Kurt L. Etter

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Tulsa, OK 74135

918-***-****

acx5e8@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

Full-time / Part-time employment in Aerospace Engineering, General Engineering, Physics, or a related field. Available immediately

EDUCATION

University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado

2001 - 2005

Graduated in May of 2005 with a Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering and a minor in Physics.

Coursework completed includes Aerodynamics; Aerospace Electronics and Communication Systems; Aerospace Materials Science; Aerothermodynamics; Aircraft Dynamics; Analytical Mechanics; Attitude Dynamics and Control; Atomic Physics; Differential Equations; Orbital Mechanics, Physics 3; Propulsion Systems; Quantum Mechanics; Space Mission Design and Analysis; Theoretical Physics; Thermodynamics; Statistical Mechanics; Senior Projects Group (MaCH-SR1); Vector Mechanics; other engineering electives.

University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado

1999 - 2001

Coursework completed includes Calculus 1 - 3; Chemistry; Elementary Modern Physics; Energy and the Environment; Physics 1 and 2; other engineering electives.

EXPERIENCE

American Airlines, Tulsa, Oklahoma

12/2011 - 8/2012 & 8/2014 - 12/2016; APU Senior Engineer

Responsible for managing of the maintenance, repair, and overhaul for all the APU’s used on the MD80, 737, 757, and 767 aircraft in the AA fleet. On those aircraft there are three different APU’s that I managed including the MD80 - GTCP36-280D, 737 - 131-9B, 757/767 - 331-200.

American Airlines, Tulsa, Oklahoma

8/2012 - 8/2014; Component Senior Engineer

Responsible for assisting multiple AA Component Repair shops in charge of the maintenance, repair, and overhaul of multiple different components including constant speed drives, generators, integrated drive generators, stator housings, compressor systems, and more.

American Airlines, Tulsa, Oklahoma

2/2011 - 12/2011; Parts Development Engineer

Responsible for helping improve performance and achieve a high level of annual cost savings through the implementation of FAA approved PMA components that are supplied by multiple outside vendors. The PMA components that I have currently evaluated and approved for use were never previously installed on any of the AA fleet.

Triumph Accessory Services, Wellington, Kansas

8/2007 - 8/2010; Aerospace Engineer - Specializing in Repair Development Engineering

Responsible for developing numerous technical documents, including DER Repair Packages and PMA Approval Packages that were approved by the FAA for use on repairs. This process included creating repair development and PMA documents using reverse engineering techniques and testing of numerous components. This job provided me with a very good introduction to the Aerospace / Aeronautical Engineering industry.

American Galvanizers Association, Centennial, Colorado

8/2005 - 8/2007; Corrosion Engineer / Materials Scientist

Responsible for conducting numerous studies and writing numerous reports on topics such as cleaning techniques, corrosion, inspection, fireproofing, and welding of corrosion protected steel. I also helped provide answers to various questions or solutions to various difficulties that members and nonmembers of the AGA were experiencing.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Proficient with programs including Adobe Acrobat / PhotoShop; COSMOSWorks; LabView; MatLab; Mathematica; SolidWorks; and STK.

Proficient with Microsoft programs including Excel; Internet Explorer; Outlook / Outlook Express; Power Point; Word.

AREAS OF INTEREST

Aerodynamics; Aircraft Maintenance; Avionics; Commercial, Military, and Personal Aircraft; Corrosion Protection Techniques; Jet and Rocket Propulsion Systems; Laboratory Testing; Materials Science; Rocket Design; Satellite Technology; Software Creation and Testing; Thermodynamics; and Weapons Systems.

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