Abu Yonis “Black wolf”

Technical operations, maintenance and project-management leader with 18+ years keeping complex, mission-critical systems running across defense and commercial aviation, including a Boeing Designated Site Lead appointment. I run day-to-day site operations and technical teams to 95%+ availability with zero safety incidents, own preventive-maintenance strategy, reliability, KPI governance and continuous improvement, and lead cross-functional, customer and OEM stakeholders from problem to delivered result. I hold PMP®, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, and, uniquely for an operations leader, a B.Sc.

Computer

Science (First Honor) with co-authored, peer-reviewed AI research, giving me a modern software/data edge on top of deep hands-on engineering. Saudi national, open to relocation across KSA and the GCC, fluent Arabic and English. Known for staying calm under pressure, diagnosing what others cannot, and turning uncertainty into practical, well-documented plans a team can execute.

F-15SA Simulator Technician (Designated Site Lead, 2022) - Boeing - Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

(2019-05)

Run site operations and lead a team of 3 on a mission-critical F-15SA full-mission simulator for the Royal Saudi Air Force; appointed Designated Site Lead (2022) with independent authority to assign tasks, set maintenance priorities and make go/no-go decisions, accountable for availability, maintenance, quality, safety, customer liaison and reporting.

• Lead daily maintenance operations (task prioritization, shift coordination, technical escalation and readiness verification) as primary interface to the customer (RSAF), OEM engineering and program management.
• Sustained 95%+ availability with zero safety incidents; cleared an inherited legacy backlog and cut repeat faults through root-cause analysis and preventive-maintenance optimization.
• Own KPI reporting and governance (availability, downtime trends, fault analysis, PM completion) and apply Lean Six Sigma to workflows, shift handovers and accountability; mentor and develop technicians.

Training Device Operations Specialist - Boeing - Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia

(2017-08 - 2019-05)

• Ran site operations for the CymSTAR Boom Operator Trainer as a two-person team and the customer's on-site point of contact; recovered a long-down device within 30 days.
• Held 95%+ availability for two consecutive years; wrote the SOPs, checklists and workflow standards, and set up spares tracking and inventory controls that cut MTTR.

Hawk T-165 Simulator Technician - Advanced Electronics Company (AEC) - Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

(2015-07 - 2017-07)

• Maintained 3 connected full-mission simulators + 10 IPTs; improved readiness ~50% through proactive maintenance redesign; commissioned new systems into service (installation, integration, testing, acceptance) with BAE Systems.
• Coordinated multidisciplinary teams across the equipment lifecycle; mentored and developed technicians on schematics, troubleshooting and standardized maintenance practice.

Flight Simulator Technician - Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) - Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

(2008-08 - 2015-07)

• Maintained CAE and Thales full-flight simulators across 7 aircraft types / 4 manufacturers in a 24/7 airline operation; supported acceptance/qualification to a 100% pass rate (GACA & international).
• Performed diagnostics, calibration and fault isolation to board/LRU level across motion, visual and control-loading systems; supported host systems and networks; progressed to a recognized CAE 7000-series expert.

B.Sc. - Computer Science - Fahad Bin Sultan University, Tabuk (2026)

Associate Diploma - Electrical & Electronics Engineering Technology - Yanbu Industrial College (2008)