Donald Kelley

Las Vegas, NV *****

ad26q4@r.postjobfree.com

+1-210-***-****

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Work Experience

Aircraft Structures Mechanic

Boeing - Las Vegas, NV

September 2023 to Present

Structures Mechanic for the VC-25 program

Production Line Assembly Worker

Spirit AeroSystems - Wichita, KS

January 2021 to January 2022

Line maintenance and assembly on Boeing 737

WESTERN GLOBAL AIRLINES

October 2020 to May 2021

Sheet Metal- Structures/Frame

- Repairs to Aircraft using SRM - Major repairs from engineer's blueprints

-Sheet Metal Fabrication/Heavy Maintenance - Skilled use of large variety of sheet metal tool Able to perform duties to ensure department meets expectations and deadlines. Able to perform safety, quality, standard work assigned by management

*From April 2019 to Present worked outside the aviation industry* Machinist/Composite Technician

Aim Aerospace/PAE - San Diego, CA

April 2018 to April 2019

Set-up and run aluminum and titanium precision parts on 5-axis, 4-axis and 3-axis milling machines which include:

• Mitsui 5-axis - Mitsui Seiki Vertical Machining Center Model VTX55X (DD) - set-up and run production for all titanium

parts within +/- 0.0002 tolerances for Abbott Heartmate III - left ventricular assist device

• Mitsui 5-axis - Mitsui Seiki Vertical Machining Center Model Vertex 550-5X (GD) - set-up and run production for all

aluminum parts Eaton aerospace.

• Okuma 4-axis - Okuma MB-56VA - set-up and run production for all cryogenic liquids, and turbo expanders pump assembly

component parts.

• Worked with honeycomb material to assemble airline cabins and cabinets

• Assembled the cockpit lighting systems via blueprints and diagrams

• Performed trimming, cutting, curing and wrapping of blankets

*From October 2016 to April 2018 worked outside the aviation industry* Assembler/Composite Tech

Zodiac Aerospace - Bellingham, WA

March 2014 to October 2016

• Worked with honeycomb material to assemble airline cabins and cabinets

• Assembled the cockpit lighting systems via blueprints and diagrams

• Performed trimming, cutting, curing and wrapping of blankets

• Inspect flaws and defects on each unit, carbon and different material, using scales specs, gauges, tape measures, cutting, trimming, lay-up, curing, wrapping blankets, fiberglass, vacuum, using various tools, drills, sealant guns, sealant rollers, squeeze guns, rivet gun, bucking bar.

Oven prep, curing, ply picker

Bell Helicopter Textron Inc - Fort Worth, TX

January 2012 to March 2014

Fort Worth, TX Jan 2012- March 2014 Structural Mech/Composite Tech

• Performed various composite bonding jobs, ply layout 90-, 45 carbon blankets

• Installed vacuum connections, bagging and performed repairs, bleeder replacement

• Oven prep, curing, ply picker for laser operator and cutting patterns

• Applied fabric and honeycomb using ovens

• Proficient with screw guns, cherrymax, pop rivets and various hand tools Sheet metal Assembler

Spirit AeroSystems - Tulsa, OK

September 2011 to January 2012

• Assembled LT/RT leading edge on 787 Boeing aircraft

• Hand Lay-up, vacuum bond, composite

• Reading of blue prints

• Remove/replace stringers, heat blanket and placed materials in the mold Triumph - Hawthorne, CA

November 2010 to June 2011

Structural Mech. Sheet Metal

• Performed layout on beams for sod doors and frames using various tools, bucking bars, rivet guns, etc. for Boeing Aircraft

and Bond

Skills

• Manufacturing

Certifications and Licenses

Driver's License

May 2018 to May 2025

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