PO1 Francis Coarr

Navy Reserve | Aviation Anti-Submarine Warfare Technician

Dates of Service: Jun 1984 - Feb 2007

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9 years experience in DOD Acquisition, 23 years practical experience in the 0856, Electronics Technician functional area through: 14 years active duty Navy, and 6 years Navy Reserve as an Avionics Systems Technician, Industry Experience as a Communications Systems Engineer, Quality Assurance Engineer, Avionics Systems Instructor, and ATCALS Communications, Navigation, and Radar Systems experience

Military Experiences

May 2010 - Apr 2013

Production Manager

DCMA, ASD ACQ, USD AT&L, OSD | Baltimore, MD

Industrial Specialist ; GS-1150-12; US DoD Defense Contract Management Agency; DCMA Baltimore, MD. 20212; Perform Contractor Surveillance and Reporting of performance related to the Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management for material contracts and Services and Functions for task contracts. Recommend Corrective actions referencing contract requirements and eGMP practices. Review contracts for completeness and compliance with the FARs and DFARs Provide manufacturing and production process and product supply chain management and improvement monitoring efforts. Dawia Production, Quality, and Manufacturing Level II Certified Professional.

Feb 2007 - May 2010

Senior Electronics Technician (ATCALS)

SSC Charleston, NAVWAR, Shore Commands | N. Charleston, SC

Electronics Technician/Quality Assurance Evaluator; YE-0856-03; US Navy SPAWAR Systems Center Charleston; NWS Charleston, SC. 29405; Performed certification of Air Traffic Control Landing Systems (ATCALS) in accordance with applicable FAA guidelines and provide Quality Assurance Deployed to CENTAF AOR. Certify ATCALS equipment to include: Instrument Landing Systems (ILS), Distance Measuring Equipment (DME), Radar systems, Radio systems, Voice Recorders, Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN), and Non Directional Beacon (NDB). Complete monthly inspection, and evaluation of maintenance contractors. Support Battlespace Command Control and Communications ( BC3 ): COMSEC operations as CMS Local Holder / Custodian, Support Project Engineers as Required.

Feb 2001 - Aug 2003

TDC Electronics Technician (MITRE)

ESC, AFMC | Hanscom AFB, MA

The Mitre Corporation; 202 Burlington Rd Bedford, Ma 01730-1420 Supporting US Air Force Theater Deployable Communications (TDC) Acquisition Program Office (ESC/DIGD) * Satellite Communications Systems development, product improvement, and operations support. -Provided Quality Assurance Review and Analysis of new Satellite Terminal vendors -Provide Incident Reports troubleshooting, assisting users and participating in weekly discussions addressing problems and corrective actions. -Perform rework contractor technical capability assessments. -Develop Preventative Maintenance Instructions, Assembled module circuit components to finished assembly and completed initial functional testing.

May 1999 - Feb 2001