Meade Berkey
Operations Crew Chief/ Airframe Powerplant Mechanic
Fairmont,WV
Summary
Detail-oriented Aircraft professional skilled in directing, monitoring, and performing preventive and unscheduled aircraft maintenance. 6 Years of hands on experience pertaining to standard industry hardware and materials. Open minded with a continuous drive for new knowledge. Currently holds crew chief position delegating tasks while assisting team members in operating at high standards of efficiency, accuracy, and quality. Hands-on management approach with motivation to improve and maximize team performance.
Overview
2
2
years of post-secondary education
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Crew chief
Bombardiar/MHIRJ
Bridgeport, WV
10.2020 - Current
- Led between 2-7 personnel team of trained avionic, sheet metal, and maintenance technicians to meet goals, reach deadlines, and overcome obstacles
- Communicating effectively with company supervisors, crew chiefs, and customer representatives
- Supervised, trained, and monitored maintenance personnel
- Inspected structural damage/corrosion consulting with engineering department for approved methods of repair.
- Scheduling maintenance to ensure completion of critical actions such as cranes for horizontal stab removal and X-ray techs for NDT inspections
- Audited Aircraft for proper lock out/tag out of circuit breaks and rig pins. Ensured safety practices and proper PPE utilized on shop floor
- Maintained work place cleanliness. organizing parts by "zones" and putting protective foam on painted parts, capping hydraulic/pneumatic lines, stowing and covering electric wires and cannon plugs .
Maintenance Technician
Bombardier Aerospace/MHIRJ
Bridgeport , WV
06.2017 - 09.2020
- Performed heavy maintenance on Canadian Regional Jet (CRJ)200, 700 and 900s
- Qualified to work on and return to service PSA and Skywest airline aircraft
- Read and interpret wiring diagrams, maintenance manuals, and part catalogs
- Documented maintenance performed and recorded discrepancies found
- Performed and comprehend Airworthiness directives, service bulletins, and Engineering Authorizations
- Certified to fuel, de-fuel, and store customer’s fuel
- Removed and reinstalled flight controls, landing gear, and auxiliary power units to facilitate other maintenance
- Rigged flight controls, control cables, engine cables, and other aircraft components as required
- Prepared aircraft for field-level maintenance by removing and installing major aircraft components.
Education
Associate Degree - Aviation Maintenance
Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics
West Mifflin, PA 06.2016 - 10.2016
Associate Degree - Avionics Maintenance Technology
Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics
West Mifflin, PA 10.2011 - 06.2013
Skills
Mechanical problem-solving
Additional Information
-Right Seat engine run trained on CRJ200, 700, and 900s
- Completed flight control rigging coarse 2018
- Certified to tow and jack aircraft
- Confined space qualified and respirator trained
-Fully vaccinated April 30, 2021
Work Availability
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morning
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Timeline
Crew chief
Bombardiar/MHIRJ
10.2020 - Current
Maintenance Technician
Bombardier Aerospace/MHIRJ
06.2017 - 09.2020
Associate Degree - Aviation Maintenance
Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics
06.2016 - 10.2016
Associate Degree - Avionics Maintenance Technology
Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics
10.2011 - 06.2013
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