Kyle Bennett
Cottonwood,AL
Summary
Aircraft maintenance professional with extensive hands on experience in F-16 and now F-35 aircraft. Ability to adapt to situations ensuring aircraft are mission-ready.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
F-35 Crew Chief
Alabama Air National Guard
06.2024 - Current
- Responsible for the daily maintenance, launch, recovery, and overall serviceability of the F-35
- Ensure strict safety standards are met using Joint Technical Data (JTD) and the Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS).
- Pre-flight inspection, launching the aircraft, and performing post-flight checks upon landing.
- Working with other crew chiefs to safely and effectively troubleshoot and maintain the overall health of the aircraft to ensure the aircraft remains mission capable.
Delivery Driver
McLane Company
Cottonwood, AL
02.2013 - Current
- Responsible for making accurate and timely distribution of grocery items to various customer locations.
- Ensure compliance with federal and state laws as they relate to DOT and any other traffic regulations.
- Maintain customer satisfaction including on-time delivery and undamaged product.
Airman, Crew Chief
United States Air National Guard
05.2012 - 05.2018
- Ensure the aircraft is ready to fly at a moments notice so that pilots can safely and effectively complete their mission.
- Review maintenance forms and aircraft records.
- Follow technical orders to ensure proper inspections and repairs are made on the aircraft.
- Perform end-of-runway, post-flight, pre-flight, thru-flight, special inspections and phase inspections.
- Supervise and perform aircraft jacking, lifting, and towing operations.
- Perform aircraft, engine, and component inspections.
- Inspect and check components for clearances, tolerances, proper installation and operation.
- Inspect and operate powered and non-powered aerospace ground equipment.
- Inspect and identify aircraft corrosion for prevention and repair.
- Perform operational checks on landing gear hydraulic systems and flight control systems.
- Troubleshoot and maintain aircraft engines, hydraulic systems and other related structures and components.
- Fuel/defuel aircraft
- Perform launch and recovery of aircraft.
Assistant Butcher
Piggly Wiggly
Hartford, AL
03.2011 - 05.2012
- Receive, inspect, and store meat upon delivery.
- Cut or prepare meats to specifications or customer orders.
- Clean equipment and work areas to maintain health and sanitation standards.
Customer Service Associate
Lowes Home Improvement
Enterprise, AL
03.2010 - 03.2011
- Responsible for learning about the products in the assigned area to better assist customers with their purchase.
- Responsible for giving prompt and friendly customer service to customers.
Education
High School -
Geneva County High School
01-2007
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Alabama aviation center
01-2010
No Degree - Aerospace Maintenance Apprentice
CCAF
Sheppard AFB, TX10-2025
No Degree - Tactical Aircraft Maintenance
CCAF
Eglin AFB, Fl11-2025
No Degree - F-35 Right Time Training (Hot Training)
CCAF
Luke AFB, AZ01-2026
Skills
-Executing pre-flight, through-flight, and post flight inspections, along with marshalling and launching the aircraft
-Safety and tool control
-Technical documentation
Certification
- Short certificate in aircraft structures.
- Certificate of training: Corrosion I, Corrosion control
- Certificate of training: Fighter aircraft maintenance apprentice (F-16) (768hrs)
- Completion of US Airforce F-35 technical training.
Timeline
F-35 Crew Chief
Alabama Air National Guard
06.2024 - Current
Delivery Driver
McLane Company
02.2013 - Current
Airman, Crew Chief
United States Air National Guard
05.2012 - 05.2018
Assistant Butcher
Piggly Wiggly
03.2011 - 05.2012
Customer Service Associate
Lowes Home Improvement
03.2010 - 03.2011
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Alabama aviation center
High School -
Geneva County High School
No Degree - Aerospace Maintenance Apprentice
CCAF
No Degree - Tactical Aircraft Maintenance
CCAF
No Degree - F-35 Right Time Training (Hot Training)
CCAF