Air Force Technical Writer

Paul A. Royer

**** ********* ****

Erie Pa. *****

Tel. 772-***-****

E-Mail *********@*****.***

Professional Experience

Jan. 2008- Apr. 2013

Piper Aircraft Inc.

Experimental Aircraft Instrumentation Specialist (Lead)

Duties: Responsible for installation, set-up, calibration, and troubleshooting of various measurement devices: strain gauges, accelerometers, pressure transducers, load cells etc… Operated complex high speed digital data acquisition systems, and control systems for experimental aircraft test and design validation. Installed, set up, and troubleshot all Avionics systems.

Nov. 2003 – Oct. 2005

Aerotek Contract Engineering

Onsite at Pratt & Whitney, Florida

Turbine Engine Test Technician

Duties: Responsible for installation, set-up, operation, calibration, and troubleshooting of various measurement, digital data recording, and control systems used for turbine engine test and design validation. Including, FM/FM multiplex recording, complex high-speed digital data acquisition, telemetry, and optical measurement systems. I was a member of the NSMS team on the F-135 project as well as acoustic testing and vibration analysis in C-11 Test area.

December 1996 – June 2003

Industria de Turbo Propulsores S.A.

Madrid, Spain

Instrumentation Technician

Duties: Responsible for set-up, operation, calibration, and troubleshooting of various measurement, digital data recording, and control systems used for turbine engine test and design validation. In charge of vibration analysis used to determine engine performance. Developed and validated written technical procedures.

June 1995 – June 1996

Raytheon Aerospace

Wichita Falls, Texas

Avionics Technician

Duties: Responsible for set-up, operation, calibration, and troubleshooting of various avionics test and measurement systems at both flight line and back-shop levels. Including, radar, communications, navigation, and flight control systems. Manage the Maintenance Data Collection system. Maintain aircraft and test stand records and forms. Develop written technical procedures.

Oct. 1982 – Dec. 1992

United States Air Force

F-16 Integrated Avionics Specialist (6yrs)

Master Technical Instructor Avionics (4yrs)

Technical Writer

Duties: Troubleshoot and maintain aircraft avionic systems. Including, fly by wire Flight controls, (Servo mechanical) Radar, Inertial navigation, and Communications. Supervise a crew of avionics technicians. Develop, validate and instruct technical courses. Assist in development of a computer based training program. Monitor student progress, counsel students, and maintain student progress reports. Supervise junior instructors.

Education

BSBA

Columbia College

Aurora, Colorado

15 Credits to complete

Associate in Applied Science, Educational and Instructional Technology Community College of the Air Force

Lowry AFB. Denver, Colorado

Completed April 1991

Associate in Liberal Arts

Columbia College

Aurora, Colorado

Completed Oct. 1990

Foreign Languages - Fluency in Spanish

References – Available upon request.

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