Tyler Cicala

- Evaluates quality, personnel qualifications, and training/mx processes to ensure safe, reliable, and effective tools and equipment.

- Documents, manages, evaluates, and adjusts records for accuracy in the Maintenance Information System and Tool Control System.

- Inventories and maintains equipment and composite tool kits utilized for scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on 23 F-15E aircraft.

- Conducts pallet build-up of composite tool kits, various test equipment items, and bench stock supply for deployment.

- Devoted ADCC f/87-0193; resolved 17 urgent actions, supported 404 flight hours, 110 sorties—crushed mission capability standard by 11%, Q4.

- Led PRCA troubleshooting; identified chafed hydraulic line and readied in 3 hours; aced installation inspection, reinforcing 91% QA rate in June.

- Assisted Ex AGILE SPEAR; guided cargo pack for 4 increments/5,000 lbs—enabled ACE training with 6 F-15Es, 2 C-17s, and 4 C-130s.

- Diagnosed hydraulic failure; coordinated with 9 personnel; rectified system bleed-over, which averted an in-flight emergency and damage to a $70K reservoir.

- Explored start system malfunction; discovered Jet Fuel Starter LRU fault—escaped $190K component change and 24 man-hours.

- Led a grand emergency response; assisted with aircraft brake failure and removed from active AFCENT airfield—avoided mishap to $54M aircraft.

- Oversaw four isolation decoupler repairs; guided thirty-four maintenance tasks, mentored six airmen, and boosted five-level upgrade training by 20%.

- Promoted to usage standards; performed 2,400 maintenance actions, curved negative QA trend—earned 92% section pass rate, 237 flight hours.

- Investigated the cause of the in-flight emergency; pinpointed landing gear failure, which took 3 personnel for a 6-hour repair—delivered ATO-ready aircraft.

- Sold F/Ex SKY SHIELD forward deployment; assisted beddown of 6 aircraft, managed 5 personnel hot-pit, and aided 13 joint coalition missions for 4 partner nations.

- Deployed in support of OIR; performed 150 aircraft launches, 178 inspections, validated 1,200 sorties, 4,600 flight hours, and received the Meritorious Unit Award.

Agile Combat Employment (ACE); Air Tasking Order (ATO); Assistant Dedicated Crew Chief (ADCC); Central Gear.

Box (CGB); Line Replaceable Unit (LRU); Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR); Pitch, Roll Channel Assembly (PRCA);

Technical Order (TO)

2024

Support Technician.

- Responsible for providing control and security of the unit's composite tool kits, equipment, and.

Hazardous materials worth over $15 million. Tracks scheduled inspections and time compliance, technical order (TCTO) completion for test, measurement, and diagnostic equipment items. Executes daily tools.

Turn-in and check-out operations while overseeing the rag accountability and spare tools program.

Provides support for the 4 FW's largest FHP, worth $75M.

- Enforced warranty turn-in of 350 broken tools, rebuilt 25 composite tool kits, and recouped over.

$150K in replacement costs. Expedited the transfer of 30 tons of cargo from Exercise RAZOR TALON to.

COMBAT ARCHER, fueling a team of eight Airmen in the unloading and loading of equipment in two days,

Enabling 115 sorties and the FGS's 'Best of Exercise' title.

Assisted Support NCOIC in managing and building Exercise RED/AGILE FLAG equipment inventories, powering.

The generation of 215 sorties and 446 hours. He guided two Airmen through pack-out, inspection, and.

Equipment reintegration, crushing cargo movements from Hill AFB to William Tell Air Dominance.

Competition, showcasing the 4 FW as ACC's 'Best F-15E' unit.

- Meticulously managed the spare tools program, identifying 117 discrepancies and replacing 87 assets.

Securing a 100% QA pass rate. Tackled section self-inspection, scrutinizing four binders, and validating.

Processes for three programs resulted in zero findings by ACC/IG, and the four FW's 'Effective' UEI.

Rating, bolstering Support's MXG Team of the Quarter win!

Revamped a 5-year-old process, onboarding a new labeling system, and reorganizing equipment inventory.

Locations to increase workflow, decreasing support turnover time by 10 minutes per shift.

Remedying 20 deficiencies. Executing at a supervisory level, he completed 1.2K toolbox inspections, equipment, and maintenance.

Vehicle inspections, anchoring the unit's 4 FW Safety Award!

-1. Dedicated Crew Chief, 2. MOC Controller, 3. Phase Inspection Technician.

- Responsible to the dedicated crew chief to ensure quality maintenance and documentation are performed on $54M F-15E aircraft.

- Conducts ground handling actions applicable to flying activities, including launch, recovery, inspection, and servicing.

- Monitors all repairs on aircraft systems, F100-PW-220 jet engines, pneudraulic, and all related airframe components.

- Maintains aircraft forms and performs pre-flight, through-flight, basic post-flight, end-of-runway, and special inspections.

- Executed 311 aircraft launch inspirations; responded to/cleared 71 red ball mx actions, contributing to 21 aircrew upgrade flights in CY21.

- Maintained a flawless QA record; aced 4 PEs, 2 QVIs, 0 defects, and 100% individual pass rate—keyed AMU of the Year award '19.

- Certified intake/exhaust inspiration; ID'd 21 burn-throughs/timed with 2 agencies evaluation/stop-drills—assisted 89-0471, 96.5% availability rate.

- Pinpointed critical aileron actuator leak; isolated, replaced, and bled 3 hydraulic systems in less than 6 hours, which propelled the unit's 70.3% MC rate in Q1 2021.

- Aided with extensive CANN rebuild; installed and operations checked 25 parts in 2 days, which averted CAT II Hanger Queen and Code 1 first flight.

- Detected MLG tire worn beyond limits; replaced tire in less than 15 minutes during flight—safeguarded aircraft and enabled 77% FSE rate, Q2 2021.

- Piloted parts turn-in/ordering process; set up training day curriculum; taught 12 Airmen, and reduced DIFM backlog by 12 parts.

Provided key and safe inbound arrivals; delivered 24 meals for quarantined Airmen, mitigating COVID-19 manning shortfalls.

- Assisted with Connect 4 opening; volunteered 16 hours, moved $10K in clothing and furniture, and ushered on-time for the Spouse Immersion Tour.

- Handpicked POTUS 4th of July exhibition; facilitated 5 aircraft launches, boosting COMREL over 4 major cities and 11 million people.

- Attended mule purification class; validated 2 aircraft/returned 5 partsreduced hydro PRDs by 30%/0.7% repair/recovery rate, March/15 month low.

- Enhanced FGS WIC support; corrected 3 red balls/25 mx actions—earned 100% MC rt/keyed 0 MNDs/48 pilot upgrades.

- Facilitated the unit's IRF tasking; installed 28 external tanks, generated 12 aircraft in less than 24 hours, and secured a $5.4M package for on-time AOR delivery.

Cannibalization (CANN), Community Relations (COMREL), Due In From Mx (DIFM), Flying Scheduling.

Effectiveness (FSE); Immediate Response Force (IRF); Main Landing Gear (MLG); Mx Non-Delivery (MND); Msn.

Capable (MC); Personnel Evaluation (PE); Pilot Reported Discrepancy (PRD); Quality Verification Inspection (QVI);

Remove and Replace (R2); Weapons Instructors Course (WIC)