RACHID EL ARF

• Executed maintenance and structural work on Boeing 787 business class cabin areas, enhancing functionality of lavatories and galleys.
• Completed day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
• Contributed innovative ideas and solutions to enhance team performance and outcomes.
• Worked successfully with diverse group of coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to our products and services.

executed structural repairs on Airbus A380 wings, addressing cracks per SRIs; removed damaged sections and sealants; drilled and reamed to specified tolerances; installed reinforcement doublers and repair components; applied approved sealants and performed sealing and waterproofing; conducted leak tests to ensure integrity and effectiveness.

• 787 re-work, repairs, installations, and modifications of structures, interiors, skin panels and other components.
• Removal of high-valve interior components and panels, replacing and reaming bushings per work instructions.
• Installation of bushings using fillet seals, cold pressing into interference fits.
• Match drilling titanium brackets and replacing discrepant parts in tight areas on B deck of 787 aircraft.
• Perform close tolerance drilling, reaming, removal, and installation to critical support structures and fracture critical areas.
• Removing and replacing fasteners common to the skin, flight controls, wing fairings and interiors.
• Use drills and high impact vibratory tools (bucking, riveting), huck pullers, lock bolt puller, power screwdriver, C-squeeze, ratchet wrench, nut runner, torque wrenches, crimpers, and cable tools.
• Fabricate sheet metal components for complex repairs, measuring, cutting, bending, and installing components on 787 aircraft.
• Read and interpret blueprints, engineering drawings, technical orders, process specifications, and retrofit requirements to perform structural modifications/repairs.

• Perform heavy in-tank and other major aircraft structure re-work, repairs, installations, and modifications on 787.
• Remove and replace panels and ream bushings per instructions.
• Utilize tooling assemblies and fixtures for depot level modification and repair of structural parts.
• Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on panels, using measuring instruments.
• Fabricate detailed parts from raw stock to meet repair or modification requirements.
• Drill, ream, and countersink full size holes in parts/assemblies in sequence and to correct size using drill.
• Locate blind holes necessary for installation for new structural items to existing structure.
• Apply sealant, alodine, primer and adhesives.
• Clean and replace fuel sealant.
• Repair oversized holes per Non-Conformance Reports (NCR) and Boeing (BAC) specifications.

• Bombardier flap maintenance, including inspection, repair, and reassembly.
• Skilled in using sand blast for component cleaning and preparation.
• Operate electric drill for precision hole drilling and fastener installation.
• Proficient in the removal of fasteners, ensuring safe disassembly and reassembly of components.
• Identify and remove corrosion to maintain aircraft integrity.
• Demonstrated expertise in reassembling and testing the Bombardier Flap for optimal performance.
• Conducted C-check inspections on Dassault Jets, including thorough examination of fuel tanks.
• Closing and sealing fuel tanks while maintaining strict safety protocols.
• Reinstallation of fuel tanks, ensuring secure and leak-free connections.

• Perform modifications and major aircraft structure repairs on composite components and panels on Global 7500.
• Installing brackets and splice plates on the Aircraft-Global 7500, installing many fasteners and doing heavy rework.
• Complete lay out work and build or fabricate parts to close tolerances for structural modifications on aircraft parts.
• Remove and install aircraft hardware like rivets, blind rivets (cherrymax, lockbolts, huckbolts,), hi-lock, hi-lite, bolts, screws, etc.
• Assemble aircraft components and sub-assemblies.
• Locate, drill, and install leading edge on Bombardier wings.
• Close tolerance drilling and working in confined spaces.
• Pressure tests, assembly of fuel tank, leak checks 1,2 and 3, rework of fuel tanks research and repair of the leaks.
• Apply sealant as injection, fay brush coat, cap seal and fillet seal on carbon fiber composite.
• Drill, edge fill, fit, and assemble a variety of detail parts, skins, and honeycomb details.
• Remove and replace rivets wet and dry, remove and replace stringers, fabricate doublers, and install them on aircraft.
• Work from drawings, blueprints, manufacturing specifications, and following all quality procedures delivered conforming parts meeting company, military, and customer requirements.

• Successfully fabricated, assembled, and installed composite components for wings, cockpit, and interiors on A380 aircraft.
• Drilled close tolerance holes (e.g., reaming holes, countersinking, deburring) riveting solid tubular rivets, bucking, and installing Hi-lites, Hi-loks, Hucks, and blind rivets on composite structures and titanium fittings.
• Sealed parts, installed hi-loks, hi-lites, lockbolts, huckbolts, cherrymax fasteners, and rivets.
• Performed mold modifications, pre-preg laminates, hand lay-ups, and vacuum bagging.
• Completed repairs, re-work, and modifications to composite parts.
• Utilized hand tools and power tools to cut, shape, and trim composite materials.
• Performed quality control checks on all composite components to ensure compliance with specifications.
• Completed composite components to meet customer requirements and standards.
• Oversaw the manufacture of composite components from start to finish, including quality control.

• AAA Aerospace | Transfer Repair Technician (6 months)
• Worked on construction of both PAX and EPC doors on Airbus A320

• Sabena Technics TAT | Structural Mechanic (6 months)
• Installation of repair patches (Alodine treatment, assembled waterproofing).
• Elimination of corrosion, disassembly of so-called diseased parts, restoration of damaged parts.
• Emergent servicing of critical military aircraft components.

• Simra | Structural Mechanic (9 months)
• Fit and fastening of sheet metal covering major sections of aircraft prior to riveting.
• Full skin installations.
• Conducted inspection, repair, modifications, and overall troubleshooting.
• Precisely removed aircraft rivets and reamed existing holes using drill bushings, ensuring proper alignment and hole quality.(team repair )
• Precisely removed aircraft rivets and reamed existing holes using drill bushings, ensuring proper alignment and hole quality.
• Frame replacement

• Airbus Jet Center | Sheet Metal Mechanic (6 months)
• Modified commercial passenger aircraft into VIP configured luxury aircraft.
• Performed heavy structural modifications including replacement of major structural components.