William Locke
Spring,TX
Summary
Collaborative leader with dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings, as well as a seasoned automotive repair professional adept at inspecting, troubleshooting and repairing wide range of vehicles and issues. Knowledgeable about service schedules, well-versed in reading technical documentation and familiar with scoping various components.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Recondition Technician II
Drivetime, Inc
04.2022 - Current
- Mechanically inspect vehicles for safety and drivability while documenting findings into the inventory management system
- Working with Reconditioning Center Management to repair or reject inventory based on estimated cost of repairs and/or the overall quality of the vehicle
- Test driving repaired vehicles to ensure that the problem has been completely fixed.
Diesel Technician
R & M Diesel
09.2021 - 04.2022
- Inspect vehicles for potential issue repairs and preventative maintenance opportunities
- Regularly perform in-depth repairs such as head gaskets/motor rebuilds, transmission replacements, and various cab-off diesel repairs
- Maintained safe working conditions by keeping shop areas clean and free from unneeded items.
- Applied documented procedures and policies to complete complex repairs and identify and prepare required parts and tools.
- Troubleshot systems, traced problems and diagnosed root causes.
Recondition Technician
Family First Automotive
06.2020 - 02.2021
- Inspect and diagnose vehicles purchased at auction and identify necessary replacement parts
- Create repair order including parts list
- Perform all repairs, ensuring proper procedure and quality of repairs
- Prepare vehicle for sales lot delivery
Automotive Technician
Brakes Plus
07.2019 - 06.2020
- Perform routine automotive maintenance tasks, including oil changes, tire rotations, transmission flushes, air conditioner re-charges, front-end alignments, battery installations, and headlight/tail light installations
- Conduct necessary repairs and take vehicle for test drive to verify soundness.
- Troubleshot and diagnosed faults with vehicle systems and components using OEM-specific code readers, diagnostic trees, and online knowledge bases.
- Performed safety and emissions inspections.
- Completed full vehicle inspections to check for leaks, damage, or other issues of concern.
Automotive Technician
Meineke Car Care Center
02.2017 - 07.2019
- Perform routine automotive maintenance tasks, including oil changes, tire rotations, transmission flushes, air conditioner re-charges, front-end alignments, battery installations, and headlight/tail light installations
- Conduct extensive diagnostic procedures to determine the sources of customers' problems and provide accurate repair recommendations
- Conduct necessary repairs and take vehicle for test drive to verify soundness.
Materials Handler
Sig Sauer
11.2015 - 02.2017
- Load and unload materials in warehouses and storage facilities
- Receive materials into an organization and very materials against invoices to ensure the accuracy of the delivery
- Count or weigh parts to check quantity accuracy
- Perform transactions in the inventory system to enter new quantities and to remove inventory from one location to production floor
- Issue materials to departments in the organization upon request
- This involves transacting inventory quantities to the department and delivering the parts to the work area.
Range Inspector
Sig Sauer
07.2015 - 10.2015
- Supervise assembly lines to ensure compliance with procedures and policies pertaining to the assembly and production of firearms and firearm orders
- Assist in improving current procedures to facilitate a smoother, more efficient procedure for assembly and distribution of products
- Perform function checks and troubleshoot malfunctions to ensure quality control.
Small Arms Repair Manager
United States Marine Corps, Air National Guard Base
11.2011 - 01.2015
- Security and proper maintenance of over $1 million worth of small arms weapons, equipment, and ammunition
- Ensuring the proper training, tasking, and qualification of subordinate Marine staff
- Conducting inspections, maintenance, and repair of small arms assigned to the unit
- Maintaining asset visibility of USMC ordnance assets, collateral equipment and associated tools
- Ensuring proper issuing/collecting of weapons systems as necessary for training and operational requirements.
Aviation Ordnance Technician
United States Marine Corps, Marine Corps Air
06.2006 - 06.2010
- Maintenance and safekeeping of the ordnance systems on twelve F18 fighter aircraft
- Coordination of loading and unloading of explosives, and maintenance actions to ensure combat readiness
- Maintenance of all ordnance maintenance records and collateral equipment necessary for maintaining the f18 ordnance system
- Quality control of all maintenance actions performed on the aircraft and accountability of all assets assigned to the ordnance division
- Team leader with supervisory responsibility of 15 member crew
- Ensuring the safe and correct procedures were followed for every ordnance action
- Collateral Duty Inspector with the responsibility of inspecting proper procedures of maintenance actions for equipment and personnel
- Critical thinking and decision making under high stress and high operational pace as an individual, as a leader, or with a group
- Hazardous material, explosives, and weapons training.
Education
Bachelor's - Social and Criminal Justice
Ashford University
San Diego, CA11.2021
Skills
- Managing Employee Relations
- Project Management
- Issue and Conflict Resolution
- Team Leadership
- Managing Multiple Tasks
- Technical Proficiency
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Maintenance and Repair Management
- Scheduling and Coordinating
Accomplishments
- Enlisted Professional Military Education (Cpl, Sgt)
- Small Arms Repair Technical Course
- Aviation Ordnance Operational Course
Timeline
Recondition Technician II
Drivetime, Inc
04.2022 - Current
Diesel Technician
R & M Diesel
09.2021 - 04.2022
Recondition Technician
Family First Automotive
06.2020 - 02.2021
Automotive Technician
Brakes Plus
07.2019 - 06.2020
Automotive Technician
Meineke Car Care Center
02.2017 - 07.2019
Materials Handler
Sig Sauer
11.2015 - 02.2017
Range Inspector
Sig Sauer
07.2015 - 10.2015
Small Arms Repair Manager
United States Marine Corps, Air National Guard Base
11.2011 - 01.2015
Aviation Ordnance Technician
United States Marine Corps, Marine Corps Air
06.2006 - 06.2010
Bachelor's - Social and Criminal Justice
Ashford University
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