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Cody Wadley

Waco,AR

Summary

Professional aviation maintenance expert prepared to oversee and optimize aircraft maintenance operations. Strong background in managing maintenance teams, ensuring compliance with safety regulations, and improving operational efficiency. Focus on team collaboration and adaptable to changing needs. Skilled in diagnostics, repair procedures, and preventative maintenance. Reliable and results-driven with commitment to excellence in every task.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Aircraft Maintenance Lead

L3 Harris Technologies
12.2022 - Current
  • Manages a team of approximately 30 electrical installers on special military programs
  • Tracks daily performance to ensure program schedules and budgets are met.
  • Provides daily aircraft status updates to management and customers.
  • Coordinates with other departments to optimize scheduling, reducing conflicts and increasing overall efficiency.
  • Maintains detailed records of performed maintenance activities, ensuring accurate documentation for audit purposes.
  • Collaborates closely with engineering teams on aircraft modifications or upgrades, providing valuable insight from a maintenance perspective during design phases.
  • Analyzes engineering drawings and schematics to troubleshoot systems and diagnose solutions.
  • Provides guidance and ensure employees have all tools necessary to achieve mission success.

Avionics Installer

Kearns Maintenance Group
02.2022 - 12.2022
  • F-1 Mirage Avionics/Mission System modification team.
  • Read and interpreted engineering drawings and technical manuals with firm understanding of symbols, flags, and technical notes.
  • Analyzed complex and routine electrical malfunctions using voltmeters, ohmmeters, and electrical schematics.
  • Fabricated and installed wiring assemblies, mission system electronics and associated mechanical equipment.
  • Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
  • Provided daily aircraft status updates to management and customers.


Avionics Installer

Strategic Technology Institute
08.2019 - 08.2020
  • C-130 Avionics Modernization Program modification team,
  • Tested electrical aircraft systems, components and equipment for compliance with standards and to uncover any malfunctions.
  • Repaired and installed wiring, connectors, control boxes and antennas.
  • Performed thorough visual and physical inspections of all electrical parts.
  • Completed preventive and reparative maintenance on aircraft electronics and computer systems.


Welder

River City Mechanical
10.2018 - 08.2019
  • Prepared welding equipment to perform advanced welding work.
  • Clamped, held, tack-welded, heat-bent and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations and positions.
  • Removed and repaired unacceptable welds with air arc and grinder to meet quality guidelines.
  • Increased production efficiency with expert time management skills and adherence to project deadlines.

Aerospace Maintenance Craftsman

United States Air Force, USAF
10.2009 - 10.2018
  • Installed, adjusted, aligned, inspected, troubleshot and performed final functional and operational tests on a variety of major aircraft systems, their assemblies and components such as air frame, landing gear, wheel and tire, power plant, gear boxes, pumps, fuel and flight control systems.
  • Traveled and deployed as a dedicated crew chief to perform any scheduled/emergency maintenance actions needed to provide safety of aircrew and aircraft resulting in 100% mission success rate.
  • Performed, coordinated and/or oversees both scheduled and non-scheduled aircraft maintenance to ensure completion of critical actions and optimum work flow.
  • Troubleshot malfunctions reported by pilots/flight crew using schematics, technical orders and operating characteristics of aircraft.
  • Maintained inspection and maintenance records using aircraft forms and automated maintenance systems IMDS and GO-81.
  • Provided on the job training to lower grade airman on proper maintenance procedures to ensure all personnel are fully qualified to perform assigned tasks effectively and safely.
  • Enforced strict adherence to technical data, ground safety, foreign object control and flight-line procedures.
  • Conducted performance reviews with subordinates; sets standards and writes performance reports.
  • Account manager responsible for ordering all necessary items to perform maintenance actions and ensuring accountability of over $1,000,000 of military equipment.

Education

Associate of Applied Science - Aviation Maintenance Technology

Community College of The Air Force
Montgomery, AL

Skills

  • Analytic thinker
  • Encourages teamwork
  • Complex Problem-solving
  • Proficient communication skills
  • Staff management
  • Goal oriented
  • Conflict resolution
  • Data analytics

Certification

Airframe and Powerplant License

(In Progress)


Bombardier Global 5000/6000 General Familiarization


United States Air Force 7 Level School


United States Air Force Noncommissioned Officer Academy



Timeline

Aircraft Maintenance Lead

L3 Harris Technologies
12.2022 - Current

Avionics Installer

Kearns Maintenance Group
02.2022 - 12.2022

Avionics Installer

Strategic Technology Institute
08.2019 - 08.2020

Welder

River City Mechanical
10.2018 - 08.2019

Aerospace Maintenance Craftsman

United States Air Force, USAF
10.2009 - 10.2018

Associate of Applied Science - Aviation Maintenance Technology

Community College of The Air Force

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