Technician Quality Assurance
Resume:
CHARLES G. BRIGGS
Blountsville, AL
35031
CELL: 662-***-****
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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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