Miguel Ladino
Jacksonville,FL
Summary
+7 years of experience manufacturing aircraft assemblies, such as the Flap for Gulfstream G650, the Horizontal for Boeing 767, the CF6 Engine Cowl, Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk & Maintenance procedures on Boeing 737-NG and 737-MAX. Focused on using, maintaining and storing hand-power tools in safe manner. Passionate about recommending and implementing continuous improvement activities in production methods, equipment performance, and team effectiveness in highly regulated environments requiring attention to detail and consummate accuracy.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Aircraft Sheet Metal Mechanic
Flightstar Aircraft Services
Jacksonville, FL
04.2025 - Current
- Conducted inspections to ensure compliance with safety standards and specifications.
- Collaborated with engineering teams to interpret blueprints and technical drawings accurately.
- Utilized various measuring instruments to verify dimensions of fabricated parts for accuracy.
- Maintained detailed documentation of work performed, contributing to quality assurance processes.
- Collaborated with engineering teams to design and fabricate custom sheet metal components for specific aircraft applications.
- Applied advanced knowledge of corrosion prevention methods, significantly extending the lifespan of various aircraft components.
- Removed & re-installed access panels during inspection checks.
- Adjusted, repaired or replaced parts or assemblies to ensure proper operation.
- Interpreted aircraft specifications, diagrams and blueprints and compared information to completed work verify quality and assess vehicle integrity.
- Identified issues with components and isolated faults prior to implementing corrective actions.
- Dismantled, repaired and reassembled aircraft structural parts and hangar equipment to repair malfunctions and enhance functionality, performance and durability.
Avionics Manufacturing Technician
Vaero Aerospace
02.2024 - 02.2025
- Performed sheet metal mechanic duties in a safe manner, utilizing safety practices and complying with established safety rules and regulations.
- Operated power tools and equipment such as drill motors, cherry max guns, rivet guns, grinders, etc.
- Trimmed, filed, smooth parts, and verified sizes and fitting tolerances to ensure proper fit and clearance of parts.
- Filled gaps and properly seal them.
- De-F.O.D. the ship, ensuring there is absolutely no residue of metal shavings, lacing tags, zip ties, or anything that’s not supposed to be on the aircraft.
- Performed squawks following the inspector’s commands in order to have the ship ready for sale.
- Inspected all received aircraft parts to verify compliance with FAA regulations.
- Operated power tools, gauges and testing equipment to adjust, repair, and replace faulty components in aircrafts.
- Inspected airframes to detect wear and other defects.
- Maintained detailed records of all maintenance activities, ensuring accurate documentation for future reference and audits.
- Assembled components according to specifications, enhancing product quality and consistency.
- Operated and maintained assembly tools and machinery, ensuring optimal performance and safety standards.
Avionics Manufacturing Technician
Kaman Aerospace
Jacksonville
08.2023 - 02.2024
- Ensured that tools and equipment are properly calibrated.
- Installed Brake valves, hydraulic lines and wiper system.
- Prepared parts prior to assembly process ensuring part numbers are correct and checking for defective components.
- Properly burnish, clean, and alodined bonding areas of the aircraft.
- Identifying connectors mounting points by labeling them with their respective decals and clear coating them.
- Data bus couplers installations.
- Shelfs and fittings installations.
- Properly layout and routing of electrical harnesses.
- Clamping and dressing the harnesses accordingly to the specifications of the customer.
- Center console installation.
- Performed electrical bonding readings to assure proper continuity.
- Conducted routine inspections on aircraft systems to ensure compliance with safety regulations.
- Managed inventory of tools and parts, ensuring availability for timely maintenance operations.
- Documented maintenance actions in compliance with regulatory standards and company policies.
Sheet Metal Mechanic
Global Superior Personnel
11.2021 - 06.2023
- Removed and replaced blind and solid fasteners.
- Fabricated shims as needed per spec.
- Usage of jigs and Winslow drills to open nutplates.
- Cutting, trimming, filing, bending, smoothing parts, and verifying sizes and fitting tolerances to ensure proper fit and clearance of parts.
- Fixed and Repair structure damages like gauges, nicks and tool marks on aluminum parts.
- Identify and locate parts prior to drilling.
- Drilling and countersinking composite material, aluminum, steel and titanium.
- Clean and prepare surfaces for seal and installation.
- Ability to install and R&R solid and floating nutplates.
- Operated aircraft towing equipment in towing operations.
- Measured gaps and properly filled them with solid or liquid shim.
Sheet Metal Mechanic
Triumph
10.2018 - 10.2021
- Removed and repaired Damaged skins.
- Installed regular, heat-treated, high shear, and blind type aircraft rivets and fasteners by using pneumatic riveters, bucking bars and other special tools.
- Fabricated parts needed for assembly or installation, using shop machinery or equipment.
- Pulled holes, and fixed parts with oversized holes.
- Ability to read blueprints, illustrations, and specifications to determine layouts, sequences of operations, or identities and relationships of parts.
- Experience cutting, trimming, filing, bending, smoothing parts, and verifying sizes and fitting tolerances to ensure proper fit and clearance of parts.
- Great capacity to assemble, install, and connect parts, fittings, and assemblies using layout tools, hand tools, power tools, and fasteners such as bolts, screws, rivets, and clamps.
Education
High School Diploma -
Colegio Cooperativo Pereira
Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia11-2014
Skills
- Manufacturing
- Mechanical Knowledge
- Assembly repair
- Training and guiding new mechanics
- Aircraft mechanical component troubleshooting
- Repair procedures and replacement of parts
- Aircraft sheet metal/structural modifications and repair
- Electrical installation
- Hydraulic installation
- Power tool operation
- Airframe inspection
- Rivet installation
Timeline
Aircraft Sheet Metal Mechanic
Flightstar Aircraft Services
04.2025 - Current
Avionics Manufacturing Technician
Vaero Aerospace
02.2024 - 02.2025
Avionics Manufacturing Technician
Kaman Aerospace
08.2023 - 02.2024
Sheet Metal Mechanic
Global Superior Personnel
11.2021 - 06.2023
Sheet Metal Mechanic
Triumph
10.2018 - 10.2021
High School Diploma -
Colegio Cooperativo Pereira