Robert Mullen
U.S. Air Force
Jacksonville,AR
20
years of professional experience
Aerospace maintenance professional with strong background in 20 years of maintaining and repairing ground support equipment. Skilled in troubleshooting, diagnostics, and preventive maintenance. Known for effective team collaboration and adapting to changing needs to achieve results. Reliable and detail-focused, with expertise in hydraulic systems, electrical circuits, and mechanical components.
Work History
First Sergeant
4 Years- Advised on personnel readiness, welfare, and discipline for large communications squadron, enhancing overall squadron effectiveness.
- Ensured consistent application of policies, leading to a 20% reduction in negative disciplinary actions.
- Coordinated support for deployed personnel and families, advocating for their needs to secure critical funding and address safety concerns.
- August 2022 - Current
Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE) Flight Chief
11 Months- Directed maintenance operations for 67-person team managing $15 million in assets, ensuring operational readiness.
- Led team in executing over 25,000 maintenance actions, achieving 96% quality assurance pass rate and enhancing service reliability.
- Implemented production controls for 440 assets, enhancing equipment sustainment and maximizing availability.
AGE Production Superintendent
2 Years 7 Months- 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.
AGE Quality Assurance Inspector
2 Years 2 Months- Executed a comprehensive quality assurance program for maintenance on $2.7 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
10 Years 1 Month- Diagnosed and repaired inoperable generators and hydraulic systems, restoring full mission capability in under two hours.
- Executed 128 inspections and maintenance actions to resolve an equipment shortfall, elevating the mission-capable rate to 94%.
- Prevented over $98,500 in costs by troubleshooting and repairing critical equipment instead of replacing it.
- Diagnosed, troubleshoot, and repaired complex ground support equipment to ensure operational readiness.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Aerospace Ground Equipment Technology
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
Timeline
First Sergeant
U.S. Air Force
08.2022 - CurrentRead More
Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE) Flight Chief
U.S. Air Force
10.2021 - 09.2022Read More
AGE Production Superintendent
U.S. Air Force
03.2019 - 10.2021Read More
AGE Quality Assurance Inspector
U.S. Air Force
01.2017 - 03.2019Read More
Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE) Craftsman
U.S. Air Force
12.2006 - 01.2017Read More
Community College of the Air Force
Associate of Applied Science from Aerospace Ground Equipment Technology
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