1. GEORGE GRINDAHL
1125 Park Pl. #214, San Mateo, California 94403
Cell: 650-219-2260; Work: 650-877-1745
OBJECTIVE: To seek a challenging opportunity that builds on my experience and offers career growth.
WORK HISTORY: NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC. 5/78 to Present
MANAGER - MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS San Francisco, Portland 1/05 to Present
• Direct and lead a team of managers and vendor technicians to ensure safety and reliability of all
aircraft, equipment and corporate-leased facilities
• Finance, administrative and goal responsibility for all aspects of aircraft, facility and equipment
maintenance operations
• Coordinated transition of in-house maintenance to vendor maintenance personnel in San
Francisco and Portland, pre and post AMFA mechanic strike (2005)
• Responsible for all aspects of training for vendor technicians, including temporary assignment to
conduct annual recurrent 757 training for all West Coast technicians in 2008
• Continuous cross-divisional coordination to ensure safety, customer satisfaction and corporate
goals are met or exceeded
LINE MAINTENANCE – Manager Detroit, Minneapolis 7/97 to 1/05
• Coordinate all scheduled and non-scheduled aircraft maintenance in the hangar and at the
airport to ensure safety, on time reliability and operating performance
• Oversight of and administrative responsibility for a shift of technicians
• Coordinate closely with all departments to ensure aircraft reliability for safety and customer
satisfaction
LINE MAINTENANCE – Lead Mechanic Los Angeles, Minneapolis 7/91
to 7/97
• Trouble-shoot, identify and resolve discrepancies in aircraft structures and systems
• Coordinate advisory/delay/cancellation decisions with maintenance control, planning and local
management, maintaining continuous communication with all departments
• Designed Station Familiarization Guideline packet for transfer/new-hire maintenance personnel
• Involved with initial ARMAR program; successfully completed two aircraft modifications.
• Extensive structures/systems repair experience, tool fabrication and blueprint interpretation.
• Thorough knowledge of GEMM, AMM, MEL procedures; DLRA, Run/Taxi and LLM qualified on A330,
747-200/400, 757, A320.
AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE -- Southern Air Transport Miami, Florida 6/85-
12/88
• Coordinated and implemented freight, maintenance, ramp start-up operations at Phoenix, Salt
Lake City and Denver.
• Performed all aircraft maintenance functions on B707, L-100 (C-130); parts requisition, routing and
inventory.
PERSONAL BUSINESS: CONTRACT INTERIOR Redondo Beach, California 12/93-
7/95
• Independent window covering contractor. Developed and expanded start-up company to
$250,000 net revenue in first year. Coordinate and execute contracts with major construction
corporations and city officials.
EDUCATION:
COCHISE COMMUNITY COLLEGE Douglas, Arizona March
1978
Associate Degree in Applied Science, Airframe and Powerplant Technology
NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE Minneapolis, Minnesota Associate of Arts
2004
ASHFORD UNIVERSITY Des Moines, Iowa
Graduated 2008
Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Management

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