Erick Hernandez

Military Service:

• Rank: Senior Airman

  Branch/Position: Air Force

  Period: December 2020 - present

  Occupation: Aircraft Armament Systems - 2W151

  Security Clearance: Secret Clearance

  Duties Description:

  Performs aircraft weapons system maintenance, functional checks, troubleshooting, & munitions
  loading operations on 25 assigned F-35As valued at $2.1B to meet FHP requirements. Maintains,
  installs, & removes armament-related suspension equipment to support configuration requirements for
  daily flying & contingency operations while adhering to strict Technical Order compliance during
  maintenance actions & munitions loading operations

Work history:

• Job Title: Aircraft Armament Systems Technician

  Company: Air Force

  Period: May 2021 - present

  Role Description:

  Loaded 72 missiles, 52 bombs, and 4.5K rounds of ammunition, achieving a 96% weapons evaluation
  pass rate to fuel Sq's 697 munitions released, 27K rounds expended and 45 pilot certifications.
  Identified and replaced 45 armament system components while executing 412 maintenance tasks,
  safeguarding 3.1K sorties in preparation for AFFORGEN deploy bin. 

  Aced theory of management course and utilized concepts to build a tracking checklist for Sq's
  smart bomb rack adapter inspections, securing 100% serviceability of assets for mission readiness.
  Crafted a reservist training plan and coordinated equipment for weapon reconfigure procedures,
  keying 85 core tasks and boosting 419 FW's experience by 31%. 

  Teamed with engineers to author and implement two local authorizations to repair multiple weapons
  systems, averting $35K in Action Requests & saving 50 hrs of request wait time. Oversaw five Amn
  who rectified the corrective actions of 534 documentation errors, keying section's high missed
  items & decreasing errors by 11% from the prior year. 

Education:

• American Public University

  Associate's Degree – Applied Science Aircraft Armament Systems Technology

  Period: May 2022 - May 2024

• American Public University

  Bachelor's Degree – Business Administration

  Period: October 2024 - present