Roderick MacAskill

Performed duties in accordance with all applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment.

• Completed complex repairs quickly by leveraging strong diagnostic skills and attention to detail.
• Demonstrated adaptability when faced with new challenges or technologies, enabling quick mastery of necessary skills.
• Increased customer satisfaction with prompt and knowledgeable support for various technical issues.
• Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
• Deliver helicopter transmissions to customer locations within specific timeframes.
• Coordinated installation of systems, machinery and components.
• Inspected and tested equipment, machinery and components to diagnose issues, recognize defects and determine appropriate repairs.
• Performed troubleshooting, diagnosis and repair of helicopter equipment.
• Led projects to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Microsoft Word and other software tools IE: Google Drive to create documents and other communications.
• Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
• Developed team communications and information for meetings.
• Removed and installed aircraft subsystem assemblies such as rotors, gearboxes, transmissions.
• Conducted and oversaw safety protocols, including flight line foreign object prevention walks.
• Assisted with aircraft and equipment transport and movement.
• Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
• Trained new technicians on standard operating procedures, ensuring consistency across the team.
• Performed troubleshooting and diagnosis on malfunctioning equipment.
• Optimized system performance thorough testing and analysis.
• Provided expert advice on equipment selection, leading to overall improvement in operational efficiency.
• Developed comprehensive documentation for equipment maintenance procedures, increasing efficiency among technicians. IE: EC120 jet test procedures. and test equipment kits.
• Currently staff qualification certified, in Visual and Dimensional inspection, MGB AS350/355/H125/H130 and TGB AS350/355/H125 assemblies, Also affluent in all aspects of the EC 120 main modules and Epicyclics, currently involved in certification course and should have certification by 09/30/24.
• Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.

• Lead team of aerospace mechanics for over 25 years as either lead hand or supervisor. maintaining schedules, delivery requirements, product movement, departmental communications and training.
• Assembled landing gear and flight controls using Work Center Instructions, Piping and Instrumentation instructions, Wiring Diagrams, Bill of Material (BOM) and assembly drawings.
• Reading blueprints, using hand tools, maintaining work station organization (5S) , adhering to safety regulations, making sure products meet quality standards, identifying product defects, and assembling landing gear and flight controls.
• Executed an entire assembly process by accurately interpreting set-up sheets, work orders, drawings or blueprints.
• Tested electrical controls and components on the line.
• Built, tested and helped design landing gear and flight controls for large commercial aircraft, for companies such and Boeing and Airbus.
• Specialized in hydraulics and pneumatics, tooling and test equipment, for assembly line flow and scheduling requirements
• Set up and tested monitors and calculators and recorded test data per engineering and quality specifications.(SPC).
• Closely inspected parts to ensure they were clean and free of contaminants. (FOD free)
• Verified part Numbers and placed parts in appropriate shipping containers.
• Kept work areas organized, tidy, and clean for maximum productivity.
• Inspected parts and assemblies before shipment to customers to verify accuracy.
• Consistently met or exceeded production targets by maintaining a focused and efficient work approach.