David McKeever
Severna Park,MD
Summary
I have six years of experience as an Aircraft Structural Maintenance Craftsman for the United States Air Force, where I held a secret clearance for the entirety of my enlistment. This past year, I was a contractor at Collins Aerospace where I developed my skills in manufacturing electrical wiring harnesses and project management skills working on government projects for avionic test platforms. I have also started to develop my cybersecurity skills by taking a Google's cybersecurity certification developing my knowledge on the CIA triad, and developed my Linux systems and SQL skills. I believe I possess the skills necessary to develop into both a reliable and effective employee.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
System Engineer I
Collins Aerospace Systems
Annapolis, MD
04.2023 - Current
- Oversaw resource management and allocation for a project worth over $3M.
- Coordinated with vendors and contractors to ensure timely delivery of materials for project execution.
- Generated and tracked change orders and other contractual modifications affecting budget and schedule.
- Installed and configured avionic test platforms.
- Conferred with project personnel to identify and resolve problems with our avionics testbeds.
- Manufactured and tested cable harnesses for avionic systems.
Shift Supervisor
United States Air Force
Barksdale Air Force Base, LA
01.2022 - Current
- As shift supervisor, I am responsible for leading seven airman and the maintenance of 28 B-52s valued at $2.4B/748 AGE units, which are worth $37M
- Communicate with production supervision to resolve issues, complete repairs, and provide guidance of repairs with the use of engineer blueprints and aircraft-specific technical data
- Mentor Airmen on job specific task, how to operate shop machinery and tools, and military customs and courtesies to journeyman level
- Tutoring Airmen on their 5-level qualifications by testing their job knowledge with career-specific material
- Process technical data, job knowledge, and interdepartmental collaboration to develop and conduct innovative solutions to repair damaged aircraft
- Maintain and organize program binders to ensure shop was updated on all information and within regulations.
Aircraft Structural Maintenance Journeyman
United States Air Force
Barksdale Air Force Base, LA
10.2017 - 12.2021
- As a journeyman, I fabricated and installed structural repairs and modifications to 28 B-52s worth $2.4B/748 AGE units, which are worth $37M
- Trimmed and fit replacement panels and substructures for balance control surfaces
- Locally manufactured and repaired aircraft control cables and non-flexible hydraulic/fuel/oxygen tubing assemblies
- With the use of Boeing engineers' blueprint, constructed the first prototype for a hypersonic missile camera mount modification for the B-52
- Prevented a 250K procurement cost by completing a main entry hatch repair
- Beat the estimated man hours by 16 hours by using technical documentation and engineer blueprints to correctly repair hatch to original design
- Salvaged a $1M asset for the Air Force, and completed the estimated 90 day completion date by 60 days
- With the use of technical data, refurbished 33 ring cowls, which retained a $5M supply asset for the Air Force
- Locally manufactured 35 hydraulic and oxygen lines, by using provided technical documentation to create new lines
- Saved the Air Force 150K in supply costs.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi, MDAssociate of Science - Aircraft Structural Maintenance Technology
Community College of the Air Force
Maxwell Gunter Air Force Base, ALAssociates Degree of General Studies -
Anne Arundel Community College
Arnold, MDSkills
- Problem-solving
- Judgement and decision making
- Managing Time
- Communicating verbally
- Inventory Control
- Resource Allocation
- SQL knowledge
- Linux
- Vendor coordination
- Blueprint Interpretation
Certification
- Foundations of Cybersecurity
- Play it Safe: Manage Security Risks
- Connect and Protect: Networks and Network Security
- Tools of the Trade: Linux and SQL
- Personnel Reliability Program Certification(PRP)
- Apprentice Aircraft Structural Maintenance Specialist Certification
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
System Engineer I
Collins Aerospace Systems
04.2023 - Current
Shift Supervisor
United States Air Force
01.2022 - Current
Aircraft Structural Maintenance Journeyman
United States Air Force
10.2017 - 12.2021
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
University of Maryland Global Campus
Associate of Science - Aircraft Structural Maintenance Technology
Community College of the Air Force
Associates Degree of General Studies -
Anne Arundel Community College
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