JAMAL PALMER
Roseville
Summary
Dynamic Fabrications Manager with a proven track record at Beale Air Force Base, excelling in project management and quality assurance. Spearheaded compliance initiatives, enhancing safety standards and operational efficiency. Expert in training and development, fostering a high-performing team that successfully supported over 8,000 annual missions.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Fabrications Manager
9th Maintenance Squadron
Beale Air Force Base
02.2022 - 05.2025
- Company Overview: Beale Air Force Base, California
- Supervised and prepared annual evaluations for 60 military and civilian personnel.
- Reviewed requests for approval and embedded maintenance functions for specialized DoD contracts, supporting worldwide flying operations.
- Strategized personnel and maintenance efforts for 60 U-2S, RQ-4 Global Hawk, and T-38 aircraft, generating an annual 8,000 missions, flying over 4,000 hours.
- Organized and oversaw tiger teams in evaluating adherence to federal compliance standards, such as nine safety, hazardous material, and training programs, pinpointing and rectifying significant deficiencies.
- Spearheaded an investigation into false positive results with new aircraft magnetic chip detector systems. Identified an Air Force-wide engine management anomaly, liaised with engineers, and eliminated false analysis of the F110 and F118 engines.
- Beale Air Force Base, California
Nondestructive Inspection (NDI) Manager
9th Maintenance Squadron
Beale Air Force Base
09.2018 - 02.2022
- Company Overview: Beale Air Force Base, California.
- Oversees NDI tests and analysis on 18 RQ-4, 11 T-38, 29 U-2 aircraft, and 580 Aerospace Ground Equipment, which is valued at more than $3 billion.
- Mentors, supervises, and trains 16 NDI personnel, determines and allocates maintenance priorities, and ensures the completion of assigned tasks.
- Subject matter expert on U-2, RQ-4, and T-38 NDI processes; interfaces with Air Combat Command staff, Northrop Grumman, and Lockheed Martin for maintenance guidance and enhancements.
- Managed 25 PMEL assets within a $1.1M equipment account. Tracked and scheduled calibrations with zero quality assurance discrepancies, or overdue items.
- Oversaw a $600K facility and submitted 10 civil engineering work orders and three self-help projects, improving employees' quality of life and working conditions.
- Beale Air Force Base, California.
NDI Quality Assurance Inspector
9th Maintenance Group
Beale Air Force Base
04.2016 - 09.2018
- Company Overview: Beale Air Force Base, California
- Subject matter expert on U-2 and RQ-4 Nondestructive Inspections monitors maintenance quality and advises supervisory staff on improvements.
- A Wing Inspection Team member aided in developing exercise scenarios for the Commander’s Inspection Program, which validated the operational capability of over 5,000 Airmen.
- Conducted equipment inspections, personnel evaluations, and on-the-spot training for 1,200 technicians to determine and validate quality maintenance.
- Conducted functional check flight inspections for scheduled flights and validated aircraft forms while ensuring proper weight and balance of aircraft.
- Executes wing Maintenance Standardization & Evaluation Program to support 31 U-2 and 18 RQ-4 aircraft operating worldwide missions.
- Beale Air Force Base, California
Education
B.B.A. - Small Business & Entrepreneurship
American Military University
01.2025
Professional Project Management
Project Management Pro Learn
01.2024
A.A.S. - Nondestructive Inspections Testing
Community College of the Air Force
01.2018
Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education
Joint Forces Staff College
01.2017
Airman Leadership School
Barksdale Air Force Base, LA01.2016
Skills
- Project management
- Training and development
- Quality assurance
- Inventory control
- Production coordination
- Relationship management
- Process standardization
- Equipment maintenance
- Team building
- OSHA regulations
- Customer service
Additional Locations
- Anderson Air Base, Guam, 2005, 2008, 2011
- Osan Air Base, Republic of South Korea, 2013
- Royal Air Force Akrotiri, Cyprus, 2021
Volunteer Experience
- Orchestrated Osan Air Base 'Relay for Life' marathon; ran 26 miles/gathered., $800, 2013
- 9th Maintenance Squadron Holiday Party President: integrated 11 organizations for 12 events., $12,000, 2016
- Lincoln Crossing Elementary School Watch Dog/Fund Raiser., $23,000, 2017
- Devoted 72 work hours to Habitat for Humanity., 2018
Clearance
Secret
Military Service
Air Force, 04/13/04, 05/01/25
Certification
- NAS 410
- CPR/AED
- aPHR/HRCI
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Fabrications Manager
9th Maintenance Squadron
02.2022 - 05.2025
Nondestructive Inspection (NDI) Manager
9th Maintenance Squadron
09.2018 - 02.2022
NDI Quality Assurance Inspector
9th Maintenance Group
04.2016 - 09.2018
B.B.A. - Small Business & Entrepreneurship
American Military University
Professional Project Management
Project Management Pro Learn
A.A.S. - Nondestructive Inspections Testing
Community College of the Air Force
Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education
Joint Forces Staff College
Airman Leadership School
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