Brian Mcbratney Email & Phone Number

Greensboro, GA, US

Murrieta, California, United States

Identifying and pursuing new business opportunities, building strategic relationships, and expanding our customer base. Shaping the future of the company and making a significant impact on our overall success.Oversee and optimize the operations and production processes and be accountable for achieving operational efficiency, ensuring product quality.

San Francisco Bay Area

Administer drug test and alcohol collections in accordance with federal regulations, state laws and the United Parcel Service (UPS) Drug and Alcohol Policy.

San Francisco Bay Area

Administers drug test and alcohol collections in accordance with federal regulations for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and Federal Air Marshals

San Francisco Bay Area

Administers drug test and alcohol collections in accordance with federal regulations and company policy for Southwest Airlines.

San Francisco Bay Area

Administers drug test and alcohol collections in accordance with federal regulations, state laws and the Alaska Airlines Drug and Alcohol Policy.

San Francisco Bay Area

Administers drug test and alcohol collections in accordance with federal regulations for Quest clients.

San Francisco Bay Area

Administers drug test and alcohol collections in accordance with federal regulations for Quest clients.

San Francisco Bay Area

Burlingame, CA

• Developing and ensuring all company policies and practices follow current FAA/DOT regulations (14 CFR Part 120 and 49 CFR Part 40), state laws, and operational requirements, leading changes when needed with an emphasis.
• Perform all requirements of the Designated Employer Representative
• Develop, present, and track all training related to the program, including initial regulatory training for all safety-sensitive new hires and transfers as well as Reasonable Suspicion Training for leadership
• Manage the HIMS-based Virgin America Pilot Assistance Program; familiar with voluntary disclosures by a commercial pilot, the Special Issuance Medical Certificate process, and the monitoring process
• Manage the Non-DOT Virgin America Teammate Assistance Program; the program is modeled on the DOT SAP/Return-to-Duty process
• Conduct investigations of policy violations, Positive test results, and Refusals to test

Burlingame, CA

• Supporting the Pilot Crew Scheduling team with daily operational issues.
• Manage interviewing, scheduling, payroll, coaching and performance management of 17 Crew Scheduling Associates.
• Project future staffing needs and create hiring goals.
• Management of Crew Support Services employee advisory committee.
• Ensure regulatory compliance with California employment laws, applicable Federal Air Regulations, and company work rules.
• Manage and partner with the Pilot Hotel Committee; conduct hotel site inspections and selection focusing on budget and cost savings.

Burlingame, CA

• Improved department staffing efficiency ensuring 24/7 shift coverage and allowing for greater utilization of crew schedulers without a direct increase to staffing levels.
• Manage interviewing, scheduling, payroll, coaching and performance management of 30 Crew Scheduling Associates.
• Developed new trainer and team lead positions to ensure the highest standards for training and supervision of department personnel.
• Partnered with the CSS Trainer to develop training curriculum focusing on customer service.
• Developed department work rules outlining administrative guidelines, roles and responsibilities, and training requirements.
• Collaborated with department staff to develop scheduling manuals based on best practices.

Travis AFB, Fairfield, CA

• Managing the daily maintenance operation at Travis AFB, Mather and San Francisco airports.
• Inventory management to include; receiving inspections, updating parts inventory, domestic and international shipping of aircraft parts.
• Manpower and workload scheduling including supervision of Tech Reps and contracted maintenance personnel.
• Coordinate with Atlas Air Maintenance Control to advise aircraft status information and determine priority repairs.
• Ensure all departing aircraft are serviceable in accordance with Federal Air Regulations and all work performed is properly documented.

St, Helena, CA

• Improved the efficiency of on-site wine inventory control
• Developed shipping and receiving Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) and training manual.
• Implemented FedEx Ship Management software to increase shippingproductivity and reduction of excess materials.

Purchase, NY

• Managed a team of 30+ personnel including department managers and supervisors
• Executed as project manager with Aircraft Planning and Sales/Marketing departments to ensure optimal use of aircraft crew resources for charter requests.
• Direct budget responsibilities and accountability for Crew Resource department activities including annual salary budget of 1.8 million and monthly operating budget of 2.3 million.
• Analyze flight crew productivity and efficiency for reporting and review by Flight Operations upper management.
• Develop and maintain the Crew Resource departments Standard Operation Procedures manual.
• Responsible for department personnel decisions including selection of staff and performance management.

Purchase, NY

• Primary operational decision maker for aircraft scheduling and the Flight Operations department.
• Direct management of Operations Controllers to assist with daily reliability and performance of the airline.
• Monitored and adjusted the workload within Flight Operations to ensure core schedule integrity, military reliability and an open line of communication between all foreign and domestic duty stations.
• Directly reported to the Senior Director of System Operations Control and senior management concerning all current issues.
• Determine and implemented recovery plans for delayed flights, aircraft swaps and irregular operations
• Receive customer requests from Sales/Marketing, determine aircraft availability and assign accordingly.

Long Beach, CA

• Created the Crew Travel department which resulted in annualized savings of $800k
• Created department Standard Operating Procedures
• Developed specialized positions within the department to enhance productivity and maintain a positive flow of information throughout Flight Operations.
• Project Manager for implementing the Airline Information Management System (AIMS) software. Created increased utilization of crewmembers and allowed the transfer from paper to computer based record keeping.
• Managed the relocation of the Crew Resource department from Long Beach, CA to Purchase, NY.
• Created training programs for new‐hire and existing department personnel

Airframe & Powerplant

Aircraft Dispatch