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Darin Levesque - Marine Corps Veteran and Data Analytics Professional
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About Me

I'm a data analytics developer based in Northern Virginia, currently building Qlik Sense solutions for defense and government clients at Trusted QA — supporting programs like NAVAIR and USACE.

Before transitioning to tech, I spent ten years in the United States Marine Corps as an aviation crew chief — flying as crew on CH-46E Sea Knights and MV-22 Ospreys, deploying operationally, and finishing my service as the developmental test crew chief for the V-22 Osprey program. That career taught me precision, adaptability under pressure, and what it actually means to own a system end to end.

I bring that same discipline to analytics work: clean data models, dashboards that tell the real story, and solutions built to be maintained long after the initial delivery.

Working style

Mission clarity first

I need to know the real objective before I write a single line.

Data tells the truth

Good dashboards don't hide complexity — they make it legible.

Direct communication

I say what I think. I want you to do the same.

Deep ownership

I treat the systems I build as if I'll maintain them forever.

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10 Years of Service

United States Marine Corps · 2004–2014 · Aviation MOS 6172 & 6176

10 years

Total Service

2 platforms

Aircraft Certified

2 deployments

Operational Tours

  1. Jan 2012 — Feb 2014 NAS Patuxent River, MD

    Developmental Test Crew Chief

    V-22 Osprey · Developmental Test Program

    • Served as the program's primary developmental test crew chief for the V-22 Osprey.
    • Coordinated between engineering, flight crews, and maintenance on complex test card execution.
    • Diagnosed real-time anomalies during high-stakes test flights using deep platform expertise.
    • Contributions directly informed production configuration decisions for the Osprey program.
    Flight TestR&DProgram Development
  2. Jan 2009 — Jan 2012 MCAS New River, NC · MCAS Miramar, CA

    Crew Chief

    V-22 Osprey · United States Marine Corps

    • Transitioned to MV-22 Osprey; completed full platform conversion as crew chief.
    • Deployed operationally — systems monitoring and load management in high-ops-tempo environment.
    • Relocated to San Diego to help stand up west coast Osprey squadrons from the ground up.
    • Contributed to initial cadre training and procedures for the emerging tiltrotor community.
    TiltrotorWest Coast StandupOperational
  3. Jun 2004 — Jan 2009 MCAS New River, NC · Deployed

    Crew Chief

    CH-46E Sea Knight · HMM-266 Fighting Griffins

    • Enlisted 2004; trained as aviation crew chief on the CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter.
    • Deployed with HMM-266 Fighting Griffins executing combat support and logistics missions.
    • Performed in-flight duties: systems monitoring, hoist operations, troop insertion/extraction.
    • Maintained mission-ready status through org-level maintenance and pre/post-flight inspections.
    AviationCombat SupportDeployed