MARIO E. SUAREZ
Mount Laurel,NJ
Summary
Transitioning from aviation-focused environment seeking to leverage skills in new field. Extensive experience in high-pressure situations and adept at quick decision-making and problem-solving. Committed to achieving excellence and contributing effectively in dynamic setting.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Air Mobility Pilot (C-130, KC-10, KC-46)
United States Air Force Reserves/Air National Guard
10.2015 - Current
- Piloting tanker aircraft and commanding crews to accomplish air refueling, airlift, training, and other missions
- Performing in-flight refueling aircrew duties
- Supervising cargo- and passenger-loading and off-loading operations
- Ensuring availability of fleet service equipment
- Additional duties include squadron scheduler, unit equipment custodian, and pay specialist
First Officer - ERJ170/175
Republic Airways
02.2022 - 02.2024
- Apply working knowledge of company publications such as Flight Operations Manual and Standard Operating Procedures to safely and efficiently transport customers
- Determining the safest routes
- Analyzing flight plans and weather conditions
- Calculating and optimizing fuel
- Inspecting operation systems and navigation equipment
- Performing aircraft inspections before and after flying
- Keeping accurate documents for operating purposes
- Communicating with the required agencies and employees
Munitons System Technician
01.2005 - 01.2015
- Receive, store, handle, and transport non-nuclear munitions
- Unloads and unpacks munitions
- Checks shipping documents for accuracy
- Delivers munitions to assembly, storage, or maintenance areas
- Prepares munitions for shipment
- Receives, stores, handles, and transports nuclear weapons
- Determines and maintains storage facilities, reports, safety, and security requirements
- Performs inspections and maintains inspection and storage records
- Issues nonnuclear munitions
- Performs operator maintenance on munitions vehicles and equipment
- Performs munitions materiel management and material accounting functions
- Evaluates munitions equipment maintenance
- Evaluates procedures for assembling, renovating, and storing munitions; and procedures for demilitarization of nonexplosive munitions
- Maintains source document control and ensures validity and completeness
- Recommends system and program changes to data processing methods
- Coordinates with maintenance activities on repairable munitions components
- Establishes and evaluates performance standards, maintenance controls, and work procedures
- Develops methods and techniques to maintain and recondition munitions and handling equipment
- Evaluates the munitions account condition and identifies deficiencies as well as initiate corrective actions
- Ensures compliance with policies, directives, and procedures
- Provides status information and expected completion dates
- Performs and oversees management and procedural application of manual and automated inventory control and accounting functions
- Accomplishes requisitioning actions and maintains due-in, due-out, and status files
- Develops and maintains stock level data
- Obtains material for equipment modifications, periodic component exchange, and maintenance
- Analyzes mission effectiveness, program requirements, and stock control levels, and validates requirements
- Analyzes stockpile requirements to determine type and quantity of munitions facilities needed to safely store, inspect, maintain, and secure munitions assets
Education
KC-10 Initial Qualification Course -
01.2019
C-130 Initial Qualification Course -
Little Rock, AR01.2017
Undergraduate Pilot Training (T-6, T-1) -
Laughlin AFB, TX01.2016
Officer Training School -
Maxwell AFB, AL01.2015
Initial Flight Training (DA-20) -
Pueblo, CO01.2015
AS - Munitions Systems Technology
Community College of the Air Force
Maxwell, AL01.2010
BA - Criminal Justice
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL01.2010
Airman Leadership School -
Maxwell AFB, AL01.2009
AS - General Studies
Valencia Community College
Orlando, FL01.2008
Munitions Systems Course -
Homestead AFB, FL01.2006
Air Force Basic Military Training -
San Antonio, TX01.2005
Skills
- Time and task management
- Crew resource management
- Weather analysis and interpretation
- Documentation skills
- Decision making and problem solving
- International flight operations
- Flight planning and navigation
- Aviation security awareness
- Complex aircraft operation
- Navigation
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Problem-solving abilities
Specialawards
Air Medal Recipient for 18 combat missions, 06/01/20 - 08/31/20
Militaryeducation
- Air Force Basic Military Training, San Antonio, TX, 2005
- Munitions Systems Course, Homestead AFB, FL, 2006
- Airman Leadership School, Maxwell AFB, AL, 2009
- Officer Training School, Maxwell AFB, AL, 2015
- Initial Flight Training (DA-20), Pueblo, CO, 2015
- Undergraduate Pilot Training (T-6, T-1), Laughlin AFB, TX, 2016
- C-130 Initial Qualification Course, Little Rock, AR, 2017
- KC-10 Initial Qualification Course, McGuire AFB, NJ, 2019
- KC-46 Initial Qualification Course, Altus AFB, OK, 2023
Timeline
First Officer - ERJ170/175
Republic Airways
02.2022 - 02.2024
Air Mobility Pilot (C-130, KC-10, KC-46)
United States Air Force Reserves/Air National Guard
10.2015 - Current
Munitons System Technician
01.2005 - 01.2015
KC-10 Initial Qualification Course -
C-130 Initial Qualification Course -
Undergraduate Pilot Training (T-6, T-1) -
Officer Training School -
Initial Flight Training (DA-20) -
AS - Munitions Systems Technology
Community College of the Air Force
BA - Criminal Justice
University of Central Florida
Airman Leadership School -
AS - General Studies
Valencia Community College
Munitions Systems Course -
Air Force Basic Military Training -
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