Rico Cardona
Killeen,TX
Summary
Exceptional aircraft maintainer with over 5 years of experience in a maintenance team and as a crew chief on AH-64E Apache Helicopters. Offers a meticulous attention to detail for conducting scheduled and unscheduled inspections and repairs, preflight inspections, servicing aircraft, troubleshooting and diagnosing components and aircraft faults, maintaining maintenance records in computer-based log books, and organization with aircraft parts and tools. Knowledgeable in electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, fuel systems, engines, airframe, and environmental control systems and components. Proven capable of completing maintenance tasks in adverse and high paced conditions with no risk to mission, safety, people, or equipment. Two years of team leading experience training, supervising, and motivating three junior maintainers in scheduled and unscheduled maintenance and repairs. Ambitious for professional and educational development and devoted to excellence and mission success.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Apache Helicopter Mechanic
US Army Fort Hood
Fort Hood, TX
10.2017 - Current
- Performed work in adherence with technical manuals specifications and army regulations.
- Followed safety procedures while analyzing issues and working on aircraft.
- Logged maintenance notes regarding status of aircraft repairs.
- Maintained orderly and safe work environments by enforcing tool control and FOD prevention.
- Recorded maintenance actions and inspections in aircraft logbooks.
- Removed and installed aircraft subsystem assemblies such as engines, rotors, gearboxes, transmissions and mechanical flight controls.
- Assisted with aircraft and equipment transport and movement.
- Completed preventive and reparative maintenance on aircraft.
- Monitored unit Vidmars and placed orders for maintenance supplies on a consistent basis.
- Led scheduled and unscheduled maintenance with team members on different shifts.
- Maintained assigned aircraft and kept it to full mission capability while supporting the rest of the fleet.
- Worked in 5 different countries with people of different cultures.
- Performed maintenance proficiently under stressful and adverse conditions.
- Performed 25, 50, 125, 250, and 500 hour inspections on AH-64E Apache helicopters.
- Safely launched and recovered aircraft in high stress situations.
- Worked with aviation ground servicing equipment to service or conduct maintenance
Education
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, And Nuclear
CBRN Defense Course
Fort Hood, TX03.2019
AH-64 Echo Model Apache Maintainer Course
Fort Eustis, VA11.2017
AH-64 Delta Model Apache Maintainer Course
Fort Eustis, VA 10.2017
CFC/HCFC Refrigerant Processing DOD EPA
Fort Eustis, VA09.2017
High School Diploma, Madera High School
Madera, CA06.2014
Skills
- Scheduled and unscheduled maintenance
- Removing, inspecting, and reinstalling components
- Project deadlines
- Maintaining clean work areas
- Safety precautions
- Aircraft safety checks
- Equipment organization and accountability
- Compliance with technical manuals
- Logging maintenance records
- Aircraft preflights and launching
- Punctual
- Motivation of coworkers
- Team leading and training experience
Accomplishments
Timeline
Apache Helicopter Mechanic
US Army Fort Hood
10.2017 - Current
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, And Nuclear
CBRN Defense Course
AH-64 Echo Model Apache Maintainer Course
AH-64 Delta Model Apache Maintainer Course
CFC/HCFC Refrigerant Processing DOD EPA
High School Diploma, Madera High School
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