Jaron Patterson
Palm Bay
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Painter/Owner
Aviels Automotive
Palm Bay, FL
03.2025 - Current
- Prepared surfaces for painting by cleaning, sanding, and priming to ensure high-quality finishes.
- Automotive restoration that required removing damaged parts and installing new parts, repairing salvageable parts, spot welding, and corrosion control.
- Managed inventory of paint supplies and tools, ensuring adequate stock levels for ongoing projects.
- Worked on custom projects that required personal judgement to ensure the customers needs were satisfied.
- Maintained all tools and machines such as but not limited to compressors, paint guns, sanders, air dryer systems, and booth control systems.
Painter 3
Piper Aircraft Inc
Vero Beach, FL
09.2023 - 03.2025
- Painter technician 3 responsible for various key points of the painting process.
- Prepare aircraft for paint by completing body work followed by sanding, blowing, and wiping with chemicals to ensure proper adhesion.
- Inspect various areas of the aircraft for non-conformities which consist of but are not limited to; areas that are contamination bound, areas that require special attention that come in contact with high temperatures, and areas that are prone to cracking or peeling under stress.
- Perform consistent and adequate masking to ensure no over spray reaches important fluid lines, sensors, static ports, radars, flight controls, wires, and windows.
- Work with power tools such as Orbital sanders, drills, and pneumatic body filling applicators.
- Spray coatings with various guns for specific projects such as HVLP, Graco Electro static, and RP.
- Mix various coatings using the correct binders, reducers, activators, colors, pearls/metallics, and solvents to ensure the correct final product.
- Work directly with upper management to inform them of any flaws within the process which could be corrected to enhance productivity and or fix any issues that may arise in the future.
- Dispose of various chemicals, contaminated rags, and used paint liners in the correct fashion to ensure safety and cleanliness.
- Thoroughly understand how different coatings will react to certain temperatures, surfaces, and the ways to spray the coatings to apply correct thickness and finish.
Aircraft Painter 2
Embraer
Melbourne, FL
03.2021 - 09.2023
- Prepare surfaces such as composite and metal for paint
- Mask off sections of the plane that are excluded from being painted
- Scuff various sections of paint without burning through to undercoat in a timely manner
- Work any section of the plane as needed by management
- Apply primer, base coat, pearls/metallics, and final clear
- Work anything that needs to detailed before final clear
- Detail plane as needed (Buff any orange peel, overspray, and dirt nibs)
- Perform any blow ins as needed
- Re-work if needed (Re-spray any sections that need to be corrected)
- Spray with various guns (E-stat pot gun, Devilbiss pot gun, Sata, Annest Iwata)
- Spray different types of paint efficiently (Akzo nobel, Sikkens, PPG)
- Work with lifts in elevated sections in a safe manner.
- Experience prepping and painting every zone of Phenom 100's, Phenom 300's, Praetor 500's, and Praetor 600's.
Line Technician
Honda
Palm Bay, FL
10.2019 - 03.2021
- Perform various fluid transfers on vehicles
- Keep management updated with news of newfound issues while working around vehicle
- Diagnose any forms of non-conformities
- Replace various systems of drivetrain, suspension, cooling, and exhaust systems if needed
- Perform warranty work on vehicles with recalls
- Finish jobs in an accurate and timely manner.
Education
Diploma -
Eau Gallie High School
Eau Gallie, FL04.2017
Skills
- Surface preparation
- Coating application
- Chemical mixing
- Equipment operation
- Non-conformance inspection
- Quality assurance
Timeline
Painter/Owner
Aviels Automotive
03.2025 - Current
Painter 3
Piper Aircraft Inc
09.2023 - 03.2025
Aircraft Painter 2
Embraer
03.2021 - 09.2023
Line Technician
Honda
10.2019 - 03.2021
Diploma -
Eau Gallie High School