Kyle Logan Pietz
Kuna
Summary
Airframe and Powerplant certified professional with a strong record in executing heavy maintenance and fabrication on various aircraft, including Gulfstream, Falcon, Piper and Pilatus models. Focused on training technicians in adherence to safety protocols and regulations while ensuring compliance with FAA standards through thorough audits and inspections.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Maintenance Tech. 3
Western Aircraft
Boise
10.2021 - Current
- Achieved airframe and powerplant certification, demonstrating expertise in aircraft maintenance.
- Executed heavy maintenance on Gulfstream, Pilatus, Piper, and Falcon airframes, ensuring safety and compliance.
- Led training for new and seasoned technicians on adherence to procedures and regulations.
- Utilized innovative problem-solving skills to develop effective solutions for complex challenges.
- Delegated inspection privileges for quality control at repair station, ensuring compliance with FAA standards.
- Conducted thorough audits of paperwork for accuracy and adherence to high standards.
- Fabricated structural components and aircraft parts based on technical drawings and specifications.
- Collaborated on interior refurbishments and avionics updates to meet service bulletins and airworthiness directives.
Operations Manager
Golden Oak Designs
Boise
01.2012 - 10.2021
- Inputting jobs from contractors, about an average of 10 to 12 per week.
- Converted specifications into workable bids for approvals.
- Set up scheduling for labor using Excel, coordinated all departments for efficiency of production and ordered materials for job completion.
- Set up jobs throughout the shop, made them ready for installation and assigned labor needed per project using Excel.
- Trained new personnel in all departments of the shop and dealt with conflict resolution to make it run smoothly.
- Ran CNC and programming, manufacturing and fabrication of specialized parts needed to fix machinery.
- Along with all maintenance including troubleshooting all problems in the shop electrically and mechanically, all the electrical in the shop such as 480-volt systems and single phase to three phase motors.
- Designing with Cabinet Vision 12 along with Bsolid, CAD.
- Extensive experience with pneumatic, hydraulic and electrical systems, pumps, Forklift certified and welding experience.
- Along with general maintenance on company vehicles.
LAV Crewman
USMC
29 Palms
09.2003 - 08.2005
- Vehicle commander for a LAV 25.
- Led fire team in ground operations during various missions, ensuring mission success.
- Oversaw maintenance of LAVs and crew welfare, enhancing operational readiness.
- Executed operations in Iraq in 2004, effectively meeting mission objectives.
Education
CWI - General Education and Construction Management
Boise, ID06-2011
BSU - Construction Management
Boise, ID05-2009
Skills
- First Responder
- CPR certified
- Sales
- Customer service
- Automotive technology
- Vehicle maintenance
- Engineering drafting
- Architectural design
- Blueprint and schematics
- Supervisory skills
- Leadership skills
- PADI Divemaster
- Rescue Diver
- Tech Diver
- Altitude diver
- Deep diver
- CNC programming
- Team leadership
- CNC operation
- Fabrics structural components
- Conflict resolution
- Machining and fabrication
- Sheet metal fabrication
- Harness fabrication
- Marine fabrication
- Assembled parts and fabrication
Timeline
Maintenance Tech. 3
Western Aircraft
10.2021 - Current
Operations Manager
Golden Oak Designs
01.2012 - 10.2021
LAV Crewman
USMC
09.2003 - 08.2005