JONAS D. MANKA

• Overseeing and monitoring defense contractor production processes to ensure compliance with contract specifications, quality standards and delivery schedules. Conduction on-site surveillance activities, identifying potential risks and recommending corrective actions to maintain the integrity of military equipment and systems.
• Conducting on-site inspections at contractor facilities to monitor manufacturing processes, quality control procedures, and adherence to contract specifications.
• Identifying potential risks associated with production processes, material sourcing, and delivery timelines, and recommending mitigation strategies.
• Collecting and analyzing production data to assess contractor performance, identify trends, and generate comprehensive reports for decision-making.
• Investigating and addressing any deviations from contract requirements, coordinating corrective actions with contractors to ensure timely resolution.
• Participating in pre-award surveys of potential defense contractors to assess their manufacturing capabilities and compliance with relevant regulations.
• Maintaining a strong understanding of engineering principles, manufacturing techniques, and quality control methodologies relevant to defense contracts.
• Collaborating with contracting officers, program managers, and other government
• GS-11 Step 10
• Salary: $47.22hr

• Inspected quality of products, taking note of functionality, appearance and other specifications.
• Identified and documented quality discrepancies for management to develop resolutions.
• Participated in team meetings to discuss progress and results, providing ideas and suggestions for improvement.
• Performed root cause analysis to identify and resolve defects, improving quality standards.
• Reported repeated issues to supervisors and other departments, collaborating to identify issue roots and rectify problems.
• Oversaw maintenance, calibration and control of inspection, measuring and all test equipment.

• Plans on a weekly or monthly basis the use of subordinate workers, equipment, facilities and materials in an organizational segment or group.
• Establishes deadlines, priorities, work sequences.
• Plans work assignments based on general work schedules, methods and policies set by higher level supervisors.
• Coordinates work with supporting or related work functions controlled by other supervisors.
• Redirects individual workers and resources to accomplish unanticipated work.
• Participates in meetings and discussions regarding initial planning of current and future work schedules, budget requests, staffing needs, estimates and recommendations as to scheduling projected work.
• Maintains the inventory, storage, and distribution of equipment. Provides recommendations for purchases of new equipment.
• Plan, coordinate, and direct the operation of equipment for maintenance and repair programs, equipment safety programs, and equipment used at job sites and in shop.
• Safety Manager that monitors and ensures compliance with OSHA and Air Force regulations.
• Oversees organizational health and safety policies, creates programs, and communicates guidelines while conducting analyses of current systems and updating as needed.
• Design and implement risk assessments on new and existing processes, procedures, and equipment to identifying opportunities to eliminate or reduce risk.
• Reviews contracts to identify specification requirements needed from contractors and to identify specifications for fabricated devices and fixtures for customers.
• Inspect and review devices and fixtures for quality and functionality according to contract and blueprints/drawings.
• Plans, engineers, designs, fabricates, modifies, and repairs a variety of mechanical trainers. This includes aircraft control panels, weapons systems, radar systems and any system or phase of aircraft controls.
• Assure devices are built accurately and proportionately to suit the need of the customer.
• Performs quality assurance on all aircraft trainers and systems to assure they are to specification and functionality.
• Documents all reviews to identify the quality and technical requirements.
• Serve as organizational Facility Manager, Safety Representative, Equipment Custodian, Lock Out/Tag Out Manager.
• WS-10 Step 5
• Salary: $45.26hr

• This was an Air Reserve Technician position requiring service in both military and civilian capacities.
• Lead and coordinate aircraft maintenance and inspections for C-40C aircraft.
• Reviews work in progress and/or upon completion ensuring quality and quantity of work produced is adequate and keeps supervisor informed of work status.
• Maintain aircraft forms, documenting all preventive and corrective aircraft maintenance.
• Conduct routine and special inspections as required by regulations and technical data.
• Reviews contracts and technical data packages to identify specification requirements which the contractor's processes must meet.
• Inspect completed work by personnel and contractors to ensure all work was completed within technical data and contracts.
• Assists in preparation of weekly/monthly/quarterly Quality Assurance Control Status Report for inclusion in report to Program Management Office.
• Perform Risk assessments on new and existing processes, procedures and equipment to identifying opportunities to eliminate or reduce risk.
• Promptly diagnoses and corrects malfunctions of aircraft systems to locate equipment malfunctions in accordance with accepted trade practices to minimize equipment downtime.
• Ensures work performed meets quality standards established by the organization.
• Operates, troubleshoots, repairs, and modifies hydraulic, fuel, rigging, landing gear, oxygen, pressurization, pneumatic, air conditioning, heating, fire extinguishing, and other aircraft systems.
• Focused on identifying root causes and corrective actions for defective issues.
• Develop and communicate all current and new Safety and Occupational Health policies to current and new employees.
• Coordinate with base Occupational Health and Bio Environmental on program development.
• Perform compliance inspections on new and existing equipment, chemicals, tools, facilities, etc., to ensure compliance with regulatory agencies.
• Manage Flying Hour Government Purchase Card program.
• Wing Inspection Team member.
• Manage HAZCOM, HAZWASTE, EESOH, Equipment Custodian, PMEL, and Lock Out/Tag Out programs

This was an Air Reserve Technician position requiring service in both military and civilian capacities.

• Lead and coordinate structural maintenance and inspections for C-40C aircraft and Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE).
• Establish deadlines and priorities based on established general schedules, methods, and policies Assists in preparation of weekly/monthly/quarterly Quality Assurance Control Status Report for inclusion in report to the Program Management Office.
• Determine skills, materials, and equipment required to do the work.
• Train personnel.
• Maintain aircraft forms, documenting all preventive and corrective aircraft maintenance.
• Conduct routine and special inspections as required by AFI's and technical data.
• Participate in initial planning of current and future work schedules and development of budget plans.
• Provide workload data, estimates, information on staffing needs, and recommendations for scheduling of projected work.
• Assign tasks to be performed and explain work requirements, methods, and procedures.
• Inspect completed work of personnel and contractors to certify that maintenance meets standards, and that aircraft and ground equipment are ready for operation.
• Project Planning and Development.
• Maintained oversight of over $500,000 of unit equipment.
• Focused on identifying root causes and corrective actions for defective issues.
• Develop and communicate all current and new Safety and Occupational Health (SOH) policies to current and new employees.
• Coordinate with base Occupational Health and Bio Environmental on program development.
• Perform compliance inspections on new and existing equipment, chemicals, tools, facilities, etc., to ensure compliance with regulatory agencies.
• Perform Risk assessments on new and existing processes, procedures and equipment to identifying opportunities to eliminate or reduce risk.
• Ensure all SOH hazard controls are implemented and complied with by all personnel including contractors.
• Read and interpret maintenance manuals, service bulletins, blueprints and other specifications to determine feasibility and method of repairing or replacing malfunctioning or damaged components.
• Manage Flying Hour Government Purchase Card program.
• Wing Inspection Team member.
• Wing Corrosion Manager.
• Aircraft Structures tool and equipment custodian.
• Manage HAZCOM, HAZWASTE, EESOH, Equipment Custodian, PMEL, and Lock Out/Tag Out programs

• Performed full range of overhaul and repair work on heavy Army equipment to include fabrication, modification, and experimental work.
• Performed all checks and repairs on all types of engines, to include their carburetors, transmissions, differentials, drives, and their suspensions.
• Diagnosed and repaired all types of failures in 12- and 24-volt electrical systems utilizing diagnostic test equipment and specialized tools.
• Interpreted technical manuals and other documentation required to diagnose and troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic faults.
• Operated equipment to check work.
• Disassemble, repair, and reassemble military vehicles, equipment and systems.
• Replaced canvas repair, differential seals, steering boxes, fuel injection pumps, hydraulic pumps, and hydraulic cylinders and perform body work.

• Extensive maintenance, and inspections on T-38 aircraft.
• Fabricate load bearing parts for test modifications.
• Remove, inspect, and install panels, hydraulic, fuel and air lines.
• Maintain, repair, and rebuild aircraft structures, functional components, and parts such as wings and fuselage, hydraulic units, oxygen systems, fuel systems, electrical systems, gaskets, and seals.
• Inspect, fabricate, and replace control cables.
• Removal and installation of aircraft engines.
• Read and interpret maintenance manuals, service bulletins, and other specifications to determine the feasibility and method of repairing or replacing malfunctioning or damaged components.
• Blast, sand, and prime aircraft parts.
• Inspect completed work to certify that maintenance standards and that aircraft are safe for operation.
• Maintain aircraft forms, documenting all preventive and corrective aircraft maintenance.
• Conduct routine and special inspections as required by AFI and technical data.

• This was an Air Reserve Technician position requiring service in both military and civilian capacities.
• Aircraft Structural Maintenance Flightline Expeditor for 24 F-22 aircraft.
• Ensure proper and effective use of personnel and materiel.
• Read and interpret TO's, TCTO's and other specifications to determine the practicability and method of repairing or replacing malfunctioning or damaged components.
• Blast, sand, prime and paint aircraft exteriors, parts, and Aerospace Ground Equipment.
• Inspect completed work to certify that maintenance complies to standards and that aircraft are safe for flight.
• Maintain aircraft forms, documenting all preventive and corrective aircraft maintenance.
• Conduct routine and special inspections as required by guidance.
• Examine and inspect aircraft components, including landing gear and hydraulic systems locate cracks, breaks, leaks, or other discrepancies.
• Replace or repair worn, defective, or damaged components, using hand tools, gauges, and special testing equipment.
• Interim Shop Chief April-September 2010 over 15 Airman.

• Structural Maintenance Flightline Expeditor for 45 F-117 aircraft.
• Shift leader of 20 personnel.
• Corrosion control section NCOIC.
• Read and interpret TO's, TCTO's and other specifications to determine the practicability and method of repairing or replacing malfunctioning or damaged components.
• Blast, sand, prime and paint aircraft exteriors, parts, and Aerospace Ground Equipment.
• Inspect completed work to certify that maintenance meets standards, and that aircraft are safe for flight.
• Maintain aircraft forms, documenting all preventive and corrective aircraft maintenance.
• Conduct routine and special inspections as required by guidance.
• Examine and inspect aircraft components, including landing gear and hydraulic systems to locate cracks, breaks, leaks, or other defects.
• Maintain, repair, and rebuild aircraft structures, functional components, and parts such as wings and fuselage, rigging, hydraulic units, oxygen systems, fuel systems, electrical systems, gaskets, and seals.
• Replace or repair worn, defective, or damaged components, using hand tools, gauges, and testing equipment.