Brandon Zier
Powder Springs,GA
Summary
Dedicated Sustainment Quality Assurance Representative at Lockheed Martin, offering over 15 years of expertise in C-130J systems, including Electrical and Environmental systems, Avionics, and Engines. Proven track record of enhancing quality assurance processes and ensuring compliance with industry standards. Core competencies include meticulous problem-solving, effective communication, and strong analytical skills. Aiming to leverage extensive technical knowledge to drive continuous improvement in aviation quality assurance practices.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Delivery and Sustainment Quality Assurance Rep.
Lockheed Martin
Marietta, GA
08.2023 - Current
- Provides product quality support in an operational environment, including delivery, maintenance, and modification efforts.
- Interprets and provides governance to ensure full compliance with industry standards and customer regulations for specific product operations, including fielded systems from initial procurement, delivery, supply chain, reutilization, and disposal.
- Supports the execution of the sustainment strategy across the product life cycle.
- Measures sustainment quality performance, designs and analyzes inspection and testing processes, mechanisms and equipment while providing statistical analysis to determine root causes, establish corrective action, and apply strategies and/or systems designed to improve performance and productivity.
- Applies diagnostics and other condition-based maintenance techniques; performs product and process surveillance and collaborates with platform Users, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Sustainment to ensure quality standards are in place.
- Quality integrator responsible for overseeing contractual compliance with company and 3rd party operations conducting product delivery, maintenance and operations. Supports final acceptance of finished product and/or modification efforts.
Field Service Engineer, C130J
Lockheed Martin
Manama, Bahrain
10.2018 - 08.2023
- Advised the customer during aircraft delivery to cultivate trust and grow customer relationship with Lockheed martin as a source of reliable partnership.
- Mentor and collaborate with junior Maintenance officer to foster new operators into an effective and well functioning C130 unit.
- Attend Performance management reviews as the customers link to Lockheed Martin to advise on future contract needs and maintenance planning.
- Trained and managed maintenance personnel in all fields (Engines/Avionics/APG) in everyday operation to ensure aircraft mission readiness.
- Planned and managed C-check and Dowty teams on time completion to meet customers aircraft availability needs.
- Engaged in learning the customers proposal process to reduce delay in purchase order signature and asset delivery.
- Mitigated learning gaps and effectively delivered curriculum to over 12 Maintainers.
- Analyzed, compiled and presented statistical, financial and production processing reports to senior leadership.
Aircraft Avionics Technician, C130J
Lockheed Martin
Greenville, SC
08.2016 - 08.2018
- Worked with team lead to set up a training plan to enhance LM field team knowledge, Boosting workforce performance.
- Assisted in workflow management to meet critical mission sensitive deadlines.
- Oversaw completion of Field Team MODS to ensure compliance with safety and system function.
- Completed in-depth visual and manual inspections of electrical components.
- Set up and operated precision test equipment for alignment, troubleshooting and testing of electrical equipment and systems.
- Verified proper functioning of aircraft electrical systems.
- Analyzed circuitry and physically checked wiring and operation of electronic parts, units and system components to locate malfunction causes found during testing.
- Recorded results of repair and modification actions and accounted for time required to perform each task on service worksheets.
- Recorded maintenance performance in aircraft logbooks and completed other paperwork requirements.
- Evaluated quality of all maintenance and installation work and documented changes.
Aircraft Electrical and Environmental Systems
United States Air Force, USAF
Abilene, TX
12.2009 - 03.2016
- Supervised work of 12 maintenance staff to keep employees performing well and motivated to complete quality work.
- Coordinated scheduled and unscheduled maintenance to keep aircraft safe for flight.
- Completed airman leadership school and 7 level qualification, responsible for yearly EPR (Enlisted Performance Report) on junior Airman.
- Performs and supervises aircraft electrical and environmental (E & E) functions and activities. Troubleshoots, inspects, removes, installs, repairs, modifies, overhauls, and operates integrated E&E systems, components, and associated support equipment.
- Inspects, troubleshoots, and maintains aircraft E & E systems, subsystems, components, and associated test equipment. E&E on-equipment systems include direct and alternating current; gas turbine compressors and auxiliary power units; landing gear, anti-skid, and nose wheel steering; electronic engine control, ignition, and starting; lighting; master caution and warning; take-off warning; flight control; cargo door and cargo delivery equipment; non-electro static application (NESA) windows; anti-icing; fire and overheat warning; fire extinguishing and suppression; fuel control; liquid cooling; air conditioning, bleed air, cabin pressurization, and auxiliary pressurization; oxygen; and aircraft utility systems.
Education
BBA - Business Administration And Management
American Public University System
Charles Town, WVSkills
- Worksite Preparation
- Quality improvement initiatives
- Safety Planning
- Customer Management
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Time Management
- Work Planning and Prioritization
- Technical research
- Managing Operations and Efficiency
- Customer Service
References
- References available upon request
Timeline
Delivery and Sustainment Quality Assurance Rep.
Lockheed Martin
08.2023 - Current
Field Service Engineer, C130J
Lockheed Martin
10.2018 - 08.2023
Aircraft Avionics Technician, C130J
Lockheed Martin
08.2016 - 08.2018
Aircraft Electrical and Environmental Systems
United States Air Force, USAF
12.2009 - 03.2016
BBA - Business Administration And Management
American Public University System
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