Forrest Pietsch
Santa Rosa,CA
Summary
Results-focused avionics professional with strength in electrical knowledge, and critical-thinking. Proactive leader with strengths in communication and collaboration. Proficient in leveraging troubleshooting and maintenance knowledge to achieve full mission capability. Adept at managing concurrent objectives to promote efficiency and influence positive outcomes.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Electronic Warfare Journeyman
US Air Force
Sumter, SC
02.2019 - Current
- Bolstered Air Force's largest Electronic Warfare section; backed 10 thousand pod maintenance actions with 2 thousand repairsfueled wing's 19 thousand flight hours/ that is the commands best 95% pod mission capable rate
- Erased COVID-induced backlog; drove 1 thousand maintenance actions/77 pods return to serviceexceeded minimum essential level with in 2 months/defeated estimated time in completion by 6 weeks. Directed placement of material handling equipment to accomplish cargo loading and off-loading operations.
- Aided Combat Shield inspection; tested and reprogrammed 42 pods. Resolved 12 faultscrucial to 20 Fighter Wing's 72% pass rate. That is a 5-yr high. Gathered, sorted and scanned intercepted messages to detect valid intelligence for troop operations.
- Spurred central repair facility operations; transferred 54 shipments and 1.2 thousand Electronic Warfare assets for Moody Air Force Baseenabled 23rd Fighter Group's 7 thousands sorties and 6.4 thousands Operation FREEDOM'S SENTINEL combat flight hours
- Eliminated built in test fails for 3 pods; Identified/removed and replace 2 faulty cables/faulty card/power supplyeliminated combined 1 week maintenance stoppage
- Generated Area of responsibility spot package; prepared documents with 6 trailers with 42 assetssecured zero Joint Inspection findings/cued 2 thousand OPERATION INHERENT FREEDOM sorties/squadron Team of the Year
Education
High School Diploma -
Ridgway High School
Santa Rosa, CA09.2014
Skills
- Critical thinking
- Troubleshooting
- Flight control understanding
- Maintenance & Repair
- Personnel mentoring
- Wiring diagrams
- Computer skills
Accomplishments
- BMT Honor Guraduate
Military Training
- Basic Military Training
- Airman Leadership Course
- Avionics Fundamentals Course
- Electronic Warfare Systems Apprentice
- Advanced Wire Maintenance
- Basic Protocol Honors and Ceremonies Course
Timeline
Electronic Warfare Journeyman
US Air Force
02.2019 - Current
High School Diploma -
Ridgway High School
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