Jomel Paraico

Aviation maintenance professional with 23 years of military aircraft maintenance experience, including team leadership, devoted to safety, and training junior mechanics. Seeking a role that values expertise, efficiency, and continuous improvement in aircraft operations.

Helicopter Technician - Philippine Air Force - Philippine Air Force

(2018-07)

• Advises on technical problems of repair and maintenance of helicopter aircraft.
• Determines maintenance requirements such as parts, clearances, tolerances, fuel leaks, corrosion, tire wear, skin, damage, cracks, and performance of helicopter systems.
• Uses layout drawings, blueprints and applicable technical orders to diagnose and solve maintenance problems to achieve proper operating efficiency of components such as rotor heads, landing gear, engines, super-charges, instruments, rotor blades, power transmission including controls and rigging, and hydraulic, electrical, oxygen, heating, fuel, lubricating, and cooling induction and exhaust systems.
• Determines repair procedures necessary to correct defective equipment.
• Interprets/advises on maintenance policies and procedures related to rotary wing aircraft.
• Diagnoses recurring malfunctions and recommends corrective action by initiation of unsatisfactory reports, proposed modifications, or other appropriate means, establishes new maintenance and operating procedures and recommends revised policies to facilitate utilization of personnel and equipment.
• Repairs, maintains, and modifies helicopter aircraft.
• Performs repair of component such as rotor head, rotor blades, drive shafts, engines, landing gear, fuel and oil cells wheels brakes, instruments, hose, tubing and fuselage section.
• Conducts test of components, using feeler gages, micrometers, tension meters and related test equipment.
• Adjust, aligns, and calibrates components to ensure maximum operating efficiency consistent with designed characteristics.
• Modifies helicopter aircraft according to applicable technical publication.
• Ensures timely sampling of helicopter engine oil (SOAP).
• Inspects helicopter aircraft and equipment. Inspects helicopter aircraft to determine operational status. Interprets inspection findings determines adequacy of corrective action.
• Inspects completed or in progress work to ensures compliance with local policies and technical publications.
• Supervises helicopter preflight/post flight inspections. Inspects and checks serviceability/operation of ground power equipment, maintenance stands, jacks, towing units, and related support equipment.
• Review training status to determine level of qualifications of individuals and units.

Helicopter Mechanic - Philippine Air Force - Philippine Air Force

(2002-11 - 2018-06)

• Performs preventive maintenance on helicopter aircraft.
• Performs preflight, basic post flight, and other periodic inspection on helicopter aircraft structures, rotor heads, landing gear, engines, instruments, cockpits, cabins, rotor blades, power transmission systems and controls, and hydraulic, electrical fuel lubricating vacuum, deicing, and induction and exhaust systems.
• Inspects for cleanliness, alignment, proper clearance and operation, evidence of wear, cracks, and looseness according to applicable technical orders.
• Performs aircraft vibration analysis using IVHMS, VXP, 8500C+ and Chadwick Helmut 117 Vibrex set model.
• Prepares and maintain inspection and maintenance records and reports.
• Inspects and inventories special equipment.
• Repairs and maintains helicopter aircraft.
• Performs maintenance on engines, instruments, and aircraft systems.
• Removes and replaces items such as rotor heads, blades, gearboxes, drive shafts, engines, landing gear, fuel cells, wheels, brakes, tires, instruments, cowling, hose, tubing, and fuselage sections.
• Services aircraft. Tows, parks, and moors aircraft.
• Lubricates aircraft rotor assembly drives, gearboxes, and engines; inflates tires and struts; services aircraft system and drain systems and purges tanks.
• Operates ground-powered equipment. Operates and maintains non powered aerospace ground equipment (AGE). Initiates technical order deficiency reports.
• Stores aircraft and performs emergency crash work. Prepares for movement to and from storage. Removes corrosion and applies protective measures to prevent corrosion.
• Stows equipment and ties down cargo in accord with balance of aircraft. Removes disabled aircraft, using jacks and other emergency hoisting equipment.
• Loads and secures aircraft or parts on trucks and trailers in such a manner as to preclude additional damage.
• Disassembles helicopters for air shipment and reassembles.
• Supervises helicopter mechanics. Assigns maintenance functions to subordinates and observes performance to ensure compliance with local procedures and applicable technical publications.
• Instructs subordinates in maintenance and repair of rotary wing aircraft. Conducts on-the-job training.

Airframe Specialization Course - 210th Tactical Training Squadron, 205th THW, Philippine Air Force (2022-05 - 2022-05)

UH-1H Helicopter Mechanic Course - 210th Tactical Training Squadron, 205th THW, Philippine Air Force (2005-08 - 2005-08)

S7OI Blackhawk A&P Course - 210th Tactical Training Squadron, 205th THW, Philippine Air Force (2021-06 - 2021-06)

S7OI Blackhawk A&P Initial Course - Sikorsky Training Academy (2022-10 - 2022-10)

Bell 412EP Helicopter Mechanic Course - 210th Tactical Training Squadron, 205th THW, Philippine Air Force (2017-09 - 2017-09)

Aircraft Technician Course - PATTS College of Aeronautics (2001-03 - 2001-03)

ALSE and Maintenance Handling Course - 210th Tactical Training Squadron, 205th THW, Philippine Air Force (2016-11 - 2016-11)

VXP Vibration Training - Diagnostic Solution International, LLC Aerospace Training Solutions (2014-09 - 2014-09)

Aircraft Pneudraulic/Hydraulic System App Course - 210th Tactical Training Squadron, 205th THW, Philippine Air Force (2013-06 - 2013-06)

POL Handling Safety Seminar - PETRON (2004-07 - 2004-07)

Aerospace Ground Equipment App Course - 210th Tactical Training Squadron, 205th THW, Philippine Air Force (2013-01 - 2013-01)

Aircraft Vibration Analysis Course - 210th Tactical Training Squadron, 205th THW, Philippine Air Force (2008-07 - 2008-07)