Michael Graves
Kaneohe,HI
Summary
Team player who can work shifts on his own. Eight years’ experience in helicopter maintenance, avionics specialist with considerable time spent in general helicopter maintenance. I have helped break down and build up 6 different MH65 helicopters. I was responsible for all emergency and scheduled maintenance on week-long deployments in the Coast Guard. As the only maintainer in a three-man aircrew, I would be expected to also know all phases of flight. I could run the shop when needed but primarily I was a flight mechanic charged with search and rescue missions away from the hanger. I also worked many 6 month heavy maintenance night shifts.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Seaman
US Coast Guard
11.2015 - 03.2024
- Company Overview: Managed deck maintenance, painting, grinding, line handling. Boarding team member trained to board foreign vessels at sea and do basic searches.
- Managed deck maintenance, painting, grinding, line handling. Boarding team member trained to board foreign vessels at sea and do basic searches.
Aviation electrical technician
US Coast Guard
10.2013 - 10.2015
- Fully qualified flight mechanic. Experienced Avionics Technician with gas gauges and full glass cockpits.
- Accredited with 3 saved three lives as hoist operator and flown on over 80 search and rescue missions assisting more lives.
- Maintained search and rescue proficiency for 6 years
- Completed maintenance on multiple remote sites with no oversight. QA was the Pilot and reported to Warrant before flight.
- Helped to train 10 new MH 65 Captains.
Carpenter apprentice
Local 745
05.2012 - 06.2013
- Erected forms, follow schematics, and precision layout of any size concrete wall.
- Framing layout and build up.
Bartender
Bistro Laurant Torendel
08.2010 - 08.2012
- Managed stocking and sales for $80,000 worth of inventory.
- Responsible for providing the highest level of fine dining and wine service while simultaneously keeping up with the restaurants bar orders.
- Top nights would be over 250 covers divided between three bartenders.
- Guests regularly included celebrities and high value business events.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Urban Planning
Evergreen State College
Olympia, WAAvionics Technician - undefined
USCG
Skills
- Multi functional display removal and install
- AFCS computer maintenance,
- AFCS physical maintenance
- AIR DATA System trouble shooting
- Radar system trouble shooting
- Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) Maintenance
- Proficient in all phases of flight, VMC approaches, ILS approaches, IMC Flight and all bold face emergency procedures from memory
- Completion of simulator refresher course for the MH65D
- Excavator operator
- Experience trouble shooting multiple excavator, skid steer and tractors
- Crew Resource Management
Timeline
Seaman
US Coast Guard
11.2015 - 03.2024
Aviation electrical technician
US Coast Guard
10.2013 - 10.2015
Carpenter apprentice
Local 745
05.2012 - 06.2013
Bartender
Bistro Laurant Torendel
08.2010 - 08.2012
Avionics Technician - undefined
USCG
Bachelor of Arts - Urban Planning
Evergreen State College
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