Aircraft Maintenance Engineer
Indian Navy
Total years of experience :10 years, 7 Months
HEADQUARTERS NAVAL AVIATION, GOA NOVEMBER 2005 - JANUARY 2013
Staff Aircraft Technical Officer
♦ Handled maintenance of all parts of aircraft including engines, electrical systems, cabin maintenance, hydraulic systems, communications systems, and instrument systems while maintained database of aviation assets for 08 in number Westland Sea King helicopter operating units
♦ Involved in initial provisioning / re-provisioning of aircraft spares, tools / test equipment through OEM / indigenous sources. Monitored the technical inventory while drafted and implemented various air store management policies / directives to ensure effective supply chain of air stores
♦ Serviced Hydraulic System, Engine Oil Servicing & Refueling of Aircraft during transit. Conducted early turnaround of rotables to enable optimum stock of permanent / consumable spares at depots and local air stores
♦ Looked after the provisioning of spares required to comply with modifications, service bulletins, operator's notices, technical details, vendor management, supply chain management, procurement and purchasing.
♦ Responsible for organizing conferences, meetings, exploring new supply / repair channels within India and abroad to resolve obsolescence while carried out periodical checks and planned maintenance on aircrafts
♦ Provided technical guidance and support in the maintenance while controlled AOGs, robbing and deferred defects. Coordinated and supervise the implementation of various programs by utilizing various management tools
AIR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT (BASE MAINTENANCE), KOCHI JULY 2002 - NOVEMBER 2005
Aircraft Production Supervisor
♦ Accomplished the responsibility of supervising scheduled serving, general preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, repairs, overhauling, testing, compliance of service bulletins / modifications on military helicopters (Westland Sea King) / aero engine, aircraft associated systems, ground support equipment's.
♦ Analyzed information on system needs, end-user requirements, custom designing solutions and troubleshoot for systems management while participated in indigenization activities and contractors modification
♦ Fully accountable for setting up of local repair / test facilities and analysis on repetitive failures, Corrective plan & implementation. Spearheaded efforts across conducting on job training for new incumbents.
♦ Designed & developed cost & saving techniques/measures and performed in-coming and pre-dispatch inspections of aviation assets / stores to achieve substantial reduction in expenditures and work within the budget
♦ Instrumental in participating in indigenization activities and contractors modification strategy and formulating plans for the company, setting up all processes related to production and creating the roadmap for the organization
♦ Shouldered the responsibility for supervising packing / preservation & storage of air stores and distribution of POLs. Administered aircraft documentation / recording while structured budget for commissioning project
♦ Devised effective strategies for root cause analysis/equipment statistics related to critical process equipments while performed inspection clearance of items repaired in-house and through trade.
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Diploma Program of Studies in Office Applications, 2012 C-LIBZ Computer Centre, Goa
Safety Officer
Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics (Mechanical), 2007 Cochin University of Science and Technology, India
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, 2002 Naval Institute of Aeronautical Technology, Cochin Completed military apprenticeship course of Aircraft Artificer of 4 years