Robert Eric Mullen
Aviano,Italy
Summary
A highly accomplished and decorated U.S. Air Force leader with over 10 years of experience in equipment maintenance, quality assurance, and senior-level management. Proven ability to lead large teams, manage multi-million dollar assets, and ensure the highest levels of operational readiness. Expert in diagnosing and repairing complex technical systems, implementing process improvements, and driving exceptional performance. Seeking to leverage extensive technical and leadership skills as a Medical Equipment Technician with Agiliti Health.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
First Sergeant
U.S. Air Force
Aviano, Italy
08.2022 - Current
- Senior enlisted advisor on personnel readiness, welfare, and discipline for a large communications squadron.
- Ensured consistent application of policies, leading to a 20% reduction in negative disciplinary actions.
- Managed support for deployed personnel and families, championing their needs to secure critical funding and resolve safety issues.
Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE) Flight Chief
U.S. Air Force
Little Rock AFB, AR
10.2021 - 09.2022
- Directed all maintenance activities for a 67-person team responsible for $15 million in assets.
- Led the team through 25,000+ maintenance actions with a 96% quality assurance pass rate.
- Implemented production controls for 440 assets, significantly improving equipment sustainment and availability.
AGE Production Superintendent
U.S. Air Force
Little Rock AFB, AR
03.2019 - 10.2021
- Drove an equipment availability surge, overseeing 60,000 inspections and maintenance actions and 15,000 dispatches to achieve a 97% mission-capable rate supporting 23,000 flight hours.
- Initiated an engineering request for a new inspection process that eliminated 2,200 man-hours annually.
- Directed 4 Presidential/AF One taskings and coordinated the shipment of 239,000 tons of explosive cargo.
- Organized 329 quality assurance inspections, rectifying 43 defects and enabling a 96% pass rate.
Quality Assurance Inspector
U.S. Air Force
Little Rock AFB, AR
01.2017 - 03.2019
- Executed a comprehensive quality assurance program for maintenance on $2.27 billion in C-130J aircraft.
- Conducted 254 inspections, identifying and correcting 8 critical deficiencies to reverse negative performance trends.
- Identified and corrected critical technical and safety faults, preventing over $116K in unnecessary costs and equipment damage.
- Authored targeted quality assurance action plans that contributed to a 95% depot-level reliability rate.
Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE) Craftsman
U.S. Air Force
Little Rock AFB, AR
12.2006 - 01.2017
- Performed hands-on diagnosis, troubleshooting, and repair of complex ground support equipment.
- Prevented over $98,500 in costs by troubleshooting and repairing critical equipment instead of replacing it.
- Executed 128 inspections and maintenance actions to resolve an equipment shortfall, elevating the mission-capable rate to 94%.
- Diagnosed and repaired inoperable generators and hydraulic systems, restoring units to full mission capability in under two hours.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Aerospace Ground Equipment Technology
Community College of the Air Force
01.2016
Skills
- Senior-level Leadership
- Personnel Management
- Team Leadership
- Crisis Management
- Asset Management
- Production Control
- Quality Assurance
- Process Improvement
- Safety Compliance
- Equipment Diagnostics & Repair
- Technical Data Analysis
- Schematic Interpretation
- Welding
- Hydraulic Systems
- Generator Repair
- Electronic Troubleshooting
Skills
Senior-level Leadership, Personnel Management, Team Leadership, Crisis Management, Asset Management, Production Control, Quality Assurance, Process Improvement, Safety Compliance, Equipment Diagnostics & Repair, Technical Data Analysis, Schematic Interpretation, Welding, Hydraulic Systems, Generator Repair, Electronic Troubleshooting
Application
18 February 2026, Agiliti Health, Application for Medical Equipment Technician Position
Timeline
First Sergeant
U.S. Air Force
08.2022 - Current
Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE) Flight Chief
U.S. Air Force
10.2021 - 09.2022
AGE Production Superintendent
U.S. Air Force
03.2019 - 10.2021
Quality Assurance Inspector
U.S. Air Force
01.2017 - 03.2019
Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE) Craftsman
U.S. Air Force
12.2006 - 01.2017
Associate of Applied Science - Aerospace Ground Equipment Technology
Community College of the Air Force