PATRICK D COLBERT
AEROTEK
COLORADO SPRINGS,CO
41
years of professional experience
Direct aircraft mechanic and structural mechanic work across assembly, installation, maintenance, and repair of aircraft sections, parts, and assemblies.,Supervise technical personnel, assign tasks, manage schedules, and support timely completion of maintenance work.,Diagnose problems with test equipment, implement corrective action, coordinate with upper management, and administer corrective maintenance programs.
Work History
10 Months
- WORKED MOSTLY STRUCTURAL REPAIR AND TEAR DOWN , SEAT TRACKS, SKIN PANELS, REMOVE AND INSTALLATION OF ANTENNAS, CORROSION REPAIR AN PREVENTION. REPAIR AN REPLACING FLIGHT CONTROLS. (FLAPS, RUDDER, TRIM TABS. REPAIRED HONEYCOMB PANELS.
- WORKED FOR SERRA NEVADA CORP. WORK ON THE PC-12 FOR THE US AIRFORCE. HAVE CURRENT SECRET CLEARANCE AS OF 11-19.
1 Year
- WORKING ON BOMBARDIER GLOBAL 7000 WING. TRIUMPH SENTHE WING FROM TEXAS ABOUT 60 % COMPLETE . I DO MOSTLY STRUCTURAL WORK. DRILLING CLOSE TOLERANCE HOLES FOR HI LITES,INSTALLING PARTS ON THE WING.I ALSO DO SOME MECHANICAL WORK. WORK INSTALLING LANDING GEAR DOORS ,ACTUATORS FOR THE FLAPS. I WORK A LOT ON W/IT'S ( ENGINEERING DISCREPANCIES ) REPAIR WORK.
SALES ASSOCIATE
2 Years11 Months
- WORKED ON 747-800 44 SECTION. DID THE LAP SPLICE OF A 35 FOOT PANEL. PREP PANEL FOR FRAY SEALENT, APPLIED FRAY SEALENT, INSTALLED FASTENERS THEN APPLIED FILLET SEALENT.
- ASSEMBLING THE NEW 787. WORKED ON COMPOSITE SKIN PLANELS AND INSTALLING GROUND STUDS AND GROUND TERMINALS. WAS CERTIFIED IN ALL SEAL APPLICATION. HAD TO DRILL CLOSE TOLERANCE HOLES IN VERY SOFT ALUMINIUM GROUND STRINGERS. HAD TO LAYOUT AND INSTALL PARTS FROM BLUE PRINTS. ALL BLUE PTINTS AND JOB OPERATIONS WERE ON THE COMPUTER. THEY USE VELOCITY PROGRAMMING. I ALSO DID A LOT OF REPAIR WORK.
2 Years 1 Month
- ASSEMBLING 747 SKIN PANELS, AS BELOW RETURNED TO SAME JOB AFTER LAYOFF AND WAS LAYED OFF AGAIN DUE TO BOEING AIRCRAFT ORDERS DECLINED
11 Months
- ASSEMBLING 747 SKIN PANELS , MOSTLY WORKING ON ENGINEERING WORK TAGS AND SQUAWK REPAIRS AT FINAL STATION. FAMILIAR WITH ALL SHEET METAL ASSEMBLY WORK TOOLS. APPLIED FRAY AND FILLET SEALENT DAILY. USING BAC 5000 MANUALS.
MECHANIC
5 Months- DOING REPAIR AND MODIFICATION TO 757'AND MD88'S. THE WORK INVOLVED REMOVING ALL THE LAVATORIES AND GALLEYS AND INSTALLING NEW ONES, TO INCLUDE THE PLUMBING FOR THE LAVS. USED SEALENT DAILY. (FRAY FILLET AND CAP SEAL TECHNIQUES. USING DELTA MAINTENANCE MANUALS AND FAA SPECIFICATIONS FOR ALL WORK.
2 Months
- DOING STRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL ASSEMBLIES ON THE BLACKHAWK HELICOPTER AND STRYKER MILITARY VEHICLE. CONVERTING THEM INTO MEDIVAC TRANSPORT. MAIN JOB WAS TO FABRICATE NEW PANELS USING VACUUM PRESSURE FOR SEALING OF THE NEW PANELS.
- CENTENNIAL CO.; AIR METHODS
5 Months
- DOING MODIFICATION TO SEAT TRACK CONFIGURATION AND GALLEY MOD CONFIGURATION TO 747 AND 777. REMOVAL AND REINSTALLING NEW SEAT TRACKS. GALLEY MOD ON 747 AND 777, INVOLVING FABRICATION OF ALL THE PANELS AND STRUCTURAL PARTS AND THEN INSTALLING THEM IN THE AIRCRAFT. USED SEALENT ON A DAILY BASIS, (FRAY, FILLET, VACUUM PRESSURE AND INJECTION.
- ROME NY; MIDAIR AVIATION
SALES
2 Years 5 Months- SOLD AUTO'S AND TRAINED NEW SALES PEOPLE
2 Months
- SOLD AUTOS AND ASSISTED SETTING UP DEALERSHIP.
1 Year 8 Months
- SOLD AUTOS AND ASSISTED IN TRAINING NEW SALES PEOPLE.
OWNER, OPERATOR OF AUTO DEALERSHIP
1 Year 11 Months- I WAS INVOLVED IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE DEALERSHIP, BOUGHT AND SOLD CAR. HIRED SALES REPS AND MECHANICS AND EVERY THING ELSE.
4 Years 11 Months
- SOLD CARS AND WORK IN FINANCE
FABRICATOR
1 Year 1 Month- FABRICATED AND ASSEMBLED AIRCRAFT PARTS, BENCH WORK, SEALENT AND BOND, BRAKE PRESS AND INSPECTION OF OUTGOING ASSEMBLIES
STRUCTURAL MECHANIC
6 Months- WORKED AT A COUPLE OF FOB'S, DC-10S, 737S,AND MD-80S DOING MOSTLY C AND D CHECKS
STRUCTURAL MECHANIC
7 Months- WORKED AT DIA DENVER FOR CONTINENTAL EXPRESS, PERFORMING MAINTENANCE AND MODS ON ALL THEIR COMMUTER AIRCRAFT. A-42, ATR-72 AND BEECHCRAFT 1900. DID MAJOR STRUCTURAL REPAIR TO STRINGERS AND FLOOR BEAMS DUE TO STRESS CRACKS AND CORROSION. REMOVED AND REPLACED HI-LOCS AND HUCKS, AND CHERRY RIVETS. WORKED ON MODIFICATION OF SEAT TRACKS AND FABRICATED PARTS OF ALL KINDS . DID MODIFICATION ON ENGINE COWLING.
SHEET METAL MECHANIC/SUPERVISOR
9 Months- WORKED ON MD-11 PROJECT, FINAL ASSEMBLY AT CONVAIR. WHICH INCLUDED REPLACING POST TOLERANCE FASTENERS, REINSTALLING PARTS THAT WERE INSTALLED IMPROPERLY. THEN WAS SENT TO SUPERVISE THE MATING OF THE BARREL ASSEMBLY. FUSELAGE. FOR MCDONNEL L DOUGLAS IN LONG BEACH CA. WHICH INCLUDED ALL REPAIRS NECESSARY FOR ASSEMBLY OF BARRELS (SECTIONS).
AIRCRAFT MECHANIC/SUPERVISOR
1 Year 10 Months- SUPERVISED PERSONNEL IN THE MAINTENANCE OF 16 APACHE HELICOPTERS, 12 OH-58C AND DS AND 3 UH-60S, INCLUDING PHASES. IN ADDITION, SUPERVISED PERSONNEL WORKING ON 12 CH-47S, HELPING THE UNIT GO FROM P.M.D.S TO PHASES. RECEIVED TWO AWARDS FROM THE ARMY FOR BEING ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATED UNIT IN GERMANY.
- GERMANY
2 Years 3 Months
- WORKED FLYABLE STORAGE, MAINTAINING OH-58 AND UH-1S FROM P.M.D.S TO PHASES. WORKED M.W.O.S ON OH-58S, UH-60, CH-47 AND APACHE HELICOPTERS. TO INCLUDE ALL MINOR TO MAJOR STRUCTURAL REPAIR. USED SEALENT ON A DAILY BASIS.(FRAY, FILLEY AND CAP SEAL) TRANSFERRED TO PAXRIVER, MARYLAND TO WORK AT STRIKE AIRCRAFT HANGAR. WHICH TESTED NEW MODIFICATIONS AND STRUCTURAL ENHANCEMENT OF FIGHTERS. PERFORMED MECHANICAL AND STRUCTURAL WORK ON F-4S, F-14S, A-4S AND A-6S
6 Months
- STRUCTURAL REPAIR AT FINAL ASSEMBLY
AIRCRAFT MECHANIC/STRUCTURAL MECHANIC/TEAM
8 Months- STRUCTURAL REPAIR AND MODIFICATION OF DAMAGED DC-10 AT JFK AIRPORT. REPLACED SKIN PANELS AND FLOOR TRACKS, INSTALLED NEW PLUMBING SYSTEM AND CARGO DOOR ASSEMBLY, ASSISTED ELECTRICIANS AND RIGGERS. USED SEALENT DAILY, (FRA, FILLET CAP, PREPACK, INJECTION AND VACUUM PRESSURE
STRUCTURAL MECHANIC/TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE
1 Year- INSPECTED AND REPAIRED ALL ERRORS AT FINAL ASSEMBLY. I WAS SENT TO MESA AZ AS A TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE. I ASSISTED IN WORKING OUT DISCREPANCIES IN THE ASSEMBLY OF THE APACHE HELICOPTERS. RECEIVED A COUPLE OF AWARDS, FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE
MECHANIC LAB TECHNICIAN
8 Months- TESTED FEED SYSTEMS OF THE SERGEANT YORK TANK, HELPED ENGINEERS DESIGN AND REDESIGN PARTS. RECEIVED A AWARD FOR SAVING TIME AND MONEY.
MOCK-UP MECHANIC
3 Years 4 Months- ASSEMBLED PROTOTYPE AIRCRAFT ASSEMBLIES AND SET UP ASSEMBLY PROCEDURES TO INCLUED FASTENERS AND SEALENT REQUIREMENTS.
Education
GED
Skills
Completed assembly
installation
maintenance
and repair of aircraft sections and parts
including tail
wing
fuselage skin panels
floors
tracks
plumbing
frames
bulkheads
doors
and sealant applications.
Delivered quality repair support across technical and mechanical aircraft work while contributing to supervision tasks.
Accomplishments
- My personal greatest accomplishment is my family. Having raised 4 children that are now adults and on there own. With there own lives and children.
Timeline
AEROTEK
05.2019 - 03.2020Read More
BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE TORONTO CANADA (TRIUMPH AEROSPACE)
10.2017 - 10.2018Read More
SALES ASSOCIATE
AL SIERRA CHEVROLET
09.2015 - 09.2017Read More
CHIPTON-ROSS; (TRIUMPH AEROSPACE)
09.2014 - 08.2015Read More
CHIPTON ROSS; ( BOEING AEROSPACE)
02.2014 - 02.2014Read More
PLANETECH; ( TRIUMPH AEROSPACE)
07.2012 - 06.2013Read More
MECHANIC
AIR JOB (ATS)
01.2012 - 06.2012Read More
CHIPTON-ROSS; (TRIUMPH, AEROSPACE )
10.2011 - 11.2013Read More
VOLT INC.
09.2011 - 11.2011Read More
SMART INC.
04.2011 - 09.2011Read More
SALES
DANIELS CHEVY
02.2008 - 07.2010Read More
COLORADO CAR CONNECTION
09.2007 - 11.2007Read More
GO JEEP BROADWAY
01.2006 - 09.2007Read More
OWNER, OPERATOR OF AUTO DEALERSHIP
COLBERT AUTO SALES
07.1999 - 06.2001Read More
COLORADO SPRINGS JEEP
07.1994 - 06.1999Read More
FABRICATOR
COLORADO DESIGN SYSTEMS
05.1993 - 06.1994Read More
STRUCTURAL MECHANIC
SMART INC. / VOLT INC.
11.1992 - 05.1993Read More
STRUCTURAL MECHANIC
STS
03.1992 - 10.1992Read More
SHEET METAL MECHANIC/SUPERVISOR
VOLT INC.
05.1991 - 02.1992Read More
AIRCRAFT MECHANIC/SUPERVISOR
AUGUSTA AEROSPACE
10.1988 - 08.1990Read More
DYNCORP
07.1986 - 10.1988Read More
LEAR JET
01.1986 - 07.1986Read More
AIRCRAFT MECHANIC/STRUCTURAL MECHANIC/TEAM
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS
04.1985 - 12.1985Read More
STRUCTURAL MECHANIC/TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE
TELEDYNE RYAN AERONAUTICAL
04.1984 - 04.1985Read More
MECHANIC LAB TECHNICIAN
FORD AEROSPACE
02.1983 - 10.1983Read More
MOCK-UP MECHANIC
RHOR INDUSTRIES
03.1979 - 07.1982Read More
Monte Vista High-school
GED
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