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ANTHONY SANCHEZ

San Antonio,TX

Summary

Highly motivated/certified aircraft mechanic with over 15 years of experience in working light and heavy maintenance on commercial, military and cargo aircraft.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Aircraft Structures Mechanic

Boeing
02.2024 - Current
  • Proficient in structural inspections, repairs, and modifications, with a strong commitment to safety and quality standards.
  • Perform advanced structural inspections, repairs, and modifications on F-15E.
  • Document maintenance activities and maintain accurate records in compliance with regulatory requirements
  • Utilize technical manuals and blueprints to assess structural integrity and implement necessary repairs.
  • Routine and non-routine maintenance on aircraft structures, including fuselage, wings, and landing gear.
  • Accomplish modifications efficiently such as birdcages, tail booms, empennage, verts, center keel.
  • Remove/install equipment and flight controls such as horizontal stabilators, flaps, ejection seats, canopy, PRCA, antennas, ECS ducts and electronic units.
  • Assist in the development and implementation of maintenance procedures to improve efficiency and safety.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to address structural issues and implement design changes.
  • Train and mentored junior mechanics on best practices and safety protocols.
  • Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities
  • Effective communication and leadership skills
  • Familiarity with maintenance management software and documentation systems
  • Modify incomplete and complete assemblies to incorporate structural changes.
  • Manufacture and use jigs, fixtures, forms, and molds to fabricate repair or replacement parts.

Structures Mechanic

Launch Technical Workforce
10.2021 - Current
  • Performed close tolerance drilling, reaming, removal, and installation to critical support structures and fracture critical areas.
  • Located blind holes necessary for installation of new structural items to existing structure.
  • Performed efforts associated with sealing, painting, shimming, and preserving structure in accordance with standard repair processes.
  • Read and interpret engineering drawings, technical orders, process specification, and retrofit requirements to perform structural modification/repair, on VC25A/B.
  • Experienced in the use of tooling assemblies and fixtures for depot level modification and repair of structural parts.
  • Detailed knowledge of aircraft unique tools such as test equipment, torque wrenches, dial indicators, micrometers, cable tensiometers, sheet metal brakes and sheers, etc.
  • Accessed aircraft data via computer systems and initiate on-line parts and discrepancy requests.
  • Maintained necessary certifications, licenses and permits as required for assigned work.
  • Assisted other team members (General Mechanics, Avionics, Electrics) in order to ensure cost/schedule targets are met.

Technician

StandardAero
09.2019 - 10.2021
  • Disassembled and assembled aircraft engines, modules, components, and assemblies in accordance with customer and federal requirements.
  • Troubleshoot identified problems, leaks, and repairs and rectified.
  • Used jigs, tooling, fixtures, measuring equipment and gauges to carry out required tasks.
  • Participated in cross training and continuous improvement of facility.
  • Performed adjustments of internal components.
  • Repaired jet engines at test facility as required.

Diesel Mechanic

Kenan Advantage
09.2018 - 09.2019
  • Troubleshot and repaired diesel trucks and fuel trailers.
  • Worked on Detroit diesel, Paccar, and Cummins engines.
  • Performed preventive maintenance and periodic inspections.

General Mechanic

PDS Tech
03.2018 - 04.2018
  • Read and interpreted schematics, assembly drawings, process specifications, technical manuals, written instructions, test procedures, etc.
  • Used pneumatic tools such as screw and rivet guns.
  • Setup and used torque wrenches and measuring instruments such as calipers, micrometers, go no go gauges, ball gauges, feeler gauges.
  • Removed and replaced panels, floorboards, insulation and sealing compounds.
  • Re-sealed parts for aerodynamic smoothness.
  • Removed, replaced and checked aircraft components and assemblies with little or no supervision.
  • Effectively communicated with other employees, members of supervision, and others, as required.
  • Documented maintenance and repair actions, equipment status tags, logs, parts requests, etc.
  • Performed other duties as directed by supervision and management.

APG Mechanic

VT San Antonio Aerospace Inc
11.2010 - 03.2018
  • Removed and replaced a wide variety of aircraft components on all areas of aircraft including but not limited to engines, APU’s, flight controls, actuators, landing gear.
  • Serviced oil, hydraulic, pneumatic, fuel components and systems.
  • Changed filters, air conditioning systems, ducting, pylons, etc.
  • Performed critical functional, system and operational checks from flight deck and ran ground maintenance.
  • Marshalled aircraft.
  • Read and followed aircraft maintenance manuals, drawings, IPC’s, schematics.
  • Troubleshot hard faults and rectified non-routine write ups.
  • Performed adjustment and rigging of flight controls, cables other mechanical systems.
  • Documented in detail daily work performed and ordered parts/material as required.
  • Assisted fellow mechanics in accomplishing tasks at hand.
  • Inspected areas of aircraft for corrosion, wear, and other discrepancies.
  • Followed FAA required task cards ie: Airworthiness Directives, Engineering Orders, Service Bulletins.

APG Mechanic

STS Aviation Group
08.2010 - 11.2010
  • Removed and installed access panels.
  • Disassembled/reassembled main cabin and cargo deck floor, sidewall and ceiling panels.
  • Lubricated landing gear and flight controls.

Education

FAA A&P License -

FAA
San Antonio, TX
08.2009

Associates of Applied Science - Power plant Technologies

Hallmark College
San Antonio, TX
01.2009

Associates of Applied Science - Airframe Technologies

Hallmark College
San Antonio, TX
01.2009

Diploma -

Robert E. Lee High
San Antonio, TX
05-2003

Skills

  • Expert in mechanical assembly and disassembly
  • Familiar with a variety of aircraft, functional and operational testing
  • Familiar with aircraft models: B727, B757, B767, B747, F-15, MD-11, DC8, A300, A319, A320
  • Ability to perform close tolerance drilling, reaming, removal, and installation
  • Capability to read and interpret engineering drawings, technical orders, process specifications, and retrofit requirements
  • Comprehensive knowledge of aircraft mechanical component troubleshooting and repair procedures
  • Thorough knowledge of aircraft sheet metal, structural modification, and repair
  • Experience working with schematics, specifications, assembly drawings, and standard operating procedures
  • Experience with F-15/Fighter or Depot Level/Heavy Structures maintenance
  • Experience working with titanium aircraft structures
  • Ability to operate a forklift, mobile crane, and electric-powered elevating equipment

Certification

2009, Federal Aviation Administration Airframe & Power Plant

Languages

Spanish
Professional Working

Timeline

Aircraft Structures Mechanic

Boeing
02.2024 - Current

Structures Mechanic

Launch Technical Workforce
10.2021 - Current

Technician

StandardAero
09.2019 - 10.2021

Diesel Mechanic

Kenan Advantage
09.2018 - 09.2019

General Mechanic

PDS Tech
03.2018 - 04.2018

APG Mechanic

VT San Antonio Aerospace Inc
11.2010 - 03.2018

APG Mechanic

STS Aviation Group
08.2010 - 11.2010

FAA A&P License -

FAA

Associates of Applied Science - Power plant Technologies

Hallmark College

Associates of Applied Science - Airframe Technologies

Hallmark College

Diploma -

Robert E. Lee High

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