Matthew Dowdell

Biography:

Security Clearance: Secret Clearance

Military Experience: 8.4 years

Work Experience: 10.1 years

Work Experience:

Experienced Quality Assurance Manager and Maintenance Specialist with over a decade of leadership in technical maintenance, personnel training, and high-risk operations. Proven ability to manage teams of up to 60 personnel while ensuring operational efficiency, safety compliance, and quality assurance in high-stakes environments. Extensive background in aerospace coatings, aviation maintenance, and precision inspection with hands-on experience in hydraulic and electrical systems, troubleshooting, and diagnostics. Skilled in process improvement, technical documentation, and adherence to industry standards. Adept at reading and interpreting schematics, blueprints, and technical publications to drive operational success. Passionate about mentorship, professional development, and fostering high-performing teams.

Military Service:

Rank: Petty Officer 2nd Class
Branch/Position: Navy
Period: December 2012 - May 2021
Occupation: Aviation Boatswain's Mate - Equipment
Security Clearance: Secret Clearance
Duties Description:
Operate, maintain, and perform maintenance on steam catapults, barricades, arresting gear, and associated equipment ashore and afloat; operate catapult hydraulic systems, retraction engines, water brakes, jet blast deflectors, deckedge and ICCS, and jet blast deflector control panels; arresting gear engines, sheave dampers, deckedge control station, and associated equipment; perform aircraft handling duties related to the operation of aircraft launching and recovery equipment.

Work history:

Job Title: Coatings Applicator
Company: Pratt & Whitney
Period: September 2021 - February 2023
Trainings, Certifications and Licences:
- Aviation Maintenance Technology Certificate Part 65 Certification
- Familiarization Certificate - Boeing 737
Role Description:
- Routinely operated media blast
  equipment and plasma sprayers in accordance with company procedures.
- Monitored and documented coatings
  processes using high precision metrology.
- Operated tools of varying
  complexity, including robots, hand tools, computers, and computer programs
  (Solumina).
- Performed inspections on various
  aircraft parts.
- Operated in a manufacturing
  environment.
- Followed quality procedures,
  including adhering to procedures, inspecting work to ensure compliance to
  specifications, and ensuring parts meet specifications.
Job Title: Quality Assurance Manager
Company: US Navy
Period: January 2016 - April 2021
Role Description:
- Referenced and utilized various
  technical publications to perform duties to the highest level.
- Performed and oversaw inspection
  duties for maintenance procedures of various systems and subsystems,
  including visual inspections and measurements of completed work and parts.
- Planned and implemented
  activities in a quality system, ensuring quality requirements for product
  or service were fulfilled.
- Monitored, witnessed, reviewed,
  and corrected processes and documents to ensure the quality of the product
  during a maintenance action.
- Performed quality assurance
  protocol, product inspection, and sampling; validated the cleanliness of
  rooms per SOP and protocol.
- Read, followed, and understood
  Catapult and Arresting Gear equipment manuals, technical publications, and
  blueprints.
- Oversaw non-destructive magnetic
  inspections and critical safety item programs.
- Updated and maintained daily logs
  of maintenance action forms and daily recovery logs.
- Performed over 3,000 maintenance
  actions resulting in zero downtime of equipment.
Job Title: Maintenance Specialist
Company: US Navy
Period: December 2012 - April 2016
Role Description:
- Performed and managed scheduled
  maintenance, including removal, inspection, and reinstallation of all
  major systems.
- Developed and implemented SOPs
  for all assigned work areas.
- Coordinated and prioritized
  maintenance and organized personnel into different phases to complete
  scheduled plans.
- Designed and taught classes to
  hundreds of personnel within the organization.
- Supervised maintenance
  operational checks and inspections.
- Used all applicable maintenance
  publications, manuals, and procedures to ensure all usage, adjustments,
  and repairs of flight systems were completed to known standards.
- Orchestrated the technical
  inspection of hydraulic equipment, exceeding maintenance timeline
  standards.
- Provided mentorship and
  professional guidance to subordinates, contributing to the promotion of 35
  junior personnel.

Education:

California Institute of Technology
Bachelor's Degree – Cyber Security
Period: February 2023 - present

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