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• Develop and execute crew and aircraft scheduling plans and resources to continuously increase revenue goals, eliminate client disruptions, and coordinate logistics to maximize overall operating revenue. • Create, analyze and process trips and reroutes, providing accurate and timely notification to crew members for duty assignments, recording and tracking information to advance schedule efficiencies.• Proactively identify and implement cost-effective scheduling plans, forecast potential operational issues and formulate recovery plans and reassignments to resolve complications in a time sensitive manner.• Implement procedures and practices for achieving departmental objectives while managing internal staffing, scheduling, and daily coverage of available resources.

• Maintained oversight and safe execution of daily flights ensuring the success of operations by analyzing flight data on an ongoing basis and utilizing the data for accurate projecting and planning. • Acted as team lead responsible for allocating resources to required flight schedules, while maintaining responsibility as primary liaison to flight operators, Fixed Base Operations, and across multiple departments internally.• Responsible for quick resolution and problem-solving in stressful situations involving travel challenges and delays by providing situational guidance towards innovative, ideal travel solutions. • Evaluated existing routes and recommended schedule adjustments to maximize the financial performance of the network.

• Coordinated inspections of the Airport Operations Area (AOA) to ensure compliance with all FAA Regs. Assisted with closing/opening portions of the airfield as necessary to ensure safe/efficient airfield operations. Assisted with safety/security and wildlife inspections; prevented and reported unsafe, hazardous and threatening conditions to senior management.• Monitored vehicular activity within the AOA for compliance with FAA and Airport rules and regulations; including movement/non-movement areas. Provided escorts while maintaining operation of two-way radios to effectively communicate with Airfield Operations, Fire Rescue Division, ATCT, and other DFW Airport departments, as needed.

• Managed office operations by organizing administrative policies/procedures, creating and distributing invoices and billing, administering payroll, coordinating client/company reconciliation, designing electronic filing systems and advancing overall opportunities for increased company efficiency. • Responsible for overseeing successful operation of QuickBooks Business Accounting Software, approval and review of supply requisitions and assigning and monitoring a broad range of clerical functions.

• Spearheaded overall educational programming, facilitator instruction, planning, and execution of aviation education summer program for Oklahoma youth ages 6-18 years old.• Developed and facilitated daily lesson plans; maintained schedule and operations, established program goals and KPIs, served as aviation department representative and recruiter for The University of Oklahoma Department of Aviation to the local community, university personnel, and media.