RONALD ROBES
Mobile,AL
Summary
With a proven track record at VT Mobile Aerospace Engineering, I excelled in leading high-stakes QC projects, notably the A330 and B757 freighter conversions. Renowned for mentoring and technical data interpretation, my leadership significantly enhanced team performance and product conformity, embodying a commitment to excellence and operational efficiency. Skilled in problem-solving, process optimization, and maintaining high standards.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior QC Lead Inspector/Supervisor
VT Mobile Aerospace Engineering
09.2015 - Current
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams for successful project completion, ensuring all safety and quality standards were met, for multiple programs/customers (USAir, United, FedEx, American, Delta).
- Spearheaded the successful completion of high-profile inspection projects, earning recognition from both clients and peers for exceptional quality and professionalism; [A330 (5 aircraft), B757 (54 aircraft) freighter conversion programs].
- Maintained accurate records of all inspections performed, contributing to an organized database for future reference and analysis, for multiple programs/customers.
- Effectively resolved discrepancies found during inspections by working closely with relevant departments to implement corrective measures quickly, for multiple programs/customers.
- Prepared reports detailing findings of inspections, investigations, and tests, for multiple programs/customers.
- Maintained up-to-date inspection and audit records for improved reporting and analysis, for multiple programs/customers for heavy maintenance checks.
- Conducted performance evaluations for staff members, identifying areas of improvement and guiding professional development plans.
- Validated compliance to customer issued Airworthiness Directives (AD's), for multiple programs/customers.
- Validated accomplishment of major repairs on aircraft to approved data, for multiple programs/customers.
- Accomplished aging aircraft surveys, when issued by customer, for multiple programs/customers.
- Accomplished aircraft weight and balance weighing.
- Accomplished final aircraft maintenance releases, return to service (RTS) releases, and airworthiness releases (AWR) for multiple programs/customers (FAA and EASA).
QC Lead Inspector (Program Level)
VT Mobile Aerospace Engineering
10.2003 - 08.2015
- Mentored junior inspectors, sharing knowledge and best practices for improved team performance, for multiple programs/customers.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams for successful project completion, ensuring all safety and quality standards were met, for multiple programs/customers.
- Managed inspection schedules to ensure timely completion of inspections for projects without compromising quality or safety standards, for multiple programs/customers.
- Identified and addressed potential risks during inspections, leading to a safer working environment for all team members, for multiple programs/customers.
- Prepared reports detailing findings of inspections, investigations, and tests for multiple programs/customers.
- Managed and flowed all primary inspections for multiple type aircraft and multiple programs/customers.
- Managed numerous inspections crews when assigned to various aircraft, aircraft types, and multiple programs/customers for verification of maintenance and/or modification tasks that were accomplished by production and presented to inspectors for their concurrence.
- Accomplished oversight for inspectors when they were verifying production accomplishment of customer issued airworthiness directives (AD's).
- Accomplished oversight for inspectors when they were verifying production accomplishment of major repairs to the aircraft. Ensured required reporting was accomplished (Service Difficulty Report; SDR, FAA form 8070-1, and Major Repair & Alteration, FAA form 337, and EASA Technical Occurrence Report, EASA form 44) and submitted to the applicable regulatory agencies.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Aviation Maintenance Technology
Texas State Technical College
Waco, TXSkills
- Mentoring
- Operations impact
- Product conformity
- Drawing interpretation
- Multitasking Abilities
- Time management abilities
- Team collaboration
- Team leadership
- Workflow Management
- Technical data interpretation
Certification
- AS9110C Internal Auditor Training/Certification
- Aircraft Weigh Qualified on A319/320/330, B757, B777
Timeline
Senior QC Lead Inspector/Supervisor
VT Mobile Aerospace Engineering
09.2015 - Current
QC Lead Inspector (Program Level)
VT Mobile Aerospace Engineering
10.2003 - 08.2015
- AS9110C Internal Auditor Training/Certification
- Aircraft Weigh Qualified on A319/320/330, B757, B777
Associate of Applied Science - Aviation Maintenance Technology
Texas State Technical College
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