Jeffrey Zimmerman

Performed shop and field maintenance on Bell 407HP, UH-1H and UH-60A/L. Maintained associated field support equipment. Shift lead

Field and shop mechanic for Bell 407 HP's, 205A1++ and Bell 429. Maintained aircraft and support equipment on USDA contracts for wildland fire supression.

Chief Inspector. Supervised up to 8 mechanics in both shop and field locations. Served as assistant to the Director of Maintenance. Scheduled customer aircraft for maintenance and acted as primary contact for customer support. Assigned projects to mechanics and repairmen. Prioritized and monitored work flows. Set and monitored spare parts inventories . Performed maintenance on both rotary and fixed wing aircraft. Performed component repairs and overhauls for Bell 47, 206 series,505, 407, 429, UH-1, 210 and 212 air frames. Performed QA and in-process inspection for all maintenance repairs/overhauls conducted under the repair station and in the field. Certified Level II NDT inspector for Liquid Aqueous and Magnetic Particle inspections. Responsible for maintaining standards of operation for both a Bell Helicopter and Cessna Service Center. Member of Minuteman Aviation SMS safety council.

Responsible for the daily operations of EMS field base. Performed maintenance and repairs for assigned rotor wing and fixed wing aircraft. Coordinated maintenance scheduling. Maintained spare parts inventories and technical data libraries. Maintained aircraft re-fueling systems up to 5000 gal. capacity. Responsible for making fuel orders and maintaining fuel quality control standards. Company safety manager. Conducted helipad and helispot surveys to identify hazards and suitability. Coordinated with police and fire agencies in conducting helicopter ground operations safety training.

Performed helicopter mechanic duties in both shop and field enviroments. Worked in wild land firefighting, seismic oil exploration and aerial game capture operations. Specialized in McDonnel Douglas, Bell and Hiller Aircraft component overhauls and aircraft painting. Specialized in Rolls-Royce 250-C20 and C30 heavy maintenance.

Performed maintenance and inspections on McDonnell Douglas 500D models and Bell 47 G3B1 and Soloy /Bell 47 helicopters. Worked in aerial application, aerial animal damage control and aerial game capture operations. Conducted contract maintenance for the State of Montana Dept of Fish, Wildlife and Parks and Dept of Livestock.