JOSHUA ARLEDGE
Enterprise
Summary
Experienced and qualified on inspecting and signing for both UH/1Y and AH/1Z airframes for both preflight and postflight inspections and to include hourly and special inspections. Experienced and qualified on track and balancing rotor systems to include in-flight balancing. Experienced and qualified as a collateral duty inspector. Experienced in inspecting, troubleshooting, repairing and servicing aircraft, systems, and related equipment to include functionally checking installed components for proper operation. Experienced in inspecting and identifying aircraft corrosion for prevention and repair actions. Knowledge of proper handling, use, and disposal of hazardous waste and materials. Knowledge and experience of operating ground support equipment. Knowledge and understanding of theory of gas turbine engines. Experienced on TH-1H maintenance and scheduling. Analytical and well-versed in the maintenance and inspection procedures of aircraft systems by following NAVAIR regulations and guidelines. Experienced in planning for scheduled maintenance on 30 plus aircraft with minimal crew. Experienced in heavy phase maintenance and reset. Experienced in reading and interpreting aircraft manuals and schematics. Ability to communicate professionally with excellent organizational skills. Knowledgeable in law enforcement techniques, small arms handling and employment, emergency first aide, force continuum, less than lethal application, and entry and access control procedures.
Results-driven professional leads, motivates and collaborates with teams of mechanics. Experienced in troubleshooting and diagnosing repair issues. Committed to implementing best practices and standards to deliver customer satisfaction.
Overview
1
1
Certification
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Maintenance Production Supervisor
M1 Support Services
Fort Rucker, AL
10.2024 - Current
- Supervised daily maintenance operations, ensuring compliance with safety standards and operational protocols.
- Coordinated schedules and workflows for maintenance teams to optimize productivity and resource allocation.
- Implemented process improvements that enhanced equipment reliability and reduced downtime across production lines.
- Mentored junior staff on maintenance best practices, fostering a culture of continuous learning and development.
- Supervised 3 Phase crews and managed overall phase production from October 2024 to June 2026
- Assisted in implementing paperless phase process and worked diligently in finding flaws to streamline and reduce overall discrepancies
Marine Embassy Security Guard
05.2021 - 05.2024
- Responsible for providing armed internal security to designated U.S Diplomatic and consular facilities to prevent the compromise of classified information and equipment vital to national security.
- Provide protection for U.S. Citizens and U.S. Government property located within designated U.S. Diplomatic and consular facilities in exigent circumstances.
Aircraft Mechanic UH-1Y/AH-1Z
Camp Pendleton, CA-USMC
Camp Pendleton, CA
10.2018 - 05.2021
- Served as a maintenance chief and was responsible over coordinating scheduled aircraft maintenance and tasked out various shops with shift workload priorities.
- Served as maintenance supervisor within flightline shop and delegated tasks and responsibilities for flight schedule and maintenance tasks.
- Served as maintenance supervisor over 20-35 Marines in given shifts and kept up with workloads of 38 aircraft within the squadron.
- Served as Quality Representative for designated squadron and ensured that new Technical Orders and Directives were pushed across the fleet in a timely manner.
- Apart of Quality, conducted weekly random inspections of the fleet to make sure that local SOP's are being utilized and the quality of maintenance was being maintained
- Worked closely with maintenance chiefs and quality control to ensure tasks were achievable based on shift manpower, safety protocols, and tool availability.
- Ensured Marines were adhering to latest NAVAIR manuals and Airworthiness directive provided from quality control.
- Kept up with the progress of all Non-Qualified individuals within each shift and made sure they were utilized in a way they would be receiving proper training and sign-offs on their qualifications in a timely manner.
- Served as a phase team supervisor and made sure aircraft being worked on in phase had appropriate manpower to finish phases by planned deadlines.
- Ensured aircraft set to go into phases already had all required parts and consumables for phase.
- Planned and set schedule for all hourly, daily, and special maintenance actions.
- Experienced on mechanical AH-1Z/UH-1Y maintenance and troubleshooting.
- Able to carry out all maintenance tasks given with minimal supervision.
- Served as a collateral duty inspector.
- Conducted hourly, daily, ad special inspections.
- Inspected and signed off Daily and Turnaround cards for testing aircraft, flight scheduled aircraft, and aircraft coming out of phase.
- Conducted maintenance and replacement of drivetrain items, engines, and various mechanical components.
- Conducted rigging of engines, collective, and cyclic controls.
- Worked on replacement and inspection of fuel cells and components.
Education
High School Diploma -
James Clemens HighSchool
Madison, AL05-2018
Skills
- Computerized maintenance management system
- Mechanical systems
- Maintenance planning
- Production scheduling
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Skilled maintenance and repair
- Time management
- Attention to detail
- Problem-solving abilities
Certification
- Currently Active Top Secret Security Clearance
- H-1 Y/Z FLIGHT LINE Mechanic: Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training-2018
- Theory and Construction of Gas Turbine Engines: Marine College Institute-2018
- Aircraft Maintenance Chief- Professional Military Education 2024
- USMC- Intro to Hazmat- Professional Military Education-2018
- Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Course-2022
- Senior enlisted joint PME- Professional Military Education 2022
- Risk Management for Small Unit Leaders- Professional Military Education-2019
- Leadership I & II- Professional Military Education-2019
- Tactical Planning- Professional Military Education-2019
- Operations- Professional Military Education-2019
- Communications- Professional Military Education-2019
- Administration- Professional Military Education-2019
- Computer Operator training- U.S. Military Apprenticeship Program 2023
- Armed Security Operations- U.S. Military Apprenticeship Program 2024
Timeline
Maintenance Production Supervisor
M1 Support Services
10.2024 - Current
Marine Embassy Security Guard
05.2021 - 05.2024
Aircraft Mechanic UH-1Y/AH-1Z
Camp Pendleton, CA-USMC
10.2018 - 05.2021
High School Diploma -
James Clemens HighSchool
Airframe Experience
U.S. Military: UH-1Y & AH-1Z
M1 Services: TH-1H