Carl Landon
Menifee,CA
Summary
Enthusiastic professional with superior skills and knowledge seeking a Supervisor position at Metrea. Bringing in well over twenty-two years of supervision, training, planning, personnel management and mechanical expertise. Paving the way to successfully grow Metrea as a global leader in Aerospace.
Overview
38
38
years of professional experience
Work History
Completion Supervisor
Lockheed Martin, Aeronautics
Palmdale, CA
11.2022 - Current
- Responsible to assign work to my employees, ensure safety standards are met and provide a quality product to our customer.
- Provided leadership, insight and mentoring to newly hired employees to supply knowledge of various company programs.
- Reviewed completed work to verify consistency and conformance. While working hand in hand with Quality Assurance.
- Held one-on-one meetings with employees to review performance and feedback to ensure Company strict polices are met.
General Flight Mechanic
Lockheed-Martin Skunk Works U2 Program
Palmdale, CA
07.2022 - 11.2022
- Seasoned experienced veteran mechanic hand selected to be member of the U-2 Program Depot Maintenance (PDM) community by helping to detect, reveal, repair and rebuild Lockheed-Martin's highly successful U-2 aircraft back to factory specifications. Providing a quality flawless product to ensure our safety and security are well maintained for years to come.
- Assists as needed, to perform flight line operations of functional, test and check flights, troubleshooting and correcting malfunctions of systems revealed by successive flights by our customer either at Company or at customer facilities.
- Functional system checkouts to include troubleshooting, repairing, and servicing of electrical, power plants, hydraulic, and accessories, for airworthiness and conformance to Company and customer specifications and requirements.
- Performs the complete operational checkout and troubleshooting during or after final assembly where it is required to exercise a complete knowledge of such systems, plus knowledge of aircraft structures and installation procedures.
- Sets up and operates test consoles and equipment and operates all systems necessary to complete the checkout procedures by using test equipment. Interprets and analyzes test equipment readouts and locates, diagnoses, and corrects any cause of malfunctions or out of tolerance conditions. Makes final adjustments and verifies proper operation of components.
- Performed time compliance technical orders (TCTO) to replace, repair and install various safety related faulty components.
- Sharing my Leadership skills acquired in my vast array of lifetime achievements to my current leadership, supervisors, leads and other professionals making sure the values of professionalism and attention to detail are of paramount importance.
Assembler/Tester
Parker Hannifin Corp.
Irvine, CA
05.2021 - 12.2021
- Performs moderately complex assembly/test functions on Lockheed-Martin F-35 primary flight controls systems. Assembled Horizontal (H-Tail) and Rudder Control Units for Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps F-35 fighter jet programs.
- Utilizing experienced mechanical skills, hand and power tools knowledge, test and test recording equipment, component repair fixtures, and inspection measurement testing equipment.
- Identifies any malfunctions disclosed by testing equipment for immediate evaluation by senior technicians. Repairs, replaces and retests flight control units as needed and required to ensure flight safety is achieved.
- Interprets blueprints, engineering orders, test specifications, service bulletins, customer needs, and quality directives. May assist in training less experienced team members using experienced training techniques.
Franchise Business Owner
Snap-on Tools Franchise
Placentia, CA
03.2011 - 07.2018
- Providing direct service to well over 200 weekly customers utilizing a Mobile Tool store right to the customers door. Allowing them complete access to name brand products, on the spot tool repair, factory warranty replacement and complete product training on all hand, power and automotive diagnostic tools and personal assistance with customers credit needs.
- Achieved an outstanding total of $1,000,000+ in sales while managing operating budgets, accounts payable and receivable.
- Promoted business on multiple social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram to maximize brand identity, provide all customers a clear view of current promotional and other inventory, increasing revenue base with my customers.
- Instrumental with Franchisees to receive an #1 rating in tool sales by an unbiased professional survey by Frost and Sullivan.
Owner/Website Developer
Landonlawtools.com
Placentia, CA
11.2006 - 03.2011
- Sales and marketing of name brand hand and power tools, using sales venues such as in-person swap meets and websites.
- Responsibilities include customer acquisitions and communication, new and used product purchases, inventory control, tax and bookkeeping services, marketing materials, website design, vendor relations and strategies for increased gains in profit.
Jet Engine Supervisor/Expeditor and Instructor
U.S. Air Force
Travis AFB, CA
01.1987 - 11.2006
- Primarily utilized to supervise, mentor and lead subordinates by assigning unscheduled and scheduled maintenance tasks. Providing quality zero defect repair and replacement of aircraft parts and equipment back to the United States Air Force.
- Assigned team members to perform test and evaluations of maintenance repairs. Evaluating the final outcome of the tasks to be completed to the highest standard in the most upmost professional manner. Ensuring quality safe, reliable and serviceable aircraft back to the customer in the realm of aviation airworthiness.
- Determined schedules and assignments activities, based on priority, quantity of equipment and personnel skill.
- Spearheaded maintenance, launching, and recovering of aircraft flights and ground operations of multiple Lockheed-Martin C5 Galaxy aircraft, assigning a multitude of highly skilled professional technicians, to ensure safety within standards.
- Carried the equivalent U.S. Air Force qualification of FAA Inspection Authorization for over 14 years.
- Ascertained all personnel followed and are properly trained to abide by all safe work practices in accordance with applicable Air Force Occupational Safety and Health (AFOSH) standards and directives and additional added OSHA standards.
- Instructor of basic C-5 Jet engine theory using classroom, video , computer or web based mediums.
- Provided instruction of inspection and troubleshooting techniques by cross training students in held career fields such as Avionics, Electrical, Environmental, Communications, Navigation, Aero Repair and Pneudraulics.
- Regularly added important changes in Technical Orders (T.O.) and Time Compliant Technical Orders(TCTO) released and incorporated them into lesson plans making them current within Air Force Standards and Procedures.
- Quality Assurance (QA) Evaluator for two government contracts for aircraft cleaning and servicing of Transit Aircraft. Made sure that all tasks were completed and accomplished within the high standards that the Air Force demands. All within the constrains of the contractors/government signed agreements. Additionally ensured employees were up to date in training and current in qualifications and certifications they were contracted to perform for their duties.
- Hand-picked to serve as Aircraft Crew Chief of Lockheed-Martin C-141B aircraft. A new program cross-training specialist trained personnel in the world of Aircraft Crew Chief. Duties included ensuring the aircraft was safe for flight, all documentations are accurately completed, personnel required to safely launch and recovery the plane were in place to assist if needed. Request mechanical assistance for malfunctions as they arise both uncovered by maintenance and flight crew discovery. Finally, inform Supervision of current status of the aircraft at all times.
- Performed all tasks related to jet engine maintenance which includes engine removal and replacement, component repair and replacement, servicing, troubleshooting, aircraft documentation and forms completion and engine run operational checkouts.
- Lastly, qualified and cross-trained in Airframe, Environmental, Electrical, and Hydraulics and Aero Repair Control systems.
Education
SECRET CLEARANCE - Granted for Approval
United States Government
08.2022
A&P Certification Training - Honor Graduate
Spartan College of Aeronautics And Technology
Riverside, CA02.2021
Non-Commissioned Officer Academy
Advanced Leadership School
Lackland AFB, TX08.2002
POINTS OF INSTRUCTION Course
Classroom/Curriculum Development Training Course
Travis AFB, CA01.2001
United States Air Force Technical Training
Jet Engine Mechanic Technical School
Chanute AFB, IL01.1987
Skills
- 20 years total Air Force aircraft experience with 16 years of that being supervisory
- AFOSH, OSHA and ESH compliant
- Microsoft Office Products Proficient
- Experience with several USAF aircraft such as C-135, C-141, C-5, C-17 and U2
- Expert in multi-tasking multiple projects
- Approachable with problem solving techniques, tactics and solutions
Timeline
Completion Supervisor
Lockheed Martin, Aeronautics
11.2022 - Current
General Flight Mechanic
Lockheed-Martin Skunk Works U2 Program
07.2022 - 11.2022
Assembler/Tester
Parker Hannifin Corp.
05.2021 - 12.2021
Franchise Business Owner
Snap-on Tools Franchise
03.2011 - 07.2018
Owner/Website Developer
Landonlawtools.com
11.2006 - 03.2011
Jet Engine Supervisor/Expeditor and Instructor
U.S. Air Force
01.1987 - 11.2006
SECRET CLEARANCE - Granted for Approval
United States Government
A&P Certification Training - Honor Graduate
Spartan College of Aeronautics And Technology
Non-Commissioned Officer Academy
Advanced Leadership School
POINTS OF INSTRUCTION Course
Classroom/Curriculum Development Training Course
United States Air Force Technical Training
Jet Engine Mechanic Technical School
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