TMDE and PMEL EPR Bullets


- ID'd AF wide torque safety issue; coord'd w/engineers to update CMS safety data--prevented damage to 15.4K assets
- Aligned/cert'd crit temp/humidity reference std; key to ECS monitor mx--data used to drive HVAC sys improvements
- Guided 248 custodians; led 6-mbr tm/dev'd mx sched sys/mitigated 2 civ prsnl gaps--cut overdue rt by 75% < 3 wks
- Calibrated autocollimator; aced QA eval w/zero discrepancies--adv'd MAD coverage val'd; key to AFMETCAL cert
- Certified Air Data Calibrator; facilitated airspeed/altitude instrument mx for 58 SOW--1.2K AETC trng ops enabled
- Sq innovation champion; dev'd input staging area/cut time-motion by 50%/saved 377 man hrs/yr--coined by NAF/CCC

- Achieved Wg 97% TMDE availability rate; USAFE best--31 MXS Maintenance Support Professional of Year

- Aligned ECS test set; 26 F-16 systems analyzed/troubleshot--633 hrs flown, supported OEF/OCO contingency

- Assisted Army personnel with developing calibration capability for their own AN/ALC-99 Frequency Counter

- Attended TMDE monitor training; educated on TMDE calibration processes--enabled surety ops completion

- Calibrated 28 torque units; 52 a/c pre-flt ckd/1K sorties generated--USAFE's best MXG, '10 Daedalian winner

- Calibrated heat treating unit; MXG repair capability returned--21 F-16 brackets treated/$80M assets sustained

- Calibrated over 30 high use laboratory standards throughout the Radio Maint sections--multiplied capes

- Calibrated priority TS-4044A/D Missile Guidance Test Set needed to verify AIM-9 missile maneuverability

- Certified 23 NCE TMDE items; enabled $790M muns stockpile spt--TMDE rated "Excellent"/Wg DNSI "Sat"

- Certified UAV alignment fixture; 392 propeller alignments executed--enabled 260 EUCOM/NATO ISR sorties

- Completed 502 mx actions; maintained 100% QA pass rate--aided Wg's 5yr best 98% TMDE availability rate

- Completed formal/hands-on PMEL trng; boosted w/c ability/PMEL turn time 50%--cut overdue items 150%

- Coordinated 13 priority fly-in cals--actions guaranteed 437th SOG AC130 gunship mission and deployment

- Directed 316 calibrations; TMDE rated "Excellent"--Wg Def Nuclear Surety Inspections highest "SAT" rating

- Drove 27 weapon system fixture calibrations; 52 F-16 aligned--MXG won '12 USAFE General Creech Award

- Drove boresight fixture calibrations; 52 F-16 wpn sys maintained--MXG '12 USAFE Gen Creech awd winner

- Drove critical gas detector repair; 18 muns vault inspections performed--averted PL1 storage facility LIMFAC

- Expert Electronic Standards Section trainer--trained six technicians on section's most complex test equipment

- Instituted automated customer notifications; reduced overdue TMDE, 1.5% to 0.21%--smashed AF std by 79%

- Instructed 3amn/hands-on PMEL trng; built WRM/cal schedule--300+ equip items prep'd for OEF deployment

- Led checking fixture repair; 130 F-16 weapon mounting units verified--averted potential Class-A muns mishap

- Led emergency power tester cert; a/c hydrazine systems verified--Wg received '12 SecDEF Field-lvl MX awd

- Maintained/operated Microwave, Display, & Computer Test Stations--ensured thorough, calibrated F-15 maintenance

- Managed $29K TMDE acct; achieved 11 of 11 Z/Ds/zero overdue's--pivotal to shop's 100% QA pass rate, '12

- Overhauled environmental tester; saved $87K in replacement cost--USAFE's best MXG, '12 Daedalian winner

- Performed priority calibration of M20990 Spectrum Analyzer for Travis AFB F-16 squadron TDY at Bolling AFB

- Repaired Fuel Quantity Test Set for Charleston AFB maint unit--ensured uninterrupted repair C-141 ext fuel tanks

- Restored Wg's night flying capabilities; overhauled night vision test set--saved AF $28K/enabled 1.4K sorties

- Scheduled deployments for 12 specialists; ensured maximum efficiency, 100% mission coverage

- Scheduled over 2,100 items with 100% accountability--critical single-point contact for 3,000 units in AOR

- Serviced pressure gage; enabled Papa AB, Hungary barrier safety checks--propelled $654M NATO airlift msn

- Serviced vital veterinarian scale; 528 K9 medicals accomplished--11 military working dogs accurately treated

- Steered Wg's AF Metrology & Calibration audit; 6 critical areas, highest "Pass" rating--100% full certification

- Superior performer! Certified over 60 items of TMDE, key to laboratory's 5 day backlog--lowest backlog in years

- Transferred calibration responsibility for 12 units to the Army, saved 75 Air Force man hours annually

- Validated barrier tester; Papa AB, Hungary C-17 safety cks accomplished--enabled $654M NATO airlift msn

- Validated/scrubbed 122 PMEL accounts; overcame personnel rotations--restored vital oversight

- Verified Global Hawk weight/balance scale; ensured joint intelligence capability--$1.7B program safeguarded

- Verified signal generator; San Vito observatory sat sustained--provided NORAD/NASA solar phenomena intel





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