Aerospace Tech

Steven D. Vess

Merritt Island, Florida

Cell: 321-***-****

E-mail: **********@*****.***

Qualified and dependable in different phases of Metallic Structures on the Delta II, Delta IV, and Atlas V Rockets, trained and worked numerous phases of Atlas V Centaur Weld and I currently work in the Constraint Management Office at United Launch Alliance. I have been highly trained and have many different types of certifications in the aerospace field, I have 3 years of aerospace training along with the training and OJT and over 10 years at United Launch Alliance and 6 months at Blue Origin. Accomplishments include Safety oriented and highly trained to put safety of others and myself and the safety of flight hardware. I was supervisor and site lead for over 28 years with many increasing demands in the residential duties. I am vice president/owner of Vess Brothers Construction in Trinity Alabama which was formerly was Dale Vess Builders.

MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Experience

28 years of experience of working with Construction. These duties included working with many different types of engineers such as highway and road department, water authority, electrical, health department and numerous city inspectors. Also have worked with and supervised many different contractors such as heavy machinery operators, asphalt, concrete, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, flooring, landscaping, metal building, roofing. With this experience I have worked with real estate brokers, lawyers for residential home closings, appraisers, home inspectors for FHA, VA and other home inspectors. Also responsible for the quality and the demand to have the homes completed in appropriate timing. I was involved with the improving different aspects of the residential homes to ensure better ratio and perfection and performance involving all fellow employees. I worked with great intensity, dignity and pride to coordinate safe team performance in order to produce not only the best quality job but yet a safe working environment

Supervised electrical wiring of residential homes and churches.

I have built 5 personal homes, supervised/lead for over 350 homes, renovated homes and remodeled numerous homes, preformed inspections for several realtors and insurance adjusters

Highly involved in development of 6 subdivisions, this included road layout, sewage, water and electrical layout, water drainage, deep surface drill and dynamite for ponds, subdivision names, subdivision/lot prep, survey for lot layouts, numerous tractor/dozer/excavators, worked with road departments, water and electrical departments, worked with city inspectors, state inspectors

2 years’ experience working with on Delta II and Delta IV Rockets

6 years’ experience working on Atlas V Booster and Centaur Major Weld and Bolt On

2 years part owners of Corner Café, worked with health departments, city and county inspectors, fire marshals, set up the Café menu, set up and delivered orders to numerous plants in Decatur Area.

15 months Constraint Management Office at United Launch Alliance

2 months New Glenn building composite fairings with Blue Origin

1 year SCF (Surface Coating Facility) Integration Engineering/Tech

Completed Manager Essentials Workshop with Blue Origin

Industrial Training

1 year of Industrial Computer Science and 2 years of Industrial Electronics at Lawrence County Tech School

Completed the Associate Applied General core and Aerospace Structure Assembly requirements and received my associates degree at Calhoun Community College

United Launch Alliance I worked as a production technician for 9 years and 4 months and 15 months in management constraint and with many different Certifications and Qualifications. While at ULA, I have worked in Delta IV Engine Section, Delta IV Composites, Delta II Engine Section, Delta II Center Body and Atlas V booster. I went to San Diego CA for 10 months to train to build the Atlas V Centaur, and worked in the Major Weld Centaur for 6+ years. I held craftsman certification for RCS bolt on, and also tank watch for the centaur tank. I was involved with the delivery of the Centaur product to Vandenberg CA and Cape Canaveral over the road delivery and on the Delta Mariner to Cape Canaveral FL.

CMO – Constraint Management Office, my job at ULA was to define, implement and sustain ULA Transformation Production System requirements and ConOps for Production Operations. We strived to maintain 100% mission success and mission safety. Maintain schedule certainty, prevention and elimination of waste, acceleration of improvements and change. My job included being proactive and drive solutions at the root cause, I worked hand in hand with the scouting teams, master schedulers, MRP to look for proactive issues and also met the demand of our customers and upper management’s expectations.

Blue Origin / New Glenn – Obtained numerous certifications and qualifications including Strain Gage, Blueprint Reading, Quality Management System, Fundamentals of Raw Materials, Helicoil Install and Removal, Keensert Installation, Aerial Lift, Scissor lift, Forklift, 3D Printed Parts Installation, Click bond Installation, Liquid Shim, Mechanical Torque, ESD Handling, Pressurization 101, Safety Wire, Mechanical Skills, Highway Giant Training, Bonding, Electrical Safety, Hydrogen Safety, Conversion Coating, Respiratory Protection, Confined Space along with many other Blue Origin Policy certifications

Equipment and Machinery Experience

Indoor Cranes, forklift, man lifts, tugs, D5 dozer, tractors

Grade Point Average at Calhoun Community College

After graduating at Calhoun College my GPA was 3.693

Goal after Calhoun Community College

I graduated from Calhoun May 13, 2005 with an associate degree in Aerospace Technology with a

Major in Structures and Assemblies.

Education

Standard Diploma East Lawrence High 1988 – 1993

Lawrence County Tech 1990 – 1993

Associate Calhoun Community College 2001 – 2005

Aerospace Technology

Awards

I am a member of Phi Theta Kappa International Scholastic Order of the Two Year College, also

Nominated for the National Dean’s List

WORK EXPIERIENCE

Dale Vess Builders

Trinity, Alabama

August 1990 – May 2010

United Launch Alliance May 2007 to Present

Trinity, Alabama

Vess Brothers Construction July 2010 to 2019

Trinity, AL

Blue Origin January 2020 to Present

Merritt Island Florida

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