Michael A. Thom
Aircraft Maintenance & Avionics.
Aircraft maintenance engineering student in Georgetown, Guyana, specialising in avionics, with supervised fixed-wing and rotary-wing experience across five Guyanese aviation organisations. Open to relocation across the Caribbean and internationally.
Coursework completes 31 October 2026 · Graduates 18 December 2026
Preparing to enter the GCAA Aircraft Maintenance Engineer licensing process in the E category (avionics), subject to GCAA experience and examination requirements.
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A Bit of Me.
Away from the hangar.
The Human Element
Maintenance work demands patience and precision, and the days are long. These logs capture the moments around the hangar and the tarmac, exploring Guyana, capturing light, and keeping balance.
/ Professional Summary
Trained in the hangar,
specialising in avionics.
Final-year aircraft maintenance engineering student at the Art Williams & Harry Wendt Aeronautical Engineering School. Since 2022 I have worked under supervision across five Guyanese aviation organisations on scheduled and unscheduled inspections, defect investigation, component removal and installation, and the maintenance documentation that closes each task.
I am recording avionics-related practical experience toward a GCAA Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Licence in the E category, and I am seeking a trainee, apprentice, graduate or junior aircraft maintenance position. Alongside the hangar I build the operations and maintenance software a Guyanese charter operator runs on daily, which is a direct advantage wherever maintenance meets digital technical records, data and modern integrated aircraft systems.
/ Aviation Experience
GMSI
CurrentAircraft Maintenance Technician · Georgetown, Guyana
- Support licensed maintenance personnel through scheduled and unscheduled inspections, defect investigation, component removal and installation, and preventive maintenance carried out to approved procedures under GCAA regulations.
- Supervised exposure to aircraft electrical, instrument, communication and navigation systems, including avionics fault isolation, wiring and connector work, and the technical documentation that closes each task.
- Line and hangar work on a fleet flying Guyana's interior routes, where turnaround pressure is constant and defects must be found, recorded and cleared correctly the first time.
Supervised Training Placements
Jags Aviation
Charter and interior operations · fixed-wing line and hangar maintenance support
Roraima Airways
Mixed fleet maintenance support
Air Services Limited
Major domestic operator · maintenance support
Omni Helicopters
Rotary-wing exposure
Caribbean Aviation Maintenance Services
Third-party maintenance organisation
All maintenance work described above was performed under the supervision of licensed personnel. No certifying or release-to-service authority is held or implied.
/ Aviation Core Competencies
/ Education & Training
Art Williams & Harry Wendt
Aeronautical Engineering School
Aircraft Maintenance Engineering · specialising in avionics
2022 → 2026
Coursework completes 31 October 2026. Graduation 18 December 2026.
St. Stanislaus College
Secondary Education • Science Stream • 13 CXC Subjects
2017 → 2022
/ Aircraft and Systems Exposure
Aircraft
- Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX
- Britten-Norman BN-2A / 2B Islander
- Tecnam P2012 Traveller
- Rotary-wing exposure, Omni Helicopters
Systems
- Electrical power generation and distribution
- Aircraft instruments
- Communication and navigation systems
- Wiring and interconnect systems
- Maintenance manuals and illustrated parts catalogues
- Aircraft technical records
Supervised exposure gained through training placements and maintenance support. These are not aircraft type ratings, endorsements or approvals.
/ Selected Aviation Technology
Where the maintenance floor meets the systems that record it. These are aviation builds, not general web work.
JAGS Aviation Management System
Private BuildSole engineer of the internal platform a Guyanese charter operator runs its day on: reservations, flight following, crew and aircraft assignment, compliance records, and the passenger lounge display board. Live in daily operational use, supporting technical records, maintenance tracking, flight scheduling, crew compliance and operational reporting.
Register-Level AHRS
A self-taught embedded avionics build: an attitude and heading reference system driven at register level on MPU-6050 hardware, streaming live attitude data to a browser display. Sensor calibration, drift correction and real-time data handling, worked out on the bench.
/ Digital & Engineering Technology
/ Beyond Aviation
MAT Solutions
Software & Systems Engineer · Georgetown, Guyana
Web platforms and internal tools for Guyanese businesses including Cellular Plus, KBS Engineering, ABR Autosales, Viscom Group and Smart Tech. Client requirements, project management, systems design, delivery and long-term support, held to the same inspect, document and verify discipline the hangar demands.
Initiative
Revised a module of my aeronautical school's course into a clearer teaching guide and submitted it to the instructor to help future students.
References
Professional references available on request.