Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Light Maint. on cars.
Timeline
Generic

Rushon Craig

Summary

Focused Aviation Structural Mechanic with 4 years background supervising and performing daily and scheduled aircraft maintenance. Specialties include hydraulic systems, subsystems, structural repairs, oxygen servicing, and inspections. Proficient in emergency response protocols and tool and equipment management and maintenance.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Aviation Structural Mechanic

Avmacllc
02.2023 - Current
  • Removed corrosion and deposits on special surfaces and restored using manufacturers' protocols.
  • Installed, rigged and removed flight control surfaces and fabricated and assembled metal components to make repairs to aircraft's skin.
  • Performed daily flight line preflight and post-fight aircraft inspections of hydraulic systems and flight control surfaces.
  • Performed daily postflight, preflight and other periodic inspections.
  • Maintained main and auxiliary hydraulic power systems, actuating subsystems and landing gear on F-18 aircraft.
  • Disassembled and inspected hydraulic systems and replaced worn components.
  • Extracted components from aircraft for bench analysis and testing.
  • Serviced pressure accumulators, emergency air bottles, oleo struts, reservoirs and master brake cylinders.
  • Updated logs and filled out maintenance reports with high accuracy and efficiency.
  • Performed routine equipment inspections and maintained and completed corrective actions by referring to workbooks and technical publications to determine specifications.
  • Inspected aircraft daily to assess airworthiness.
  • Recorded inspection and maintenance actions using log books, computer terminals and other technical applications.
  • Rigged and adjusted flight controls.
  • Worked within guidelines established by internal, manufacturer and regulatory authorities.
  • Coordinated parts and material requisitions to expedite aircraft maintenance and repairs.
  • Serviced and repaired fuel, electrical, hydraulic and other aircraft systems.
  • Prepared, inventoried and recorded aircraft parts and components to prevent corrosion, failure and misuse.
  • Troubleshot mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical systems and tested equipment following repairs.
  • Recorded maintenance actions in aircraft logbooks.
  • Examined and tested aircraft parts, components and systems to verify airworthiness and functionality.
  • Assisted with aircraft and equipment transport and movement.
  • Read and interpreted aircraft documentation to determine repair feasibility and methods.
  • Maintained, inspected, adjusted, and packed aircrew flight equipment.

Tool Room Attendant

Strategic Technology Institute
09.2022 - 02.2023
  • Indexed locations of tools to facilitate quick retrievals from various shops.
  • Maintained instruments and tools to help team complete job tasks quickly and with accurate outcomes.
  • Verified computer inventory against physical inventory and resolved discrepancies.
  • Kept inventory of hand tools and gauges calibrated for use.
  • Received incoming shipments of tools and equipment from trucks.
  • Unpacked, inspected and stored new tools according to crib plans.
  • Facilitated preventive maintenance on equipment in line with company standards.
  • Monitored incoming and outgoing tools to track locations.
  • Charged raw materials to specific jobs and documented lost or broken tools.
  • Utilized forklift or pallet truck to load, unload, transport and store goods.
  • Monitored inventory to maintain sufficient supply levels to meet business and customer needs.
  • Requisitioned new supplies and maintained storage areas for smooth department operations.
  • Processed required paperwork to expedite handling of shipped and received goods.
  • Moved shipment materials to and from designated areas using lift and hand trucks.

Aviation Structural Mechanic

U.S. Navy Active Duty
09.2017 - 03.2022
  • Maintained instrumentation for fuel quantity, altimeters and oil pressure indication.
  • Removed and installed oxygen system valves, gauges, and converters.
  • Maintained various aircraft systems such as seat and canopy ejections, gaseous and liquid oxygen and life raft ejection.
  • Installed, rigged and removed flight control surfaces and fabricated and assembled metal components to make repairs to aircraft's skin.
  • Serviced pressure accumulators, emergency air bottles, oleo struts, reservoirs and master brake cylinders.
  • Removed corrosion and deposits on special surfaces and restored using manufacturers' protocols.
  • Performed daily postflight, preflight and other periodic inspections.
  • Operated jet engines during run-ups to inspect and troubleshoot reported anomalies.
  • Extracted components from aircraft for bench analysis and testing.
  • Disassembled and inspected hydraulic systems and replaced worn components.
  • Performed daily flight line preflight and post-fight aircraft inspections of hydraulic systems and flight control surfaces.
  • Worked with egress specialists to pull seats for regular maintenance and life support systems refresh.
  • Inspected aircraft daily to assess airworthiness.
  • Read and interpreted manufacturer and airline maintenance manuals, service bulletins and other specifications to determine feasibility and method of repairing or replacing malfunctioning or damaged components.
  • Performed routine equipment inspections and maintained and completed corrective actions by referring to workbooks and technical publications to determine specifications.
  • Coordinated parts and material requisitions to expedite aircraft maintenance and repairs.
  • Serviced and repaired fuel, electrical, hydraulic and other aircraft systems.
  • Rigged and adjusted flight controls.
  • Worked within guidelines established by internal, manufacturer and regulatory authorities.

Education

High School Diploma -

Ross S. Sterling
Baytown, TX
05.2017

Skills

  • Hydraulic equipment installation
  • HAZMAT handling
  • Tool control management
  • Welding and painting
  • Military maintenance requirements
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Mechanical systems knowledge
  • Tooling knowledge
  • Knowledge of aircraft hardware and materials and processes
  • Basic print reading skills and layout skills

Light Maint. on cars.

In my free time I work on my car and girlfriends. Just for fun or to learn more on fixing problems.

Timeline

Aviation Structural Mechanic

Avmacllc
02.2023 - Current

Tool Room Attendant

Strategic Technology Institute
09.2022 - 02.2023

Aviation Structural Mechanic

U.S. Navy Active Duty
09.2017 - 03.2022

High School Diploma -

Ross S. Sterling

Similar Profiles

CREATE PROFILE
Rushon Craig