Aviation Maintenance Director

Owen Simmons

Pace, FL · ************@*****.*** · 931-***-**** · www.linkedin.com/in/owensimmons

Aircraft Maintenance Director

Maintenance and Production Director with over 30+ years of aviation maintenance, repair, manufacturing, and operations experience. Reliable, skilled, and efficient supervisor with extensive operations and management experience that ranges in size from smaller organizational maintenance companies to full-scale maintenance repair and overhaul facilities. Ability to oversee and direct operations of assigned employees while orchestrating the training, production, and associated operations management functions.

Proven expertise in:

1.Aerospace Operations Management

2.Root Cause Correction Analysis/Action

3.Lean Continuous Improvement Practices

4.Maintenance Plan and Strategy

5.AS9100/ISO 9001 Standards

6.Logistics & Resource Allocation

7.Cross-Departmental Communication

8.Production and Quality Management

9.FAA A&P Licensed

10.OSHA 30 & Safety Regulations

Education and Certification

Associate in Applied Science in Administrative and Management Studies

Excelsior College (Albany, New York)

Airframe and Powerplant License Certificate ID: 4065597 (2017)

OSHA 30 Hour Certification (2016)

Six Sigma Black Belt Certification (CSSBB) (2015)

Change Management (2022)

Professional Experience

Airbus FAL –Mobile, AL

Manager of A220 Flight Line / Delivery Operations, 11/2022-Present

Manages 43 Personnel for three Stations LCS080-090-100 for A220 post-manufacture operational testing, maintenance control processes, budgeting, O/T Hour Reduction, and work priorities to ensure established milestones are met for aircraft delivery.

Key Contributions:

1.Led and managed operations on the A220 short-term daily activities consisting of planning, resource allocation, and refining work priorities to meet short- and near-term goals and all delivery objectives for the past two years.

2.Actively led and continuously improved operations across the Multi-Functional Support Team (MFT) and Airbus Operating Systems (AOS) goal in achieving a Maturity B in Flight Line Safety Brick.

3.Developed, Managed, and Sustained detailed Training and Planning for all assigned employees for on-station competencies, increasing qualifications by 98% in the past three years for POA adherence.

4.Managed department aircraft build hours by decreasing aircraft clocking hours from 1400 Hours to less than 900 per Aircraft.

Airbus FAL –Mobile, AL

Flight Line Supervisor, 2/2021-Present

Manages 24 A220 Technicians on post-manufacture operational testing, maintenance control processes, and work priorities to ensure established milestones are achieved for aircraft delivery.

Key Contributions:

1.Directed maintenance activities: planning, resource allocation, and refining work priorities to meet established daily production goals.

2.Restructured three OJT training syllabi by implementing sub-task training requirements to shore up key Poly-Poly requirements and clarify training end-state objectives.

3.Managed personnel duty cycles, production working hours for two, and production metrics for SQCDP briefings.

Avalex Technologies – Gulf Breeze, FL

145 Repair Station Manager, 6/2019 to 10/2019

Managed five critical functions within the manufacturing facilities, including the FAA 145 Repair Station and Repairs Department, which comprised budget, repairs, turnaround time, quality management, and customer service.

Key Contributions:

1.Managed personnel and prioritized all repairs and maintenance functions, reduced work order backlog by 80%, and generated a 210% increase in repair revenue monthly.

2.Integrated AS9100/ ISO 9001 quality management system credentials with FAA 145 operating procedures, delivering continuous improvements through standardized operations.

3.Over 43 repair station processes and procedures were reorganized into individual training plans to meet station requirements for proper career development and performance assessments.

4.Restructured FAA 145 Repair Station Quality Manual, Training Program, and Repair Facility to pass the FAA Inspector Audit <60 days with no deficiencies, allowing for transparent operations.

Rescuim International, LLC – Pensacola, FL

Director of Aircraft Maintenance, 2/2017 to 5/2018

Supervised all aviation maintenance operations, personnel, supply, and safety for flight release to support qualifying international pilots into the UH-60M Aircraft.

Key Contributions:

1.Flawlessly managed daily scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, flight line launch and recovery, and refuel and defuel operations, allowing for 100% of flight operations without fail.

2.Seamlessly planned and executed the maintenance plan for sustained flight operations consisting of two 500-hour phases and over 200 significant inspections ahead of schedule.

3.Validated aircraft parts traceability and conformed special tooling to technical data for over 300 line items, ensuring that aircraft were safe for flight release compliance.

4.Authored, implemented, and audited DCMA 9210-1c and AS9100/9120 policies and procedures, resulting in zero deficiencies during contract period audits.

US Army - WA & GA

Command Sergeant Major & Executive Vice President, 8/2011 to 7/2016

Oversaw ~850 employees, coordinating training, management, and maintenance of over $850M of various aircraft types.

Key Contributions:

1.Regulated operations on two continents while coordinating the movement and delivery of 250 personnel and managed $350 million in equipment, supplies, and aviation support services to support contingency operations abroad.

2.Managed career paths for >850 aviation maintenance personnel within 53 occupations while managing technical talent within five companies, capitalizing on their experiences to build operational and functional maintenance teams.

3.Spearheaded the development of 15 senior-level managers for personnel readiness and risk management, all selected for the most senior positions within Army Aviation organizations.

US Army – Fort Eustis, VA

Director of United States Army Aviation Logistics School, 8/2010 to 7/2011

Key Contributions:

1.Organized 68 Military and Civilian Employees, implementing and instructing 60,000 hours of critical task training for Active Army, National Guard, Reserve, and International Students.

2.Implemented six separate instruction programs for Apache Attack Helicopter Maintenance training with a throughput of >500 students annually, graduating 99%.

3.Managed a budget of $540 million for facilities, training devices, and associated aircraft maintenance equipment to support the sustainment of AH-64 A, D, and E model mechanics.

Additional Experience as Senior Aviation Maintenance Manager for the U.S. Army (Fort Riley, KS).

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