Motivated self starter. Experienced aircraft mechanic and paramedic, ready to begin the next stage of my career as a commercial pilot.

Education

George Mason University
B.S. Chemistry 08/20/2012 - 05/15/2015

Work Experience

Lead Flight Paramedic / Mechanic
Berry Aviation 07/31/2023 - 07/22/2022 • Plan and conduct casualty evacuations of US and partner military services from forward deployed positions • Perform aviation CASEVAC in support of US and foreign partners, conducting counter-terrorism operations in northwest Africa • Ensure deployability of medical equipment, supplies, and medications, including controlled narcotics • Provided routine medical assessments and treatments to Berry employees while in country • Serve as loadmaster during loading and airdrop evolutions • Perform aircraft and vehicle extrication using hydraulic and electric tools
Lead Mechanic
American Aviation 08/14/2024 - 12/15/2023 • Plan and perform scheduled maintenance on company piston-powered aircraft, including Piper, Cessna and Diamond manufacturers • Order parts and consumables to maintain fleet in operational status • Perform emergency maintenance on aircraft damaged during flight, coordinating with the FAA to perform root-cause analysis • Complete 50, 100 hour inspections, assist IA with annual inspections, completing any repair work found to be necessary before aircraft is signed off
Helicopter Crewchief / Mechanic
U.S. Marine Corps 02/04/2001 - 02/05/1996 • Plan and execute missions as a flight crewmember • Direct pilots in-flight for aircraft safety and survivability, completing tactical flights during daylight and night time hours, including 300+ hours on night vision devices (NVDs), 120 of which in low light • Supervise flight line personnel to ensure mission readiness • Make rapid decisions when faced with a failure of an aircraft system, implementing corrective actions to minimize damage to components and risk to the aircrew • Perform range sweeps, contacting federal authorities when an intruder was located, giving a full description of intruder • Able to quickly identify a wide range of friendly and enemy weapon systems, explosives and other dangerous devices • Perform daily inspections of aircraft using technical publications and written directives • Utilized maintenance schedules to assign personnel to perform preventative and corrective maintenance on helicopter airframe and powerplant systems

Highlights

Commercial Pilot
06/18/2026 CPL SEL, Instrument

Aircraft Experience

Cessna
  • Time in Type: 260 hrs
  • Last Training: July 25, 2026
  • Training Type: Recurrent
  • Facility: Aviation Adventures