Capabilities
Hand metrology and mechanical inspection
| Capability | Specifics | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hand gages | Calipers, micrometers, height gauges, profilometers, radius gages, go/no-go, feeler gages | Daily, twenty months, aerospace hardware |
| Tightest work | .005" profile with a radius gage under magnification. We verify to about .002". Prints dimensioned to four decimals, and print resolution is not tolerance. | Blade outer air seals |
| GD&T | Datums, feature control frames, profile, position, runout, as they appear on production prints | Every print I inspect to |
| First Article Inspection | FAI on new part introductions and after process changes | Bearing ducts, after a unit move |
| AS9100 records | Nonconformance write-ups, inspection records, controlled-document and revision checks before working an order | Audit exposure at Pratt & Whitney [CONFIRM: internal, external, or both] |
| CMM | I interpret and disposition CMM reports and understand gage R&R, fixturing, and programs. I have not operated one. I'd expect to be trained. | Report review on the parts I inspect |
| Receiving inspection | Vendor hardware to print, revision verification, lot and cert handling, segregation and hold | The 13,000-piece escape started here |
| Overhead crane | Certified through Pratt & Whitney. Never used in my role. Not current, and I'd want retraining before rigging anything. | Certification on file |
Electronics inspection readiness
IPC-A-610 CIS, expires January 2028. IPC/WHMA-A-620 CIS, expires February 2028. Both earned at EPTAC in January and February 2026, on my own initiative and my own money, after I saw them listed as preferred qualifications on a posting and before I had an interview anywhere.
I don't have professional electronics inspection hours yet. That's the gap, and here's what I'm doing with it. A-610 Class 3 acceptance criteria, studied to the point where the difference between Class 2 and Class 3 on a chip component fillet is reflex, not lookup. Harness prints, which are a wire list and a from-to table, not a geometry print. Bench work on SMT and through-hole practice boards and crimped DT-series harness samples, built right and built wrong on purpose, then graded against A-610 and A-620 under a loupe. [CONFIRM: which of the bench work is actually done by launch. Cut anything that isn't.]
The BS in Computer and Electrical Engineering is the other half. Electronics is where the degree is going, not only where the certs are.
Systems
- Daily: Solumina (MES), SAP (ERP), Teamcenter (PLM).
- Not yet used: Jira, CAD.
Gaps
No CMM operation. No CAD. No Jira. No J-STD-001. No CIT. No ASQ certification. No MRB seat, though I support MRB through what I write. No tubing or composites inspection.
These are the things I'd expect to be trained on, and I learn systems fast. Three production systems in twenty months, and a full-stack software certificate in 2024 before I ever touched a gage.