FRANKIE A. MAIER III
*** ******* ****** **** * Beaver Falls, PA 15010 ǀ 310-***-**** ǀ ************@*****.***
OBJECTIVE
Position in a technical field where experience and expertise may be most effectively applied which shall provide professional challenge as well as personal growth.
QUALIFICATIONS
Career reflects record of steadily increasing responsibilities and recognition. Proficient and
knowledgeable of all aspects of the aerospace industry to include; management, supervisory, training,
and technical skills.
EMPLOYMENT
PITTSBURGH INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICS ǀ Vienna, Ohio February 2014 – Present
Instructor / Teacher
· Teaching advanced electronic circuitry.
· Operations, overhaul, repair and inner workings of turbine engines including: Turbo Fan, Turbo Prop, Turbo Shaft and Turbo Jet engines.
· Operations, overhaul, repair and inner workings of reciprocating engines including: four- and six-cylinder Lycoming and Continental engines.
· Operations, overhaul, repair and inner workings of float carburetors, pressure carburetors and fuel injection systems.
· Teaching the uses of precision measuring equipment.
· F.A.R.’s Rules and Regulations
BOEING ǀ Long Beach, California May 2007 – August 2012
Field and Service Mechanic/Inspector
· Responsible for staging, installing, set-up, testing and de-staging of production GE, Pratt & Whitney jet engines.
· Flight control rigging and engine runs.
· Composite repair and final function tests on all systems.
· Modifications to blueprint specifications with engineering aid.
· Performed final function tests and inspections on MD-90 and C-17 aircraft.
· Worked from schematics and blueprints for manufacturing specifications to build aircraft.
AIR LIQUIDE ǀ El Segundo, California June 2004 – December 2006
Production Technician/Plant Operator for hydrogen & steam generating plant that feeds into the Chevron Refinery.
· Participate in operational and routine maintenance tasks.
· Blueprint modifications and customer support.
· Foster open communication amongst all facility technicians in relation to best practices, operational or facility needs, safety issues or concerns, conflicts of interest between shifts or other departments, and sharing operational knowledge and expertise with all other Technicians.
· Facility record keeping and documentation-CMMS input and work order generation
· Studying and maintaining site-specific Standard Operating Procedures, P&ID’s, PFD’s, and all other technical documentation as relates to operational or equipment processes.
· Generating initial documentation for on-site contractors, vendors, guests, or visitors site-specific training needs.
· Escorting on-site contractors, vendors, guests, or visitors throughout facility as needed.
· Active participation in facility safety meetings and inspections.
· Assists and works closely with Plant Manager on daily facility needs including – administrative function responsibilities, hydrogen and steam production based on refinery’s needs.
· Perform chemical analysis on water systems of plant.
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BOWMAN PLATING ǀ Compton, California August 2003 – October 2003
Quality Assurance Inspector/Receiving and Shipping Clerk for metal processing specifications on flight critical aircraft parts
· Performed final checks on metal finishing’s, before and after dimensions of fracture critical parts.
· Blueprint modifications and customer support for first article masking of aerospace parts.
· Wrote travelers and finishing specifications according to purchase orders from customers.
· Identify reliability issues and designate departments to follow up with corrective action.
· Developed team procedures to ensure our customers are receiving the product they require.
McDONNELL DOUGLAS, DAC, Long Beach, California November 1989 – December 2002
Field and Service Mechanic/Inspector
· Responsible for staging, installing, set-up, testing and de-staging of production GE, Pratt & Whitney jet engines.
· Flight line maintenance and modification of freighter and passenger MD-11 aircraft.
· Coordinated with flight crews to identify and repair aircraft system failures and supported production flight tests.
· Multiple assignments as part of the R.A.M.S. team to remote locations to resolve AOG situations.
· Flight line maintenance and modification on MD-80, MD-90 and C-17 aircraft.
· Electrical assembly, trouble shooting and installation of avionics with schematic blueprints.
· Employee achievement award from engineering department for “Fastest Engine Replacement Turn Arounds”.
PAN AMERICAN AIRLINES ǀ Jamaica, New York October 1987 – January 1989
Supervisor/Flight Line Mechanic
· Extensive overhaul level and flight line maintenance on 747, 727 and L10-11 aircraft.
· Supervised and oversaw four hanger bays with 747 aircraft.
· Performed A, B, C and D checks on aircraft.
· Heavy structure modification, composite and sheet metal repair.
· Electrical assembly, trouble shooting and installation of avionics with schematic blueprints.
LICENSES
Airframe and Powerplant License #3645999
EDUCATION
· Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics, Associate in Aeronautical Science
· Numerous McDonnell Douglas technical certifications
· Numerous Pan American training courses
· High School Graduate
· Aspire to Management Course