Frankie X. Gonzalez

San Marcos CA *****

acp16c@r.postjobfree.com

QUALIFICATIONS:

Management of personnel and work schedules.

Supervised and coordinated work schedules of up to 11 employees specializing in two maintenance fields.

15 years of experience working on diesel power generation systems, lighting and electrical equipment. Duties performed included:

Install, adjustment and routine maintenance, inspection and or testing of diesel engines and components.

Troubleshoot power and lighting circuits, repairing or replacing distribution panels, switches, switchboards, transfer switches, controllers, voltage regulators, current transformers and voltage transformers.

Maintaining operating efficiency of electric motors and pumps.

Interpreting electrical sketches, diagrams and blueprints.

5 years of experience with depot level support to the HH-60 T-700 Turbo-shaft engine and T-56 Turbo-Prop engine (Gas-Turbine engines).

Remove/replace engines, troubleshoot/identify defective components and replace.

Perform complete engine teardown and rebuild.

Read and interpret manufacturers and airline’s maintenance manuals, service bulletins, technical data, engineering data and other specifications as required.

Experience with 100-hour, progressive, isochronal, phase, periodic and calendar inspection.

Depot level/Rear maintenance support of the T-700 turbo-shaft engines and the T-56 Turbo-Prop engines.

10 years of experience with depot level maintenance to the unmanned aircraft (drones), the RQ-7B (Shadow 200).

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, focused, and detail oriented.

Bilingual: English-Spanish.

EXPERIENCE:

US Air Force National Guard, April 2010 – Present (concurrent)

C-130 Airplane Jet Engine Mechanic (Gas Turbine)

AAI Corporation, Camp Pendleton, CA, August 2005 – February 2015

Field Service Representative: Responsibilities included but not limited to composite repair, software updates, component replacement, engine test and ground run ups plus overall troubleshooting and repair of the RQ-7B (Shadow-200) drone aircraft and the ground support equipment such as the Rail Launcher and Control Station.

Position required travel to various sites (sometimes remote) and was responsible for all black box data from the unmanned aircraft (drone) and control stations, ensuring they were properly downloaded, saved, and secured, and returned to the plant for the engineers to analyze. Additionally, provided oversight and assistance when needed with installing the latest system modifications to all unmanned air vehicle systems located throughout southern and central California.

Furthermore, as the senior Field Service Representative, it was essential to coordinate with the supply department to ensure Camp Pendleton had an adequate inventory of spares and consumables valued at or above $1,000,000.

Played a vital role at the company and to the customer by continually developing and maintaining a good relationship with Camp Pendleton’s unmanned aviation community.

Notable achievements with AAI Corp. Textron systems:

As a civilian contractor, accompanied Army units on 4 separate deployments to Iraq to help maintain proper operation of all unmanned air vehicle systems.

While deployed to Iraq, prepared detailed reports on unmanned aircraft incidents and gave estimated cost of repair.

On one occasion, repaired a damaged unmanned air vehicle on site, reducing cost of repairs from an estimated $150K to less than $50K.

Modified aircraft for addition of GPS tracker without affecting the weight and balance of the aircraft.

Responded daily to customer inquiries and equipment maintenance status and/or issue out parts, provided expert advice on system specifications and interpret flight and ground data during maintenance meetings.

Hand selected to serve as the first Field Service Representative at Camp Pendleton for a new unmanned aviation unit, based on outstanding performance and knowledge of the unmanned air vehicle system.

Maintained a 98% unmanned aircraft system readiness annually.

Consistently rated top 1 or 2 of 7 AAI Southern California Field Service Representatives.

Instructed students on unmanned aircraft and equipment.

United States Army, 1994 – 2005

Crew Chief of RQ-7B Drone aircraft, 2002 – 2005.

Serviced and cleaned aircraft, and performed launch and recovery operations.

Zero aircraft failures due to proper maintenance.

Generator Mechanic, 1995 – 2005.

Repaired, troubleshot, and replaced main generators, diesel engines, pumps, electric motors, wires, and cables. Responsible for proper operations, often in harsh environments such as deployments.

EDUCATION:

CDL Class A, United trucking San Diego CA

Associate Degree in Diesel Engine Technology (In Progress), Palomar College, San Marcos, CA

Certificate in Hydraulics, 2015

Certificate in Airbrakes, 2015

Certificates in Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC), and electrical fault isolation, expected 2016

Associate Degree in General Studies, Central Texas College, Killeen, Texas, 2005

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

Create reports using Word and Excel.

Knowledge of UNIX systems and command lines.

AWARDS:

Zero Aircraft Failures Award

Mobile Maintenance Facility 100% Inventory Award

CERTIFICATIONS:

HAZMAT Expedition (certified to transport HAZMAT through air, road and rail)

Technical Inspector for Drone aircraft in accordance with DA PAM 738-751

FOD Prevention

Dangerous Goods in Transportation, Ground and Air, meets requirements of 49 CFR Sect. 1.72.700 (U.S Army)

Preparation of Dangerous Goods, IAW Air Force manual 24-204.

Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies, IPC-A610D

Requirements for Soldered Electrical and Electronic Assemblies, J-STD-001

Requirements and Acceptance for Cable and Wire Harness Assemblies IPC/WHMA-A-620

Certified UAV C4I

Certified Crew Chief and Flight OPS.

REFERENCES:

Excellent personal and professional references available on request.

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