Brandon D. Read
Slidell,LA
Summary
Experianced Aviation Technician with 10 years of aviation and aerospace production experience with several aircraft. Proven skills in cost-analysis planning, successful in problem-solving, and effective in implementing Lean methodologies. Positively builds long-lasting relationships with team members, as well as internal and external customers.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
F-18 Modification Technician/flight Ops
Boeing Company
09.2023 - Current
- Read and interpret maintenance manuals, service bulletins, and other specifications to determine the feasibility and method of repairing or replacing malfunctioning or damaged components
- Inspect completed work to certify that maintenance meets standards and that aircraft are ready for operations
- Maintain repair logs, documenting all preventative and corrective aircraft maintenance
- Conduct routine and special inspections as required by regulations
- Marshall Aircraft for launch, landing, arming, and de-arming operations
- Inspect, remove and replace aircraft panels/doors
- Utilize calibrated tools to perform precise work, measuring torque values, scratch depth, etc
- Perform refueling and defueling operations as required to support flight schedule and maintenance
- Lead teams to perform safe loading operations when arming and de-arming aircraft in support of flight operations
- Perform release and control checks as needed
- Inspect, remove, and replace aircraft tires
- Inspects aircraft prior to tow operations and fulfills duties to tow aircraft to support flight operations and maintenance
- Mixes HAZMAT to support structure maintenance, repair, and touch up paint
- Ensures proper inventories and records RSL inventories
- Created a training program for Boeing FMS program to ensure accurate training tracking and medical paperwork for 43 technicians, utilizing both electronic and physical documentation
- Coordinates training with instructors from different facilities to ensure all training had proper facilities and equipment to perform all training
- Trained new technicians on standard operating procedures, ensuring consistency across the team.
Mid-level Production Coordinator
Boeing Company
08.2022 - 09.2023
- Analyzed data and part availability as well as pricing to ensure production goals were met
- As Inventory manager, kept accurate accountability of over 15,000 separate items
- Lead teams to complete Lean warehouse inventories
- Ensured compliance and adoption of standards, programs, and projects
- Coordinated with inventory managers to plan deliveries around production schedules
- Traveled to another site to conduct an inventory audit and 5S project, correcting $30,000 of untracked spending, and training the local team on proper inventory and 5S practices
- Worked with customers around the factory to fulfill various tasks and projects.
Colateral Duty Inspector and Production Control
United States Marine Corps
07.2014 - 08.2022
- Prioritized workload, isolated problems and developed Lean processes to increase equipment readiness from 88% to 106% over the course of 5 months
- Verified proper maintenance is performed and all paperwork reflected work complete on racks, launchers, and AWSE gear
- Ensured accuracy of arms, ammunition and explosives program with over 200 Marines
- Led a value stream analysis as a Green Belt in Lean 6 Sigma reducing tool turnaround time from over 2 years to under 3 months
- As calibration program manager tracked and ensured maintenance and calibration cycles of over 2000 pieces of gear valued at over $2 million with 100% accuracy resulting in 0 lost assets and 0 hits in 6 inspections over 18 months
- Mentored an organization in completing a project to decrease yearly expenditures by $148,000 annually
- Lead a team of instructors to complete professional development seminars for junior organization members
- Created a new process capable of readying $200,000 worth of equipment to ship across the country or world in 3 business days compared to 2 weeks
- Worked as a Production Control Program Manager ensuring accurate records of over 9000 assets vital for safe storing and transportation of explosives
- Monitored priorities and liaised between maintenance team and senior management, delegating tasks to complete on time.
Education
High School Diploma -
Ponchatoula High School
Ponchatoula05.2014
Skills
- Six Sigma Green Belt certified
- SCI clearance
- Lean Manufacturing
- Team Supervision
- Hydraulic Contamination Certified
- Aircraft tire and Wheel Certified
- Risk Management Analysis
- Workflow Planning
- Data Gathering and Documentation
- Microsoft Office Suite
Certification
- Lean 6 Sigma Green Belt
- Collateral Duty Inspector
- Qual/Cert Team Leader
- Work Center Supervisor Course
- Lance Corporal Leadership Seminar
- Corporals Course
- OSHA 10 hour safety
- HAZMAT/Explosive Driver
- Combat First Responder
- USMC Initial Combat Training
- Lance Corporal's Course Instructor
- Force Fitness Instructor
- Operational Risk Management
Timeline
F-18 Modification Technician/flight Ops
Boeing Company
09.2023 - Current
Mid-level Production Coordinator
Boeing Company
08.2022 - 09.2023
Colateral Duty Inspector and Production Control
United States Marine Corps
07.2014 - 08.2022
High School Diploma -
Ponchatoula High School
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