Skilled Aircraft Structures Mechanic with a proven track record at Spirit, adept in sheet metal fabrication and demonstrating exceptional stress tolerance. Excelled in enhancing aircraft reliability through meticulous inspections and maintenance, leveraging hand-tool proficiency and power tool operation. Achieved significant improvements in aircraft system functionality and safety.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Aircraft Structures Mechanic
Spirit
10.2014 - 07.2024
Installed, rigged and removed flight control surfaces and fabricated and assembled metal components to make repairs to aircraft's skin.
Performed daily flight line preflight and post-fight aircraft inspections of hydraulic systems and flight control surfaces.
Removed and installed oxygen system valves, gauges and converters.
Fabricated sheet metal components for aircraft skin, working with highly sensitive materials requiring special manufacturing treatments, coatings and installation processes.
Maintained instrumentation for fuel quantity, altimeters and oil pressure indication.
Disassembled and inspected hydraulic systems and replaced worn components.
Removed corrosion and deposits on special surfaces and restored using manufacturers' protocols.
Examined and tested aircraft parts, components and systems to verify airworthiness and functionality.
Recorded maintenance actions in aircraft logbooks.
Documented all inspection and maintenance actions in aircraft forms, IMDS, and FERMS.
Electrical Assembler/Aircraft Structure Mechanic
Aviation Technical Services Inc
03.2010 - 10.2014
Performed heavy and light structure repairs and inspections in accordance with CATIA, Boeing Fleet diagrams, manuals, blueprints and drawings.
Managed the accuracy of work orders, logs, records, and reports.
Able to drill, shim, install, fit, fasten, align, adjust and perform the necessary pre-installation assembly work to accomplish the installation of structural components.
Performed scheduled maintenance on the following airlines Southwest Airline, United Airlines, American Airlines and Hawaiian. Responsible for the work on Boeing 737, Boeing 767, Boeing 777.
Installed and removed galleys, sidewall panels, overhead ceiling panels, business and economy seats and all other cabin maintenance required.
Stripped aircraft of old paint using methods such as sanding, plastic bead blasting and chemical stripping.
Masked the cockpit, windows, window trim, wheels, vents, openings, lights, antennas, and any other areas that were not to be painted.
Inspected aircraft for dings, dents, corrosion, loose or missing rivets; taping windows, landing gear, plastic and fiberglass to protect from chemicals; acid washing, priming, and applying epoxy and paint.
Used common tools such as hammers, punches, pneumatic drill motors, rivet guns, hand sanders, high speed grinders and sanders, protractors, calipers, height, depth, dial gauges and other common pneumatic tools.
Electrical Assembler
Run function pressure test for leaks throughout the systems for ECS system as well as Hydraulic system.
Clean any excessive sealant off or around parts.
Build and install the APU once the wiring, ECS and Hydraulic lines are installed and accepted by quality.
Install Ducting tubing properly without damaging the the tube.
Performed electrical installations, modifications and the fabrication of wiring electrical components.
Work with Quality to Buy off jobs per sequence and requirements.
Field Service Mechanic/Quality Inspector
Vartan Aviation
05.2004 - 07.2010
Inspect heater modules in Laboratories on an Airbus A320, Inspect winglets on Airbus 320 and 220 (Mobile, AL)
Replace (EPAS actuator) Hydraulic module on Fwd Cargo doors on 787
Rework any interior and structural parts that the client need assistance with prior to quality checks
Assist customers with product support for interior and structural part of the aircraft
Aircraft Structure Mechanic
Raytheon
02.1997 - 08.2004
Performed daily flight line preflight and post-fight aircraft inspections of hydraulic systems and flight control surfaces.
Installed, rigged and removed flight control surfaces and fabricated and assembled metal components to make repairs to aircraft's skin.
Maintained various aircraft systems such as seat and canopy ejections, gaseous and liquid oxygen and life raft ejection.
Extracted components from aircraft for bench analysis and testing.
Disassembled and inspected hydraulic systems and replaced worn components.
Fabricated sheet metal components for aircraft skin, working with highly sensitive materials requiring special manufacturing treatments, coatings and installation processes.