Jairo Santamaría
Heredia
Summary
Seasoned aviation professional knowledgeable about aircraft maintenance, audits, quality control, and instruction. Conversant with aviation regulations from the US, Costa Rica, and OTARs. Decisive and persuasive communicator with proven problem-solving, leadership, and organizational abilities.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Auditor, Instructor & Aircraft Technician
Aircraft Maintenance Elearning
12.2017 - Current
- Planned audits and audit activities to allocate necessary resources and determine consistency of plans with audit objectives.
- Followed established auditing processes to meet internal and regulatory requirements.
- Coordinated, managed and implemented auditing projects and prepared for evaluation.
- Developed and clearly presented classroom rules, guidelines and objectives.
- Observed and adopted new techniques from skilled instructors and lecturers.
- Promoted classroom safety, collaboration and best practices.
- Identified control gaps in processes, procedures and systems through in-depth research and assessment and suggested methods for improvement.
- Inspected airframes to detect wear and other defects.
- Performed aircraft corrosion control procedures.
- Maintained repair logs to document all corrective and preventive aircraft maintenance.
Manager Training Department
Cayman Airways Ltd.
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Gained strong leadership skills by managing projects from start to finish.
- Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects.
- Exercised leadership capabilities by successfully motivating and inspiring others.
- Developed more than 60 elearning courses for company staff.
- Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.
Maintenance Controller & Avionics-Aircraft Tech
Cayman Airways Ltd.
01.2009 - 12.2015
- Shrunk knowledge gaps with ongoing training and close employee mentoring for new and less experienced team members.
- Monitored priorities and liaised between maintenance team and management, delegating tasks to complete on time.
- Conducted annual performance evaluations for 10 employees and identified promotion opportunities.
- Tracked maintenance activity using Alkym software to confirm compliance with industry requirements.
- Supervised team of installers and mechanics to complete work on time and to company standards.
- Contributed to development, implementation, and execution of maintenance programs.
- Managed fleet of 4 carriers and released aircraft according to designated schedule.
- Managed maintenance team of 10 employees and coordinated repair schedule according to priority level.
- Created and maintained daily and weekly reports for upper management.
Instructor / Avionics Technician / Lead Mechanic
COOPESA R.L, Heavy Maintenance Station
01.1997 - 01.2008
- Maintained orderly and safe work environment by enforcing tool control and FOD awareness, prevention, and safety at all times.
- Monitored parts department and placed orders for maintenance supplies on consistent basis.
- Maintained repair logs to document all corrective and preventive aircraft maintenance.
- Analyzed engineering drawings and schematics to troubleshoot systems and diagnose solutions.
- Completed preventive maintenance on aircraft electronics and computer systems.
- Maintained all aircraft in accordance with organizational maintenance requirements.
Aircraft Technician As, junior technician
Aerocar Airlines, Cargo Airlines
01.1995 - 01.1996
- Inspected airframes to detect wear and other defects.
- Maintained all aircraft in accordance with organizational maintenance requirements.
- Performed aircraft maintenance for scheduled preventive actions and unscheduled requirements.
- Recorded maintenance actions in aircraft logbooks.
- Analyzed engineering drawings and schematics to troubleshoot systems and diagnose solutions.
Education
Auditor - Auditing
BSI, AQS, TEC Costa Rica, & Escuela Europea De Exc
Americas11.2022
Technician - Aircraft Maintenance
Aviation Training Organizations
America01.2022
Associate of Arts - Aircraft Technology
COOPESA Training Center
Costa Rica03.1993
Skills
- Audit Programs and Processes
- Internal Control Systems
- Regulatory Requirements
- Corrective Actions
- Quality Assessments
- Mechanical Expertise
- Safety Awareness
- Problem-Solving Ability
- Instructional Techniques
Languages
Spanish
Native language
English
Advanced
C1
Portuguese
Elementary
A2
Timeline
Auditor, Instructor & Aircraft Technician
Aircraft Maintenance Elearning
12.2017 - Current
Manager Training Department
Cayman Airways Ltd.
01.2016 - 01.2017
Maintenance Controller & Avionics-Aircraft Tech
Cayman Airways Ltd.
01.2009 - 12.2015
Instructor / Avionics Technician / Lead Mechanic
COOPESA R.L, Heavy Maintenance Station
01.1997 - 01.2008
Aircraft Technician As, junior technician
Aerocar Airlines, Cargo Airlines
01.1995 - 01.1996
Auditor - Auditing
BSI, AQS, TEC Costa Rica, & Escuela Europea De Exc
Technician - Aircraft Maintenance
Aviation Training Organizations
Associate of Arts - Aircraft Technology
COOPESA Training Center
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