Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Accomplishments
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Charles Alexander

Chelsea,MI

Summary

Talented and trained extensively with over 25 years of aviation line maintenance, ground support equipment, fleet maintenance, fleet management, and ramp handling experience.

Primarily responsibilities include managing United Airlines GSE fleet and Line Maintenance shops, vendor support and training, project management, part purchasing along with safety and compliance standards.

I have built a solid reputation within our corporate structure and companies beyond. I look forward to training and managing new and experienced individuals in the aviation and fleet maintenance industry.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

A&P Technician / Field Service GSE Maintenance

United Airlines
Easter Region United States
10.2000 - Current

Current position (2024- present) Returned back to Field service GSE covering the Midwest and eastern regions.

Previous position (2023-2024) DTW Aircraft Maintenance. Daily responsibilities included completing Star, 1 service and 2 service checks, through flight MELs and accomplishing safe and efficient aircraft repairs in accordance with the United GMM and aircraft fleet type AMMs, Shipping and receiving AOG parts and station environmental storage and removal.

Previous position (2014-2023) Field Service Maintenance Representative supporting GSE fleet operations with maintenance vendors within the Eastern Region United Airlines 10 line stations. Duties include, PMI Scheduling, GSE and Facility Workorder generating, assignments and approvals, GSE project management, GSE compliance standards, GSE audits, GSE maintenance bulletin's, GSE maintenance alerts, GSE PMI's, and vendor training on all United Airlines owned motorized and non-motorized GSE.

Previous position (2000-2014) with United/Continental included Aircraft and Ground Support Equipment line maintenance at Detroit Metro Airport (DTW) with responsibilities including but not limited too managing the day to day aircraft and GSE maintenance operations, GSE preventative maintenance schedules, GSE fleet budget, GSE purchasing and replacement on all United/Continental owned ground support equipment inventory consisting of over 150 units. Other duties included managing GSE parts stock, Aircraft AOG parts, environmental and OSHA compliance standards and new equipment and operator familiarization training.

Senior Duty Manager

Delta Airlines Global Services
Detroit Metro Airport - DTW, MI
10.2001 - 10.2003

Duty Manager for the Continental Airlines Detroit Metro Airport DTW ramp handling contract. Duties included but not limited to, Hiring and training a staff of 100+ employees, staffing budgets, aircraft handling, aircraft towing and repositioning including brake riding and APU operations, aircraft loading and unloading, USPS mail handling contract, cargo management, fleet management including parts and repair budgets and preventative maintenance schedules and workorder completions and approvals the GSE database of all Delta Global owned GSE.

Flight Engineer / Crew Chief

United States Air Force
Mcchord Afb, WA
12.1994 - 08.2000

(1994-1997) C141 Heavy Transport Crew Chief in the phase docks and the flightline operations while stationed at McChord AFB, in Seattle Washington.

(1997-2000) C130 Flight Engineer/Crew Chief with the Michigan Air National Guard stationed at Selfridge ANGB. While serving with the 191st flying squadron my missions included supporting operation Cornet Oak in Panama and Puerto Rico while working support missions with Air National Guard units from Tennessee, Missouri and Florida.

Education

Airframe & Powerplant License - Aircraft Maintenance

Bakers School of Aeronautics
Nashville, TN
12.2010

Associate of Applied Science - Aircraft Systems Maintenance Technology

Community College of the Air Force
1997

Skills

  • Aircraft Maintenance
  • Ground Support Equipment
  • Fleet Management
  • Parts Sourcing
  • Preventive Maintenance
  • Employee Management
  • Microsoft Office
  • Budget Management
  • Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations
  • OSHA Standards and Compliance
  • FleetFocus
  • Maximo

Certification

Federal Aviation Administration Airframe and Powerplant License# 3553653

Accomplishments

October 2014 - Nominated as one of United Airlines top 100 employees

Timeline

Senior Duty Manager

Delta Airlines Global Services
10.2001 - 10.2003

A&P Technician / Field Service GSE Maintenance

United Airlines
10.2000 - Current

Flight Engineer / Crew Chief

United States Air Force
12.1994 - 08.2000

Airframe & Powerplant License - Aircraft Maintenance

Bakers School of Aeronautics

Associate of Applied Science - Aircraft Systems Maintenance Technology

Community College of the Air Force
Charles Alexander