Gary McCarthy
Manager
Technical Completions


Gary started his career in Aviation as a civilian aircraft technician in the British Royal Air Force working with the major servicing team. He was responsible for major deep strip overhauls, major structural rectifications, modifications, systems rebuilding, rigging, and functional testing for military aircraft including VC-10 Tornados and Jaguars.

In 1996 he was promoted to Supervisor 1 Squadron, managing a team of personnel working on military aircraft. In addition to the day-to-day management of the team, Gary was responsible for ensuring Quality Assurance and worked to the standards of ISO 9002. He was successful in developing and introducing a monitoring system for aircraft components.

Gary later moved to Marshall’s of Cambridge England, where he was involved in the major servicing of 747-400 series and C130 Hercules special modifications.

In May 2003 he joined C&D Aerospace as a Quality Control Inspector. His main area of responsibility was inspecting the cabinetry for the Global 5000 and Challenger Business Jets, as well as the Dash 8 commercial aircraft.

Gary joined ACL in February 2004 as Manager Technical Completions. He brings to ACL a unique combination of experience in both airframe structures as well as cabinetry, and is currently working on his AME License.