Christopher Mendel has over 10 years of experience as an avionics technician and division manager for the Navy maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing systems on H-60 helicopters. He currently manages 7 avionics technicians as the lead petty officer. Mendel has instructed over 400 students annually and qualified as a Master Training Specialist. He has received multiple achievement medals for his leadership, mentoring, troubleshooting skills, and maintenance abilities.

1. Christopher Mendel
967 Otter Creek Drive
Orange Park, FL 32065
(251) 259-0662
ChristopherMendel05@gmail.com
QUALIFICATION SUMMARY
Expert technician and division manager with over 10 years of experience maintaining,
troubleshooting and repairing advanced communication, navigation, mission avionics and
countermeasure systems on multiple Naval H-60 helicopter platforms.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Electrical Systems RADAR Systems Navigation Systems
Infrared Systems Laser Designation Systems Avionics Test Sets
Countermeasure Systems Communication Systems Connectors/Wiring
Weapons/Ordnance Systems Relays/Switches Circuit Breakers
EXPERIENCE
2015- Present Avionics Division Lead HS-11
• Manages 7 Avionics Technicians daily as the departments Lead Petty Officer.
• Routinely performs scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on four HH-60H and three
SH-60F Naval helicopters.
• Troubleshoots communication systems, navigations systems, countermeasure systems,
anti-submarine warfare systems, FLIR systems, and LASER guidance missile systems.
2011-2014 Naval Instructor NATTC Pensacola
• Instructed over 400 students annually through the Advanced Technical Training school.
Teaching DC/AC electronic theory, electronic application, troubleshooting, schematics,
circuit value calculations.
• Qualified Master Training Specialists. Proficient in curriculum development, course
auditing and applying set curriculum to all learning styles.
Navy and Marine Corp Achievement Medal: Outstanding leadership and mentoring of over 1300
students with an overall GPA of 92%.
2008-2011 Avionics Quality Assurance Representative HSL-42
• Squadrons “Subject Matter Expert” as the Avionics Quality Assurance Representative.
Managed the LASER, Battery and ESD Programs for the command.
• Detachment Lead Avionics Technician for 2 deployments.
• Troubleshot and maintained communication, navigation, countermeasure and mission
avionics systems on 18 SH-60B helicopters.
Navy and Marine Corp Achievement Medal: Exemplary performance as command’s QA Avionics
Representative.
Navy and Marine Corp Achievement Medal: Outstanding performance during deployment work-
ups and the repair of a RADAR discrepancy outside the realm of traditional publications.
Sikorsky Maintainer of the Quarter: Superior knowledge and ability at maintaining the SH-60B.

2. 2005-2008 Avionics Technician HSL-40
• Routinely performed scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on 33 SH-60B helicopters.
• Completed Naval H-60 Journeyman qualification.
EDUCATION
United States Navy
• Aviation Electronics
- Basic Aviation Electronics
- Organizational Maintenance
• SH-60B, HH-60H & SH-60F Avionics
- Journeyman Avionics
- Electrical Systems
- Communication Systems
- Navigation Systems
- Weapons Systems
- FLIR Systems
• Instructor
- Journeyman Instructor Training
- Master Training Specialist
• Management
- Quality Assurance Representative
- Quality Assurance Administration School