ALFRED NICHOLAS HOUSTON 918 E 109th St Los Angeles, CA 90059 Sizzelleen240z@yahoo.com 310-808-7893 ​     QUALIFICATIONS Twenty-Four year employee with Northrop Grumman Corporation, with nine years extensive experience in production of the FA-18 E/F and C/D aircrafts, and in structure and sheet metal assembly on 747 aircraft.  Highly trained and capable of working with both graphite and titanium.  A strong self-starter who works well with and without supervision.  Performs operation accurately, quickly learns new skills and works well with others.   WORK HISTORY Triumph Aerostructures, Hawthorne, CA​          5/14/2012-4/10/2014 STRUCTURE MECHANIC/SHEET METAL  Works on panels of 747 aircraft  Assembles egg crates to be assembled to sheet metal aluminum panels,stiffeners, webs   Drills aluminum skins  Drilling of close tolerance holes  Performs electrical resistance testing on electrical bond parts  Trains new employees to work in department independently     Boeing, Macon, GA​11/18/11-1/25/12 STRUCTURAL ASSEMBLY MECHANIC – A-10 wings   Northrop Grumman Corporation, El Segundo, CA and Hawthorne, CA​1997- 8/17/2011 STRUCTURE MECHANIC/SHEET METAL  Works on the FA-18 E/F Fighter aircraft  Assembles bulkheads, longerons, stiffeners, webs and fuel fittings  Drill stack ups of composites, aluminum and titanium  Peck drill, cold work, data-mite close tolerance holes  Performs electrical resistance testing on electrical bond parts  Trains new employees to work in department independently   Santa Barbara Aerospace, Santa Barbara, CA​1996-1997 INTERIOR/STRUCTURES MECHANIC/SHEET METAL  Stripped and removed all contents from DC-10 and DC-9. Tagged and identified all parts removed  Removed insulation, floor boards, cleaned and inspected structures for corrosion  Reinstalled insulation, floor boards, ceiling panels and galleys.  Performed fiber glass repair   McDonnell Douglas, St Louis MO​1996 STRUCTURE MECHANIC/SHEET METAL  Worked on the rear nozzle faring of a F-15 fighter  Worked with titanium and aluminum, and step-drilled holes out to required dimensions  Performed jobs with high-speed Dye grinders, angle motors, rivet guns and drill motors   Northrop Grumman Corporation, El Segundo, CA and Hawthorne, Ca​1987-1996 STRUCTURE MECHANIC/SHEET METAL  Assembled stingers, clips, brackets on sheet metal for 747 panels.  Worked with job fixtures and tooling for proper location of parts.   EDUCATION Ganesha High School, Pomona, Ca​1985 CERTIFICATIONS Wide variety of certifications: self inspection, ISO9000, blue print reading, countersinking, drilling holes for nut plates, high strength steel driller, different rivet styles that do and don’t require bucking, titanium drilling, safety wiring and graphite/composite drilling.

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• C Programming Language
• Certificate Authority
• SAN (Storage Area Network)