Charles Hobbs
San Diego
Summary
Aviation maintenance professional with deep expertise in helicopter repair and maintenance. Adept at diagnosing mechanical issues and implementing effective solutions to ensure operational readiness. Team-focused with strong commitment to safety and precision, ensuring reliability and performance.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Airframe & Hydraulics Helicopter Mechanic
USMC, Camp Pendleton (HMLA-169)
Camp Pendleton South, CA
08.2019 - 08.2024
- Inspect, maintain, and repair $20,000,000 helicopter airframe & hydraulic systems using NALCOMIS for maintenance tracking and documentation. Supervise human & physical resources to maintain a productive and efficient work environment.
- Compose and produce written and oral communications, including maintenance documentation, logs, and records in compliance with naval aviation standards and IETMs.
- Conduct talent development, career planning, and coaching for assigned personnel.
- Supervised human safety performance in a high-risk environment, analyze behavioral safety and evaluate the role of the human factors in aviation operations.
- Manage, implement and maintain aviation safety management systems and ensure compliance with logs & records, QA, and maintenance control procedures in high-risk aviation environments.
- Effectively deployed and worked with a team of 12 to conduct 200 & 400 flight hour inspections of 8 Light Attack Helicopters during the time frame of 6 months, inspecting and repairing airframe structures & hydraulic components resulting in 6,000+ man hours during this evolution.
Education
Biology Allied Health Major
San Diego Mesa College
San DiegoAH-1Z/UH-1Y Airframes/Hydraulics Organizational Maintenance Course -
C School
Camp Pendleton, CA05.2020
Aviation Structural Mechanics Core Course -
A School
Pensacola, FL03.2020
High School Diploma - undefined
Stevenson High School
Stevenson, WA01.2019
Skills
- Team supervision
- 5 years of helicopter mechanics
- Composites fabrication
- Metal working
- Hydraulic maintenance skills
- Working with Hazmat
- Technical Publications
- Problem Solving
- Improvising
- Troubleshooting
- Critical Thinking
- Attention to detail
- Strategic Planning
- Corrosion Control
- Skilled in Microsoft Office
- Performing inspections
Certification
- FAA Airframe (8610-2 Signed – Eligible for Testing)
- Collateral Duty Quality Assurance Representative
- Collateral Duty Inspector
- Hydraulic Contamination
- Secret Security Clearance
- Aircraft Jacking Supervisor
Timeline
Airframe & Hydraulics Helicopter Mechanic
USMC, Camp Pendleton (HMLA-169)
08.2019 - 08.2024
High School Diploma - undefined
Stevenson High School
Biology Allied Health Major
San Diego Mesa College
AH-1Z/UH-1Y Airframes/Hydraulics Organizational Maintenance Course -
C School
Aviation Structural Mechanics Core Course -
A School