Jake Castillo

Program-Specific Experience General Actions & Repairs Corrosion Control

• Performed pipe bending and hot bonding operations in accordance with technical specifications
• Executed metal bending, cutting, and sheet-metal riveting tasks
• Conducted precision drilling and chain drilling operations
• Performed fabrication processes using hand and power tools
• Utilized countersinks and reaming tools to achieve proper fastener fit
• Deburred, sanded, and finished components to meet quality standards
• Removed and installed Hi-Lok fasteners
• Conducted detailed inspections to ensure accuracy, quality, and compliance

Fasteners

• Installed and removed a wide range of sheet-metal fasteners, including button-head rivets, countersunk rivets, blind rivets, CherryMax rivets, Hi-Lok fasteners, and Jo-Bolts, ensuring proper fit and compliance with specifications.

• Installed sheet-metal panels and hydraulic system clamps in accordance with program and engineering requirements
• Repaired structural and non-structural sheet-metal components, including skins, longerons, cargo floor panels, and leading edges
• Fabricated and installed a T-tail repair, ensuring proper fit, alignment, and structural integrity

• Installed numerous doublers, stiffeners, and scab repairs to restore structural integrity
• Performed corrosion prevention treatments and flush skin repairs in accordance with engineering standards
• Completed heavy structural repairs on fuselage skins, wings, and floor beams, ensuring compliance with quality and safety requirements

• Removed corrosion down to bare metal using die grinders and approved hand tools
• Performed corrosion control and surface treatment using Alodine coating applications
• Manually masked, primed, painted, and feathered structural components to restore protective finishes and ensure compliance with corrosion prevention standards