Senior systems-focused individual contributor resolving persistent electrical, thermal, and mechanical test failures in safety-critical aerospace environments. Background spans defense manufacturing and depot to field aviation maintenance with increasing focus on system integration and human-in-the-loop automation.
Troubleshoot, calibrate, and repair 100+ missile test positions across electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and optical domains under ISO 17025 and AS9100 controls. Reduced calibration report generation time from 5 minutes to 1 minute per day via Excel macro and batch automation. Escalated UPS firmware vulnerabilities affecting 100+ test positions, mitigating extensive downtime and evacuation risk.
Executed electrical, thermal, and optical testing on Standard Missile ASICs and SDBII laser assemblies under strict traceability controls. Partnered with design engineers to eliminate operator-driven test errors, increasing throughput 5× and enabling sale of 3,000+ backlogged units.
Supervised 8-person contractor team responsible for safety, tooling, training, scheduling, and QA compliance under AS9100C. Cut F-16 modification turnaround from 41 to 17 days (59% reduction) by resequencing work control documents and aligning QA inspection gates. Held final civilian authority for aircraft acceptance and exercised stop-work authority on safety/quality risk.
Supervised shifts maintaining 14 EC-130H Compass Call aircraft valued at $2.4 billion. Selected as sole unit electrical specialist for multiple presidential-directed forward deployments; resolved mission-critical faults under time and supply constraints. Contributed to 2016 DoD Phoenix Award for best field-level maintenance.
Root cause analysis on electrical, thermal, optical, pneumatic, and mechanical systems when standard diagnostic paths stall.
Excel/VBA, PowerShell, batch scripting, Python, and GPIB/Ethernet instrument control to eliminate manual workflows.
Black Belt certified. RCA/RCFA, fault trees, 5 Whys, Pareto analysis, and structured disposition systems.
EC-130H Compass Call and F-16C/D variants. FAA A&P licensed with depot and field maintenance experience.
Supervised 8-person teams under AS9100C. Trained 25+ technicians across military, contractor, and RTX roles.
ISO/IEC 17025, ANSI Z540, AS9100C, MIL-STD. Final authority for aircraft acceptance and stop-work decisions.
Partnered with design engineers to eliminate operator-driven errors on Teradyne platform; enabled sale of 3,000+ backlogged units.
Cut modification cycle from 41 to 17 days by resequencing work control documents and aligning QA inspection gates.
Reduced calibration report generation from 5 min to 1 min/day via Excel macro and batch automation.
Troubleshoot and calibrate missile test positions across electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and optical systems.
Mentored personnel across military, contractor, and RTX roles in aircraft maintenance, missile testing, and calibration.
Contributed to Secretary of Defense award for best field-level maintenance while deployed with 455th EAMXS.