1. Walter E. Wills
6415 W. 29th
Avenue | Wheat Ridge, Colorado 80214 | (303) 325-6407 | pogowills5@gmail.com
Objective/Qualifications:
Pilot Instructor/Mechanic or other position that has advancement opportunities where I can
utilize my education, experience and skills. Ability to prioritize work without supervision; Ability
to stay focused under pressure and meet deadlines; Work well as a team member, understanding
the importance of the team; Excellent communication skills with peers, management and clients;
Detail oriented.
Certificates/Licenses/Education:
FAA Airframe and Powerplant Maintenance Certificate, 03/1981
Certified flight instructor
Instrument flight instructor
Multi-Engine Land
Mechanic and/or Pilot Familiarization Training on B727, B737-200, B757, B767, MD80, DC9
1600+ Flight hours
Passed flight engineer written exam
Inspector Authorization (IA)
Employment: A&P Mechanic, IA, Pilot, 2004 - Present
IGL Aviation, Watkins, Colorado and Centennial, Colorado
 Established independent aircraft mechanic business
 Perform 100 hour and annual inspections and repairs; Engine overhauls
 Flight instruction; Ferrying aircraft
 Recordkeeping
A&P Contractor Lead, 2014
Aeroteams, Tucson, Arizona
 Supervised one inspections crew on B767
A&P Mechanic – Corporate Aircraft, 2002-2004
Flight Options, Centennial, Colorado
 Perform inspections on corporate aircraft
 Performed repairs, phase checks, runs, Run/Taxi Cert on B400 (Beechjet), Challenger, G$,
Hawker 800, 800XP, CJ, Citation 500, Falcon 50
 Design and fabricate using TIG weld shop equipment
A&P Mechanic, 1997-2002
Precision Aircraft & Engine Services, Centennial, Colorado
 Perform 100 hour and annual inspections and repairs
 Engine overhauls
 Flight instruction (Key Lime Flights)
 A&P Flight Testing; Ferrying
OTR Truck Driver, 1993-1997
Covenant Transport, Chatanooga, Tennessee
 Over the road driver; Trainer
A&P Mechanic/Flight Instructor/Flight Student, 1988-1993
Rock Air, Watkins, Colorado
 Performed 100 hour and annual inspections and repairs on trainer aircraft
 Gave flight instruction
 Continued personal flight training toward MEI with C 310

2. A&P Airframe Instructor, 1988-1993
Emily Griffith Opportunity School, Denver, Colorado
 Instructed on all airframe subjects including large and corporate aircraft systems, Oxacet, TIG
welding, electronics, electricity, hydraulics, sheet metal, flight controls
 Developed lesson plans
Line A&P Mechanic, 1986-1988 (all work performed on 727, 737, 200, 300, DC9, MD80, A300)
Continental Airlines, Denver, Colorado
 Performed card inspections, servicing, gate turn repairs
 R&R engine runs, Trims; Miscellaneous repairs
A&P Instructor, 1983-1986
Colorado Aero-Technical Institute, Broomfield, Colorado
 Instructed sheet metal structures and repair curriculum
 Instructed turbine engine curriculum; conducted turbine engine runs
 Gave flight instruction part time in own aircraft
Part 121 Carrier A&P Mechanic, 1983
Pioneer Airlines, Denver, Colorado
 Performed component R&R; Repairs
 Servicing on B99, SA226/7 Metros
Turbine Shop A&P Mechanic, 1981-1983
Duncan Aviation, Lincoln, Nebraska
 Performed repairs, servicing, inspections and runs on various corporate aircraft, including
Lear 24, 25 and demates), 36, Falcon 20, MU2, Cessna Corsair, Cessna Conquest, Merlin
 Continued flight training at LAI, Lincoln
A&P Shop Foreman, 1978-1981
Executive Flyers Aviation, Bedford, Massachusetts
 Managed and maintained fleet of 9 aircraft as sole A&P mechanic/student
 Continued with flight training for Commercial/Instrument pilot ratings
 Completed A&P training at East Coast Aero Tech (graduated with honors)
Vehicle Operator/Dispatcher, 1973-1977
United States Air Force, Fort Walton Beach, Florida & Frankfurt, Germany
 Transport vehicles and supplies
 Took private pilot and commercial pilot courses
Additional
Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Word
Mechanically inclined