Summary
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Work History
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Steven Christopher Kent

FPO,AP

Summary

45 Yrs experience in aviation. Experienced committed to maintaining technical skills and up-to-date industry knowledge. Have gone on deployments with the Military to support the Aircraft, present and past. Have good electrical trouble shooting skills and reading of electrical schematics. Also good sheet metal skills. Turbine engine skills include Hot sections and rigging on Pratt & Whitney PT6 engines.

Overview

45
45
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Aircraft Tech.

L3 Comm Vertex Aerospace LLC.
Madison Ms.
10.2000 - 12.2024

Maintaining US Navy. C12F (King Air 200C) aircraft. Total maintenance and Logistics

Site Supervisor

Dynacorp
Ft. Worth Tx.
03.1997 - 10.2000
Maintaining US Army Contract on Beech King Air Series Special Electronic Mission Aircraft

Aircraft Tech

ACCI Aviation Services
DelRay Beach Fl.
03.1997 - 10.1999
Maintaining Gov. Contract Beech King Air Series Special Electronic Mission Aircraft for the US Army. Previously Awarded to Raytheon Aerospace

Field Service Rep.

Raytheon Aerospace Services
Madison Ms.
12.1985 - 03.1997
Maintaining Gov. Contract, Beech King Air series aircraft World Wide for the US Army, Air Force and Navy

Maintenance Manager

Gryphon Aviation
Tulare Calif.
06.1985 - 11.1985
Maintain Company\'s Fleet of Single Eng. Cessna and Piper series Ag and Passenger Aircraft.

General Tech.

Kelpak Industries
Visalia Calif.
05.1985 - 05.1985
Overhauling Aircraft turbochargers.

Aircraft Mechanic

Nevada Refining Co.
Bakersfield Calif.
01.1985 - 04.1985
Part time Maintaining Company\'s Beech King Air and Piper series Aircraft

Class V Turbine Mechanic

Beechcraft West FBO
Bakersfield Calif.
09.1979 - 01.1985
All early & late model Beechcraft single and Twin eng. Recip and Turbo recip engine aircraft and Turbine Engine aircraft. Cessna and Piper single and Twin eng. Recip and Turbo recip engineand Turbine Engine aircraft. And Contracted to do Flight line maintenance for the airlines servicing Bakersfield Calif.

Education

Associate of Science - Aviation Maintenance

Kings River Community College
Reedley, CA
1978

Associate of Science - Aviation Maintance

College of Sequoias
Visalia, CA
1978

Skills

  • Supervisory, Management
  • Electrical diagnostic
  • Sheet metal
  • Turbine engine
  • Flight control rigging

Air frame & Power plant Cert

Inspection Authorization Cert

Secret Clearance 

Certification

October 1995 Raytheon Aerospace Madison Ms.King Air C-12 Advance Course
January 1985 Avell PT6 Field Training Bakersfield Ca.PT6 Turbine Engine Field Maintenance.
October 1984 American Airlines , Bakersfield Ca.DC-9-80 course.
March 1984 Beechcraft Service Center Hayward Ca.Beechcraft King Air F90-1 /C90A Refresher Program
November 1979 Beechcraft Tech, School , Wichita Ks.Beechcraft King Air F90.
March 1979 Beechcraft Tech School , Liberal Ks.Light Aircraft Line. C23,C23R,B19,76,77

Professional References

Bradly Gift,  bgift2000@yahoo.com
Precision Turbines 

Randy Roose, rroose@nirai.ne.jp
Percision Turbines

Mike Hankins,
L3 Vertex Aerospace
michael.s.hankins@l3t.com

Timeline

Aircraft Tech.

L3 Comm Vertex Aerospace LLC.
10.2000 - 12.2024

Site Supervisor

Dynacorp
03.1997 - 10.2000

Aircraft Tech

ACCI Aviation Services
03.1997 - 10.1999

Field Service Rep.

Raytheon Aerospace Services
12.1985 - 03.1997

Maintenance Manager

Gryphon Aviation
06.1985 - 11.1985

General Tech.

Kelpak Industries
05.1985 - 05.1985

Aircraft Mechanic

Nevada Refining Co.
01.1985 - 04.1985

Class V Turbine Mechanic

Beechcraft West FBO
09.1979 - 01.1985

Associate of Science - Aviation Maintenance

Kings River Community College

Associate of Science - Aviation Maintance

College of Sequoias
Steven Christopher Kent