Aaron Plaud

Provided support for 4 P-3 aircraft for Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance support to the fleet for crisis response.

• Airframes Division Chief. Led 20 Sailors in the completion of 758 maintenance actions, resulting in over 900 mishap free flight hours.

Partnered with industry to meet Naval Aviation Enterprise mission readiness goals at improved efficiency and cost by providing aviation support and repair of aircraft tires, wheels, structural and hydraulic components for UH-1, AH-1, C-130, F-15, and F/A-18 aircraft.

• Airframes Division Chief. Led 12 Sailors, 6 Marines, and 1 civilian in the completion of 2006 maintenance actions, reducing aircraft part turn around time by 23%.
• Airframes Quality Assurance Representative. Responsible for quality of maintenance performed and safety of 130 Sailors.
• Aeronautical Welder. Performed structural repair on steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and brass components.

Qualifications held:

• Airframes Quality Assurance Representative.
• Aeronautical Welder.

Provided Organizational Level support of 16 F/A-18 aircraft supporting and enhancing warfighting capabilities across all military branches.

• Aircraft Mechanic. Contributed in the completion of 847 maintenance actions, resulting in over 400 mishap free flights.
• Airframes and Powerplants F/A-18 Collateral Duty Inspector. Led and supervised the completion of over 400 maintenance actions.
• F/A-18 Full Systems Quality Assurance Representative. Responsible for quality of maintenance performed and safety of 162 Sailors.
• F/A-18 Maintenance Controller. Led 164 Sailors in the completion of 4106 maintenance actions resulting in 670 mishap free flight hours.

Qualifications held:

• Tire & Wheel Qualification for F/A-18 aircraft.
• Hydraulic Contamination Qualification for F/A-18 aircraft.
• F/A-18 Airframes and Powerplants Collateral Duty Inspector Qualification.
• F/A-18 Full Systems Quality Assurance Qualification.
• F/A-18 Collateral Duty Inspector Qualification.
• F/A-18 Maintenance Controller.

Provided Organizational Level support of 4 C-9B aircraft in support of Naval logistical requirements.

• Aircraft Mechanic. Contributed to the completion of 1239 maintenance action, resulting in over 200 mishap free flights.
• Aircraft Painter. Contributed to the completion of 346 paint and corrosion discrepancies.
• C9-B Airframes Collateral Duty Inspector. Led and supervised completion of 8 C9-B aircraft Phase inspections and over 150 maintenance actions.

Qualifications held:

• Tire & Wheel Qualification for C9-B aircraft
• Hydraulic Contamination Qualification for C9-B aircraft.
• C9-B Airframes Collateral Duty Inspector Qualification.
• Aircraft Paint/Final Finish Qualification.

Provided Intermediate and Depot Level maintenance, logistics management, and flight line services in support of FRC WEST Fort Worth.

• Tire & Wheel Mechanic. Contributed in completion of 247 maintenance actions, resulting in a 2 day reduction in replenishment time.
• Hydraulic Technician. Contributed to the completion of over 1510 maintenance actions, accounting for 9550 man hours with no rework required.

Qualifications held:

• Tire & Wheel Qualification for F/A-18 and C-130 aircraft.
• Hydraulic Contamination Qualification for Intermediate Level Maintenance.