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After boot camp and Aviation Electronics Technician school (AVA school) and Advanced First Term Avionics (AFTA) I made it to the fleet. My first 15 years in the fleet I worked as an AT in a supervisory role for most of that time serving as a shift supervisor, shop supervisor and leading petty officer. My last five years I was the COMVAQWINGPAC Training Program manager.
Military Experiences
Mar 2006 - Mar 2011
Training Program Manager
Training program manager responsible for authoring, implementing, administration and inspection of the maintenance training program for approximately 2,500 sailors. Maintained liaison between 14 aircraft squadrons and the Commodore of the WIng. Coordinated and edited the writing of nineteen personal qualification standard manuals in order to train junior sailors. Implemented the online training jacket to five of fourteen squadrons; was unable to complete the implentation due to retirement. Collateral duties: Command Urinalysis Coordinator, Anti-terrorism Officer and Squadron Readiness Officer.
Mar 2003 - Mar 2006
LPO
Was leading of two different shops while on board. I was also hand picked to serve one year as the command IMRL manager. Solely responsible for approximately 14,200 individual piece of support equipment. I also coordinated the offload of approx 4000 F14 equipment and onload of an additional 6,000 FA18 pieces of equipment.
Dec 2002 - Feb 2003
Student
Student, class leader, learning maintenance and troubleshooting procedures for the IATS bench. Graduated top of class.
Oct 1999 - Dec 2002
LPO
Leading Petty Officer of five work centers, controling all aspects of maintenance. Was named by COMNAVAIRFOR as a top performer during AMI inspection. Was then assigned to the calibrations lab to help streamline paperwork and maintenance procedures.
Deployments
(6 years, 10 months)Mar 2003 - Mar 2006
USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72
Sep 1994 - Oct 1997
USS Independence CV-62
Military Credentials
Professional Development Schools
2006
Aviation Maintenance Material Supply school
Dec 2002 - Feb 2003
Automatic Test Set maintenance course
2001
First Class Leadership course
2000
Second Class Leadership course
Individual & Special Skill Schools
Certifications
Security Clearance
Secret
Academic Degrees
Academic Degrees
2007 - 2010
Columbia College, Associates degree