JEFFREY N. GILMER
Mooresville, IN 46158
*************@*******.***
HIGHLIGHTS
Highly skilled management professional who is also an FAA Licensed AP Mechanic with more than 30 years of experience in the airline and automotive industries
Proven manager of union and non-union employees
Extremely innovative, adaptable and highly organized
Consistent and proven track record of exceeding standards and expectations
Very strong desire to learn as much as possible and succeed with any position held
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
June 2022 Quest Global
June 17, 2024
Lead Service Engineer
Engineering support for Rolls Royce Defense Engines
Technical manual writing and updates.
September 2017 Rolls-Royce - On Wing Care Flight Technician/ Inspector
January 2022
AOG support of Rolls Royce’s business aircraft customers. Engines including AE3007, BR710, BR725, TAY 6118C and TAY 6118
Qualified Borescope Inspector
Qualified Level C Inspector
Held several RII qualifications for customers who required it.
Shop level maintenance experience on all Rolls Royce business engines.
March 2013 AAR Corp. - Supervisor/ Project Planner
July 2017
Accountable for safety, administrative, payroll, discipline, and production of the technicians that worked directly for me.
Responsible for all flight control rigging crews of the 737 and 757 aircraft
Maintained the overall quality, safety, and on time release of the 737 and 757 aircraft.
Worked with my fellow supervisors and lead mechanics to ensure work teams had the resources,
information, training, and parts to accomplish their missions on a self-managed basis.
Planned various aircraft visits and assured parts were acquired on time and maintenance was completed on schedule and under budget.
Extensive experience using Microsoft Project to develop business plans for future contracts.
January 2011 Voith - Service Line Manager – Ford Kentucky Truck Plant
March 2013
Responsible for all aspects of the mobile equipment yearly budget planning
Procured equipment through leasing and managed assets to optimal numbers.
Tracked and reported all departmental cost on a monthly basis.
Satisfied the customer, Ford Motor Company, while managing a fleet of 650 pieces of Mobile
Equipment within planned budget constraints.
Managed the Fleet Supervisors as well as managing the UAW mechanics within the
department to optimum service levels on three shifts 365 days a year.
January 07 Premier Manufacturing Support Services, Inc.
January 11 Fleet Manager ACH Visteon Indianapolis
Satisfied the customer ACH, while managing a fleet of 230 pieces of mobile
equipment within planned budget constraints.
Managed the Fleet Supervisors as well as managing the UAW mechanics within the
department to optimum service levels on three shifts 365 days a year.
Responsible for all aspects of the mobile equipment yearly budget planning
Developed this fleet manager business from a startup of $216,000.00 per
year to where it grew to over $720,000 per year by selling my companies services and growing
our business here at ACH.
October 05 Premier Manufacturing Support Services, Inc.,
January 07 USA Regional PDC Fleet Manager
Managed fleets at 25 General Motors Parts Distribution Centers nationwide.
Reported to the General Motors Regional WFG Manager and the Director of Operations
of SPO operations at General Motors.
Responsible for yearly budget
Procured equipment through leasing and managed assets to optimal numbers.
Tracked and reported on all departmental cost on a monthly basis for 25 plants.
Developed business plans to further cost savings and stay accountable to our customer General
Motors.
Monthly reporting to high level management at General Motors on goals and assignments.
Developed cost saving measures and designed metrics for report outs.
Extensive traveling. Flew over 120,000 miles in the first year.
April 03 Premier Manufacturing Support Services, Inc.,
October 05 Indianapolis, Indiana
Fleet Manager, General Motors Indianapolis Metal Fabrications
January 90 United Airlines, Indianapolis, Indiana
April 03 Supervisor 737's Overhaul
United Airlines, Indianapolis, Indiana
S/M/General/Flight Deck Mechanic
January 1990 - January 1999
December 97 G T Computers, Mooresville, Indiana
June 99 Repair Specialist/Sales
April 88 DYNACORP, Alamogordo, New Mexico
January 90 Mechanic/Inspector
August 85 U. S. AIR FORCE, Alamogordo, New Mexico
April 88 Airman First Class
Structural repair on AT-38 aircraft
Advanced fabrication of aircraft structures and parts
Repair of honeycomb fiberglass and composite structures
EDUCATION
1989 Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico
Aeronautical Engineering - 30 credit hours
1985 Avella, PA
Academic Program
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