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Desmond Fuller

Brunswick,GA

Summary

With a strong emphasis on efficiency, quality, and safety, I hope to apply my manufacturing and leadership skills to the position of Operations Manager I at Gulfstream Aerospace. Lean Six Sigma programs and continuous improvement methodologies. Committed to aligning departmental performance with organizational goals while maintaining quality, productivity, and sustainability in aircraft production.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

RS Aircraft Component Repair Tech Sr.

Gulfstream Aerospace
03.2018 - Current
  • Worked 200+ hours on building the G 450 Leading Edges, Warranty repair Leading Edges, High Frequency Antenna, Side Array, G450 Flap Trailing Edge, and various small assemblies.


  • Worked 100+ hours on StarLink, AOG, Critical and Special Mission assemblies.


  • Actively involved in daily operations, with an emphasis on quality initiatives and the enhancement of existing procedures.


  • Maintained calibration and use of precision measurement instruments to meet FAA Repair Station regulations.


  • Trained and guided junior Aircraft Component Repair Technicians


  • Assistant tool control coordinator for Dept. 511


  • Ensure that all regulations pertaining to health, safety, and the environment are followed.



Structural Mechanic Senior

Gulfstream Aerospace
02.2013 - 03.2018
  • Perform assembly and fitting of detail parts and structures and drilling, counter sinking, reamers and riveting.
  • Align and assembles parts to be drilled using jigs and holding fixtures.
  • Perform inspection on work before final inspection.
  • 40 hours experience on building flags, 700+ hours experience on building G550 pressure floor and 70+ hours experience on Trailing Edge Box.
  • Instruct and assist other team members in performing variety of structural assembly operations.
  • Perform repairs on Crabs.
  • Met goal hours and schedule expectations.
  • Moved to tasks with short term to met schedule deadline.

Aviation Structural Mechanic Instructor

United States Marine Corps
10.2008 - 04.2012
  • Trained selected Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Air Force, Army, Foreign National, and Civilian personnel in aeronautical, technical, and specialized aviation fields for careers in aviation maintenance.
  • Qualified: Instructor in all four phases of Aviation Structural Mechanic School, Instructor evaluator, and Anti-Warfare Apprentice Training Instructor.
  • Fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products and equipment.
  • Work may involve any of the following: setting up and operating fabricating machines to cut, bend, and straighten sheet metal; shaping metal over anvils, blocks, or forms using hammer; inspected, assembled, and smoothed seams and joints of burned surfaces.

Aircraft Sheet Metal Mechanic and Supervisor

United States Marine Corps
07.2003 - 09.2008
  • Performed scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on 12 Av-8B Harriers.
  • Performed drilling, countersinking, and riveting on aircraft structural assemblies.
  • Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material, according to drawings or templates, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, and rulers.
  • Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
  • Corrected, inspected, and supervised over 2,000 aircraft maintenance actions with minimum downtime and zero reworking.
  • Received an award for completed and supervised maintenance as day crew Phase Coordinator.
  • Completed 8 phase inspections and logged over 964 maintenance hours during deployment on 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
  • Supervised 9 personnel as Night Crew Supervisor ensuring the accomplishment of all assigned work, maximal efficiency obtained and maintained in the use of manpower, material, and facilities.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Aviation Management

Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, FL
05-2025

Bachelor's Degree - Business Management

Ashford University
San Diego, CA

Skills

  • 9 Year Military Veteran with intensives knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance
  • Continuously honored for excellent work and significant contributions to the aviation industry
  • I'm eager to pick up new skills, develop, and take on leadership roles I have a good background in leadership and i push to resolving issues and increasing customer satisfaction
  • Proven ability to implement strategies that increase quality, productivity, and safety standards
  • Exceptional team building skills that have resulted in the development and delivery of quality products
  • Productive contributor adept to successfully deliver multiple concurrent projects under tight deadlines and amid budget constraints

Certification

Certified Lean-Six Sigma Yellow Belt at Gulfstream Aerospace

Timeline

RS Aircraft Component Repair Tech Sr.

Gulfstream Aerospace
03.2018 - Current

Structural Mechanic Senior

Gulfstream Aerospace
02.2013 - 03.2018

Aviation Structural Mechanic Instructor

United States Marine Corps
10.2008 - 04.2012

Aircraft Sheet Metal Mechanic and Supervisor

United States Marine Corps
07.2003 - 09.2008

Bachelor of Arts - Aviation Management

Florida Institute of Technology

Bachelor's Degree - Business Management

Ashford University

Training

  • Journeyman Instructor Training course. 8 weeks
  • Naval AV-8B Harrier structures, Hydraulic, and Flight Control Maintenance course. 8 weeks.
  • United States Navy Aviation Hydraulic and Structural Repair school. 10 weeks.

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