Michael D Fleming
Fort Worth,US
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Airways Transportation Systems Specialist
Federal Aviation Administration
Dallas, TX, United States
07.2016 - Current
- Ensure that FAA navigation systems provide the NAS and the flying public with the FAA’s advertised services at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.
- FAA Dallas/Fort Worth ATCT 2401 International Pkwy
- Dallas, TX 75261 United States
- Salary: 102,313.00 USD Per Year
- Hours per week: 40
- Series: 2101 Pay Plan: FV Grade: H
- Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
- Certifications included:
- Mark 20/20A Instrument Landing Systems
- Fiber Optic Transmission System
- Mark 1F Instrument Landing Systems (Null Reference and Capture-Effect)
- Doppler VOR
- Third Generation VDME
- Next Generation VORTAC
- GRR/GRT/CM 200
- PC-Based RVR
- PET-2000 Emergency Transceivers
- Teledyne RVR
- DME (1118, 415)
- LOM
Flight Inspection Operations Specialist, Technical Support
Federal Aviation Administration
Oklahoma City, OK, United States
04.2012 - 07.2016
- Flight Inspection Technician Support, directly responsible for FAA Flight Inspection Services (FIS) mission workload.
- Daily responsibilities include managing the Eastern half of the United States, Europe and the Middle East flight inspection mission workload by balancing resources with demand, ensuring navigational aids (NAVAIDs) are restored within 48 hours (ASAP for Overseas facilities), and ensuring FIS meets its commitment to customer requirements.
- Ensured periodic flight inspection intervals were not exceeded for 25,000 navigational aids, satellite-based facilities and systems, and instrument flight procedures throughout the United States and on foreign navigational facilities that have been designated as essential to our national defense.
- Maintained flight inspection interval compliance by scheduling and monitoring over 7,500 flight inspections annually.
- Prioritized workload requirements and developed an organized method to accomplish workload efficiently and effectively.
- Managed internal and external requests for Special Flight Inspections in response to restoration and maintenance of critical National Airspace System (NAS) services, airport construction projects and Service Areas Facilities and Equipment (F&E) projects.
- Coordinated Flight Inspection with Chicago ARTCC to verify restored frequencies after the ATRCC was set on fire; verified specified frequencies at various altitudes to ensure complete coverage the Chicago Center airspace with no delays or disruptions of any air traffic due to the inspection. Received personal recognition from Vaughn Turner, Vice President of Technical Operations.
- Identified the need to review all customer requests for Special flight inspections to ensure FIS meets the needs of the National Airspace System (NAS).
- Volunteered to focus attention on Special flight inspections making up over one-third of the total FIS workload. Created a decision-tree analysis tool that ensured comprehensive and accurate data could be retained in the system and out-of-date requests were eliminated without the need for constant management oversight.
- Within three months of implementation, this project successfully eliminated over 3,000 requests for Special flight inspections that were no longer relevant.
- Additionally, this project ensured mission schedulers were aware of actual needs within the NAS and provided management the ability to accurately forecast FIS workload requirements.
- Accomplishing this large, complex task allowed FIS to shift over 200 excess Special flight hours to other programs during a critical time of an overall budget decrease from 14,500 hours in FY15, to 14,000 hours in FY16.
- This resource leveling ensured continued FIS success in support of un-funded IFP and NAS maintenance flight inspections.
- Selected to be the FIS point of contact to the Lean Maintenance Revalidation Program (LMRP), a Tech Ops initiative that provides a cost savings over $800K annually by converting TACAN facilities to VOR/DME (known as the TACR project).
- Established comprehensive review methodology to expedite payment for services performed by FIS in support of the TACR to DME conversion project and to assist with obligation of Facilities and Equipment (F&E) funds.
- Efforts alleviated the additional responsibility for Service Center personnel to track and obligate funds for completed flight checks.
- Personally reviewed, audited and completed 31 TACR to DME conversion projects involving over 164 flight hours, enabling FIS to recoup well over $410,000.
- Participated in five member team writing first-ever Flight Inspection Central Operations (FICO) manual, identifying interrelationship between FICO teams and the broader FIS mission and ensuring federal regulatory compliance.
- Flight Inspection Services would soon migrate from FAR Part 139 to FAR Part 121 operations. This 66 page FICO manual plays a vital role in the FIS transition to FAR Part 121 operations by accurately capturing the Maintenance Control Team, Flight Control Team and Mission Control Team collaborative processes and providing clear, formal guidance to employees on individual tasks and position responsibilities.
- 6500 S. MacArthur Blvd.
- Bldg. 4
- Oklahoma City, OK 73169 United States
- Salary: 90,073.00 USD Per Year
- Hours per week: 40
- Series: 0301 Pay Plan: GS Grade: 13
- Supervisor: Darren Ylinen (972-615-2160)
- Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes
Flight Inspection Mission Specialist
Federal Aviation Administration
Atlantic City, NJ, United States
10.2010 - 04.2012
- Completed numerous hours of Flight Inspection periodic certification and restoration missions on Rho-Theta Systems, Instrument Landing System, Precision Approach RADARs, GPS and Ground-based Flight Procedures, Visual Glide Slope Indicator systems and Beacons.
- Analyzed and interpreted results of Flight Inspection data.
- Completed Segment 1 training for Mission Specialists.
- Completed Basic Flight Inspection training for Mission Specialists.
- Completed Flight Inspection Survival training.
- FAA William. J. Hughes Technical Center
- Bldg. 301
- Atlantic City, NJ 08405 United States
- Salary: 75,000.00 USD Per Year
- Hours per week: 40
- Series: 2101 Pay Plan: GS Grade: 12
- Supervisor: James L. Wilson (405 954-9789)
- Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes
Airways Transportation Systems Specialist
Federal Aviation Administration
Shreveport, LA, United States
06.2007 - 10.2010
- Ensure that FAA communication and navigation systems provide the NAS and the flying public with the FAA’s advertised services at Shreveport and Monroe Regional airports.
- Assisted Houston Inter-Continental Airport technicians prepare and restore NAVAIDS and Environmental equipment during Hurricane Ike.
- FAA Shreveport-Monroe SSC 6129 Amelia Earhart St. STE. 103
- Shreveport, LA 71109 United States
- Salary: 58,000.00 USD Per Year
- Hours per week: 40
- Pay Plan: FV Grade: H
- Certifications included:
- Mark 20 Instrument Landing Systems
- Mark 1F Instrument Landing Systems (Null Reference and Capture-Effect)
- Next Generation VORTAC
- GRR/GRT/CM 200
- PET-2000 Emergency Transceivers
- Teledyne RVR
- DME
- LOM
- DLAR
- NRCS
- RDVS
- Supervisor: Durley Felder (609-485-6883)
- Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes
Airfield Electronics Technician
Engineering Professional Services, Inc.
Tinton Falls, NJ, United States
11.2004 - 12.2006
- Duties include the daily maintenance and operation, troubleshooting to component level, ordering and installing parts of all meteorological and navigational aid systems, Capture Effect ILS and TACAN, directly supporting flight operations.
- Proficient in the in the use of soldering devices and electrostatic discharge (ESD) devices, digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, vector voltmeters, RF power and frequency measuring devices, signal generators, and spectrum analyzers.
- 78 Apple St
- Tinton Falls, NJ 07724 United States
- Salary: 100,000.00 USD Per Year
- Hours per week: 60
- Supervisor: Wayne Burner (732-747-3023)
- Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes
METNAV Subject Matter Expert
USAF, 82 CSS
Hampton, VA, United States
04.2002 - 10.2004
- Provided expert technical advice to the Air Combat Command (ACC) senior leaders and maintenance technicians in the maintenance, operation, and training related to complex and sophisticated systems and equipment.
- Provided the ACC program managers resolutions to complex system problems.
- As a Subject Matter Expert (SME), participated in technical reviews and conferences to provide advice on any and all technical system equipment issues.
- Recommended tests, equipment modifications, training for users and maintainers, and correction to design deficiencies through the evaluation of operational capability of systems/equipment and the review of performance data against established standards.
- Kept abreast of latest state-of-the-art equipment and procedures through review of engineering drawings and data, repair manuals, technical bulletins, manufacturer's catalogs, and supply catalog data to maintain expert technical knowledge.
- Advised technicians throughout the ACC, as requested, on methods of resolving unusual troubleshooting problems, repairing difficult system malfunctions, research and analysis, and resolving equipment problems with long term Air Force wide implications.
- Functioned as command Quality Assurance Evaluator (QAE) for contractor-installed navigation systems.
- Ensured compliance with applicable technical standards and statements of work were satisfied.
- Coordinated and supervised the installation of navigation and weather equipment and performed evaluation on equipment prior to acceptance.
- Interpreted schematic diagrams and wiring data for accuracy.
- Reviewed and provided advice on technical/equipment data for procurement packages and maintenance manuals.
- Prepared and presented oral and written reports, briefings, and recommendations to the ACC senior leadership concerning equipment issues, problems, and training requirements.
- Provided technical advice while investigating and analyzing accidents, incidents, and system/equipment failures. Utilize security and safety practices and procedures.
- Developed special maintenance procedures, developed training courses, and conducted technical training as requested by the ACC.
- Recommended changes to maintenance processes to improve mission readiness and system capabilities.
- Improved processes and technical support of Air Force systems through demonstrated initiative.
- Relying on practical experience, technical knowledge, and ingenuity, researched and assembled data for training purposes.
- Exhibited initiative in identifying training deficiencies and recommends effective training programs to correct them.
- Conducted training in the maintenance of assigned systems/equipment and ancillary equipment.
- Provided technical support for 20 ACC units and numerous U.S. Air Forces, U.S. Central Command (CENTAF) units in both Africa and Southwest Asia.
- Performed flight inspections and certifications of navigation systems for use in the National Airspace System (NAS).
- Langley Air Force Base
- Hampton, VA 23665 United States
- Supervisor: Wayne Burner (732-747-3023)
- Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes
Electronics Maintenance Manager
USAF
Utrera, Sevilla, Spain
12.2000 - 04.2002
- Responsible for the supervision of certification, maintenance, and operation of all weather and navigational aid systems, base cable television service, air traffic control radio systems and land mobile radios.
- Supervised navigational aid system in support of the NASA Space Shuttle missions as emergency alternate landing site.
- Established requirement for, purchased and tracked usage of base wide cellular phone system.
- Duties included directly supervising the daily maintenance and operation, troubleshooting to component level, ordering and installing parts of all Meteorological and Navigational Aids, Air Traffic control Radio and Land Mobile Radio systems in direct support of all flight operations and weather observations.
- Proficient in the in the use of soldering devices and electrostatic discharge (ESD) devices, digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, vector voltmeters, RF power and frequency measuring devices, signal generators, and spectrum analyzers.
- Moron AB
- Utrera, Sevilla , Spain
- Hours per week: 40
Installation Team Manager
USAF, 938th Engineering and Installation Sq.
McClellan AFB, CA, United States
09.1995 - 10.2000
- Responsible for the site survey, layout, construction, certification and operation of all weather and navigational aid systems installed at various locations worldwide.
- Conducted 7 commissioning flight inspections on GRN29 ILS, the USAF equivalent to the FAA Mark 1F.
- Duties include site layout and installation of infrastructure and equipment, troubleshooting and repair of electronics to the component level, testing and certification of all installed navigation equipment at various locations worldwide during that time period.
- Selected to the Air Force Team of the Year for excellence in the Air Force Engineering & Installation field.
- McClellan AFB, CA
- McClellan AFB, CA 95652 United States
- Hours per week: 40
Education
Associate's Degree - Electronics Technology
Community College of the Air Force
Maxwell AFB, AL, United States05.2003
Skills
- Hardware troubleshooting
- Application support
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Problem-solving
- Problem-solving abilities
- Troubleshooting skills
- Organizational skills
Timeline
Airways Transportation Systems Specialist
Federal Aviation Administration
07.2016 - Current
Flight Inspection Operations Specialist, Technical Support
Federal Aviation Administration
04.2012 - 07.2016
Flight Inspection Mission Specialist
Federal Aviation Administration
10.2010 - 04.2012
Airways Transportation Systems Specialist
Federal Aviation Administration
06.2007 - 10.2010
Airfield Electronics Technician
Engineering Professional Services, Inc.
11.2004 - 12.2006
METNAV Subject Matter Expert
USAF, 82 CSS
04.2002 - 10.2004
Electronics Maintenance Manager
USAF
12.2000 - 04.2002
Installation Team Manager
USAF, 938th Engineering and Installation Sq.
09.1995 - 10.2000
Associate's Degree - Electronics Technology
Community College of the Air Force