Forklift Driver Station Manager
Resume:
KENT J. MINES
Belleview, FL 34420
OBJECTIVE: To secure a challenging, career-oriented position within the airline industry as an out-station manager, maintenance controller or an A & P Technician. EXPERIENCE: Progressively developed aircraft maintenance skills in the following positions: 11/22 - 12/22 APA Services Fort Worth
HAICO Greens Boro, SC
Line Maintenance on B737 B Air Bus A321
07/22 - 08/22 APA Services Fort Worth, Tx
COMLUX Indianapolis, In
C. Checks BBJ’s 737 & Air Bus A220 BBJ
02/22 – 07/22 APA Services Fort Worth, Tx
AAR Indianapolis, In 737 Line Maint. and Navy P.8
10/21 – 02/22 HIRE QUEST Indianapolis, In
Cook
06/22 - 09/21 AEROTEK Jacksonville, FL
Silver Airways Orlando, FL Line Maint.
SAAB 540 and ATR 72
10/20 – 05/21 APA Services Fort Worth, TX
HAECO Lake City, FL C. Checks B737, A321
08/20 – 10/20 Techflyte Louisville, KY
Jet Midwest Kansas City, MO
Line Maint on B757, 767 – 747
06/20 – 08/20 Techflyte Louisville, KY
St. Engineering (Mae)
C. Check & Line Maint.
04/20 – 06/20 Chewy, Ocala FL
Forklift Driver
TechFlyte, Louisville, KY
02/20 – 02/20 Flight Star, Jacksonville, FL
Contract A&P Mechanic
Primary Duties: Line Maintenance on B767 and B737
APA, Fort Worth, TX
10/19 – 02/20 AAR, Rockford, IL
Contract A & P Mechanic
Primary Duties: Heavy C-Check on Airbus A320 and B737 LAUNCH, Oak Brook, IL
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04/19 – 09/19 Ascent Aviation Services, Marana, AZ Contract A & P Mechanic
Primary Duties: A & P Checks on Embraer E-135 and E-190, and CRJ-900 LAUNCH, Oak Brook, IL
08/18 – 03/19 Silver Airways, Orlando, FL
Contract A & P Mechanic
Primary Duties: Line Maintenance and Heavy C-Check on ATR-72 and Saab 340. HSGI Inc, Dacula GA
03/18 – 08/18 Constant Aviation, Sanford, FL
Contract A & P Mechanic
Primary Duties: Heavy C-Check on Citation 10, and Dassault Falcon 900 and 2000.
Avocet Aircraft, Sanford, FL
10/14 – 03/18 Contract A & P Mechanic
Primary Duties: C-Check, Engine Overhaul and Line Maintenance on Airbus, A320, A321, A340; B747, B757, B767, B737; MD 80.
PDS Tech, Irving, TX
11/13 – 10/14 Boeing, North Charleston, SC
Contract Assembler B MT
Primary Duties: Mid-body level B assembler on B-787. PDS Tech, Irving, TX
03/13 – 10/13 Mountain Air Cargo, Kingston, NC
Contract A&P Mechanic
Primary Duties: Line Maintenance on ATR-42 and ATR-72. PDS Tech, Irving, TX
12/12 – 03/13 Flight Star, Jacksonville, FL
Contract A&P Mechanic
Primary Duties: Line Maintenance on 757 FedEx and MD90 Delta. Express Employment Professionals, Ocala, FL
05/12 – 08/12 Winco Manufacturing LLC, Ocala, FL
Machinist and Quality Control
Primary Duties: Press machine CNC setup and quality assurance of fabricated parts.
Express Employment Professionals, Ocala, FL
04/12 – 04/12 Hilliard’s Air Conditioning and Heating, Ocala, FL Sheet Metal Technician
Primary Duties: Form and install duct work according to blueprints. PlanesTech, Oak Brook, IL
07/10 – 10/11 Pemco, Tampa, FL
Senior Master Mechanic
Primary Duties: Flight Control, Controls, Engine (PW4000) Mechanic, B-767 Heavy C-Check, Overhaul, and B-757 HMV.
STS Services, Jensen Beach, FL
02/10 – 03/10 Republic Airways, Columbus, OH
Contract A & P Mechanic
Primary Duties: A & P Checks on Embraer E- 190 and CRJ-145 PlanesTech, Oak Brook, IL
02/09 – 11/09 ATS, Everett, WA
Lead Mechanic, B-737 and B-757
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Primary Duties: Lead C-Checks
Winglifts on B-737, B-767. Composite work and rollers for cargo B-757 PlanesTech, Oak Brook, IL
02/08 – 12/08 AAR, Indianapolis, IN
Lead Mechanic, B-737
Primary Duties: C-Checks. Keel Beam modifications on B-727. Cowling modifications on JT-9 (P&W)
PlanesTech, Oak Brook, IL
07/06 – 02/08 ADI, Waterford., MI
Contract A & P Mechanic
Primary Duties: Line Maintenance on Gulfstream G4 and G5, Beechjet, Pilatus PC-12. C-Checks on B-737-200 and Fokker 28, Hawker 800XP and LearJet 55. Sheet metal work, Hush kit installation on Gulfstream G3 Self- Employed
04/06 – 06/06 Home Restoration and Construction Work PMG, Saint Paul, MN
03/06 – 04/06 Sikorsky, Hartford, CT
Contract A & P Mechanic
Primary Duties: Composite Technician on Blackhawk and Seahawk blades. STS Services, Jensen Beach, FL
12/05 – 03/06 Massaba Airlines, Memphis, TN
Contract A & P Mechanic
Primary Duties: Line Maintenance on Avro RJ 85.
STS Services, Jensen Beach, FL
11/05 – 12/05 Kitty Hawk, Fort Wayne, IN
Contract A & P Mechanic
Primary Duties: Line Maintenance on B-727.
Sharp Aviation, Murfreesboro, TN
08/05 – 10/05 Pemco, Dothan, AL
Contract A & P Mechanic
Primary Duties: C-Check on B-737.
Door mods on B-757
STS Services, Jensen Beach, FL
08/05 – 08/05 Massaba Airlines, Romulus, MI
Contract A & P Mechanic.
Primary Duties: School for Saab 340’s in Jackson, MS Strom Aviation, Inc, Waconia, MN
06/05 – 07/05 Northwest Airlines, Detroit, MI
Contract A & P Mechanic
Primary Duties: School for B-757 in Tucson, AZ
STS Services, Jensen Beach, FL
11/04 – 06/05 Kalitta Air, Oscoda, MI
Contract A & P Mechanic
Primary Duties: Line Maintenance on B-747. Nose mod section 100 modification on B-747.
S.M.A.R.T. Inc, Edgewater, FL
08/04 – 11/04 Everts Air, Fairbanks, AK
Contract A & P Mechanic
Primary Duties: Line Maintenance on DC6 and C46 Commando. Doubler 4
section stringer 145, cowling modification doubler, longeron on keel beam, and installation of fuel cells on DC6 and C46
STS Services, Jensen Beach, FL
05/04 – 08/04 Kalitta Air, Oscoda, MI
Contract A & P Mechanic
Primary Duties: Line Maintenance on B-747
STS Services, Jensen Beach, FL
12/03 – 05/04 Shuttle America, Fort Wayne, IN
Contract A & P Mechanic
Primary Duties: Line Maintenance on Saab 340.
Self- Employed
09/02 – 12/03 Home Restoration and Construction Work Sharp Aviation, Murfreesboro, TN
08/02 – 09/02 Spirit Airlines, Romulus, MI
Contract A & P Mechanic
Primary Duties: Line Maintenance on DC-9 and MD-80. HQ Aero Management (US), Inc., Clarksburg, WV
11/01 – 05/02 Aero Genesis, Lansing, MI
Contract A & P Mechanic
Primary Duties: C-Check and Engine Overhaul on Saab 340. Sharp Aviation, Murfreesboro, TN
08/00 – 09/01 Spirit Airlines, Romulus, MI
Contract A & P Mechanic
Primary Duties: Line Maintenance, MSG Inspections on DC-9 and MD-80.
STS Services, Jensen Beach, FL
03/00 – 12/00 Zantop International Airways, Willow Run, MI Contract A & P Mechanic
Primary Duties: Line Maintenance and C-Check on DC - 8, L188. PlanesTech, Oak Brook, IL
02/99 – 05/00 Spirit Airlines, Romulus, MI
Contract A & P Mechanic
Primary Duties: Line Maintenance, MSG Inspections on DC-9 and MD-80.
McDonnell Douglas Technical Services, St. Louis, MO 01/99 – 02/99 Airmotive, Kingsman, AZ
Contract A & P Mechanic
Primary Duties: Line Maintenance and Engine Overhaul on L1011. McDonnell Douglas Technical Services, St. Louis, MO 09/98 – 01/99 Cessna Aircraft Co, Wichita, KS
Contract A & P Mechanic
Primary Duties: Final Line Maintenance on Citation 10 and EXL. STS Services, Jensen Beach, FL
07/98 – 09/98 Zantop International Airways, Willow Run, MI Contract A & P Mechanic
Primary Duties: Line Maintenance and C-Check on DC - 8, L188. Strom Aviation, Minneapolis, MN
05/98 – 07/98 ADI, Waterford., MI
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Contract A & P Mechanic
Primary Duties: Hot Sections, Engine Overhaul, Fuel Nozzle Change, and Gear Box Change on PT6 and CJ610. Line Maintenance on Gulfstream G-4, Beech Jet, and Lear.
McDonnell Douglas Technical Services, St. Louis, MO 02/98 – 05/98 American International Airways, Oscoda, MI Contract A & P Mechanic
Primary Duties: Line Maintenance on L1011’s, 747, 727, and DC-8. McDonnell Douglas Technical Services, St. Louis, MO 01/98 – 02/98 Stambaugh Aviation, Brunswick, GA
Contract A & P Mechanic
Primary Duties: Working Coordinator for MDTSC, C-Check, Cargo Conversion, and Line Maintenance on B-727.
McDonnell Douglas Technical Services, St. Louis, MO 06/97 – 01/98 US Air Express, Salisbury, MD
Contract Project Coordinator.
Primary Duties: Avionics Modifications on Dehavilland Dash-8. Strom Aviation, Minneapolis, MN
05/97 – 06/97 Raytheon Inc., Little Rock, AR
Contract Lead A & P Mechanic
Primary Duties: Line Maintenance on Hawker 800XP - 1000XP. STS Services, Jensen Beach, FL
04/97 – 05/97 United Express, Appleton, WI
Contract A & P Mechanic
Primary Duties: Installed Avionics Modifications on RJ’s. McDonnell Douglas Technical Services, St. Louis, MO 03/97 – 04/97 Timco, Greensboro, NC
Contract A & P Mechanic
Primary Duties: Line Maintenance on DC - 10’s.
STS Services, Jensen Beach, FL
09/96 – 03/97 Massaba Airlines, Romulus, MI
Contract A & P Mechanic.
Primary Duties: Line Maintenance, C-Checks, Engine Installation and Removal, and Structural Repairs on SAAB 340 A and B series, Dehavilland Dash-8 and Fairchild Metro’s.
McDonnell Douglas Technical Services, St. Louis, MO 05/96 – 06/96 Southwest Aero Technologies, Roswell, NM Contract A & P Mechanic.
Primary Duties: Heavy C-Checks, Engine Removal and Installation, Line Maintenance, Heavy Inspection and Follow-up on 737: 100, 200 and 300 series, DC 9 -10: 15 and 20 series, MD 80 and Boeing 727: 200 series.
STS Services, Jensen Beach, FL
04/96 – 05/96 Air 21, Fresno, CA
Contract A & P Mechanic on Fokker 28.
Primary Duties: Maintenance Controller.
Active Aero/USA JET Inc., Belleville, MI 48111
03/95 – 04/96 Lead A & P Mechanic
Primary Duties: Out Station Manager in Arizona, with 3 DC-9’s; Performed All Maintenance.
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Royal Air Charter, Waterford, MI 48328
03/93 – 02/95 Lead A & P Mechanic
Primary Duties: Line Maintenance, Engine Overhaul, Hot Sections, Installation, Removal and Heavy Inspections on Falcon 20, Lear Jet 35, MU-2, and Turbo Commander.
EDUCATION:
Summer 2008 Vincennes University, Indianapolis, IN 40 hour FAM Course on 737 Classics and 737 Next Generation 40 hour FAM Course on Boeing 727
Summer 2005 Massaba Airlines, Jackson, MS
80 hour FAM Course on AVRO - 85.
06/05 – 07/05 Technical Operations Training, Tucson, AZ Standalone C11, Boot Camp, B757 C1 Phase II UPS TUS, B757 C1 Phase III UPS Avionics C1, B757 C1 200-300 Difference AV, B757 Phase II C1 ETOPS, B757 C1 LLM General and B757, B757 C1 Marana.
06/92 – 12/92 Michigan Institute of Aeronautics, Belleville, MI 48111 A & P Course, 3.8 GPA, Perfect Attendance Certificate 09/91 – 05/92 American Christian Aviation Institute, Waterford, MI 48328 Airframe and General Course, 3.8 GPA. Course work included but was not limited to, sheet metal design, aircraft painting and composites, and instrumentation.
09/87 – 06/90 Waterford Kettering High School, Waterford, MI 48328 Completed all general education requirements.
REFERENCES: Furnished upon request.
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