Joshua Wade
Burlington,NC
Summary
Controlled Crew Chief with 7 years of experience overseeing aircraft maintenance and repair activities. Adept at repairing components, hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanical, avionics, electrical and electronic systems. Working various shifts with limited direction. Organized and efficient with providing technical and safety leadership, guidance and mentorship to crew members.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Production Maintenance Technician
Toyota Battery Manufacturing
Julian, NC
06.2024 - Current
- Attended PLC basic course.
- Acquired practical skills through specialized technical training on pneumatics, electrical, and fluid pumps at Randolph Community College.
- Researched manufacturer equipment manual to create ledger and job plans for production equipment.
- Evaluated the efficiency of preventative maintenance protocols.
- Routinely troubleshoot pneumatic, mechanical, and hydraulic systems safely and efficiently.
Aircraft Maintenance Technician
Signature Technicair
Winston-Salem, NC
01.2024 - 06.2024
- Procured parts for and complied with scheduled maintenance.
- Conducted thorough inspections of wheels pre-tire change.
- Conducted arrival and pre-customer pickup inspections.
- Printed and researched AMM to ensure correct maintenance.
- Ensured compliance with safety regulations for hazardous chemical handling.
Non A&P Internship
Textron Aviation
Greensboro, NC
03.2023 - 12.2023
- Removed, disassembled, inspected, repaired and reinstalled parts and assemblies on aircrafts.
- Inspected, replaced and rigged flight control cables and cable pulleys as needed.
- disassembled and reassembled wheel and tires.
- performed gear lubrications and flight control cable lubrications.
- documented and annotated incoming aircraft damage and squawks prior to beginning maintenance.
- Used SAP and Fiori to document maintenance.
F/A-F22 Assistant Dedicated Crew Chief
USAF
Nellis AFB, Nevada
05.2021 - 03.2023
- Recorded maintenance performance in aircraft logbooks and completed other paperwork requirements.
- Trained new employees on Air Force maintenance policies and protocols.
- Received a waiver for aircraft intake/exhaust inspection as 5 level.
- Towed aircraft to facilitate necessary maintenance.
- Removed wheel, brake, landing gear, and hydraulic reservoir to aid in rebuild of aircraft.
- Requested aircraft parts and supplies before scheduled repairs to meet inventory needs.
- Removes, installs, troubleshoots, and repairs engines, flight control actuators, airframe and landing gear component.
- Routinely performed structural inspections for corrosion, stress fractures, warping, and attaching hardware to the fuselage.
F/A-F22 Assistant Dedicated Crew Chief
USAF
Elmendorf AFB, AK
05.2018 - 05.2021
- Removed aircraft parts such as engines, pumps and flight controls.
- Cultivated safe and organized work area by maintaining active control over tools and equipment and retaining FOD awareness at all times.
- Performed aircraft wash and landing gear component lube.
- Refueled, serviced SES, tires and hydraulic fluid for preflights.
- Supervised and completed flight line foreign object prevention walks.
- Responsible for maintaining assigned F22 raptor worth over $143 million by performing scheduled and unscheduled maintenance.
- Hand selected for over 4+ overseas temporary duty locations to set up temp aircraft aprons, tool room, staging aircraft ops/productions for over 200+ personnel, 18 F-22’s, 30+ AGE equipment valued at 2.7 billion dollars.
F/A-F22 Tech School Hands on Training
USAF
Tyndall Afb, FL
03.2018 - 04.2018
- Prepared required tools for launch and recovery task.
- Preformed end of flight inspections.
F/A-F22 Tech School
USAF
Wichita Falls, TX
10.2017 - 02.2018
- Attended daily broad aircraft classroom instruction and aircraft specific courses.
- Prepared daily required tools and accountability.
Education
High School Diploma -
Clover Garden Highschool
Burlington, NC05.2016
Some College (No Degree) - Aircraft Maintenance
Community College of The Air Force
Montgomery, ALSkills
- troubleshooting
- Problem Solving
- Strong Work ethic
- Equipment Maintenance
- Team Collaboration
- Works Well Under Pressure
- Following detailed instructions
Certification
- Secret clearance witching past 12 months.
- FAA Airframe certification.
Timeline
Production Maintenance Technician
Toyota Battery Manufacturing
06.2024 - Current
Aircraft Maintenance Technician
Signature Technicair
01.2024 - 06.2024
Non A&P Internship
Textron Aviation
03.2023 - 12.2023
F/A-F22 Assistant Dedicated Crew Chief
USAF
05.2021 - 03.2023
F/A-F22 Assistant Dedicated Crew Chief
USAF
05.2018 - 05.2021
F/A-F22 Tech School Hands on Training
USAF
03.2018 - 04.2018
F/A-F22 Tech School
USAF
10.2017 - 02.2018
High School Diploma -
Clover Garden Highschool
Some College (No Degree) - Aircraft Maintenance
Community College of The Air Force
- Secret clearance witching past 12 months.
- FAA Airframe certification.
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