Jesse Pantanella

• Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
• Fabricated and shaped parts such as tools and machine parts out of metal, plastics, and composites.
• Checked output for consistency with specifications and discarded defective items.
• Used CNC and manual equipment to perform both initial and final machining.
• Studied daily work instructions, sketches, drawings, blueprints, and manuals to determine dimensions and tolerances accurately.
• Assessed equipment after each production run and performed preventive maintenance to keep machines running smoothly.
• Closely monitored equipment to detect and report malfunctions and prevent accidents.
• Manually set up machinery and grinders.
• Interpreted drawings and planned work in proper operational sequence.
• Assembled and set various boring, slotting, and turning heads.
• Lubricated parts and performed minor and preventive maintenance to improve machine function and increase lifespan.
• Took measurements and marked material for cutting or shaping.
• Reviewed samples, drawings, or instructions to understand specifications of output.
• Reviewed project blueprints to determine size of batches and speed of machine.
• Enhanced cuts made by CNC machinery through accurate equipment setup, tool positioning, and production monitoring, stepping in quickly to make proactive adjustments and keep production on target.
• Moved controls to properly position tools and workpieces, set specific feeds, and determine cut depths for optimal operations.
• Protected team members and boosted performance by operating equipment safely and in accordance with company compliance measures.
• Removed workpieces from machines and checked for conformity with specifications using measuring instruments such as microscopes, calipers, and micrometers.
• Removed, sharpened, and replaced worn cutting tools to maintain precise cutting tolerances.
• Achieved production targets and produced high-quality work by utilizing correct cutting tools, accessories, and management strategies for specific customer needs.
• Conducted thorough inspections of finished work to assess quality and conformance with production specifications, documented measurements, graded products, and removed defective pieces from line.
• Programmed Proto Trak for precision cutting of complex shapes and dimensions.
• Maintained instruments and tools to help team complete job tasks quickly and with accurate outcomes.
• Indexed locations of tools to facilitate quick retrievals from various shops.
• Maintained instruments and tools to help team complete maintenance tasks quickly and with accurate outcomes.
• Unpacked, inspected, and stored new tools according to crib plans.
• Verified computer inventory against physical inventory and resolved discrepancies.
• Charged raw materials to specific jobs and documented lost or broken tools.
• Used micrometer and visual inspections to evaluate tools for defects and wear.
• Kept inventory of hand tools and gauges calibrated for use.
• Monitored incoming and outgoing tools to track locations.
• Packed, secured, labeled, and applied postage to materials to prepare items for shipment.
• Verified orders by comparing names and quantities of items packaged with shipping documents.
• Compare shipping orders and invoices against contents received to verify accuracy.
• Requisitioned new supplies and maintained storage areas for smooth department operations.
• Issued weld wire to welding personnel with 0 weld wire violations.
• Performed routine machine maintenance and repaired minor damages.

Overhauled and repaired helicopter parts and assemblies assuring reconditioned items met company and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) standards and specifications.

• Performed work in adherence with aviation regulations and protocols.
• Followed safety procedures while analyzing issues and working on aircraft.
• Completed repair and maintenance work on 35 aircraft over past year.
• Logged maintenance notes regarding status of aircraft repairs.
• Maintained orderly and safe work environment by enforcing tool control and FOD awareness, prevention and safety at all times.
• Recorded maintenance actions in aircraft logbooks.
• Removed and installed aircraft subsystem assemblies such as engines, rotors, gearboxes, transmissions and mechanical flight controls.
• Assisted with aircraft and equipment transport and movement.
• Completed preventive and reparative maintenance on aircraft electronics and computer systems.
• Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
• Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.

• Reviewed specifications to generate complex details of individual system components.
• Used computer-aided design software to prepare blueprints and schematics.
• Moved controls to properly position tools and workpieces, set specific feeds and determine cut depths for optimal operations.
• Removed workpieces from machines and checked for conformity with specifications using measuring instruments such as microscopes, calipers and micrometers.
• Removed, sharpened and replaced worn cutting tools to maintain precise cutting tolerances.
• Achieved production targets and produced high-quality work by utilizing correct cutting tools, accessories.
• Conducted thorough inspections of finished work to assess quality and conformance with production specifications, documented measurements, graded products and removed defective pieces.