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PAULA RESTREPO

Weston,FL

Summary

Certified A&P mechanic with a Bachelor´s degree in Electrical Engineering, 25 years of professional experience in aircraft maintenance.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Aircraft Maintenance Technician

The Professional Group LATAM
01.2025 - Current
  • Perform Daily, arrival, departure and ETOPS check.
  • Accomplish Schedule and non schedule inspections.
  • Replace of aircraft component
  • Evaluated individual aircraft components to identify and troubleshoot issues.

Aircraft Maintenance Technician

STS Aviation Services
08.2024 - 01.2025
  • Perform scheduled inspection like Service and Heavy check.
  • Accomplish with Unschedule inspection.
  • Do troubleshooting to define or clear MEL item.

Maintenance Control Center Supervisor

Avianca AGIL
01.2020 - 07.2024
  • Guarantee the availability of airworthy aircraft to cover the daily schedule.
  • Manage the return to service of the aircraft in AOG condition.
  • Support maintenance technician with process, documents, components manuals required to perform inspection of the aircraft.
  • Contact to the aircraft manufacturer to consultant alternate procedures to repair any structural damage.
  • Consult with Engineering Department information about SB's, AD's and job Instruction card to support the maintenance technician when it is required.


Maintenance Control Center Controller

Avianca AGIL
10.2015 - 12.2019
  • Provide technical support to maintenance stations.
  • Return the aircraft to service on the ground condition as soon as possible.
  • Monitor fleet faults during operation through the AHM and Airnav programs to avoid AOG or program checks of the system as preventive maintenance.
  • Inform to the supervisor when an aircraft is in risk of AOG condition to make a decision immediately.

Reliability Engineer

Avianca AGIL
01.2014 - 09.2015
  • Develop and keep MEL, NEF, and EDTO/ETOPS manuals based on the AACs and manufacturers' manuals.
  • Analyze, develop and keep updated the MPs maintenance program applicable to each Avianca´s fleet
  • Receive, distribute and incorporate in the maintenance software the ADs of aircraft, engine and parts applicable to Avianca.
  • Evaluate with the applicable engineering departments the necessity of incorporating improvements in the systems provided by the manufacturer.

Aircraft Maintenance Technician

Avianca AGIL
07.2000 - 01.2014
  • Performed inspection and troubleshooting in the aircraft systems.
  • Ensures all Aircraft maintenance documentation is executed in compliance with FAA Regulation, Company policies and procedure applicable maintenance manual.
  • Removed and installed aircraft system components.
  • Attend to Airbus delivery center in Toulouse as a mechanic to perform checks and receive operational test on Avianca's first A330.
  • Perform inspection and Operational test in Airbus delivery center in Hamburgo on Avianca's A320 aircraft.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Electronic Engineering

Universidad Santiago De Cali
Colombia
08-2008

Aeromechanic - Aircraft Mechanic

Servicio Nacional De Aprendizaje SENA
Colombia
07-2000

Skills

  • Reading technical manuals
  • Troubleshooting issues
  • Attention to detail
  • Time management

Languages

English
Professional Working
Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Aircraft Maintenance Technician

The Professional Group LATAM
01.2025 - Current

Aircraft Maintenance Technician

STS Aviation Services
08.2024 - 01.2025

Maintenance Control Center Supervisor

Avianca AGIL
01.2020 - 07.2024

Maintenance Control Center Controller

Avianca AGIL
10.2015 - 12.2019

Reliability Engineer

Avianca AGIL
01.2014 - 09.2015

Aircraft Maintenance Technician

Avianca AGIL
07.2000 - 01.2014

Bachelor of Science - Electronic Engineering

Universidad Santiago De Cali

Aeromechanic - Aircraft Mechanic

Servicio Nacional De Aprendizaje SENA
PAULA RESTREPO