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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