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
Miami, FL
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
Miami, FL
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
Bogota
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
Bogota
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
Bogota
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
Bogota
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
Colombia08-2008
Aeromechanic - Aircraft Mechanic
Servicio Nacional De Aprendizaje SENA
Colombia07-2000
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