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Overview
Work History
Education
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Certification
Accomplishments
Awards
Project Turnaround Management
Aerospace
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Nicholas Evans

Denham Springs

Summary

Dynamic Quality Inspector with a proven track record at Virgin Orbit, excelling in quality assurance and regulatory compliance. Adept at enhancing production integrity and safety through effective project management and data analysis. Recognized for outstanding leadership and patient advocacy, ensuring high standards in all inspections and team training initiatives.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Quality Inspector

Virgin Orbit
Long Beach
08.2019 - 06.2020
  • Performed Acceptance and Transfer Inspections of subassemblies of all systems at every stage of organizational level workflow from Shipping/Receiving through Final Integration.
  • Performed Quality Inspections of various Work Orders from every stage of assembly to ensure Safety of Flight and Build Reliability.
  • Assisted Engineers on multiple Process Improvements to enhance overall Production, Integrity, and Safety of rocket assemblies and personnel.
  • Managed Tool Control with daily tool audits to ensure accountability and proper tool control procedures were being adhered to by all personnel.
  • Performed Safety Walkthroughs to ensure overall compliance of work areas.
  • Collaborated with technicians daily to improve upon work skills and product knowledge to increase overall production by decreasing the number of issues being met.
  • Performed material integrity acceptance of vendor supplied parts.
  • Routinely managed the in-process and final inspections, documentation, and traceability of conforming and nonconforming parts.

Supervisor

KOCH Specialty Plant Services
Houston
08.2014 - 12.2018
  • Read and interpret drawings and schematics of processing units for industrial fabrication and modification
  • Supervise, mentor, and train personnel on a day-to-day basis ensuring safety and productivity
  • Company appointed representative, in the field, to coordinate with employees, turnaround contractors, plant contacts, and third-party inspections to ensure all tasks are performed in a professional, prompt, and safety conscious manner
  • Provide professional advice to clients and engineers to ensure that safety and quality of work are maintained above all else
  • Perform quality control and quality assurance inspections periodically on a day-to-day basis to ensure that quality and safety standards are adhered to
  • Aid in staffing projects, planning, pre-job inventory and walkdowns to ensure a safe and quality work environment before the beginning of each project
  • Perform Job Site Safety Analysis throughout each shift to ensure all hazards are mitigated and tasks are met with the highest regard for safety
  • Demonstrate outstanding people management skills to ensure that personnel are assigned the most correct tasks to meet their qualifications and certifications
  • Oversee multiple worksites within a single project to ensure quality work is performed safely and on time to meet scheduling requirements
  • Conduct jobsite personnel management with a “Lead by Example” attitude to ensure company and client policies and procedures are understood and followed
  • Interpret and update a maintenance schedule of work performed on a day-to-day basis ensuring proper communication between company shifts, clients, engineers, and third-party inspections and contractors
  • Stay current in OSHA mandated policies and procedures and incorporate them into the daily functions and routines of the worksite
  • Routinely inspect all tools and personal protective equipment prior to each use and after each task completion to verify quality and safety
  • Monitor all third-party issued gear and equipment on a day-to-day basis for quality and control purposes

Flight Line Shift Supervisor

HMM-262 | MCAS Futenma
Okinawa
10.2008 - 02.2013
  • Supervised, mentored, and trained 44 Marines on a day-to-day basis ensuring safety and productivity
  • Supervised, mentored and trained 15 Collateral Duty Inspectors and 10 Collateral Duty Quality Assurance Representatives on a day-to-day basis to ensure safety and productivity
  • Conducted Flight Line and Phase Maintenance Work Center audits to ensure quality standards and amend future discrepancies
  • Examined and inspected aircraft Hydraulic Systems, Power Plants, Drive Systems, Avionics Systems, Flight Controls, and Aircraft Structures to locate cracks, breaks, leaks and/or any component out of limitations
  • Performed Pre and Post Phase aircraft acceptance and transfer inspections as a Qualified Plane Captain to ensure the safety of continued flight, ensuring all aircraft were structurally and mechanically sound
  • Performed Pre and Post Flight aircraft inspections as a Qualified Plane Captain to ensure the safety of continued flight, ensuring all aircraft were structurally and mechanically sound
  • Inspected maintenance tasks requiring functional check flights of aircraft to return to full mission capable status
  • Coordinated with supervisors to resolve problems and minimize expenses by adjusting workloads to accommodate manpower, materials and equipment
  • Responsible for the training progression and tracking of Marines in the Squadron guaranteeing all qualifications were properly documented
  • Conducted aircraft inspections of Hydraulic Systems, Power Plants, Drive Systems, Flight Controls and Aircraft Structures after extensive maintenance prior to aircraft functional check flights
  • Inspected aircraft components from Aviation Supply certifying parts to be within limits and overall product quality
  • Conducted aircraft corrosion inspections and corrosion prevention (when required)
  • Certified maintenance to meet standards according to Maintenance Instruction Manuals
  • Monitored and ensured the Fuel Surveillance Program, Confined Space program, Maintenance Training Program, and the Explosives Handling Personnel Qualification and Certification Programs are up to date and inspection ready

Education

Bachelor of Science Degree - Healthcare Management

DeVry University
Lisle, IL
03-2026

High School -

Ouachita Parish High School
Monroe
05-2005

Skills

  • Healthcare management
  • Quality assurance
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Data analysis
  • Project management
  • Patient advocacy

Certification

  • OSHA Confined Space Certified (2013)
  • OSHA Safety Certified (2013)
  • OSHA Fall Protection Certified (2013)
  • OSHA Supplied Oxygen Maintenance Certified (2013-Present)
  • OSHA Scaffolding Certified (2013-Present)
  • Qualified Forklift Operator
  • Qualified Aerial Lift Operator
  • Qualified Crane Rigger
  • Qualified Critical Lift Rigger
  • Qualified KSPS Formal Supervisor
  • Specialist in the use of pneumatic measuring equipment
  • KSPS Quality Control Bolt-up and Flange Inspection Qualified
  • KSPS Quality Control Weld detail and visual Inspection Qualified
  • KSPS Quality Control Torque Witness Inspection Qualified
  • Industrial TWIC Certified (2013)
  • Qualified in performing non-destructive testing processes, to include but not limited to, dye penetrant inspections, visual inspections of structural and non-coded welds, ultrasonic and shear wave structural discrepancy inspections.
  • Licensed in the use of Aircraft Ground Support Equipment (2008)
  • Qualified as a Collateral Duty Quality Assurance Representative for CH-46E and HH-46E Power Plants (2008)
  • Successful Completion of Corrosion Course (2010)
  • CPR Certified (2009)
  • 5S Concepts Certified (2019)
  • Omni Proficiency Certified (2019)
  • NASA White Sands COPV Damage Detection Certified (2019)

Accomplishments

  • While performing Maintenance Turnaround duties as a Boilermaker and Shift Foreman with Specialty Plant Services, at a DOW Chemical Plant, in New Orleans, Louisiana, I managed a consisting of 25 Boilermakers and 10 Welders. During the four-week project, I worked with managed my team to safely conducting maintenance actions, beyond the expectations of Dow Chemical and Koch Specialty Plant Services. With my expert guidance and organizational skills, we were able to complete the 6 vessels originally assigned to my company. Aided the other contracting company hired by the plant, who was behind schedule for two by personally completing 176 of the 230 valves and 110 of the 166 heat exchangers assigned to them. In doing so my team brought the entire turnaround project back on schedule and finally reached completion three days before the projected end date. The actions of myself and the under my supervision saved Dow Chemical from a planned $4 million a day loss and potentially more due to a delinquent work scope. In doing so I was able to strengthen the relationship between my employer and the client and securing an extended contract for future projects.
  • Professional achievement in the superior performance of my duties while serving as Flight Line Night Shift Work Center Supervisor and Collateral Duty Inspector, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III Marine Expeditionary Force from 5 January to 11 April 2011. During this period, I led the maintenance effort by personally performing 217.7 Collateral Duty Inspector hours and 591.5 maintenance man hours resulting in the completion of 152 maintenance action forms during predeployment training, Exercise Cobra Gold and Operation Tomodachi, I set the standard for the department by performing Expert maintenance on all 12 Ch-46E aircraft. As a result, the squadron safely completed 1156.7 flight hours during 90 sorties. My initiative, perseverance, and total dedication to duty reflected credit upon myself and in keeping with the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service.
  • As the only Flight Line Division Collateral Duty Quality Assurance Representative on night crew, I took direct and personal responsibility for inspecting, supervising, and completing numerous maintenance actions during the high operational tempo of the 31st MEU. Filling a billet typically held by a senior Noncommissioned Officer as a Lance Corporal, I quickly identified the need for my division to focus efforts on high priority tasks in order to support the daily Flight Schedule. As a direct result, the squadron’s CH-46E aircraft safely completed all missions during the MEU cycle. Thanks to my leadership and personal example, the Flight Line Division was continuously the subject of noteworthy praise within the Maintenance Department.
  • I served as the Technical Training Noncommissioned Officer for the Flight Line Division. As the Technical Training NCO, I managed the accountability, tracking, and implementation of regular updates to the training jackets of 43 Flight Line Marines. I scheduled weekly technical training to ensure consistent development of the Flight Line Division Marines. Additionally, I accurately and efficiently logged training, monitored qualifications, and screened the Advanced Skills Management Online application for upcoming expirations. I managed this program without deviating from my normal responsibilities and obligations as the night shift Work Center Supervisor, Plane Captain, and Collateral Duty Quality Assurance Representative.

Awards

1 - Naval Achievement Medal, 1 - Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, 1 - Certificate of Commendation, 1 – Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation, 2 - Meritorious Masts, 1 - Certificates of Appreciation, 4 - Letters of Appreciation, 4- Sea Service Deployment Ribbons, 1- Humanitarian Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Medal, SpaceX Dragon Quality Award of Excellence, Virgin Orbit Rocket 001 Successful Mission Completion Award

Project Turnaround Management

4 years in project turnaround management

Aerospace

  • 6 years in aircraft maintenance management
  • Master experience Aviation Power Plants, fuel systems, gearboxes, and flight controls.
  • Master experience interpreting hydraulic system schematics, diagrams, and sketches.
  • Master experience interpreting avionics systems schematics, diagrams, and sketches.
  • Qualified as a Collateral Duty Quality Assurance Representative for CH-46E and HH-46E Power Plants (2008)
  • Qualified as a Plane Captain on Boeing CH-46E and HH-46E t/m/s
  • Specialist in work and manpower planning and quality improvement
  • Master experience in Phase Maintenance, Airframes, Flight Line and Power Plants, Quality Assurance, and Corrosion Control

Timeline

Quality Inspector

Virgin Orbit
08.2019 - 06.2020

Supervisor

KOCH Specialty Plant Services
08.2014 - 12.2018

Flight Line Shift Supervisor

HMM-262 | MCAS Futenma
10.2008 - 02.2013

Bachelor of Science Degree - Healthcare Management

DeVry University

High School -

Ouachita Parish High School

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