William Grobmyer: Senior Maintence Controller in Irive, CA

Responsible for directing, supervising, and coordinating the activities of aviation-enlisted personnel performing aircraft maintenance duties. Prepared or supervised the preparation of reports, correspondence, schedules, and rosters pertaining to an aircraft maintenance and repair activity. Assisted and acted as a senior enlisted maintenance advisor to the aircraft maintenance officer in areas of enlisted performance, billet requirements, aviation training, and manning within the aircraft maintenance department. Directly supervised 10 Marines, and indirectly supervised 75.

As enlisted aircrew, responsible for preparing the aircraft and overseeing its functions during assault missions and flight operations while performing navigational duties, operate and maintaining the various communications systems, loading equipment and personnel safety. Test Flight Crew: • Performed post maintenance safe for flight tests, vibration analysis, flight control riggings and theory, fault, and function troubleshooting to ensure the safety of aircraft and flight personnel. Helicopter Crew Chief: • Maintained the aircraft to ensure it remained mission capable; performed onboard duties during all flight operations. Helicopter Crew Chief Instructor: • Utilized lecture-based and on the job training, taught Marine Occupational Skill (MOS) specialties; developed curriculum for training; tracked and managed the training for up to 100 Marines; organized training events to ensure maximum training efficiency. Combat Crew Chief: • Logged over 500 combat hours during three separate Operation Iraqi Freedom deployments.

The go-between for the Marine Aviation Maintenance Department, Marine Air Operations, and the Navy Air Division. Promoted a strong working relationship with the US Navy. Ensured maximum aircraft readiness by verifying aircraft position and configuration prior to initial launches. Calculated and communicated time required for aircraft troubleshooting towards unscheduled repairs during critical phases of air operations afloat. Ensured contingency plans, back-up aircraft and aircrew are positioned for maximum utilization. Operated and enforced a strict adherence to Operational Risk Management (ORM) during flight operations.

Controllers are responsible for planning, directing, and controlling the performance and execution of Aviation Maintenance Department functions at the organizational and intermediate levels. They are responsible for technician aircraft maintenance and aeronautical repair that ensure the unit's combat readiness or ability to perform its mission. They must be able to establish department goals and to develop the plans to meet those goals. A high level of expertise is required to supervise the execution of the various tasks encompassed within the wide spectrum of aviation maintenance matters. They must possess a detailed, working knowledge of all Navy-sponsored aviation maintenance programs

Directly responsible for supervising, training and evaluating of three recruiters. Managed material and assets along with all logistics and operations. Developed strategic planning and execution of recruiter training curriculum, including public speaking, quality procedures, systematic approach to recruitment, product marketing and branding, communications, consulting, sales, time and resource management and data analysis. Provide sound and timely leadership, mentoring, coaching and counseling to provide an effective and efficient work space and relations. Perform liaison and public relations duties with outside agencies and event coordinating.

Commanding Officers are responsible for the inspection and quality of materials under their cognizance; however, aviation quality assurance representatives, collateral duty quality assurance representatives, and collateral duty inspectors are accountable to the quality assurance officer and aircraft maintenance officer within the Maintenance Department. These QARs, CDQARs. and CDls are fundamentally responsible for the prevention of the occurrence of defects. The concept embraces all events from the start of the maintenance operation to its completion. They must possess a detailed, working knowledge of all Navy-sponsored aviation maintenance programs.