Ellis Durbin
Greensboro,NC
Summary
Highly motivated professional aerospace propulsion technician with experience in flightline, test cell, and structural laboratory environments. Well versed in electrical diagnostics, digital control systems as well as mechanical component repair and replacement.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Test Cell Technician
TAT Piedmont
01.2024 - Current
- Operate Honeywell turbine auxiliary power units in accordance with manufacturer and FAA guidelines.
- Troubleshoot mechanical and pneumatic control and actuation systems to determine repair work scope.
- Isolate and repair turbine electrical systems including harnesses, sensors and control units.
- Maintained calibrated data acquisition equipment to ensure quality traceability for customer and internal FAA compliance.
Aerospace Propulsion Technician
United States Air Force
01.2021 - 12.2023
- Troubleshoot and repair main engines and associated electrical control systems.
- Maintain secondary power systems to include APU, hydromechanical drive, and coupling systems.
- Isolate and repair wiring harnesses and digital control loop components for fly by wire and avionics systems
- Ground operation of Rockwell B1-B main engines and secondary power systems to facilitate diagnostics, functional checks and radar operation.
- Borescope F101-102 GE turbofan engine internals for periodic and incidental inspections.
Laboratory Technician
CTL Group
10.2017 - 01.2021
- Build and modified test fixturing in order to meet test requirements and comply with applicable standardization guidelines as determined by customer needs.
- Perform set up and operation of data acquisition equipment for individual tests and compile and reduce collected data.
- Set up and operated electronically controlled hydraulic actuators for accelerated physical stress testing and yield load determination.
- Performed non destructive testing and inspections of samples to determine results of accelerated stress tests.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, NC05.2026
Associates in Aviation Maintenance Technology -
CCAF
Montgomery, AL10.2021
Skills
- Team Integration
- Schematics and diagrams
- Precision Measurement
- Repair and troubleshooting
- Attention to Detail
- Safety practices
- Configuring equipment
Certification
- Borescope internal inspections on GE turbo fan engines
- Main engine ground operation of B1-B Aircraft
- Turbine blade blending
Timeline
Test Cell Technician
TAT Piedmont
01.2024 - Current
Aerospace Propulsion Technician
United States Air Force
01.2021 - 12.2023
Laboratory Technician
CTL Group
10.2017 - 01.2021
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
North Carolina A & T State University
Associates in Aviation Maintenance Technology -
CCAF
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