Duane Sept
Monroe,WA
Summary
Competent team leader with extensive mechanical, electrical rework, and repair experience. Knowledgeable on documentation, reporting, and safety requirements. Familiar with a wide range of tools and equipment. Proficient in mechanical repairs, maintenance, and troubleshooting. Diagnoses problems, develops solutions, and satisfies customers with a quality-driven approach.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Residental and Commerical Building Inspector
Summit To Sound Inspection Services LLC.
03.2021 - Current
- Built strong relationships with industry professionals, fostering collaboration in addressing complex issues encountered during private home and commerical inspections.
- Completed inspections within tight deadlines, ensuring client transactions remained on schedule and had full reports completed within our goal of a 24hr period.
- Performed up to 200 inspections per year meeting all customer demands. Informed them about building codes with safety issues per Washington State requirements.
- Tested all components of home and informed client about minor and major issues.
- Built relations with Construction companies, Realtors, and specialized technicians (Plumbers, Electricians, HVAC Techs, Structural engineers) to expand my knowledge of my trade and to provide our clients with that knowledge as needed.
- Enhanced safety protocols by conducting thorough inspections of residential and commerical properties, identifying potential hazards.
- Maintained high ethical standards by providing unbiased assessments of home conditions.
Sr. Supervisor, Field Support
Collins Aerospace
11.2013 - Current
- Initially began as a mechanic and, within two years, advanced to the role of lead mechanic, subsequently promoted to supervisor overseeing a team of up to 20 personnel.
- Ensures that the team remains current on training, company practices, and policies. All team members are proficient in troubleshooting electrical and mechanical issues related to aircraft seating and interior products, including setting actuation functions, rewiring, composite repairs, and the removal and replacement of parts.
- Demonstrated the ability to effectively engage with a diverse range of aircraft customers, engineers, and contractors on a daily basis, consistently meeting the expectations of both the company and our clients to everyone satisfactions.
- Conducted in-depth research of technical drawings to ascertain accurate part numbers and installation information, in compliance with applicable operating procedures and quality documentation requirements.
- Collaborated with Boeing and Collins engineering teams to organize procedures and repairs that addressed customer needs and concerns.
- Planned operations to align with established schedules, considering order demands and business forecasts to meet customer deadlines efficiently.
- Recruited, hired, and trained staff while providing ongoing feedback and performance evaluations to foster professional development.
Aircraft Mechanic
Boeing
10.2011 - 06.2012
- Installed components within aircraft, including oxygen systems, hydraulic lines, water tanks, plumbing, and panels/shrouds.
- Executed riveting tasks and secured panels to the aircraft structure with precision.
- Collaborated with aircraft customers to implement procedures and install custom-specified parts.
- Worked effectively within a team of 12 personnel to complete projects in a timely manner.
- Utilized radar technology to access, interpret, and analyze Boeing aircraft drawings.
- Actively participated in regular safety training sessions to stay informed about industry regulations and best practices.
- Maintained an organized and safe work environment by enforcing tool control and fostering Foreign Object Damage (FOD) awareness and prevention.
- Completed all necessary documentation for each task, including recording maintenance actions in aircraft logbooks and utilizing Velocity and CMES (OWI) systems.
- Conducted aircraft corrosion control procedures, encompassing washing, polishing, and vacuuming.
- Trained four new employees in accordance with company standards, ensuring adherence to established protocols.
Aviation Structure Mechanic
L3 Technologies
05.2011 - 06.2012
- Conducted thorough inspections for cracks and defects on helicopter structures to ensure safety and compliance.
- Accurately updated logs and completed maintenance reports with a high level of efficiency.
- Repaired and fabricated components, including rebuilding helicopter structures such as blades, skin replacements/repairs, and tail cone structural stringers and supports.
- Provided support to team mechanics in the repair and replacement of landing gear, flight controls, anti-icing systems, hydraulic systems, engines, auxiliary power units, and ventilation and heating systems.
- Possessed extensive knowledge in reading and interpreting manufacturers' and airlines' maintenance manuals, service bulletins, technical data, engineering specifications, and other documentation to assess feasible methods for repairing or replacing malfunctioning or damaged components.
- Successfully completed both scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on various helicopter models, including the UH-60 Blackhawk, AH-64 Apache, CH-47 Chinook, and OH-58D Kiowa.
- Monitored inventory levels in the parts department and consistently placed orders for maintenance supplies to ensure operational efficiency.
Aviation Structures Mechanic
URS
12.2007 - 05.2011
- Applied an in-depth knowledge and behavior of a wide range of aircraft sheet metal repairs and fabrication of parts.
- Worked in coordination with engineers, planners, and supervisors to develop procedures, and determine materials to be used.
- Interpreted complex plans, blue prints, drawings, and specifications.
- Practical knowledge of materials, metal, and honeycomb core to plan and lay-out work, in manufacturing aircraft parts and components that have straight and curved edges, irregular angles, planes and curves.
- Performed complete tear down and rebuild of UH-60 Blackhawk, AH-64 Apache, CH-47 Chinook, OH-58D Kiowa
- Maintained orderly and safe work environment by enforcing tool control and FOD awareness, prevention and safety at all times.
- Expedited turnaround times for urgent repairs by effectively prioritizing tasks and working efficiently under pressure.
- Identified potential risk factors in daily operations by regularly reviewing processes and proposing necessary improvements that positively impacted safety measures.
AM - Aviation Sheet Metal Mechanic
US Navy
11.2003 - 12.2007
- 2 years served on CV67 JFK, maintaining shipboard safety equipment, such as fire equipment, A/C units, water tight doors and latches. Completed countless spot-checks on maintenance procedures with high ranking officers all with sanctification remarks.
- Earned Airware and Surface warfare pins.
- 2 years performing aircraft maintenance on P-3C Orion. Daily's, composite panel repairs, tires and break replacements and hydraulic flight control repairs.
- Prepared, reviewed, maintained and inspected compliance with directives and reports.
- Performed regular inspections on hydraulic landing gear systems to verify regulation compliance.
- Worked closely with crew members in intense, quickly changing and dangerous environments.
- Observed safety practices and procedures to maintain safe and clean working environment.
Education
High School Diploma -
Lake Stevens High School
Lake Stevens, WA06.2021
Some College (No Degree) - Composites
Everett Community College
Everett, WASkills
- Staff Oversight
- Technical reviews
- Process Improvement
Employee Supervision
- Operations Management
- Priority management
- Policy Enforcement
- Employee Motivation
Timeline
Residental and Commerical Building Inspector
Summit To Sound Inspection Services LLC.
03.2021 - Current
Sr. Supervisor, Field Support
Collins Aerospace
11.2013 - Current
Aircraft Mechanic
Boeing
10.2011 - 06.2012
Aviation Structure Mechanic
L3 Technologies
05.2011 - 06.2012
Aviation Structures Mechanic
URS
12.2007 - 05.2011
AM - Aviation Sheet Metal Mechanic
US Navy
11.2003 - 12.2007
High School Diploma -
Lake Stevens High School
Some College (No Degree) - Composites
Everett Community College
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