Thomas Shane

Aircraft Maintenance Manager at Australian Army

Greater Brisbane Area

About

Experience

  • Australian Army (On-site)
    • CH-47F Aircraft Maintenance Manager
      Oct 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 9 mos

      CH-47F Chinook Maintenance Manager working as a Base Maintenance planner within Integrated Planning Cell and Production Planning and Control, and managing daily operations in CH-47F Line Maintenance.

    • MRH-90 Aircraft Maintenance Manager
      Nov 2014 - Sep 2023 · 8 yrs 11 mos

      Aircraft maintenance technician at 5th Aviation Regiment working on MRH90 Taipan helicopters in both a flightline and intermediate base maintenance level, fulfilling the roles of B1.3 Technician and Supervisor, Maintenance Manager and Independent Inspector. Experience includes multiple domestic and overseas humanitarian assistance and disaster relief deployments.

    • Ground Based Air Defence Supervisor
      Oct 2003 - Oct 2014 · 11 yrs 1 mo

      Air Defence Surface to Air Missile Operator working on both Rapier and RBS70 missile systems as well as P-STAR Radar and associated Command Post equipment. - Operated Skylark MUAV on Deployment to Iraq for 6 months (2007-08). - Instructed driver, crew commander and instructor training for the Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle as well as the CROWS Protected Weapon Station operator, commander and instructor training for 2 years (2010-11). - Operated Giraffe Agile Multi Beam Radar and AN/TPQ-48 Lightweight Counter Mortar Radar as well as associated networking and computer systems whilst on Deployment to Afghanistan for 8 months (2012-13) and upon return to Australia.