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Anthony Rice

Summerville,SC

Summary

Enthusiastic Aerospace professional eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail, and excellent organizational skills. A clear understanding of product quality and process validation to determine conformance or nonconformance of plans. Years of quality and inspection experience on multiple platforms, including military and civilian. Motivated to learn, grow and excel as a Quality Production Specialist.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Aircraft Painter

Boeing
Charleston , South Carolina
07.2018 - Current
  • Coordinates new paint coats with either original manufacturer color specifications or current conditions.
  • Removes surface imperfections, applies special undercoats and sealed seams to ready surfaces for paint application.
  • Organizes safe and compliant disposal of hazardous materials to protect team members and local environment from damage.
  • Optimizes paint adhesion with proper primer application.
  • Maintains equipment functionality with daily inspections, disassemblies, and cleaning of component parts.
  • Meets exacting tolerances when sanding and sealing final finishes.
  • Paints surfaces using brushes, spray guns, and paint rollers.
  • Safely operates power sprayers and hand tools to prepare and paint large areas.
  • Taped around windows and fixtures prior to painting.
  • Prepares surfaces and surrounding areas for painting using sandpaper, tape, and other materials.
  • Inspects and examines materials and finished parts and products for defects and wear to verify conformance with blueprints, diagrams, and template specifications.
  • Confers with vendors regarding inspection results to recommend corrective procedures and communicate needed repairs.

Low Observables Technician

Lockheed Martin
Hill AFB, Utah
12.2015 - 01.2018
  • Evaluated, installed, removed, and repaired low observable (LO) coatings. Designed, repaired, modified and fabricated aircraft, metal, plastic, composite, advanced composite, LO, and bonded structural parts and components. Applied preservative treatment to aircraft, aerospace ground equipment (AGE), and support equipment (SE).
  • Reviewed blueprints and project specifications ahead of time to fully understand all critical details of job.
  • Worked with specific production team members to rectify production issues and maintain high-quality final products.
  • Determined adjustment and certification methods, formulas, and measuring instruments required to complete job-based blueprints.
  • Recorded defects and coordinated issue resolution with development team and functional leads.
  • Identified and helped resolve nonconforming product issues.
  • Maintained high standard of quality by using only approved data, materials, tools, and test equipment.
  • Collected samples during production and tested them randomly to determine in-process product quality.
  • Routinely checked measuring equipment to resolve testing problems.
  • Performed frequent visual inspections to root out tolerance and compliance issues.
  • Discarded and rejected products, materials, and equipment not conforming to specifications.
  • Performed preliminary, in-progress, hidden damage, and final product inspections.
  • Developed checklists to coordinate inspections with departmental managers.
  • Utilized gauges, tools, and equipment to complete in-depth assessments.

Aircraft Structural Maintenance Technician

Lockheed Martin, Aeronautics
Hickam AFB, Hawaii
01.2013 - 06.2015
  • Provided structural expertise modifying local F-22 fleet from Lot 5 to increment 3.1 hardware.
  • Performed routine equipment inspections and maintained and completed corrective actions by referring to workbooks and technical publications to determine specifications.
  • Worked within guidelines established by internal, manufacturer, and regulatory authorities.
  • Coordinated parts and material requisitions to expedite aircraft maintenance and repairs.
  • Serviced and repaired fuel, electrical, hydraulic, and other aircraft systems.

Aircraft Structural Maintenance Apprentice

U.S. AIR FORCE
Elmendorf AFB, Alaska
01.2003 - 12.2013
  • Attended 5 months of Aircraft Structural Maintenance Technical School.
  • Acquired skills in designs, repairs, modifications, and fabrication of aircraft metal, plastic, composite, advanced composite, low observables, and bonded structural parts
  • Became familiar with various types of aircraft painting procedures, coating removal processes, corrosion prevention, and treatment of existing corrosion
  • Interacted with several types of shop equipment and tools used to cut, bend, form, and fasten replacement parts to damaged structures and components
  • Obtained knowledge in different evaluation and inspection procedures needed to ensure safety compliance and conformance of multiple aircraft.
  • Determined adjustment and certification methods, formulas, and measuring instruments required based on blueprints.
  • Supervised production workers to identify areas in need of improvement for high-quality production.
  • Recorded defects and coordinated issue resolution with development team and functional leads.
  • Identified and helped resolve nonconforming product issues.
  • Maintained a high standard of quality by using only approved data, materials, tools, and test equipment.
  • Identified defects during Aircraft Pre and Post flight checks.
  • Kept detailed notes of product functionality, specifications, and appearance using Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.
  • Examined shop operations for compliance with specifications and promptly reported defects.
  • Performed frequent visual inspections to root out tolerance and compliance issues.
  • Completed scheduled and unscheduled inspections to check flight readiness of aircraft.
  • Checked performance and generated different reports detailing quality of product and defect rates.
  • Evaluated components and final products against quality standards and manufacturing specifications.
  • Streamlined QA processes by working closely with deployed teams and staying abreast of changing command demands.
  • Conducted hundreds of post-flight inspections to evaluate comprehensive quality of structural and coatings systems integrity, noting results in IMIS and marking or removing defective items.
  • Reported repeated issues to supervisors and other departments, collaborating to identify issue roots and rectify problems.
  • Noted prominent trends in product quality and functionality to determine problem areas and plan for improvements to processes.
  • Recorded, analyzed, and distributed statistical information.
  • Implemented new quality assurance and service standards.
  • Established and tracked quality department goals and objectives.
  • Chaired quality review meetings to observe performance mitigating risk effectiveness, improving throughput, and achieving 100% combat readiness.
  • Assured consistent quality of production by implementing and enforcing automated practice systems.

Low Observable Aircraft Structural Maintenance Journeyman

U.S. AIR FORCE
Elmendorf AFB, Alaska
01.2007 - 12.2012
  • Low Observable Aircraft Structural Maintenance Journeyman
  • Responsible for low observable coating and structural evaluation, modification, repair and radar signature assessment system on F-22 aircraft.
  • Repaired, modified, fabricated and applied corrosion protective, low observable coatings and markings to aircraft structures, equipment, advanced composites and bonded structural parts.
  • Checked repairs for serviceability according to specifications and technical publications.
  • Reviewed and completed forms documentation pertinent to aircraft or equipment maintenance, entered maintenance actions into applicable MIS system and made entries in forms, logs, records, or electronic equivalent as required.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Technical Management

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach, FL
06.2023

Associate of Arts - General Studies

University Of Phoenix
Tempe, AZ
02.2010

Associate of Arts - Aircraft Maintenance

Community College Of The Air Force
Montgomery, AL
01.2008

High School Diploma -

C E Ellison High School
Killeen, TX
07.2003

Skills

  • Inspections and Defect Identification
  • Quality Control
  • Fluent with Velocity and other 787 production applications
  • Fluent with REDARS

Accomplishments

  • Received Air Force Achievement Medal for overseeing shift operations while deployed to Kadena AFB Japan.
  • Lead technician on F-22 Navigation light TCTO inspection and maintenance completion for the 3rd wing.
  • Accomplished on over 30 assigned jets. Performed over 100 canopy inspections and repairs while deployed and at home station.
  • 1st SSgt selected to run operations for the night shift at a deployed location
  • Led first F-22 asymmetry brake TCTO inspection and maintenance activities.
  • In charge of first complex horizontal stabilizer composite repair
  • Corrected over 30 pretest discrepancies which resulted in a 100% EOC pass rate for our section.
  • Trained over 40 three levels on F-22 SAS audit procedures and Low observable maintenance actions.
  • Led over 100 OML inspections.
  • 1st NCO to receive CCAF in section Hand selected for 3rd wings 1st F-22 WSEP deployment.
  • Led repair on removal and replacement of fractured C-130H aircraft nose landing support trunnion.
  • One of first selected to perform wing splice TCTO inspection and repair on all assigned C-130H aircraft.
  • Supervised the use of new electrostatic paint guns to unit.

Timeline

Aircraft Painter

Boeing
07.2018 - Current

Low Observables Technician

Lockheed Martin
12.2015 - 01.2018

Aircraft Structural Maintenance Technician

Lockheed Martin, Aeronautics
01.2013 - 06.2015

Low Observable Aircraft Structural Maintenance Journeyman

U.S. AIR FORCE
01.2007 - 12.2012

Aircraft Structural Maintenance Apprentice

U.S. AIR FORCE
01.2003 - 12.2013

Bachelor of Science - Technical Management

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

Associate of Arts - General Studies

University Of Phoenix

Associate of Arts - Aircraft Maintenance

Community College Of The Air Force

High School Diploma -

C E Ellison High School

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