John Cruz
Lake Elsinore,CA
Summary
Adept Composite Shop Lead with a proven track record at Unical Aviation, leading up to 12 technicians in overhauling aircraft components for major models. Excelled in mentoring and technical training, showcasing expertise in composite repairs and sheet metal fabrication. Demonstrated exceptional skills in safety protocols and repair documentation, ensuring peak shop performance and compliance.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Composite Shop Lead
Unical avation
San Bernardino, CA
12.2013 - Current
- Lead a crew of up to 12 technicians in performing complete overhaul on aircraft components and primary and secondary flight controls
- Aircraft models, Airbus,A319,A320,A321,A300,A330.A340 and Boeing 737s,747s,757s,767s,777s,MD11,Q400
- Oversee and inspect technicians' job throughout and verify their completion in accordance with approved data
- Performed incoming preliminary inspections primary and secondaryflight controls,gear doors,and thrust reversers V2500,CF6-80C2,CFM56,PW4000,GE90,RB211
- Worked directly with Engineering department on designing and creating first time repairs
- Mentored and trained technicians on specialized process and sheet metal and all composite repairs
- Trained technicians in technial manuals familiarzation, with CMMs,SRMs,AMMs,SOPMs,DWGs,RSM,QCRMs
- Coordinate major and minor structural composite and sheet metal repairs and modifications
Composite/sheetmetal Mechanic
MP Aero
Van Nuys, CA
06.2013 - 11.2013
- Sheetmetal and composite repairs installation of antenna breather angles on corporate jets
Aircraft Structures Mechanic
Western Aero Repair
Denver, CO
06.2010 - 06.2013
- dissassemble,clean,repair and assemble Boeing 707,KC135 and DC10 components using technical data such as overhaul mannuals,technial orders and statements of work
- Cut, grind, bend, form fit and rivet sheet metal to various aircraft components
- perform composite repairs to honeycomb sandwich panels and metal to metal structures
- maintain a clean and safe working environment
Assembly Back Shop Technician
Air Methods
Englewood, CO
12.2008 - 06.2010
- Fabricated and assembled air medical interior systems for Eurocopters and Bell models
- Installed oxygen systems
- Performed scheduled and unscheduled Maintenace
- Fabricated and assembled GDLS platforms, litter systems and wired J-boxes
- Fabricated and assembled Blackhawk sub-assemblies, upper and lower component modules, light boxes and lift systems
- Verified tolerances using precision measuring equipment
- performed match drilling and riveting
Education
Associate of Science - Airframe And Powerplant Maintenance
Redstone College
Broomfield, CO06-2008
Skills
- Sheet metal,bending,streching,shrinking,english wheel plenishing hammer,forming on all metals
- Composite repairs,wet layupprepreg,core,skin,septum doubler repairs honeycomb sandwich panels metal to metal boned panels
- Certified on autoclave,hotbond machine, oven cures
- Stock replenishment , made sure we had all materials for repairs
- Recruitment and hiring , involved in the hiring proce
- Technician support , made sure all technicians were up to date in trianing
- Health and safety , made sure we fallowed all health and safety Protocall in the whole shop not just composite shop
- Repair documentation , overlooked and inspected all repair docs and the use of correct manual current data was up to date
- Product knowledge, made sure was up to date on the knowledge of all the products we use in the composite shop and on the floor
- Raw materials handling , handled all raw materials in composite shop and sheet metal shop
- Equipment operation , was InCharge of all training sheet metal and composite equipment
- Installations and repairs , oversee and inspect all shetmetal and composite repairs installation of new fittings skins,bushings,bearings
- Fabrication , oversee all sheetmetal and composite fabriacan process inspect and route to next process
- Safety procedures
Certification
- FAA Airframe and Powerplant Certificated on July 14 2008,Forklift certified,autoclave certified ,hot bond certified
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Composite Shop Lead
Unical avation
12.2013 - Current
Composite/sheetmetal Mechanic
MP Aero
06.2013 - 11.2013
Aircraft Structures Mechanic
Western Aero Repair
06.2010 - 06.2013
Assembly Back Shop Technician
Air Methods
12.2008 - 06.2010
- FAA Airframe and Powerplant Certificated on July 14 2008,Forklift certified,autoclave certified ,hot bond certified
Associate of Science - Airframe And Powerplant Maintenance
Redstone College
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