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Todd Vlk

Dallas

Summary

Passionate, positive, and motivated avionics technician with 8+ years of extensive experience maintaining, troubleshooting, and modifying P-3C and P-8A aircraft. Team oriented worker that leads by example, continually striving for a safe, high performance, and high morale work environment. Always seeking challenging tasks in the pursuit of knowledge and excellence.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Field Service Representative

Raytheon Intelligence & Space
Dallas
04.2022 - Current
  • Traveled to designated area on short notice to support contractors by working weekends and overtime.
  • Provided on-site services, installed new systems and escalated customer complaints.
  • Performed complex technical functions on electrical systems to support engineers including set up, operation, maintenance, calibration and troubleshooting.
  • Coordinated work between team, other departments, subcontractors and customers.
  • Documented repair methods and maintenance processes to improve support analysis.
  • Explained and demonstrated equipment operations to customer.

Avionics Technician

L3Harris Technologies
Dallas
04.2020 - 04.2022
  • Completed 8 depot level structure/avionics modifications, and troubleshot APS-154 and APS-149 advanced radar systems.
  • Performed through tests of electrical systems, parts and equipment to check compliance with applicable standards and evaluate malfunctions.
  • Completed in-depth visual and manual inspections of all electrical components.
  • Operated testing tools and gauges, including ohmmeters, ammeters and time domain reflectometers.
  • Defined strategies and created a plan to achieve ambitious operational objectives.
  • Tested, troubleshot, and maintained APS-115, APS-137, APS-148, APS-149, APS-154, and APY-10 Radar systems.

Avionics Technician

United States Navy
Kaneohe
02.2016 - 03.2020
  • Repaired and installed wiring, boxes, antennas and other systems in accordance with electrical and mechanical drawings.
  • Performed tests of electrical systems, parts, and equipment to check compliance with applicable engineering documents.
  • Evaluated quality of all maintenance and installations as lead avionics shop Collateral Duty Inspector (CDI), and updated changes to weight and balance of aircraft.
  • Installed, tested, and troubleshot experimental aircraft avionics systems in accordance with engineering pre-approved and experimental aircraft change drawings and diagrams.
  • Attended multiple schools/classes encompassing various troubleshooting, application, and analysis procedures for special mission equipment.

Education

Fiber Optic Fabricator

KITCO Fiber
Dallas, TX
02.2022

SAR/ISAR Radar School
Albuquerque, NM
08.2017

Wire & Connector Repair
Oak Harbor, WA
03.2017

Avionics Technician "Organizational"

U.S. Navy
Pensacola, FL
08.2016

Advanced Technical Training

U.S. Navy
Pensacola, FL
06.2016

Skills

  • Wiring diagrams
  • New system installations
  • Engineering application compliance
  • Troubleshooting
  • Teamwork
  • Team management
  • Quality control
  • Thrives in high pressure environments
  • Troubleshooting and diagnostics
  • Component repairs

Accomplishments

  • Supervised and successfully executed the avionics equipment swap of 5 modified P-3C aircraft, encompassing over 40 complex avionics systems while deployed overseas in support of Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation Enduring Freedom. The resounding success resulted in receiving 2 Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals.
  • Led 24 peers in the completion of over 400 maintenance actions, including 20 optical sensor removal and replacements, 2 radar calibrations, and 2 avionics modifications encompassing 1,605 man-hours during my last previous evaluation encompassing 10 months.
  • Responsible for managing Special Mission equipment valued at over 53 million dollars on 5 separate deployments resulting in 100% accountability with 0 discrepancies.
  • Successful installation of major aircraft modifications of radar systems as SME test and evaluation team member.
  • Improved effectiveness of products by failure trend analysis data, overall increasing customer satisfaction and cost efficiency.
  • Developed new and innovative ideas in upcoming company projects, resulting in a more well rounded team environment.

Timeline

Field Service Representative

Raytheon Intelligence & Space
04.2022 - Current

Avionics Technician

L3Harris Technologies
04.2020 - 04.2022

Avionics Technician

United States Navy
02.2016 - 03.2020

Fiber Optic Fabricator

KITCO Fiber

SAR/ISAR Radar School

Wire & Connector Repair

Avionics Technician "Organizational"

U.S. Navy

Advanced Technical Training

U.S. Navy
Todd Vlk