OWNER / OPERATOR (PART-TIME) - HVO Enterprise - Oklahoma City, OK
(2025-02 - 2026-02)
- Owner and operator of a small side business providing independent mechanical and technical services.
- Managed daily business operations including scheduling, customer communication, and service coordination.
- Performed mechanical repair and fabrication services using professional tools and equipment.
- Maintained accurate service records, invoices, and operational documentation.
- Provided customer-focused service while ensuring quality workmanship and safety standards.
AIRCRAFT MECHANIC (WG-10) - Tinker Air Force Base - Oklahoma City, OK
(2010-04 - 2024-12)
Performed depot-level aircraft maintenance, structural repair, and modification on multiple aircraft platforms including E-3, E-6, KC-10, KC-135, and C-130 aircraft.
- Inspected, evaluated, and determined causes of structural damage on aircraft and components using Work Control Documents (WCDs), Technical Orders (TOs), blueprints, and engineering drawings.
- Fabricated, modified, repaired, and installed structural and non-structural sheet metal components, including nacelle fairings, cowlings, skins, ribs, spars, bulkheads, and longerons.
- Performed corrosion detection, treatment, and protective coatings while adhering to strict safety and regulatory standards.
- Conducted structural inspections to locate cracks, corrosion, dents, missing fasteners, and other defects, determining appropriate repair procedures.
- Utilized precision measuring tools and equipment including micrometers, torque wrenches, gauges, pneumatic tools, and fabrication machinery.
- Performed aircraft hydraulic system maintenance and troubleshooting, including installation, inspection, repair, rigging, and operational testing of hydraulic components and subsystems.
- Supported maintenance and troubleshooting of major aircraft systems including CFM56 engines, landing gear assemblies, flight control systems, hydraulic pumps, gearboxes, and pressurization systems.
- Conducted final operational checks to ensure aircraft systems met quality assurance and operational readiness standards.
- Served as a team leader within the 566th Sheet Metal Shop since 2012, coordinating daily workload and supporting production schedules.
- Provided On-the-Job Training (OJT) and mentorship for junior mechanics and newly assigned personnel.
- Trained mechanics and Air Force personnel on aircraft structural repair procedures, safety requirements, and modification processes.
- Coordinated with engineering, production control, logistics, and quality assurance teams to maintain efficient workflow and compliance with maintenance requirements.
- Monitored production metrics using PDMSS and Art of the Possible (AOP) production principles to improve throughput, efficiency, and manpower utilization.
- Participated in operational meetings including Tier Walks and Walk-the-Wall reviews to monitor production status and resolve workflow constraints.
- Maintained aircraft maintenance documentation and work tracking through Air Force systems including: PDMSS, FedLog, G337 Inventory Tracking System (ITS), G402A Exchangeable Production System (EPS), NIMMS, D035K and D043A logistics systems.
- Conducted logistical research on aircraft components and part numbers through FedLog databases.
- Prepared reports, correspondence, and documentation outlining maintenance status and project progress.
ASSEMBLY LINE TECHNICIAN / TRANSMISSION REBUILDER - AutoCraft Industries
(2006-01 - 2008-01)
- Performed mechanical assembly and transmission rebuilding within a production manufacturing environment.
BACKSHOP FABRICATOR / COMPOSITE TECHNICIAN - Jet Services
(2003-01 - 2006-01)
- Fabricated aircraft components and assisted with aircraft composite repair and backshop structural support.
ASSEMBLY LINE / WAREHOUSE TECHNICIAN - Lucent Technologies
(1999-01 - 2002-01)
- Supported manufacturing operations including equipment assembly, inventory handling, and warehouse logistics.
