Jaylen Williams

Leadership Experience: Leading Petty Officer (LPO) • Work Center Supervisor (WCS) • Combat Systems Officer of the Watch (CSOOW)

• Served as Leading Petty Officer (LPO), directing daily operations, maintenance execution, personnel development, and quality assurance for a technical division supporting mission-critical combat systems.
• Served as Work Center Supervisor (WCS), managing preventive and corrective maintenance programs, ensuring compliance with technical publications, tracking equipment readiness, and maintaining maintenance documentation.
• Qualified as Combat Systems Officer of the Watch (CSOOW), overseeing combat systems readiness, coordinating multiple watch teams, and making time-sensitive operational decisions in support of fleet missions.
• Led maintenance and operational readiness efforts for mission-critical combat and sonar systems supporting global naval operations.
• Directed and mentored technicians responsible for troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, corrective maintenance, and quality assurance of complex electronic systems.
• Conducted detailed root-cause investigations on recurring equipment failures, identifying long-term corrective actions that improved system reliability and mission readiness.
• Identified and resolved a recurring fault affecting a multi-million-dollar sonar system by determining the underlying failure mechanism and implementing corrective measures, preventing future failures and preserving operational capability.
• Reviewed technical manuals, engineering procedures, maintenance documentation, and equipment specifications to ensure compliance with Navy technical standards.
• Validated equipment performance through operational testing following repairs and maintenance actions.
• Analyzed maintenance history, equipment reliability data, and failure trends to identify recurring issues and implement process improvements.
• Reduced repeat maintenance actions through systematic troubleshooting and corrective-action implementation.
• Coordinated maintenance activities between operations, engineering support activities, supply departments, and technical leadership to resolve complex equipment issues.
• Presented technical assessments, maintenance status, risk evaluations, and corrective-action recommendations to senior leadership.
• Supervised and trained junior technicians while managing work center schedules and equipment readiness.