Hilina Mellese
Fairfax,VT
Summary
Experienced Aircraft Engineer with over eight years of experience in the aviation industry . Excellent reputation for resolving problems and improving customer satisfaction. Dedicated aviation professional with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand. I am FAA licensed mechanic. I am currently aspiring Junior developer position .I received my certificate in command line ,GitHub,Bash Scripting and HTML . I am Detail-oriented and organized. Works at fast pace to meet tight deadlines. Enthusiastic team player ready to contribute to company success.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Automatic Train Control Mechanic
WMATA
Alexandria, VA
07.2022 - Current
- Troubleshot, fixed and improved electrical controls.
- Supported Engineering and Maintenance departments with training and technical support.
- Tested equipment for proper operation and freedom from defects.
- Assisted maintenance personnel with complex troubleshooting.
Aircraft Engineer
STS Aviation Services
Washington DC, USA
02.2022 - 06.2022
- Estimated project costs and identified scope of work and optimal schedules for each job function.
- Managed functional analysis and requirements allocation related to evaluating software specification compliance and determining required corrections to meet regulatory requirements.
- Planned or conducted environmental, operational or stress tests on models or prototypes of aircraft or aerospace systems or equipment.
- Formulated conceptual design of aeronautical or aerospace products or systems to meet customer requirements or conform to environmental regulations.
- Worked on Engineering order and task card on Engineering modification by collaborating with the Aircraft manufacturer.
Aircraft Engineering and planning
Ethiopian Airlines
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
03.2018 - 05.2020
- Estimated project costs and identified scope of work and optimal schedules for each job function.
- Remained highly knowledgeable in practices related to government agency guidelines for aircraft installations
- Met with customers onsite to better understand project needs, discuss potential technical issues and resolve concerns.
- Managed functional analysis and requirements allocation related to evaluating software specification compliance and determining required corrections to meet regulatory requirements.
- Performed technical planning, system integration and verification tasks for Aircraft systems to strengthen Heavy check projects.
- Offered friendly and efficient service to customers, handled challenging situations with ease.
- Performed Task cad generation during engineering modification and engineering order on a given aircraft system
- Collaborated with planning and Maintenance department to follow the on ti,e execution of the engineering order or modification task cards.
- Exceeded goals through effective task prioritization and great work ethic.
Aircraft Maintenance Technician
Ethiopian Airlines
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
03.2013 - 03.2018
- Removed components such as landing gear, engines and flight control.
- Maintained repair logs to document all corrective and preventive aircraft maintenance.
- Operated power tools, gauges and testing equipment to adjust, repair and replace faulty components in aircrafts.
- Performed scheduled and unscheduled inspections to check flight readiness of aircraft.
- Analyzed engineering drawings and schematics to troubleshoot systems and diagnose solutions.
- Inspected all received aircraft parts to verify compliance with FAA regulations.
- Obtained fuel and oil samples to check for contamination.
- Maintained, repaired and rebuilt aircraft structures and fuel, electrical and oxygen systems.
- Performed flight line AFE preflight and postflight requirements.
- Lubricated shafts, bearings and gears to maintain optimal performance.
- Inspected airframes to detect wear and other defects
- Recorded maintenance actions in aircraft logbooks.
- Maintained orderly and safe work environment by enforcing tool control and FOD awareness, prevention and safety at all times.
- Removed and installed aircraft subsystem assemblies such as engines, rotors, gearboxes, transmissions and mechanical flight controls.
- Completed preventive and reparative maintenance on aircraft electronics and computer systems.
- Completed average seven work orders each shift
Education
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
Hawassa University
Awassa ,Ethiopia10.2010
Skills
- User Interface (UI) Design
- Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Programming
- Dependable and Responsible
- Active Listening
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
- Written Communication
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Self-Motivated
- Excellent Communication
- Planning and Coordination
- Organization and Time Management
- Attention to Detail
- MS Office
- Decision-Making
- PPE Compliance
- Multitasking Abilities
- Maintenance and Repair
- Training and Development
- Data Entry
Accomplishments
- Collaborated with team of mechanic and planning in the development of Fuel tank modification Engineering Order on Bombard Air Q-400 Aircraft
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
- Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
Certification
- FAA License - Airframe and powerplant Mechanic
- Command Line -Codecademy
- GIT & GitHub-Codecademy
- Bash Scripting-Codecademy
- HTML-Codecademy
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Automatic Train Control Mechanic
WMATA
07.2022 - Current
Aircraft Engineer
STS Aviation Services
02.2022 - 06.2022
Aircraft Engineering and planning
Ethiopian Airlines
03.2018 - 05.2020
Aircraft Maintenance Technician
Ethiopian Airlines
03.2013 - 03.2018
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
Hawassa University
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