Mitchell Vines
Summary
Highly skilled Boeing C-17 aviation mechanic with 20 + years in aviation maintenance industry. Repaired and maintained aircraft engines, flight systems and avionics in austere global environments. result-driven professional leads, motivates and collaborates with teams of mechanics. Experienced in troubleshooting and diagnosing repair issues. Committed to implementing best practices and standards
to deliver customer satisfaction.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Maintenance Operations Manager
USAF
01.2021 - Current
- Supervised employee performance, preventive maintenance, and safety.
- Planned scheduled maintenance outages as part of preventive maintenance program.
- Delegated tasks to carefully selected employees in alignment with resource management goals.
- Monitored priorities and liaised between maintenance team and management, delegating tasks to complete on time.
Active Duty Maintenance Advisor
USAF
10.2018 - 01.2021
- Advise, mentor Air Nation Guard personnel on C-17a aircraft weapon system transition.
- Direct maintenance requirements on 8 mobility aircraft valued over $1.7 billions.
- Instruct maintenance disciplines, philosophies & procedures; enforce compliance with DOD, AF policies.
- Facilitated communication and collaboration between departments to help business function smoothly.
- Improved processes by recommending operational changes.
Flying Crew Chief Manager
USAF
12.2016 - 10.2018
- Manage Air Mobility Command(AMC) busiest flying crew chief (FCC) program.
- Schedule and assign 54 FCCs for required missions tasked from higher headquarters.
- Schedule, manage all members annual and recurring training & classes.
- Manage unit travel budget; review and approve members travel voucher.
- Evaluate & guide new candidates to onboard for FCC program.
- Enforced strict safety protocols to protect crew members.
- Prepare quarterly reports for higher headquarters program manager
Flying Crew Chief
USAF
05.2013 - 01.2017
- Launch, recover, perform troubleshoot, ground-handling & servicing on C-17A aircraft at austere locations.
- Examined and tested aircraft parts, components and systems to verify airworthiness and functionality.
- Removed and installed aircraft subsystem assemblies such as engines, rotors, gearboxes, transmissions, and mechanical flight controls.
- Documented all inspection and maintenance actions in aircraft forms, IMDS, and FERMS
- Coordinate with appropriate channels to request any maintenance recovery teams and or waivers required to fix aircraft
Aerospace Maintenance Craftsman
USAF
04.2010 - 05.2013
- Troubleshot mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical systems and tested equipment following repairs.
- Recorded maintenance actions in aircraft logbooks.
- Examined and tested aircraft parts, components and systems to verify airworthiness and functionality.
- Removed and installed aircraft subsystem assemblies such as engines, rotors, gearboxes, transmissions, and mechanical flight controls.
Aerospace Maintenance Journeyman
USAF
11.2004 - 04.2010
- Read and interpreted aircraft documentation to determine repair feasibility and methods.
- Examined and tested aircraft parts, components and systems to verify airworthiness and functionality.
- Assisted with aircraft and equipment transport and movement.
- Maintained, inspected, adjusted, and packed aircrew flight equipment.
- Troubleshot mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical systems and tested equipment following repairs.
Education
High School Diploma -
Charlton County High School
Folkston, GA06.2002
Skills
- Waste Management
- Maintenance Scheduling
- Lockout and Tagout Procedures
- Quality Assurance
- Safety Compliance
- Production Scheduling
- Training and Development
- Root Cause Analysis
Certification
- C-17A, F117-PW-100 Engine borescope
- C-17A APU/Engine Advance troubleshooting
- C-17A Engine Run Certified
- C-17A Full Jack Certified
- C-17A Gear Retract Supervisor
Timeline
Maintenance Operations Manager
USAF
01.2021 - Current
Active Duty Maintenance Advisor
USAF
10.2018 - 01.2021
Flying Crew Chief Manager
USAF
12.2016 - 10.2018
Flying Crew Chief
USAF
05.2013 - 01.2017
Aerospace Maintenance Craftsman
USAF
04.2010 - 05.2013
Aerospace Maintenance Journeyman
USAF
11.2004 - 04.2010
High School Diploma -
Charlton County High School
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