Benjamin Powell
Las Vegas
Summary
Detail-oriented Dedicated Crew Chief with aircraft maintenance expertise and a continuous improvement mindset. Committed to ensuring safety compliance and enhancing operational readiness through effective mentoring and streamlined processes.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Air Force Dedicated Crew Chief
United States Air Force Active Duty
Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, NV
11.2023 - Current
- Supervised daily operations of aircraft maintenance teams, ensuring compliance with safety standards.
- Coordinated training programs for junior airmen, enhancing technical skills and operational readiness.
- Streamlined workflow processes to improve efficiency in aircraft servicing and repair tasks.
- Conducted regular inspections of equipment and tools, maintaining high operational readiness levels.
- Troubleshoots and maintains aircraft engines, hydraulic, and other related systems, structures, components and related equipment.
- Inspects and identifies aircraft corrosion for prevention and repair.
- Interprets inspection findings and determines adequacy of corrective actions.
- Uses conventional or automated technical data to diagnose and solve maintenance problems on aircraft systems.
- Performs sortie generation operations and hot pit refuels.
Education
High School Diploma -
Grandview High School
Aurora, CO05-2022
Skills
- Aircraft maintenance expertise
- Landing gear maintenance
- Continuous improvement mindset
- Flight control maintenance
- Technical problem solving
- Diagnostics
- Electrical systems
- Mentoring and coaching
- Safety compliance awareness
- Interpersonal relationship building
- Hazardous material handling
- Inspections
- Precision measurement tools
- Quality assurance proficiency
- Strong leadership
Accomplishments
- Named Dedicated Crew Chief of the F-16.
- Assisted multiple successful sorties and missions.
- Led the unit to a 100% successful sortie year.
- Named Maintenance Professional of the Year in 2025.
- Aided in the operational check of equipment that is being implemented Air Force wide.
Timeline
Air Force Dedicated Crew Chief
United States Air Force Active Duty
11.2023 - Current
High School Diploma -
Grandview High School
Maintenance Proffessional of the Year 2025
Maintenance Professional of the year is a great honor. This award is for airmen that go above and beyond in their respective career fields. I was awarded this in 2025 for leading multiple maintenance jobs, training multiple airmen, and having many volunteer hours at my local church.