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Michael A. Thom

Aircraft maintenance & avionics

Final-year aircraft maintenance engineering student with supervised fixed-wing and rotary-wing experience. Founder of MAT Solutions.

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Georgetown, Guyana · Open to relocation

Experience

Line, hangar & systems work

GMSI

Aircraft Maintenance Technician

  • Assist with scheduled and unscheduled inspections, defect investigation, and component removal and installation.
  • Support electrical and avionics work, including instruments, communication and navigation systems, wiring and connectors.
  • Use maintenance documentation and record completed tasks under licensed supervision.

Training placements

Supervised maintenance support

Jags Aviation
Fixed-wing line and hangar maintenance
Roraima Airways
Mixed fleet maintenance
Air Services Limited
Domestic fleet maintenance
Omni Helicopters
Rotary-wing exposure

MAT Solutions

Founder · Software & Systems Engineer

Build and support web platforms and internal tools for Guyanese businesses, including Cellular Plus, KBS Engineering, ABR Autosales, Viscom Group and Smart Tech.

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Revamped Guyana

Junior Developer · 2022 to 2024

Two years as a junior developer at a software company in Guyana, working as part of its development team.

Maintenance experience is supervised. No certifying or release-to-service authority is held.

Aircraft exposure

Fixed-wing & rotary-wing

Fixed-wing

  • Cessna U206E
  • Cessna 208BGrand Caravan EX
  • Britten-Norman BN-2A / 2BIslander
  • Tecnam P2012Traveller
  • HAL Hindustan-228Dornier 228 family

Rotary-wing

  • AW139
  • S-92A

Supervised practical exposure.
No type ratings or endorsements.

Practical skills

  • Electrical power generation and distribution
  • Instruments, communication and navigation systems
  • Wiring and interconnect systems
  • Maintenance manuals, parts catalogues and technical records

Education

2022–2026

Art Williams & Harry Wendt
Aeronautical Engineering School

Aircraft Maintenance Engineering
Specialising in avionics

Coursework completes 31 October 2026
Graduation: 18 December 2026

2017–2022

St. Stanislaus College

Science stream · 13 CXC subjects

Working toward the GCAA E-category licensing process, subject to experience and examination requirements.

Engineering projects

Software & embedded systems

JAGS Aviation Management System

Built the internal platform used for reservations, flight following, crew and aircraft assignment, compliance records and passenger lounge displays.

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Register-level AHRS

Built an attitude and heading reference system using MPU-6050 hardware, with sensor calibration, drift correction and live attitude data in a browser display.

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Let’s talk.

Seeking trainee, apprentice, graduate or junior aircraft maintenance opportunities, with an interest in avionics.

michael@matsolutions.gy+592 710 3958LinkedIn

Open to opportunities in Guyana, the Caribbean and internationally. References available on request.