Brayden Utz-Singletary
McKinney
Summary
Motivated and professional, with extensive experience in physically demanding labor in various outdoor environments, excelling in quality assurance and learning. Proven ability to foster positive workplace relationships while utilizing available assets to accomplish assigned objectives, with a high degree of productivity. Rigorously employs situational awareness and defensive driving techniques while operating in dynamic environments, ensuring high standards and safety in all operations.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Carpentry Apprentice
United States Air Force
Charleston
08.2024 - 05.2025
- Accumulated over 580 hours of carpentry and woodworking experience.
- Familiar with powered and unpowered shop tools including jointer, planer, re-saw, bandsaw, miter saw, table saw, drills, squares and tape measures.
- Identify and select stock appropriate to the assigned project to include determining defects as features or waste based on design specifications.
- Design and plan projects, to include identifying material and tools to be used, based on supplied customer specifications.
- Collaborate with shop members and supervisors on joint projects, evaluating for design and performance feedback.
Support Technician
United States Air Force
Goldsboro
10.2022 - 06.2024
- Rapidly established and maintained positive rapport and cooperation with interagency departments based on current needs of the section.
- Developed and maintained a living master equipment list tracking inspections, serviceability, and location status utilizing Microsoft Excel and available local network databases.
- Managed, Inspected, and inventoried over 750 individual specialized tool kits and equipment valued at over $500,000.
- Educated incoming shop members and supervisors on equipment packing, unpacking, lifting, and movement procedures.
- Supervised dayshift and overnight team of 4 technicians through quality assurance inspections of tools and work areas by identifying and assigning tasks to the appropriate personnel.
Tactical Aircraft Maintenance Journeyman F-15
United States Air Force
Goldsboro
10.2017 - 10.2022
- Performed over 2,200 aircraft, equipment, and tool inspections with a higher than 97% quality assurance satisfaction rate.
- Trained and lead crew of 3 on over 12 aircraft weight and balance procedures, providing an efficient and reliable team for future similar operations.
- Reviewed, identified, and remedied over 600 discrepancies between physical and computerized aircraft forms, maintaining lowest documentation error rates out of 3 maintenance sections.
- Utilized manufacturer fault codes, wiring diagrams, and aircraft schematics to troubleshoot system failures with a less than 5% recurrence rate on aircraft averaging 30 years old.
- Fostered an environment of teamwork, personality, and hard work through positive rapport building and peer support with an emphasis on safety.
Cashier
Target
Mckinney
11.2016 - 06.2017
- Assisted customers in locating desired items and resolving pricing discrepancies and concerns by directing customers to the appropriate team members.
- Ensure customers have a positive shopping and checkout experience by providing professional service at all times.
Cashier/Bagger
Kroger
Mckinney
03.2015 - 11.2016
- Fostered and maintained positive rapport with individual customers by presenting a friendly, welcoming, and helpful attitude on a daily basis.
- Answered and forwarding, as needed, incoming customer service calls in a timely and professional manner.
Education
Associates of Applied Science - Aviation Maintenance Technology
Community College of the Air Force
Maxwell AFB, Alabama12.2023
Skills
- Fosters positive workplace relationships
- Experienced with long hours spent on feet/moving
- Experienced in supervising team members
- Experienced in scrutinizing details for quality assurance
- Adaptive to a rapidly changing work environment and requirements
- Exceptional situational awareness in dynamic environments
- Comfortable working long hours outdoors in all weather conditions
- Effective communication with both team members and customers
- 10 year practitioner of defensive driving techniques
Certification
- Lean Six Sigma; Greenbelt, Trident Technical College, 03/25
- Emotional Intelligence/ Conflict Resolution, Trident Technical College, 09/24
- Forklift, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 10/24
- CAT Simulators; Dozer/Track Type Tractor, SimScholars, 03/25
- CAT Simulators; Advanced Dozer, SimScholars, 03/25
- CAT Simulators; Advanced Construction Excavator, SimScholars, 02/25
- CAT Simulators; Small Wheel Loader, SimScholars, 02/25
- CAT Simulators; Hydraulic Excavator, Simformotion, 02/25
- CORE, National Center for Construction Education and Research, 08/24
- Airman Leadership School, Community College of The Air Force, 10/22
Accomplishments
- Knuckle Buster Award; Air Force Technical Training
- Meritorious Unit Award
- Air Force Good Conduct Medal
- Air Force Achievement Medal
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Carpentry Apprentice
United States Air Force
08.2024 - 05.2025
Support Technician
United States Air Force
10.2022 - 06.2024
Tactical Aircraft Maintenance Journeyman F-15
United States Air Force
10.2017 - 10.2022
Cashier
Target
11.2016 - 06.2017
Cashier/Bagger
Kroger
03.2015 - 11.2016
Associates of Applied Science - Aviation Maintenance Technology
Community College of the Air Force
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