I am an instructor with the Aviation Institute of Maintenance located at the North East Philadelphia Airport in Philadelphia, PA starting in March of 2007, plus a background in aviation starting in 1969 performing various functions and positions through the years. I am a member of PAMA, AMT Society, SAE, The Mid Atlantic Air Museum, and formerly of the Commemerative Air Force (Air Group 1 - San Diego). I promote aviation maintenance at my every turn, and train students to be the best mechanics they can be.

Name: Ronald E Stephens
Title: Aviation Maintenance Technician
Type(Circle one): Mechanic
Years Experience: 35
Type of work Performed: Maintenance Structure Avionics Upholstery

Employment History
AVIATION INSTITUTE OF MAINTENANCE, Philadelphia, PA
A&P Mechanic/Instructor, March 2007 to Present F/T
. Developed lesson plans I/A/W FAA part147 criteria
. Conducted classes in classroom, as well as Lab environments
. Presented daily lessons with Powerpoint presentations in the classroom
. Performed written, and oral testing of students in the laboratory.

S.E.I. OF AMERICA Philadelphia, PA
A&P Mechanic (P/T) October 2007 to June 2008
Performed duties of an A&P mechanic working on Agusta AW119 and AW139
Helicopter interior fabrication in Agusta’s Flight Test Dept. in Philadelphia. Work
performed included installing soundproofing and interior elements for the different types
of aircraft, and interpreting the needs for each level of aircraft soundproofing for this
FAA Part 145 employer. The fitting of the aircraft was unique to each aircraft due to the
individual needs of each customer.


NORTHEAST AVIATION SERVICE. Philadelphia, PA
A&P Mechanic, January 2007 to March 2007
. Performed line maintenance duties for company aircraft
. Completed 50, and 100-hour inspections, as well as repairs on aircraft

GEARHART AVIATION SVCS. LLC Philadelphia Int’nl Airport – Philadelphia, PA
Station Manager/A&P Mechanic, August 2005 to January 2007
. Controlled daily operations of station productivity, and work assignments
. Functioned as a working manager for the PHL location by answering maintenance calls
. Coordinated service calls for 22 company clients
. Qualified with Kitty Hawk Air cargo for Maintenance Release Authorization on Boeing – B727, and B737 aircraft, as well as Airworthiness, Delegated Inspector, and RII Authorization on B737.
. Performed inspection pre-flight and pos-flight inspections
. RVSM qualified on all aircraft
. Designated Instructor for six of our customers
. Was available for FAA, and client audits
. Established a number of new clients

US AIRWAYS EXPRESS (PSA AIRLINES Inc.), Philadelphia Int’nl Airport - Philadelphia, PA
A&P - LINE Mechanic May. 2005 to August 2005
. Performed line maintenance, service, and daily checks on Bombardier CRJ-200 aircraft.
. Performed inspection pre-flight and pos-flight inspections

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES INC. Philadelphia Int’nl Airport - Philadelphia, PA.
Customer Service Agent January 2005 to May 2005
. Performed ramp crew duties such as aircraft marshalling and baggage handling

GLOBAL TECHNICAL SERVICES/ KEYSTONE HELICOPTER CORP. Philadelphia, PA
Contract A&P Mechanic , September 2004 to December 2004
. Performed completions work on Sikorsky S-76C helicopters, and Sikorsky S-92A helicopters.
DASSAULT FALCON JET-WILMING TON CORP. New Castle, DE
A&P Mechanic, February 2004 to May 2004
. Performed 2, 2A, 4, and 4A Inspections on Falcon Jet models 10, 20, 50, 900, and 2000
. Performed “C” Check inspections, Pre-Purchase Inspections, and “Basic” inspections on Dassault Falcon
10’s, 20’s, 200’s, 50, 50EX, 900, 900EX, 2000, 2000EX, Westwind 1124’s, Gulfstream III and IV aircraft and
Hawker 2000 aircraft.

AIR TRAN AIRWAYS INC. Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, PA. & Baltimore
A&P Mechanic January 2001 to February 2004
. Performed line maintenance, service, and daily checks on Boeing B717-200 aircraft..
. Performed inspection pre-flight and pos-flight inspections

US AIRWAYS EXPRESS (PSA AIRLINES Inc.) Pittsburgh, PA.
A&P Mechanic October 2000 to January 2001
. Performed line maintenance, service, and daily checks on Dornier D0328-200 aircraft..
. Performed inspection pre-flight and pos-flight inspections

RS AVIATION Co. ElCajon, CA.
Owner/A&P Mechanic March 2000 to October 2000
. Performed maintenance, service, and repairs on general aviation aircraft
. Performed annual inspections, major/minor repairs, installations, and overhauls
under inspections by my partner’s IA

AIR TRANSPORT PROFESSIONALS (ATP Inc.) ElCajon. CA.
A&P Mechanic September 1999 to March 2000
. Performed maintenance, service, and repairs on general aviation aircraft
. Performed annual inspections, major/minor repairs, installations, and overhauls

CROWNAIR AVIATION INC. San Diego, CA.
A&P Mechanic February 1999 to September 1999
. Performed maintenance, service, and repairs on general aviation aircraft
. Performed annual inspections, major/minor repairs, installations, and overhauls

VOLT TECHNICAL SERVICES/ SUNDSTRAND HAMILTON POWER. SYSTEMS. CORP. SanDiego, CA.
A&P Mechanic/Research & Development Mechanic May 1998 to Feb. 1999
. Assisted engineering staff with R&D testing of Sundstrand Power Systems’ APS 1000, APS 2000, APS 2100 APU's
. Performed maintenance, test cell setup, instrumentation set-ups, running the APU's for engineering tests, servicing
engines and preparing test cells for the engineering staff’s needs.
. Assisted in the training of mechanics from our customers
. Performed the function of running the engines and operated tests for the engineering staff
AIRLINE INTERIORS INC. San Diego, CA.
Seat Mechanic/R&D Mechanic/Inspector May 1994 to Apr.1998
. Performed maintenance/repair on airliner passenger seats from many of the major airlines
. Assisted the engineering dept. in the research and development of 16 “G” airline seats
. performed testing for FAA compliance on seats, promoted again to inspection and performed first article
inspections on incoming materials and supplies as well as engineering prototypes

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