William Mondy:  

Life William Joseph Mondy Jr. A proactive, results orientated Aeronautical Engineer, with over 32 years experience in Aircraft Maintenance, Maintenance Planning and Quality Assurance. Starting out in 1968 with an Aviation Merit Badge from the Valley Forge Council with the Boy Scouts of America, Bill’s early passion for flying machines took him on to Atlantic Aviation (Philadelphia) where he was to become a ‘volunteer’ mechanic at age 14! Enlisted in the USAF in 1972, Bill served in the Strategic Air Command as Maintenance Specialist on C-131’s and DC-130’s during the Vietnam Era, tours of duty in Southeast Asia including a successful campaign with Air America. Moving back to Civilian life, Bill was hired as a Cargo Station Load Agent with Summit Airlines (again in Philadelphia) during the late-1970’s, whilst continuing his education. Bill Graduated at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in April 1981. As a qualified Technician working with a top-secret security clearance, Bill then branched into the Aerospace world for a period with an assignment at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), as a member of the McDonnell Douglas Technical Services Company. (processing satellites and payloads for the commercial and military sectors). With the exception of a QA Inspection role with Morton Thiokol and Rocketdyne (again at KSC) Bill entered into the field of Commercial aviation finding himself as a Ground Engineer and Flight Mechanic on DC-8’s and B747’s giving engineering support to Capital, Transamerica, National, Orion and Rosenbalm Airlines during the 80’s. The status quo continued with Flagship Express and eventually Southern Air Transport’s mission effort (maintaining direct engineering support on DC8-71’s during (‘Operation Desert Storm’). As part of a considered career advancement, Bill joined the staff of American International Airways (Detroit) as a Technical Writer in 1993 (with emphasis on Maintenance Planning). As part of a high profile team, Bill was to be a key member of the team that introduced the L-1011 Freight-Star program into the US. Currently residing in the United States, Bill returned to his beloved ground engineering duties in Liege, Belgium during spring and summer 2004 as Lead Station Engineer and Flight Mechanic on Boeing 747’s. Actively on charge with Sage-Popovich a worldwide respected aeronautical appraisal firm. In addition has recently joined the ranks of Southwest Aviation Consultants. Bill is also writing a book about World War II Italian Fighter Ace Adriano Visconti. Bill is an FAA certified AP Mechanic, Ground Engineer, Production / Maintenance Planning Engineer and has vast experience of most derivatives of Douglas, Boeing, Lockheed, DeHavilland, ATR, Embraer, BAE, Pilatus and Bombardier Aircraft. School The Dear Sister Louis DeChantel SSJ...God Bless Her, my Inspiration 3rd grade layteacher Ms. Tursi...for helping me develope SELF CONTROL...its still hard! Well I was a clown and a goof off, I'm sorry Sister Joan of Ark for making believe I was chokeing on a coin so I could win nickle pretzel money from the other goof offs like Bill Keeney, Jim Cauley, Tom Laverty, Bill and Tom Murphy...Eddie Dougherty, Frank Phillipd, Tom Broomall, Richard Miller, Jim Foregash...oh Dear God how we tormented those Dear Sisters of Saint Joseph I got hooked on Marianne Fryer...but she liked Casanova Joe Esposito...both great folks... The Dishes...Helene McCaughlin, Marianne McVeigh, Connie Kane, oh goodness there were so many dolls at Saint Gabriels College ¨ Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FLorida. Alumni 81: BAPA; AAMT; Airframe & Powerplant License, Student Vice President. Workplace Own Contracting Business; SIGISMONDI AERONAUTICA Maintenance Engineering Specialist, 3rd Officer, Ground Engineer Boeing 747 and Douglas DC8 60/70 Series Variants Summary of Qualifications ¨ Program Manager ¨ Maintenance Represent...Expand for more