CHARLES G. BRIGGS

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Blountsville, AL

35031

CELL: 662-***-****

acpm5j@r.postjobfree.com

QUALIFICATIONS:

UAV/UAS Technician/FSR; Aircraft Mechanic; Aircraft Electrician; Avionics

Tech; Lead Avionics Tech; Installer; Composite repair/manufacturing; UAV

Avionics; UAV Mechanic; UAV Structural; Structural Repair; Quality

Assurance Inspector; Crew Chief; Pre-flight; Post-flight; Launch and

Recovery Operations; Piccolo AGIG Systems; ProLine 21; EFB systems;

AirShow; AirCell; UAV Payload Operations; Quality Control; Quality

Procedures; Supervisor; Safety/Training; Job Planning; Time Management;

Problem Solving; Harness Fabrication; Harness Design; Terminations;

Soldering; Harness Installation; Avionics Upgrades; Electrical Upgrades;

Modifications; Prototypes; Permaswage; Ring Out; Troubleshooting; Avionics

back shop/bench technician/troubleshooting; Circuit Card Assembly (CCA)

soldering/troubleshooting work; Payload installation/troubleshooting;

Primary/Backup BUS system and subsystem troubleshooting; Generator

maintenance; Diesel engine maintenance; DITMCO; TCTO's/MWO's; GSE;

Technical Writing; Technical Research; Schematic Reading; Blueprint

Reading; Engineering Data Interpretation; Prototype Data Interpretation;

Forms And Records; TAMMS; ULLS-A; Flow Sheet/Scheduling; Critical Path

Identification and Familiarity; Over and Above (O&A) Familiarity and

Concepts; Aircraft Specific Publications/Manuals; IPB/IPC; RPSTL; Tool

Usage And Familiarity; FOD And Tool Control Policies; Housekeeping Policies

; Oral and Written Communication; Computer usage; Microsoft

Office/Word/Excel; ISR.

EXPERIENCE ON THE FOLLOWING PLATFORMS:

UH-60A, UH-60L/M Blackhawk, HH-60J Jayhawk, SH-60B Seahawk, MH-60 Pavehawk,

HH-65A, HH-65B, HH-65C Dolphin, UH-1H, UH-1N, UH-1V Iroquois (Huey), CH-47

Chinook,OH-58 Kiowa, AH-1 Cobra, Dassault Falcon HU-25 Guardian, Grumman

HU-16 Albatross, Grumman G44 Widgeon, HC-130 Hercules, MQ-5B Hunter UAV,

Heron MALE UAV, RQ-23A Tiger Shark ( Block III/IIIA.1) UAV; MQ-19 Aerosonde

Mark 4.7 SUAS; Assorted Corporate jet and Turbo-prop platforms.

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION:

U.S. Army UH-60 Tactical Transport Helicopter Repairer Course (67T)

Military Aircraft Group, Professional Qualification Certificate (# 9500)

from Israel Aerospace Industries, Ltd (IAI Malat Division) with rating

#0598-Machining and assembling of composite materials; #3405-Hunter MQ5B

UAV airframe and power plant technician and #3426-Hunter MQ5B UAV avionics

system.

RQ-23A Tiger Shark Block III/IIIA.1 UAS Mechanical/structural/avionics

course

Heron MALE UAV Mechanical/ A&P/Electrical-Avionics course

Permaswage tube connecting system course certification #31350.

SUMMARY:

Extensive experience in the aviation/aerospace industry as an aircraft

mechanic, aircraft electrician, avionics tech, UAV Technician and QA

Inspector focusing primarily on aviation maintenance, repairs, electrical

installations, electrical modification and upgrades, composite and

structural repair and manufacturing, maintenance management, supervision,

quality assurance and quality control/safety procedures on a number of

aviation platforms.

EXPERIENCE:

SUAS Maintainer/FSR, BOSH Global Services

Ft. Pickett, VA 02/2015-Present

Maintainer on MQ-19 Aerosonde Mark 4.7 Block G SUAS. Responsible for all

aspects of maintenance, documentation, launch/recovery,

assembly/disassembly, checkout and troubleshooting and all related actions

on SUAS as well as the Launch and Recovery Trailer (LRT) and GCS.

Deployed UAV/UAS Technician, Compass Systems Inc.

Afghanistan/OCONUS 02/2012-01/2015

Deployed UAS Technician working the RQ-23A Tiger Shark Block III/IIIA.1

UAS supporting Counter IED missions. Responsible for all aspects of

maintenance including structural, mechanical and avionics/electrical

repairs, replacement, modifications and upgrades, launching, recovering,

logistics, weight and balance, troubleshooting, logbooks, documentation,

GCS maintenance, modifications and any and all duties required to maintain

an up and flyable FMC aircraft for continuous support missions. Cohabitated

detachment OIC assigned Quality Assurance for all scheduled/unscheduled

maintenance including electrical/avionics, mechanical, structural/composite

aspects and all logbook and maintenance control actions in both paper and

electronic format.

UAV Flight Operations Quality Assurance Inspector/Technician, Stark

Aerospace

Columbus, MS 06/2010-02/2012

Quality Assurance Inspector for the Stark Aerospace deployed (OCONUS) team

responsible for all aspects of QA, daily entries on forms/records, time

change intervals, historical records and all other required tasking's on

the Heron MALE UAV in both paper and electronic format.

Prior to becoming QA, I was responsible for launching, recovering and

performing all rates of maintenance including structural, mechanical and

avionics/electrical on deployed Heron UAV, avionics installations,

modifications, operational checks and troubleshooting on both the aircraft

and GCS.

Avionics Technician, Science and Engineering Services, Inc (SESI)

Huntsville (Redstone), AL 35824 02/2009- 01/2010

Temporary position Avionics Technician responsible for all aspects of

electrical, avionics and Modification/MWO related issues including cabin

heater mod, internal hoist mod, radio/communication upgrades and installs

and de-modifications pertaining to the U.S. Army UH-60 RESET program. Was

responsible for all operational checks, MOC's, flight line avionics

operations and all troubleshooting and repairs required during the

flight/MTF phase.

Avionics Install Crew Chief, Landmark Aviation/Standard Aero

Springfield, IL 62707 10/2007-02/2009

Avionics Install Crew Chief (Lead) responsible for all aspects of service,

repair and modification of corporate/private/business jets. Experience in

electrical and avionics mods and upgrades including, but not limited to,

Proline 21, EFB, AirShow, in flight (cabin) entertainment systems, avionic

upgrades/modifications and Aircell system installs. Was the second shift

avionics install crew chief directly responsible for ensuring all work was

completed in a safe, timely manner and in total compliance with FAA

standards and criteria. FAA Airman Certificate # 3276051.

UAV Electrician/Avionics Technician/Mechanic/Composite Technician, Stark

Aerospace, Inc. Starkville, MS 02/2007-10/2007

Electrician/Avionics Tech /Mechanic and Composite Tech responsible for all

aspects of mechanical buildup, electrical installation, modification, ring-

out, troubleshooting, repair,component manufacturing and operational

checks on the Hunter MQ5B UAV.

Lead Avionics Technician/Aircraft Lead, HH-65 "C" Model Conversion,

American Eurocopter, Columbus, MS 03/2005-02/2007

Lead Avionics Technician/Aircraft Lead responsible for all aspects of the

"C" model Turbomeca re-engining modification/conversion on the U.S. Coast

Guard HH-65 Dolphin. Primary responsibilities were all harness/cable

installations, electrical modifications, harness

fabrication/terminations/ring out, instrument panel rewire, aircraft

reassembly, power on/operational checks, troubleshooting and flight

line/engine run checks.

Electrician/Avionics Tech, DynCorp, Ft. Campbell, KY

01/2005-02/2005

Temporary position Aircraft electrician/avionics tech responsible for all

aspects of MWO integration/installation on U.S. Army aircraft. Primary

duties were installing the Blue Force Tracking (BFT) System and the AN/APX-

118 Mode S Transponder (CXP) modifications on the UH-60 A/L Blackhawk.

Aircraft Quality Assurance Inspector/Electrician (Lead), Lear Siegler

Services, Inc., Elizabeth City, NC 4/1999-11/2004

.Supervised, hands on electrician and directed all aspects of the joint

LSI/American Eurocopter/Coast Guard HH-65 Turbomeca re-engining project/

"C" model upgrade. Responsible for all flight line aspects of this project

as well as supervising the harness shop where all harness assemblies and

sub-assemblies were created for ALL USCG electrical/avionics modifications

were created.

.Supervised (Crew Leader), electrician and Quality Assurance for the HH-65

total aircraft rewire project ( A to B model modification). Successfully

lowered man hours expended and customer discrepancies noted from 14+ days

and 200 discrepancies to 8-10 days with less than 10 discrepancies noted

per aircraft.

.Supervised, provided quality assurance and directed the initial/prototype

U.S. Air Force H-60 JDLM project at USCG AR&SC including technical writing

and converting USAF publications to USCG ACMS format.

.Supervised and provided Quality assurance/Technical writing for the U.S.

Coast Guards HH-60J Maintenance Training Unit (MTU).

UH-60, UH-1, CH-47 and OH-58 Phase maintenance and avionics Modification/

MWO experience at Ft. Lewis, WA for 3 years with LSI. Modifications

included AN/ANVIS, HUD, APR-39, BFT, ARC-210 and other communication mods

as well as repairs, troubleshooting and general upgrades.

Aircraft Mechanic (67T) and Crew Chief/CE (67T1F), UH-60A, U.S. Army

Active SECRET Security Clearance

Valid US Passport with 2017 Expiration

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