Franklyn Henry:  

Life Introduction to Franklyn (Frank) V. Henry Hi, My name is Frank and I work for The Boeing Company as a Field Service Representative. I am 53 years old and have been working for Boeing for 27 years, of which the last 14 1/2 years have been overseas working directly with the airlines. WE lived in Thailand for 8 1/2 years then moved to Seoul, South Korea and my wife and I are currently living in Japan near Tokyo. I have been married to my wife for 31 years and have three children ages 23, 25, and 27. I am a mechanic by trade holding an FAA Aircraft maintenance license. I spent 5 years after obtaining my license working in general aviation on single engine and twin engine airplanes from antiques to modern executive twins. I moved on to work for Boeing in functional testing of the airplanes in the factory. After 2 ½ years, I was promoted from general mechanic to lead mechanic where I worked for the next 15 years. As a career move, my next step would have been to take on the job of line supervisor. Let me paint a picture here. Out of 26 supervisors in my area, all are divorced, all are heavy drinkers, all are heavy smokers and they eat from the industrial size bottle of Tums like it was candy. This is the point where I was introduced to Field Service as a career. New picture. Work location could be in the USA or overseas. Immediate supervisor is located 1 hour away by car up to 6 hours by plane. No time clocks. Field reps tend to enjoy their jobs with much lower stress and a fair amount of autonomy. Tough choice. So what do I do? My job is to work with the airline engineering and management to ans...Expand for more