Giancarlo Zamorano

Dynamic Aircraft Maintenance Professional with extensive experience at U.S.A.F., excelling in aircraft troubleshooting and quality assurance. Proven ability to enhance operational efficiency through meticulous inspection procedures and effective maintenance coordination. Skilled in functional testing and adept at leading teams to achieve high standards in aircraft readiness and safety.

• Troubleshoot/maintained aircraft structure, systems, components and related equipment. Removed/installed aircraft components, conducted functional tests of repaired components and systems; adjusted, aligned, and rigged aircraft systems, supervised/performed aircraft jacking, lifting/towing operations; interpreted inspection findings and determined adequacy of corrective actions; inspected/checked components for clearances, tolerances, proper installation and operation, inspected/operated powered and non-powered aerospace ground equipment; inspected/identified aircraft corrosion for repair and prevention; reviewed maintenance forms, aircraft records, automated maintenance data systems and historical reports to ensure complete documentation; inventories and maintained aircraft equipment.Interpret inspection findings/determines adequacy of corrective actions. Inspects/checks components for clearances, tolerances, proper installation/operation. Inspect/operation power and non-powered aerospace ground equipment. Inspect & identify aircraft corrosion for prevention and repair, reviews maintenance forms, aircraft records, automated maintenance data systems & historical reports to ensure complete documentation. Inventory & maintain aircraft equipment. Services aircraft/ perform end-of-runway, post/pre/thru flight & phase inspections. Performs integrated combat turns & hot-pit refuel.
• Interprets & advises on maintenance procedures & policies to repair aircraft & related equipment. Uses technical data to diagnose & solve maintenance problems on aircraft systems. Advises on problems maintaining, servicing, & inspecting aircraft & related aerospace equipment.To install, adjust, align, troubleshoot, and perform final functional and operational tests on a variety of major aircraft systems, their assemblies, and components such as airframe, landing gear, power plant, gear boxes, pumps, and hydraulic, pressurization, utility, fuel, oil, pneumatic canopy, and flight control systems on assigned aircraft. Perform launch and recovery duties as required.
• To maintain, launch, recover, accomplish scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, perform inspections using appropriate technical data, phase Inspection work cards, Basic Post-Flight, Preflight, Thru-Flight work cards and Time Compliance Technical Orders, and maintenance on major systems and components to include flight controls, flight control rigging, landing gears, doors, canopies, engine and/or associated equipment requiring structural or component maintenance. To perform troubleshooting on a variety of major aircraft systems, their assemblies, and components. Effectively and efficiently using standard and specialized tools and test equipment. Actively participating in the removal of damaged aircraft from active runways and other field areas, assisting with wing removal, engines, aft sections, and landing gears under time constraints.
• Disassembling, repairing, and reassembling major aircraft systems, their assemblies and components. Performing flightline and ground handling operations. Preparing accurate, complete and up-to-date records of actions taken and ensuring documentation is properly signed and coordinated in a timely manner.
• Utilizing safety practices and procedures following established safety rules and regulations and maintaining a safe and clean work area.
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• 1. Knowledge of the makeup, operation, installation and adjustment of a variety of major interrelated and/or integrated aircraft systems, subsystems, and assemblies such as fuel and hydraulic systems, flight control systems, instrumentation systems, engines, landing gear assemblies, airframe and control surfaces.
• 2. Knowledge of a wide variety of parts, components, subsystems and assemblies such as ejection seats, nuclear shielding or similar self-contained systems.
• 3. Knowledge of safety regulations, practices and procedures.
• 4. Knowledge of supply procedures, the publication order system, and documentation procedures.
• 5. Skill in the use of standard and specialized tools and test equipment including fixtures, templates, scales, test stands, and external power sources.
• 6. Skill in reading and understanding data and settings from cockpit instruments and gauges.
• 7. Ability to rig, function test, or troubleshoot systems, determine when they are operating properly or whether portions of the systems should be repaired or replaced, and the type and extent of adjustment and alignment needed
• Aircraft Mechanic, WG-8852-10 (Phase, Maintenance, Support, Flight line, Post Dock)
• 12 FTW, Aircraft Maintenance Group
• Aircraft Maintenance Division
• Maintenance Support, Inspection, and Flight line Branches, Randolph AFB, Texas
• 09/2004 - Present///// CPI(Continuous Process Training) Green Belt Training //////ALS(Airman Leadership School)