JACOB MALDONADO
Summary
Weapons Section Chief with 20 years of experience supervising manufacturing environments. Skilled in establishing safety, quality and production goals and monitoring progress through problem-solving and employee development. Prioritizes team workload for optimal results. manager and analytical problem-solver with talents for team building, leading and motivating, as well as excellent customer relations aptitude and relationship-building skills. Proficient in using independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success. Dedicated to applying training, monitoring and morale-building abilities to enhance employee engagement and boost performance. I have successfully executed testing methodologies across 7 different military installations to identify gaps and make recommendations for process improvements. Leverages excellent analytical and programming skills to document and troubleshoot errors. Advanced knowledge of test case management and defect tracking tools to support test processes.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Weapons Section Chief
United States Air Force
04.2022 - Current
- Strategically leads and manages 84 Active Duty and 10 Air Force reservist weapons personnel forloading and maintenance actions in support of 23 B-1B Bomber Aircraft valued at 11.5 billiondollars
- Advises Aircraft Maintenance Units supervision and Wing Weapons Manger on factors effectingarmament systems reliabilities related to program software and weapons systems testingequipment
- Collects, evaluates and analyzes Quality Assurance inspection results for maintenance trends andsafety issues
- Implements and provides guidance for corrective actions and safety issues
- Oversees inspections on explosive loaded aircraft and insures munitions safety adherence thoughstrict techinical data usage and forms documentations supporting 7 Bomb Wings mission taskings
- Resolved customer service escalations to promote mutually beneficial outcomes.
Quality Assurance Analyst
United States Air Force, Kunsan Air Base
10.2020 - 01.2022
- Evaluates quality of equipment, training programs and maintenance actions performed by 1.3thousand maintainers in support of 43 F-16 fighter aircraft valued at 1.2 billion dollars
- Publishes Quality Assurance information which initiates cross-tell to resolve adverse maintenancetrends
- Reviews Technical Compliance Orders, directed one-time inspections and Air Force
- Technical Orders changes
- Conducts investigations for personnel injuries, aircraft and vehicle incidents, unusual occurrencesand develops special studies for maintenance trends
- Submits major repair information to aircraft engineers and complies complex data to providedeport level repairs and technical data updates to maintenance technicians.
Lead Weapons Expediter
United States Air Force
10.2018 - 12.2020
- Coordinates munition movements, devises aircraft configurations and documents weaponsexpenditures executing the fiscal years strategies for a 5.6 million dollar munitions account
- Directs 14 weapons load crews consisting of 3 members each through armament systems andloading repairs for piloted reported discrepancies on 25 F-15 fighter aircraft valued at 1.4 billiondollars
- Manages 1,000 pieces of alternate mission equipment items and oversees the installation, removaland troubleshooting of all assets
- Orchestrates organizational level equipment inspections and repairs
- Schedules 1,300 equipmentinspections and corrects and tracks all equipment defects the Wings Weapons Manager.
Technical Order Distribution Officer
United States Air Force
09.2013 - 10.2018
- Responsible to the Maintenance Group Commander for Technical Order programs and deficiencyreporting for 21 F-16 fighter aircraft and support equipment
- Manages and trains 30 Technical Order Distributions Admins on 14 sub-accounts totaling 22,000
- Technical Order books, with 145 GETAV Laptops and 18 workstations vales at over 503,000 dollars
- Oversees the reprogramming of 82 digital laptops containing over 100,000 electronic files andsecures and installs crucial updates to keep machines running smoothly
- Performed ongoing operational process analysis, communicating project status and identifying andresolving operational constraints and issues
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Management And Administration
Wayland Baptist University
Plainview, TX07.2023
Associate of Science - Weapons Armament Systems
Community College of The Air Force
Montgomery, AL07.2014
Skills
- Research and analysis
- Procedure implementation
- Operations oversight
- Operations management
- Strategic objective execution
- Strategy development
- Crisis management consulting
- Policy Development
- Department Oversight
- Leadership Development
- Time Management
- Risk Assessment
Timeline
Weapons Section Chief
United States Air Force
04.2022 - Current
Quality Assurance Analyst
United States Air Force, Kunsan Air Base
10.2020 - 01.2022
Lead Weapons Expediter
United States Air Force
10.2018 - 12.2020
Technical Order Distribution Officer
United States Air Force
09.2013 - 10.2018
Bachelor of Science - Business Management And Administration
Wayland Baptist University
Associate of Science - Weapons Armament Systems
Community College of The Air Force
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