Derek Ladnier
Cincinnati
Summary
A&P Mechanic with experience across multiple Boeing Airframes. Seeking to broaden career in the field of aviation maintenance, production, and structural repair.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
A/P & Structures Mechanic
Kalitta Air
01.2025 - Current
- Perform routine aircraft maintenance and inspections across several Boeing airframes.
- Conduct troubleshooting of aircraft systems.
- Provide structures evaluation and damage mapping.
- Perform temporary and permanent structures repairs.
- Complete scheduled/unscheduled CF6, P&W and GE90 engine changes.
- Inducting and releasing aircraft back to service, to meet flight schedules.
- Document maintenance and actions performed to FAA/GMM standards to paper and digital logbooks across multiple airframes,engine types and customers.
A/P / Structures Technician
FEAM - Maintenance & Engineering
09.2019 - 12.2024
- Performed preventative maintenance, repairs, modifications and scheduled tasks in both a hangar and line environment on multiple Boeing Airframes in accordance with specified manuals, procedures and FAA regulations.
- On call structures support for both line and hangar operations.
- Coordinate with customer engineering departments to evaluate and complete structural repairs.
- Used various calibrated tooling for troubleshooting and scheduled maintenance such as: PSD-60 Fuel Quantity Test Set, Barfield DPS350/1000 and IFR6000.
- Record maintenance actions in aircraft logbooks/maintenix.
- Work between hangar and line as needed.
A Class Fitout Tradesmen
Austal USA
06.2013 - 08.2019
- Collaborated with fellow tradesmen for successful completion of complex projects on time and within budget.
- Perform "B" class non-structural welding.
- Complete joinery projects consisting of staterooms and bulkheads using aluminum/honeycomb structures.
- Perform maintenance in confined spaces.
- Extensive work with troubleshooting and install of various hydraulic systems.
- Supervise and inspect installs and fabrications of boat davits.
- Coordinate with navy officials and inspectors.
- Work and fabricate per engineering drawings and blueprints.
Education
High School Diploma -
Theodore High School
05.2011
Skills
- Trained in aircraft structures and fabrication
- Adept in the use of many specialized pieces of equipment
- General Familiarization Courses:
- B737 (Old GEN & New GEN)
- B767-200
- B767-300
- B747-400
- B747-8
- B757-300
- B777-200
- General systems troubleshooting for B737,B767,B747,B777
- Heavy maintenance experience such as:
- Extensive B767 and B747 gear changes GE90,CF6 and P&W JT9 engine changes Flight control changes and rigging
Timeline
A/P & Structures Mechanic
Kalitta Air
01.2025 - Current
A/P / Structures Technician
FEAM - Maintenance & Engineering
09.2019 - 12.2024
A Class Fitout Tradesmen
Austal USA
06.2013 - 08.2019
High School Diploma -
Theodore High School
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