Kade Shiroma
Kaneohe,HI
Summary
Dynamic and results-oriented professional with extensive experience in avionics maintenance and culinary arts, honed at the USAF Air National Guard and Genki Sushi. Expert in electrical system maintenance and relationship management, I excel in system troubleshooting and cultivating customer relations, ensuring top-notch service and innovative solutions.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Server /Sushi Chef
Genki Sushi
01.2023 - Current
- Cultivated warm relationships with regular customers.
- Bussed and reset tables to keep dining room and work areas clean.
- Worked with POS system to place orders, manage bills, and handle complimentary items.
- Used slow periods to restock supplies, ice, trays, and delivery bags.
- Explained menu items and suggested appropriate options for food allergy concerns.
- Set positive tone for entire dining experience as first point of contact for incoming guests.
- Utilized communication practices with kitchen staff to deliver customer meals in timely manner.
- Served food and beverages promptly with focused attention to customer needs.
- Resolved customer complaints promptly and professionally to maintain positive reputation.
- Prepared high-quality seafood, rice and ingredients for sushi.
- Prevented cross-contamination from utensils, surfaces, and pans when cooking and plating meals for food allergy sufferers.
- Developed new recipes and flavor combinations to enhance customer dining experience.
- Utilized culinary techniques to create visually appealing dishes.
Avionics Maintenance Technician /Certified Trainer
USAF Air National Guard
04.2019 - Current
- Provided hands-on training and mentorship to maintenance personnel, guiding them from entry-level to journeyman level proficiency in various maintenance tasks and systems
- Perform scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on one or more multi-complex electronic integrated systems, complete operational checks, inspections, tests, trouble shooting, removal and replacement of Line Replaceable Units (LRUs)
- Isolate unusual malfunctions using technical orders, schematics, wiring diagrams, tools, and test equipment including automatic test equipment and Flight Line Test Systems (FLTS)
- Solve complex problems by analyzing installation, circuitry, and operating characteristics of the systems
- Adjust and align system sensors, transmitters, amplifiers, power supplies, display devices, controls, transponders, actuators, servos, computers and other related components
- Install serviceable components into aircraft and perform total systems alignment and harmonization in accordance with existing technical orders and directives
- Accomplish technical order compliances, modification of components/systems and completes thorough system checks for proper operation
- Maintain, modify, calibrate and inspect a wide variety of user test, measurement, and diagnostic equipment (TMDE)
- Install, modify, overhaul, maintain, troubleshoot, repair, rebuild, align, and calibrate complete electronic avionics multi-systems control
- Demonstrate a thorough working knowledge of complex aircraft avionics and or ECM systems such as the electronics package in a highly automated aircraft where the integrated flight and Integrated Counter-measures System, electronic multiplex communications bus, Inertial Navigation System, multi-function displays, head-up display, data transfer equipment, Global Positioning System, Situation Awareness Data-Link (SADL), , Data Modem, Flight Control System, pitot-static system and related instrumentation, flight director instrumentation, Central Air Data Computer, engine, hydraulic and fuel quantity indicating systems, voice message warning, Very High Frequency (VHF), Ultra High Frequency (UHF), Satellite Communications (SATCOM) Data, intercom, secure voice communications, Identification Friend or Foe (IFF), Tactical Air Navigation System (TACAN)
- Analyze operational characteristics of the integrated systems by observing and analyzing waveforms, voltage, current, power indications, computer registers and printouts
- Analyze the malfunctions encountered through fault codes, determine repair sequence process and perform the repairs (25%)
- Review and analyze maintenance data; determine if criteria are sufficient to provide adequate test, troubleshooting and repair procedures; devise and recommend tests, procedural changes, or data corrections
- Align, adjust, and perform final calibrations on integrated systems to determine successful repairs
- Analyze equipment failure and malfunctions and suggest changes to improve operation
- Monitor the operation of complex, interrelated systems, analyze operating trends, propose preventative maintenance down time to assure continued operating capability, and recommend components for overhaul or engineering evaluation for disposal
- Apply technical data and equipment specifications to determine the impact that equipment modifications or substitutions will have upon integrated multi-system operations and various maintenance alignment procedures
- Use algebraic and trigonometric functions to adapt standard formulas to the specific requirements of the integrated system
- Assemble, operate, and repair prototype or experimental electronic systems such as inertial navigation, automatic flight control as assigned
- Advise Aerospace Engineering personnel on the operation and maintenance effects of proposed Time Compliance Technical Orders (TCTO) modifications on new or existing equipment
- Interact directly with aircrews for mission/sortie debrief and enhanced system troubleshooting (20%)
- Troubleshoot operational malfunctions and analyze system performance utilizing aircrew debrief data, Technical Orders, schematic and wiring diagrams, engineering drawings, data analysis, common and system-specific test equipment and built in system tests
- Perform on and off-equipment maintenance on aircraft avionics such as automatic flight control systems, instrument systems, communication and navigation systems, and inertial navigations systems
- Coordinate back shop bench check; complete testing, repair, inspection, modification, programming, reprogramming, mating, adjusting, alignment, and analyzing of LRUs and shop replaceable units (SRUs)
- Use a variety of test equipment such as automatic test equipment (ATE), oscilloscopes, frequency counters, phase-angle voltmeters, optical alignment equipment, digital pitot-static testers, programming units and special purpose test analyzers
- Test and troubleshoot solid state electronic assemblies and subassemblies such as circuit cards, modules, rate generators, electronic control amplifiers, electro-mechanical assemblies, random access memories, programmable read only memories, and various integrated circuits
- Identify faulty parts and repairs to level authorized
- Reassemble unit after repair, perform alignment and make shop checks (20%)
- Recommend methods to improve equipment performance, technical data, and maintenance procedures by reporting hardware and software malfunctions, initiating material deficiency reports both on equipment and in technical data, and assisting in design changes as necessary
- Document all discrepancies and maintenance actions performed by inputting information into the electronic records information systems (i.e.: CAMS, IMDS, GO-81, REMIS)
- Recommend hardware and software changes
- Submit change recommendations to Technical Orders
- Requisition supply assets and process repairable assets in accordance with Standard Base Supply System requirements
- Document maintenance actions in aircraft forms and document man-hour expenditures and maintenance actions in the maintenance computer system
- Maintain Electronic Warfare (EW) and analysis equipment such as infrared/radar warning equipment, infrared/radar jamming equipment, chaff/flare dispensing systems, signal analysis equipment, recorders, direction finders, and special purpose test equipment
- Accomplish organizational and intermediate level modifications
- Configure complex aircraft ECM equipment to meet critical mission requirements
- Perform intricate component alignment and calibration to ensure proper system operation
- Perform flight operational test, adjust or replace units or components as required
- Conduct aircrew debriefings to analyze maintenance problems and determine the nature of required modifications (15%)
- May upload/download chaff/flare dispensers
- Inspect, store and handle explosive devices; to include flares, chaff, impulse cartridges and similar items
- Prepare for and participate in Aerospace Expeditionary Force (AEF) tasking, deployments and various inspections and exercises
- Process and account for due-in from maintenance (DIFM) supply assets
- Ensure that material and equipment are properly stored, protected and maintained and that funds are not obligated for material or parts without proper justification (10%)
- Perform additional duties such as structural fire-fighting, aircraft fire/crash/rescue duty, serve as a security guard, remove snow, load and handle munitions, launch/recover and service aircraft, operate heavy equipment, maintain facilities and equipment, or serve as a member of a team to cope with natural disasters or civil emergencies
- Comply with safety, fire, security, and housekeeping regulations (10%)
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Complete working knowledge of the interaction of the avionics package on the aircraft
- Apply a comprehensive knowledge of the electronics systems to identify, isolate and repair malfunctions on the aircraft
- Use precision test equipment, test program information, technical data, schematic, signal and data flow diagrams and test procedures as well as mathematical formulas
- Demonstrate an extensive practical knowledge of hydraulic and pneumatic principles as well as pressurization
- Working knowledge of the Technical Order system and other technical publications and directives relating to the section
- Current certification in high reliability soldering techniques, as well as electrostatic discharge protective techniques
- Shop supervisor/Work Leader provides general technical guidance and instructions covering the scope of the task assigned
- Work with additional electronics integrated systems mechanics to accomplish tasks
- Available technical data may refer to specific portions of the complete integrated system
- Work is subject to quality control checks prior to and upon task completion for acceptability and adherence to instructions and established standards
- Light to moderate physical exertion is required in lifting and carrying items weighing from 10 to 40 pounds and occasional objects weighing in excess of 40 pounds
- Mechanics are required to stoop, bend, and stand for extended periods of time on concrete or composition floors and work in tiring and uncomfortable positions
- Heavy lifting is accomplished with assistance
- Work is primarily performed inside well lit, heated, and ventilated areas
- Occasionally, work is performed on aircraft in high, restricted or confined places, and in environmental conditions of heat/cold and outside inclement weather
- Continuously subjected to hazards such as, electrical shock, cuts, and bruises, high intensity burns caused by electrical, radio frequency energy, soldering irons, and explosive detonation from chaff/flares
- Due to the requirement to upload and download chaff/flare dispensers, incumbent is involved in the storage, inspection, handling of explosive devices and works in a high noise and dangerous explosive environment.
Education
No Degree - Certificate of Competence in Information Security
University of Hawaii Windward Community College
Kaneohe, HI05.2025
Bachelor of Arts - Computer And Information Sciences
University of Hawaii At Manoa
Honolulu, HI08.2023
No Degree - Certificate in Advanced Fighter Aircraft Avionics
Air Force Technical Training
Sheppard AFB, TX09.2020
Skills
- Relationship Management
- Communication systems knowledge
- Electrical System Maintenance
- Quality assurance procedures
- Test equipment operation
- Schematics understanding
- System Troubleshooting
- Network Security
- Coding
- Debugging
- Object-Oriented Programming
- Safety Procedures
Timeline
Server /Sushi Chef
Genki Sushi
01.2023 - Current
Avionics Maintenance Technician /Certified Trainer
USAF Air National Guard
04.2019 - Current
No Degree - Certificate of Competence in Information Security
University of Hawaii Windward Community College
Bachelor of Arts - Computer And Information Sciences
University of Hawaii At Manoa
No Degree - Certificate in Advanced Fighter Aircraft Avionics
Air Force Technical Training
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