Owens, Eric, SSgt

Aircraft Maintenance
 
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Current Service Status
USAF Veteran
Current/Last Rank
Staff Sergeant
Current/Last Primary AFSC/MOS
45214M-Tactical Aircraft Maintenance Specialist
Current/Last AFSC Group
Aircraft Maintenance
Primary Unit
1983-1985, 72nd Tactical Fighter Squadron
Previously Held AFSC/MOS
70250-Administrative Specialist
70251-Postal Specialist
45254F-Tactical Aircraft Maintenance Specialist
45254Z-Tactical Aircraft Maintenance Specialist
43151-Jet Aircraft Mechanic
Service Years
1979 - 1985
Official/Unofficial US Air Force Certificates
Cold War Certificate
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Staff Sergeant

 Official Badges 

US Air Force Honorable Discharge US Air Force Honorable Discharge (Old Style)


 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
National Rifle Association (NRA)Air Force Together We ServedAir Force Memorial (AFM)AFSA 1461
  2011, National Rifle Association (NRA)
  2014, Air Force Together We Served
  2015, Air Force Memorial (AFM) - Assoc. Page
  2015, Air Force Sergeants Association (AFSA), AFSA 1461 (Executive Officer) (McCord AFB, Washington) - Chap. Page


 Additional Information
What are you doing now:

Alaska Airlines, Seattle, WA                                                                                                                      May 1, 2017 to Present
Present

Reservations Agent
Assist traveling guests with existing reservations. Help guests with booking new reservations. Provide assistance with changing existing reservations. Help military memebers traveling TDY or PCS.

Starbucks, Seattle, WA                                                                                                                  August 12, 2014 - May 20 2015
Production Support Analyst Level III
Level III technical support for new installation of computer hardware, drive thru timer, video, and Starbucks Cloud access to Google NOC Level III managed switch support for Google high speed in stores, software and telephony systems, including software activation. Ensuring all LAN and WAN cabling and all Point of Sale (POS) hardware and software are fully functional and delivered prior to opening dates of new stores and remodel sites. Plans and maintains schedules, procedures, training materials and tracking methods for new store and remodel store activities. I post articles to Oracle Knowledge Center Portal when needed.

Univar, Redmond WA
March 24, 2014 - June 27, 2014
Contract IT Specialist
Deployment technician tasked with upgrading Windows XP machines to Windows 7 Professional. Imaging hard drives using Microsoft MDT. Maintaining deployment tickets and assets in the service-now help desk ticketing software. Repurpose old computers with reimaged drives. Decommission old laptops and desktops. Setup and deployed client cloud services  and assisted users with data transfers.
Key Initiatives and Achievements:

  • Used Ghost to image 350 laptops and desktops with Windows 7 Pro. Install software on models E5430 and E7010.Deploy Dell OptiPlex Desktops with Windows 7 Pro.


City of Kent, WA
July 11, 2013 - February 28, 2014

Contract IT Specialist

Deployment technician tasked with upgrading Windows XP machines to Windows 7 Professional. Installation of Wyse P25 zero client machines. Maintain deployment tickets and assets in the web help desk ticketing software. Repurpose old computers with reimaged drives. Deploy and install ShoreTel model 230 IP phones using Shoreware Director. Decommission old hard drives and repurpose old machines.

Key Initiatives and Achievements:

  • Used Ghost to image 125 hard drives with Windows 7 Pro using Aleratec Drive Imaging Server.
  • Deploy 125 HP 8300 Desktops with Windows 7 Pro.
  • Deploy around 80 to 90 Wyse P25 Zero Client machines.
  • Upgrade Windows XP machines to Windows 7 Pro and decommission old hard drives.

   

 Remembrance Profiles -  4 Airmen Remembered
  • Neff, Phillip, Sgt
  • Poole, Ronald, Airman, (1978-1982)

  1979, Basic Military Training (Lackland AFB, TX), 3702/401
School
Basic Military Training (Lackland AFB, TX)

Squadron
3702

Flight
401

Start Date 
May, 1979
 

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Last Updated:Jun 5, 2016
   
Personal Memories

Best Friends
None but I bumped into Airman Waters once in Louisville Kentucky back in the mid 80s. Haven't been able to connect with any of them since.

Best Moment
Graduation

   

Worst Moment
Hell night

Instructors
Dont remember our DI but our sister flight DI was Sgt Johnson.

   

Other Memories
Achieving Honor Flight

   
Yearbook
 
My Photos From This Recruit Training
No Available Photos

  243 Also There at This Training:
Name Sqdn Flt Start Date
Henderson, Charles, SMSgt, (1979-2008) 3711 401 May, 1979
Barnard, Vince, TSgt, (1979-1999) 3702 366 May, 1979
Bennett, Robert, MSgt, (1979-2000) 3702 416 May, 1979
Bussman, Paul, MSgt, (1979-2002) 3702 366 May, 1979
Dunn, Terry, A1C, (1979-1982) 3702 376 May, 1979
Foster, Neil, Sgt, (1979-1984) 3702 366 May, 1979
Foster, Neil, Sgt, (1979-1985) 3702 366 May, 1979
Handrick, Scott, MSgt, (1979-1995) 3702 417 May, 1979
Hicks, Timothy, SSgt, (1979-1991) 3702 365 May, 1979
Mccourt, James, A1C, (1979-1980) 3702 293 May, 1979
McKean, Steven, TSgt, (1979-1994) 3702 May, 1979
Ayers, Ralph, SSgt, (1979-1999) 3702 Jun, 1979
Burkett, Gerald, TSgt, (1979-1999) 3702 294 Apr, 1979
Canton, Lionel, SSgt, (1979-1983) 3702 448 Jun, 1979
Cathey, Donald, Sgt, (1979-1983) 3702 447 Jun, 1979
Coronel, Ted, TSgt, (1979-2003) 3702 277 Apr, 1979
Heim, David, MSgt, (1978-1998) 3702 419 Jun, 1979
Lynch, Jerry, Sgt, (1979-1992) 3702 278 Apr, 1979
Murdoch, George, SSgt, (1979-1987) 3702 513 Jun, 1979
Rogers, James, A1C, (1978-1980) 3709 401 Oct, 1978
Snay, Charles, TSgt, (1978-1991) 3702 Jun, 1979
Stanton, Roger, SSgt, (1979-1984) 3702 465 Jun, 1979
Bitting, David, SSgt, (1979-1999) 3702 Mar, 1979
Bitting, David, SSgt, (1979-1989) 3702 Mar, 1979
Bush, SD, MSgt, (1979-2003) 3702 Mar, 1979
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