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Seattle, Washington, Us

•Oversees sales initiatives, new business development, dealer sales support and product/dealer selections for worldwide dealer network covering North America, Latin America, Africa and APAC.•Responsible for product strategy and new initiative targeting fleet operators (charter, military & special missions) that led to over $6,000,000 in additional revenue over 3 years.•Exceeded annual targets YOY resulting in a 46% increase in total revenue since 2018.•Initiated use of ExIm Bank to access to insured sales in Brazil helping create new sales being able to use credit terms as a first for the company in South America.•Use of Salesforce and Market Databases to increase sales in hard-to-reach markets specifically South America and South Africa.•Designated SME for both packaged and individualized aviation engineering system upgrades which offer performance, utility, and safety improvements for a wide array of OEM commercial production aircraft.

Fort Lauderdale, Fl, Us

•Top performer in selling aircraft maintenance and modifications resulting in 10% increases in sales YOY.•Secured Banyan’s first Falcon 2000 and Challenger 600 series major inspections.•Drove sales conversion rates up 15% through effective customer nurturing, personalized forecasting of customer’s maintenance and pre-sale of modifications prior to customers maintenance entry.•Coached employees in successful selling methods and encouraged cross-selling between avionics and maintenance to drive revenue.•Monitored customer buying trends, market conditions and competitor actions to adjust strategies and achieve sales goals.•Attended promotional events such as NBAA/LABACE conventions and interacted with community to increase sales volume.

Fort Lauderdale, Fl, Us

•Developed new technical content to describe proposed technical, management, and financial solutions to support proposal development.•Prepared proposals for senior sales persons and inside sales and assisted on both the front end and closing process as needed•Implemented and utilized new aircraft MRO quoting system

Fort Lauderdale, Fl, Us

•Monitored repair station operations for compliance to company and Federal Aviation Regulations for Part 145 MRO.•Designated liaison responsible for managing successful compliance with Foreign Airworthiness Authority audits – Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Chile and Argentina.•Developed, implemented, and maintained quality policies, procedures, and special processes.•Conducted investigations for Quality System failures and problems, identified opportunities for Quality System improvements, and implemented changes or enhancements to enable such improvements.•Performed Major Repair and Modification package reviews and Form 337 documentation and performed root cause analysis with corrective action implementation•Maintained the Approved Supplier List by coordinating and conducting supplier surveillance audits.•Planned aircraft maintenance conforming FAA Approved maintenance schedules and use of CAMP Systems/Flight Docs/Cescom. •Aircraft maintained: King Air 90 thru 300 Series; Pilatus PC-12 Series; Cessna Citation 500 thru 650 Series; Falcon 50, 900, 2000; Piaggio P180 Series; Learjet 30, 55 and 60 Series; BeechJet 400 Series; Hawker 700 thru 900XP Series; Cessna Caravan; Twin Commander Aircraft.

•Established and led daily quality assurance operations for the FAA Part 145 Repair Station (MRO)•Responsible for compliance and enforcement of FAA Regulations•Primary liaison between with local FAA FSDO Officials•Interviewed, hired, and developed the maintenance employee team •Ensured that all inspections were properly performed on all completed work and that the proper inspection records, reports and forms used are properly executed•Secured and maintained technical data on all aircraft inspections, modifications and repairs

Associates, Computer Science

Associates, Aircraft Maintenance - Uk Caa Licenced Engineer

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