CARLIE GARNER
Yuma,Arizona
Summary
Experienced Aviation Maintenance Technician with 17+ years in advanced aircraft maintenance and repair. Proficient in technical documentation, safety protocols, and team training. Proven track record of improving aircraft turnaround time and reducing maintenance errors
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Contractor
Soloy Helicopters
Wasilla, AK
01.2026 - 03.2026
- Joey (907) 354-8470
- Pre and post flight inspection and repairs. Removal and replacement of parts on aircraft. Ensures aircraft/components are airworthy prior to any flight activities. All paperwork per FAA and Company policies. Coordinate with all leads and help comply with all maintenance in a timely manner.
Contractor
JSG Services
Atlanta, GA
03.2025 - 12.2025
- Darius (770) 635-1350
- ARCHER Manny (209) 844-6128
- This is a startup company. Worked with a lot of engineers making and modifying parts made out of carbon fiber. Installing and proper aligning for fitting. Finding the flaws in the parts as we inspected before installation, doing carbon fiber repairs with proper layouts.
Contractor
HSGI Inc.
Savannah, GA
09.2024 - 03.2025
- Mason (662) 801-0704
- Completions Gulfstream Jeremy Woodson (912) 856-0865
- Pre and post flight inspection and repairs. Removal and replacement of parts on aircraft. Ensures aircraft/components are airworthy prior to any flight activities. All paperwork per FAA and Company policies. Coordinate with all leads and help comply with all maintenance in a timely manner.
Heavy Maintenance
Med-Trans
Yuma, AZ
12.2022 - 06.2024
- Tory DeAngelis (702)817-8674
- Worked in the Heavy maintenance side of the hanger. Performed major and minor inspections, repairs, modifications. Ensures aircraft/components are airworthy prior to any flight activities. Made shore all up and coming inspection are complied with, with in a timely and accurate manor, as well as filling out the 337 and logbooks for all maintenance complied with.
Field Mechanic
Maritime Helicopters
Fairbanks, AK
04.2022 - 11.2022
- Isaac Mackey (907)378-8421
- Worked as a Field Mechanic worked on all major and minor inspections and any repairs found. Coordinating with base manager on all base helicopter, complying with all inspections due, including overhauling old parts. Ensures aircraft/components are airworthy prior to any flight activities. Traveled with a helicopter was in charge for all up and coming major and minor inspections. Had to find best times to comply with all inspections in a timely manner so that no inspection gets over flown out in the field.
Field Lead Mechanic
Amentum
Yuma, AZ
10.2021 - 04.2022
- Chris Callahan (928)7504304
- Worked as a field/lead Mechanic. Field Mechanic traveled to other bases to help them comply with all the major and minor inspection and repairs to their helicopters as well as weight and balance. Lead Mechanic coordinated with Maintenance Manager to find out which aircraft needed mechanics to comply with their inspection for the day. Ensures aircraft/components are airworthy prior to any flight activities. An aircraft returns assigned mechanics to their preflights as well as help taxi all aircraft in and out of the hanger and fuel each aircraft to the pilot’s fuel limit. By the end of the day physically inspect aircraft, aircraft components, and reviews paperwork to ensure that workmanship meets acceptable standards of quality, and that customer aircraft are returned to service in an airworthy condition with all required. documentation properly completed and filed.
Field Lead Mechanic
PAE/DS2
Yuma, AZ
01.2016 - 09.2021
- Chris Callahan (928)7504304
- Worked as a field/lead Mechanic. Field Mechanic traveled to other bases to help them comply with all the major and minor inspection and repairs to their helicopters as well as weight and balance. Lead Mechanic coordinated with Maintenance Manager to find out which aircraft needed mechanics to comply with their inspection for the day. Ensures aircraft/components are airworthy prior to any flight activities. An aircraft returns assigned mechanics to their preflights as well as help taxi all aircraft in and out of the hanger and fuel each aircraft to the pilot’s fuel limit. By the end of the day physically inspect aircraft, aircraft components, and reviews paperwork to ensure that workmanship meets acceptable standards of quality, and that customer aircraft are returned to service in an airworthy condition with all required. documentation properly completed and filed.
Field Mechanic
PAE/DS2
San Diego, CA
02.2011 - 12.2015
- Ken Kirchhoff (619)9429758
- Worked as a field/lead Mechanic. Field Mechanic traveled to other bases to help them comply with all the major and minor inspection and repairs to their helicopters as well as weight and balance. Lead Mechanic coordinated with Maintenance Manager to find out which aircraft needed mechanics to comply with their inspection for the day. Ensures aircraft/components are airworthy prior to any flight activities. An aircraft returns assigned mechanics to their preflights as well as help taxi all aircraft in and out of the hanger and fuel each aircraft to the pilot’s fuel limit. By the end of the day physically inspect aircraft, aircraft components, and reviews paperwork to ensure that workmanship meets acceptable standards of quality, and that customer aircraft are returned to service in an airworthy condition with all required. documentation properly completed and filed.
Education
AV tech -
Aviation and Technology Center
Riverside, CA02-2018
Air Condition Systems
Esco Institute
Aviation Maintenance Technology - A&P Mechanic
National Aviation Academy
Clearwater, FL01-2020
High School Diploma - undefined
Metro High School
Cedar Rapids, IA01-2019
Skills
- Aircraft Mechanic Lead
- Routine Inspections
- Fabricate sheet metal parts
- Fabricating Carbon fiber parts
- Installation of sheet metal parts
- Structural Assembly
- Aircraft Skin Removal-Installation
- Aircraft Structures-Installation & Repairs
- Special Inspections
- Test Aircraft
- Engine Operation Test
- Aircraft Systems Operation
- Repair-Components
- Replace-Components
- Eliminate Malfunctions
- Sheetmetal Repairs
- Fabricate-Install Sheetmetal Parts
- Structural Repairs
- Structural Maintenance
- Structural Modifications
- Installation-System Components
- Conducted Routine Inspections
- Conduct Special Inspections
- Reinstall Aircraft Engines
- Reassemble Aircraft Engines
- Assemble-System Components
- Connect-System Components
- Utilize-Testing Equipment
- Utilize-Ammeter
- Utilize-Jet Calibration
- Utilize-Measuring Instruments
- Read-Interpret Engineering- Drawings
- Read-Interpret Illustrations-Specifications
- Read-Interpret Service Bulletins
- Read-Interpret Maintenance Manuals
- Read-Interpret Blueprints
- AMFAMS
- (old)RAMCO
- CALM
- Microsoft Word
- EMARKS
- Deltek
- And basic computer skills
- CMP
- Solumina II
Certification
FAA Certificated Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic (A&P) with Inspection Authorization (IA), certificate # 3203801.
Qualified Equipment Operator
Qualified Equipment Operator on Micro vibe II Aircraft Analyzer, Chadwick Model 8350, Barfield TT1000A, Borescope, Various Air-Conditioning Service Carts, Bruel & Kjaer Vibe Meter
Experience Aircraft
- AS350BA, Arriel 1B
- AS355F1, Rolls Royce 250 C20
- Bell 206L4, Rolls Royce 250 C30
- EC120B, Arrius 2F
- MD500, Rolls Royce 250 C20
- AS350B3, Arriel 2B1
- AS355B3, Arriel 2B
- Bell407, Rolls Royce 250 C47B
- Gulfstream G700, Rolls Royce
Timeline
Contractor
Soloy Helicopters
01.2026 - 03.2026
Contractor
JSG Services
03.2025 - 12.2025
Contractor
HSGI Inc.
09.2024 - 03.2025
Heavy Maintenance
Med-Trans
12.2022 - 06.2024
Field Mechanic
Maritime Helicopters
04.2022 - 11.2022
Field Lead Mechanic
Amentum
10.2021 - 04.2022
Field Lead Mechanic
PAE/DS2
01.2016 - 09.2021
Field Mechanic
PAE/DS2
02.2011 - 12.2015
Air Condition Systems
Esco Institute
Aviation Maintenance Technology - A&P Mechanic
National Aviation Academy
High School Diploma - undefined
Metro High School
AV tech -
Aviation and Technology Center