Darryl L Starks Jr
Hampton
Summary
Experienced maintenance professional with a strong background in the Air Force, specializing in fuel system diagnostics and quality assurance. Skilled in mentoring junior technicians and optimizing inventory management. Acknowledged for resolving intricate problems and maintaining safety compliance, leading to improved operational readiness and team efficiency.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Aircraft Fuel Systems Craftsman
Air Force
08.2019 - 07.2025
- Collaborated with team members on complex assembly tasks.
- Inspected completed work for quality and adherence to standards.
- Operated in compliance with company policies, safety guidelines and requirements.
- Documented maintenance activities and repairs in accordance with regulatory standards.
- Assisted in training junior technicians on proper maintenance procedures and safety protocols.
- Inspected aircraft components to detect any signs of wear or malfunctioning.
- Managed inventory of tools and parts to maintain efficient workshop operations.
Aircraft Fuel Systems Journeyman
Air Force
03.2017 - 08.2019
- Advises on aircraft fuel systems removal, repair, and installation maintenance procedures and policies.
- Diagnoses fuel system and component malfunctions.
- Recommends corrective actions and resolves problems using technical publications and analytic techniques.
- Performs maintenance on aircraft fuel tanks and cells. Removes access panels, depuddles, purges, repairs, and tests fuel tanks and cells.
- Performs entry and maintenance in confined spaces. Removes, repairs, and replaces malfunctioning components.
- Prepares aircraft surfaces, and applies sealants, adhesives, and associated chemicals.
- Supervises, inspects, and evaluates aircraft fuel systems maintenance activities.
- Cleans fuel cells and tanks, and inspects for foreign objects, corrosion, cell deterioration, and fungus.
- Stores, handles, uses, and disposes of hazardous material and waste.
- Initiates deficiency reports, maintenance analysis documents, technical data changes, and equipment records.
- Records information on data collection forms and automated systems.
- Removes, repairs, inspects, installs, and modifies aircraft fuel systems including integral fuel tanks, bladder cells, and external tanks.
- Maintains associated hardware and equipment.
Basic Enlisted Airman
Air Force
12.2016 - 02.2017
- Reporting Identifiers (RI) identify authorizations and individual enlisted airmen who, for any reason, are not identifiable in the classification structure and for whom specialty descriptions are not written.
- Use this identifier to report the primary, control, and duty AFSCs of an enlisted airman who has not been awarded an AFSC and to report the duty of an enlisted airman attending basic training.
Education
High School Diploma -
Gary Comer College Prep
Chicago, IL08.2015
Skills
- Aircraft systems maintenance
- Fuel system diagnostics
- Hazardous material handling
- Technical documentation
- Component repair
- Quality assurance
- Inventory management
- Problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Training and mentoring
- Time management
Timeline
Aircraft Fuel Systems Craftsman
Air Force
08.2019 - 07.2025
Aircraft Fuel Systems Journeyman
Air Force
03.2017 - 08.2019
Basic Enlisted Airman
Air Force
12.2016 - 02.2017
High School Diploma -
Gary Comer College Prep