Raul Flores

Dallas, Tx

(214)635-9315

raul110104@gmail.com

Objective: Seeking a position that will provide growth potential while extending the opportunity to learn, advance and provide meaningful contributions to organizations

 

Education

 

Sunset high school

Dallas Can Academy

Aviation Institute of Maintenance

A&P Licensed

 

Work History

 

L-3 Communications – Sept 2013 – August 2014                        Greenville,Tx

As an aircraft sheetmetal mechanic with working knowledge of military, commercial, general aviation and understanding in the repair and maintenance of airframes, hydraulics, and fuel systems but not limited to specific disciplines such as: electrical systems, fuel cells, heavy structural repair/modification, upholstery/interior finish

 

•        Working under general guidance in such operations as disassembly, checking and cleaning, repairing, replacing, testing, adjusting, assembling, installing, servicing, fabricating and other operations required to maintain the airworthiness of aircraft and all their components, in service or undergoing overhaul and/or modification.

•        Perform hangar maintenance and repairs on assigned aircraft both major and minor structural modifications

•        Perform inspections, corrosion control procedures, trouble-shooting and fault isolation procedures on aircraft systems

•        Perform interior trim repairs and/or modifications

•        Operating and utilizing all necessary ground support equipment, including but not limited to, portable lighting, auxiliary power carts, air conditioning and other ventilation equipment

•        Fabricating parts within approved procedures

 

•        Using blueprints, production drawings, written procedures, technical work orders as necessary to complete assigned work and entering and retrieving production and other job-related data using computer systems or other electronic equipment

•        Using fork lifts and small tugs, etc. to move support equipment and aircraft components

•        Perform other work as assigned that is incidental to primary job duties or other assigned work that may be assigned such as: training/assisting others, clean up of work areas, hangar, tools and equipment

 

Dept of Def. / U.S Air force - June 2010–Sept 2013          Oklahoma city,Ok

The Oklahoma City Air Logistics center and of the 76th maintenance wing at Tinker Air Force base conducting depot-level maintenance, repair, modification, overhaul, functional checks of U.S Air Force B-52 and KC-135 Aircraft

 

•        Attend daily briefings and report to work leads, supervisors and upper management in regards to work maintenance, status and issues of concern that may deviate work progress

•        Assist with the removal and Instillation of wingtips,vertical/horizontal stabilizer, engines cove lip doors, ailerons, spoilers, dorsal fin with the assists of overhead crane, scissor lift, stands and hand tools such as dead blow, pry bar, drift, pneumatic ratchet, shallow and deep sockets, crescent wrenches, open-end wrenches, torque wrenches all I.A.W regulatory requirements and tech data

•        Removal, install and adjustment of crew entry doors using scissor lift, hydraulic stand I.A.W tech data

•        Inspection, de-fod, remove and clean using inspection mirror, flashlight, air vac, plastic scraper, soft aluminum and bronze metal brushes

•        Remove and replace vapor barrier seal underneath belly of aircraft of main landing gear using manual/pneumatic ratchet, sockets, awls and open/closed end wrenches

•        Remove and replace broken rivnut, nut plates and standoffs in areas of flight deck, cargo, belly and lower nose of aircraft with rivnut tool, blind rivet fastener, close open end wrenches, rivets and/or rivet gun

•        Install primary and secondary heat exchanger with awls to align fastener, pneumatic/ manual ratchet, open/close wrenches, crescent wrenches and torque wrenches to obtain correct torque value I.A.W tech data

•        Remove and replace with new seal along trailing edge cove lip doors, main and nose wheel well area, belly of aircraft using utility knife, common screwdriver, open/closed

 

•        wrenches, pneumatic/ma0nual ratchet, visegrip pliers(common, duckbill, needle nose) and awls

 

•        Sign in and out of confined space log to work in areas such as hellhole, fuel tanks, lower nose and under floor panels

•        Install leading/trailing edge duct and duct clamps using pneumatic/manual ratchet, open/closed end wrenches

•        Install of dry bay doors underneath wings with new bonding straps and clamps by way of assistance of scissor lift hydraulic stand using needle nose pliers, safety wire pliers, open/closed end wrenches and pneumatic/manual ratchets

•        Remove and replace all fabric and wainscotting(paneling) in entire areas of cargo and flight deck such as pilot/co pilot forward, aft, overhead and lower window wainscotting, overhead drain pan, sextant wainscotting and map cases

•        Remove, install and adjust of control collums I.A.W regulatory requirements and tech data

•        Remove and replace all seat tracks(pilot, copilot, instructor and boomers) heel rest with new hardware using impact driver, shallow and deep sockets and inspect seats for serviceability

•        Inspect, remove and replace unserviceable windows with new hardware and sealant using sealant gun, sealant, awls, pneumatic/manual ratchet, common screwdriver, shallow and deep sockets, rubber mallet, open/closed end wrenches I.A.W tech data

•        Inspect, remove, install and adjust pilot/copilot sliding windows I.A.W tech data

•        Remove and replace new floor boards and carpet in areas of cargo and flight deck

•        Perform periodic inspections throughout aircraft I.A.W regulatory requirements

•        Inspect, removal and replacement of wire bundles, clamps with pneumatic/manual ratchet common screwdriver

•        Removal and replacement of metal/rubber hydraulic lines in areas of trailing edge wings, lower nose, wheel well, and cargo door using open/closed end wrenches, ford wrench, crescent wrench

 

Turbomeca USA – April 2007- February2010                         Grand Prairie,Tx

As a technician for a part 145 repair station completely disassemble, assemble, inspect, test and final prepare of variants of Arrius and Arriel engines, fuel control units and hydromechanical units I.A.W contract and regulatory requirements

 

•        Perform the disassembly, cleaning, inspection and reassembly for the repair and overhaul of fuel control units, hydromechanical units and engine sub assemblies

•        Utilize overhaul and reapair manuals and drawings in order to carry out overhaul and repair processes

•        Use of hand tools, specialized tooling, calibrated measuring equipment: calipers, micrometers, depth gauges, dial indicators, feeler gauges while carrying out repair processes

•        Utilize standard and specialized cleaning processes to insure parts are thoroughly free of fod prior to visual and dimensional inspections of components to compare documented specifications using standard and specialized equipment

•        Accept or rejects individual components based on requirements in the repair manual and internal documents

•        Perform engine test cells well as testing operation of assembled componenets and sub assemblies using specialized test equipment

 

 

Cutter Aviation – August 2006 – April 2007                                         Dallas,Tx

As a Customer Service Representative and Line Service Technician assisting pilots and passengers load and unload of luggage, booking lodging and vehicle rental and towing and marshalling of aircraft in and out of hangar and onto tarmac as well as washing, fueling, deicing and light maintenance

 

Trinity Industries – April 2005 – August 2006                                      Dallas,Tx

Perform assembly and overhaul of locking mechanisms of train couplers

 

Monitronics International – August 2003 – March 2005                 Dallas,TX

As an emergency dispatch officer @ the control center monitoring alarm activity via computer ranging from duress, fire, medical to supervisory signals received from commercial and residential alarm systems and dispatching or notifying the correct agency/party accordingly in a timely manner