David McLain

Wichita Kansas
Cell: 479-401-9568
davidmclaintooling@gmail.com
SSN: 9934
DOB: 04/13

Summary
 Over 30 Years Aerospace Tooling, Experimental Engineering, Sheet metal Mechanic, Composites, Tool
and Die, and CNC Mill and Lathe Machining
 I have 30 years in Illustrated part list. I P C
 Experimental Engineering 30 + Years
 5 first flight awards at Raytheon/Beechcraft, along with the development on Beechcraft Starship (first all
Composite aircraft) including all door frame tooling on C-17 (composite lay-up Tooling & assemble Jigs)
 Development of the G-4 windshield frame assembly and G-5 airframe
 Tooling at Gulfstream Aerospace; BQM and SDRM Missiles Composite Tooling for the all Kevlar and
carbon fiber wings and first article part fabrication and Inspection at Raytheon Missile Systems
 Apache Long Bow Modification Composite Tooling and First article part fabrication, Inspection, and
Assemble.
 7 first flight awards Beechcraft
 Tooling Fabrication on 757 & 767 nacelles at Boeing; Sheet metal Mechanic on the 47 section, 787
Dream Liner, Composite assembly.
 Boeing 737to 777 aircraft sheet metal repair and maintenance for Southwest Airlines along with Boeing
727, 747 Fed-X & UPS cargo aircraft at FAA Repair Station in accordance with Maintenance Manuals
 Performed maintenance checks on a variety of corporate aircraft such as Learjets, Gulfstreams,
Falconjets, Beechcraft King airs,BBJs, Airbuss,Cessna's and have a proficiency in maintenance manuals,
Illustrated part, and structural repair manuals. Along with flat pattern layout and sheet metal
fabricating.
KEY SKILLS
 Arbortext XML Editor desktop publishing tool to write and maintain technical manual (Maintenance,
Illustrated Part Catalogs, Wiring Manuals) in accordance with industry standards.
 CCD and Mentor Graphics for converting engineering schematics for use in published wiring manuals.
 Adobe Illustrator CC and Photoshop CC to create illustrations from photos and MS Excel graphs.
 Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access).
 Knowledge of content management systems and Adobe InDesign
 Able to adapt to changing work environments and manage multiple tasks.
 Writing methods of operations and the sequence of events for manufacturing and inspection in
accordance with the blueprint drawings including the flag notes, revision changes and specifications for
Tooling and manufacturing planning.

Vision Aviation, Salina Ks. 90 day contract 12/11/20 to Present

Structure Mechanic
 Sheet metal – Structures Mechanic on CRJ 900. Working with maintenance manuals to access
inspections panel’s on wing, aft baggage compartment, horizontal stabilizers.

Hevan Steel Company, 07 /20 to 11/30/20

Tooling Supervisor
 Forging Dies fabrication which included Die Design and CNC Conversational programming on HURCO
CNC Mills.
AeroOsale/ Roswell, New Mexico 02/20 to06/20
AOG Mechanic
 American lines fleet Early Retirement and Temporary Storage of Boeing 737-757-and 767aircraft some
of which to get our ACATS maintenance manual training for American Airlines rating ACATS are aircraft
that which can allowing aircraft to fly closer than 1000 feet approaching each other in altitude and in
fwd. progression, so we had to be aircraft certified on ACATS

Boeing Aircraft CO. Renton Washington 07/19 to 1/20

 complying with Spirit Wichita Kansas shortages andDiscrepancies for Airworthiness.

Triumph Aerostructures, Tulsa OK 02/19 to 05/19

Assembly Mechanic
 G650 wing assembly in accordance to latest revisionGroup Leader.

W.S.U National Aerospace Research Wichita KS. 03/18 to 08/19

Instructor
 INSTRUCTOR sheet metal core assembles and blueprint reading.

Spirit AeroSystems, Wichita Kansas 10/17 to 02/18

Inspector
 lead over the 41-section passenger door frame signing Boeing 737
 Product inspection data to latest revisions.

L-3 Communications Waco TX. 08/11 to 04/17

Sheet Metal Mechanic
 Sheet metal mechanic on P-3 Wings shop (re-skin Wings)
 Writing and published the Maintenance and or revising existing SRM and MM to latest Mods

Vought Aerospace, Charleston South Carolina 02/10 to 08/11

Composite Assembly Technician
 Composite Assembly Technician on Boeing 787 Dreamliner in accordance with Engineering drawings
writing the production inspection records

Jacksonville Aerospace, Jacksonville Florida. 01/09 to 01/10

Sheet metal Mechanic
 Sheet metal mechanic Crew Chief for South West AirlinesBoeing 737 Winglet Modification.

PEMCO Aerospace, Dothan Alabama 05/08 to 12/09

Sheet Metal Mechanic
 sheet metal Shop Forman for the mechanics on South-West Airlines Boeing 737 .

San Antonio Aerospace, San Antonio TX. 04/07 to 04/08

Aircraft Mechanic
 Sheet metal mechanic Team Leader Boeing 727 FED-X In accordance with Maintenance manuals and
latest revisions.

Federal Mogul, Grand Heaven MI. 01/06 to 02/07

CNC Programmer
 Tooling CNC programmer on the cam shafts for Ford Motor Co.
Pratt & Whitney, Dallas Texas 02/04 to 12/05
Mechanic
 Rebuilding the JT8-D for 737 Turbine Engines on JT8-DTurbine Engines for Boeing 737.

Gulf Stream Aerospace, Bethany OK. 02/03 to 01/04

Designer/Tooling/Mechanic
 Tool and Die Designer G-5 aircraft using CATIA V-5

Lear Jet, Tucson AZ. 01/02 to 01/03

Aircraft Mechanic
 sheet metal mechanic 60 Model Development working with engineering
 Drawings to latest revision along with test data from experimental rewriting maintenance manuals

Boeing Apache Helicopters, Mesa AZ 03/01 to 01/02

Aircraft Mechanic
 sheet metal mechanic on Long Bow A64HD Modsin accordance with engineering drawings, latest
revision and latest revisions, including P.I.R.
 Book (production inspection records)

Evergreen Airpark, Marana AZ. 01/00 to 01/01

Aircraft/Sheet Metal Mechanic
 Team Leader for Sheet metal modifications on U.P.S. Boeing
 Cargo, FED- X Boeing 747 Cargo Aircraft in accordance with MM and SRM manuals.

B.F. Good Rich Aviation, 01/99 to 01/00

Assembly/Mechanic
 Team Leader for Modifications on the 777 Boeing Aircraft.
 Everett WA. sheet metal mechanic United Airline Modification Boeing 777.

Aerospace Contracting 01/18 to 01/99

Mechanic
 Subcontractor for FAA Repair Stations & Aerospace Manufacturing;

Cessna Aircraft Co./ Wichita KS. 01/75 to 01/84

Flight Line Mechanic
 Sheet metal mechanic and interior mechanic for twin-engine aircraft at Cessna's Wallace division. Flight
Line inspection working from the aircrafts P.I.R (product inspection records) book, which includes
making sure all shortage's, and every
 revision, all inspectors and customer’s inspection rework tags (squawks) are closed out, inspected and
bought off, and making the aircraft airworthy and up to the latest revisions.

Boeing / Wichita, Ks 02/84 to 12/86

 Tooling along with Jig and Fixtures fabrication on 757 & 767 engine nacelles Bonding Assembly Jigs.
 Working alongside the Tool room machine shop providing them with sketches, drawings and all
engineering to machine all details on the Jigs, conforming up to all the latest revisions.
 Exploded views on a document and FAA Air Worthless.
 Maintenance Manuals Chapter Modifications
 S.R.M. (structural repair manuals)
Gulfstream Aerospace / Bethany, Ok 12/86 to 01/91
Tooling/designer/mechanic
 Tool and Die Maker on G-IV aircraft, design and fabrication of progressive dies, Hydro blocks, templates
flat pattern lay out using Mylar’s, lofts & engineering drawings. Jig and Fixture building construction with
the use of levels, Transits, and Theodolite laser tracker, along with the Construction and devolvement of
master models. Working from Tooling to Tooling liaison to Tool design and Tooling planning.

Raytheon Beechcraft / Wichita, Ks 02/91 to 1997

Aircraft Mechanic
 Experimental engineering development of a total of five aircraft.
 Department 91 experimental our team planed, designed, machined all Tooling to fabricate all the
detailed parts to use in the construction of these five-different aircraft.
 Which is the Starship, King Air 800, 1900-D, Beech Jet, JAPAT (Air Force) Trainer, BQM Target Missile.
 Experience in writing all test data for the pressurization testing, Static test, and bird strike test, for FAA
Airworthiness certifications, along with any maintenance manel and structural repair Manuel
modifications or revisions.
 Raytheon BQM Target Missells
 Raytheon SDRM Surface Radiation Ditection Missell

Gulfstream Aerospace Tooling / Bethany, Ok 01/97 to 01/18

Tooling/Mechanic
 Tool and die crew chief for the machining and fabrication cells on the G-V (Gulfstream-5) aircraft.
Template layout, Hydro Blocks, Stretch Dies, Fiberglass drill Jigs, Small Tools (non-design) Tooling such as
Weldment Jigs, and assembly Jigs along with Tool maintenance and repair. Working with Mylar’s, Loft
Shots, Master Models and Catia Models.