplicative-decrease (AIMD)
Earned numerous recognitions, including Employee of the Quarter in 1st Quarter 2016
United States Navy • Various Location (1994-2014)
Senior Weapons Inspector – NAS, Jacksonville, FL 2012–2014
Built Martine Patrol Reconnaissance Weapons School to educate patrol squadrons in ordnance on appropriate loading and unloading and system test procedures
Designed effective classroom materials for mentoring personnel on the proper weapons handling procedures on the P-3 and P-8 aircraft
Contributed key inputs in creating critical loading manuals for the newly P-8 aircraft
Instructed and managed personnel on preparation and inspection of weapons loading procedures on aircraft to more than 1,000 students across 15 deployable organizations
Established new grading criteria to evaluate commands on the performance of the loading of weapons on aircrafts for deployable status
Weapons School Inspector/Advisor – NAS, Jacksonville, FL 2012–2014
Wrote and supported Fleet Weapons Support Team (FWST) with the release and control test checklist for the P-3 and P-8 weapon systems, such as ALE-47 countermeasure system
Provided instruction to personnel on correct handling and assembly of ALE-47 system components
Ensured that all squadrons acquired the best observations of daily operations by modifying inspection directives
Coordinated with CPRG to determine mission requirements and support equipment shortfalls for the P-8 aircraft
Offered hands-on assistance to PMA-290 to establish loading and downloading and test procedures on various weapons systems within P-3 and P-8 aircraft
Demonstrated growth-driven mindset for the enhancement of readiness capabilities of maritime patrol fleet
Conducted thorough inspection and provided recommendations on explosive storage areas of squadrons facilities
Communicated with commanding officers and contract pricing reference guides (CPRG) regarding the results and recommendations identified throughout training and inspections
Key Accomplishment:
Generated 40% increase in inspection results by facilitating new training procedures with the squadrons
Senior Manager, Operation Enduring Freedom – Virginia Beach, VA 2008–2012
Rendered leadership to 250 personnel in performing scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on 12 aircraft
Functioned as quality assurance supervisor in charge of leading 49 personnel to execute routine audits and compliance with Naval Air Command
Key Accomplishment:
Received the Naval Achievement Medal for outstanding management of ordnance work center that supported Operation Enduring Freedom
Leading Petty Officer, Weapons and Quality Assurance Work Center – Virginia Beach, FL 2008–2012
Directed 25 personnel in the ordnance work center on proper maintenance practices for 12 F-18C aircraft
Utilized AWIS to update all AAE and transferred to AIMD for the equipment’s scheduled maintenance
Managed work centers technical publication library to ensure all checklist and publications up-to-date and all IRACs changes implementations
Served as subject matter expert in maintenance management by handling all ordnance operations across squadron and maintaining 12 aircraft totaling of $42M
Implemented the quality control assurance program, including supervising six quality assurance representatives in performing inspections, monitoring all work centers, and verifying personnel
Reviewed all incoming maintenance in alignment with applicable equipment assigned, as well as aircraft logbooks to secure the completeness of all forms to obtain safe for flight requirements
Informed maintenance officer regarding performance and compliance of the squadron with the directives created by Naval Aviation Maintenance Program (NAMP)
Determined continuous flow of F/A-18 engineering change proposals and service bulletins, while using Naval Aviation Maintenance Discrepancy Reporting Program (NAMDRP) in delivering report consisting with unusual failure rates of aircraft components and systems
Earlier Positions Held:
Senior/Lead Inspector – Virginia Beach, VA
Lead Petty Officer, Ordnance Work Center – Virginia Beach, VA
Nigh Shift Supervisor, Strike Fighter Squadron – Lemoore, CA
Ordnance Support Equipment Technician – Norfolk Naval Station, Norfolk, VA
Textile Mill • Dalton, GA
Warehouse Manager
Naval Enlisted Classifications Held (NEC)
P-3 Systems Organizational Maintenance Technician
Hazardous Material Control Management Technician
F/A 18 E/F Systems Organizational Career Maintenance Technician
F/A 18 A/B/C/D Systems Organizational Maintenance Technician
F/A 18 E/F Systems Organizational Initial Maintenance Technician
F/A 18 Systems Organizational Initial Maintenance Technician
Other Experience
USPS • Orange Carrier Assistant
City Carrier Assistant 2014
Education
Master of Business Administration, In Progress (Expected Graduation Date: Jan 2019)
Southern New Hampshire University • Manchester, NH
National Society of Collegiate Scholars
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration • 2016
Southern New Hampshire University • Manchester, NH
Graduated magna cum laude
Professional Development
P-3 Conventional Weapons Loading
P-3C A/O System Organizational Maintenance
Technical Publications Librarian
Quality Assurance
Maintenance Control/ Senior Supervisor OOMA Fam
NADEP Aircraft Corrosion Control Course
Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition
Hazardous Material Control Technician
Primary Leadership Development
Naval Aviation MAF/SCIR Documentation School
F/A 18 Armament Conventional Weapons
FA-18 Conventional Weapons
First Line Leadership Development
F/A 18 Armament
Mobile Ordnance Training Team
Apprentice Training
Recruit Training
Awards and Honors
Navy Commendation Medal
Navy and Marine Achievement Medal (4)
John Finn AO Award for Leadership, 2012
Good Conduct Medal (5)
Technical Acumen
Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word) Pages Numbers Keynote Adobe Minitab