Tim W. Lutz
Columbus,Ohio
Summary
Highly-motivated candidate with a desire to return to a rewarding positing in defense aerospace. Skills and experience to take on new challenges and produce a quality product. Strong work ethic, adaptability in a scalable production environment. Exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
42
42
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Outside sign service & install
DaNite Sign co.
Columbus, Ohio
01.2018 - Current
- Installation of foundations and ground steel for high-rise & monument signs.
- Installation & field service of electronic color message displays.
- Installation of traffic & interior wayfinding signage.
- Aerial service of all types of signage & parking lot lighting.
- LED retrofit of signage, lot lights, High Buy, & office lighting.
- Skills include knowledge of commercial AC power systems.
- Experience with Altec AT 555 aerial bucket truck and other light/medium lifting cranes.
- Experience with electronic color displays from Daktronics, Watchfire, Think Signs, and many others including communication and software upgrades.
Estimator & project support
DaNite Sign co.
Columbus, Ohio
01.1992 - 01.2018
- Main responsibility was job cost estimating, coordination, and project management.
- CAD/CAM and 2D design.
Aircraft structure assembly
McDonnell Douglas
Columbus, Ohio
01.1989 - 01.1992
- Employed as a Sub-assembly mechanic for the MD-80, MD-11 and the USAF C-17 fixed leading edge and slats.
- Experiences include blueprints, AN, NAS hardware, aluminum, titanium and composites.
- Lockbolt, cherry, briles and AN fasteners.
- When the contracts moved overseas. I wrote drafts for several technical manuals and trained several foreign dept. heads for the above assemblies.
Aircraft systems assembly lead
Rockwell International
Columbus, Ohio
01.1984 - 01.1987
- Employed as a nacelle final assembly systems mechanic on the USAF B1-B.
- Responsibilities included 6000 psi proof pressure testing, flush and contamination particle count of the nacelles hydraulic system.
- Removal of component simulators and the installation of ADG, APU, PTO shaft, GS panels, hyd. Control valves, reservoirs, pumps, accumulators and actuator rigging.
- Proof pressure testing of the nacelle EBADS & ECS systems.
- Installation of pneumatic ducting, reducing valves, precooler, ATS and other related components.
- Routing of fire detector loops and installation of fire bottles.
- May 1986 promoted to nacelle systems sub assy. Leadman. Responsibilities included rigging APU & ADG alignment tooling.
- Installation of nacelle system component simulators.
- Rigging of titanium hydraulic and nitrogen system tubing to these simulators.
- Proof pressure / leak down testing of nitrogen and fuel systems.
- Removal of simulators and installation of system components.
- As leadman my duties included training of open transfer employees, assigning jobs and assessing progress, bar charting, restraint and parts shortage status, reporting non-conformance conditions, requesting engineering changes and making sure the station ran smoothly.
- Experiences include Deutsch swaging, Cryofit fitting installation, electro-chem etching, wiggins and hydroflow type fittings, pre-assembly sealing, electrical bonding.
Education
Power Plant Coursework. -
Columbus State
Columbus, Ohio 10.2014 - 01.2015
airframe certificate - Aircraft maintenance
CTI
Columbus, OhioHigh school -
Franklin Heights High school
Columbus, OhioSkills
- Mechanically diverse
- 2D computer design
- Blueprint reading & precision measuring
- Electrical & electronics
- Computer
- Word
- Excell
- Corel draw
- Aluminum fabrication
- Titanium fabrication
- Composite fabrication
- Hydraulic testing
- Fuel testing
- Nitrogen testing
- ECS flush and pressure testing
- Lockbolt fasteners
- Cherry fasteners
- Briles fasteners
- AN fasteners
- Deutch swaging
- Cryofit swaging
Websites
Certification
FAA Airframe
Hobbies And Affiliations
- ATV Hare scramble, Cross country and Grand prix racing.
- Alternative fuel.
- American Motorcyclist Association District 11 (southern Ohio) Vice president and Hare scrambles chairman.
Timeline
Outside sign service & install
DaNite Sign co.
01.2018 - Current
Power Plant Coursework. -
Columbus State
10.2014 - 01.2015
Estimator & project support
DaNite Sign co.
01.1992 - 01.2018
Aircraft structure assembly
McDonnell Douglas
01.1989 - 01.1992
Aircraft systems assembly lead
Rockwell International
01.1984 - 01.1987
airframe certificate - Aircraft maintenance
CTI
High school -
Franklin Heights High school