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E190 Captain, A320 First Officer

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Pilot / EMB 175 (Embraer 170/190 type rating) • Provides exceptional service by performing in a highly competent manner, all tasks associated with the safe operation of Envoy Air (American Eagle) aircraft

Ellington Field, Houston, Tx

Officer / Soldier / Aviator /Instructor Pilot / Air Mission Commander • Deciphered complex problems in life-critical situations to implement impromptu solutions in a team oriented environment with limited resources• Instructed and evaluated aviators in the function and employment of advanced aircraft systems• Utilized Composite Risk Management principles to maximize the safety of all operations undertaken• Selected as an alternate to attend the U.S. Naval Experimental Test Pilot School (1 of 5 aviators in the Army selected) – March 2010• Nominated for the General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award for exceptional leadership demonstrated by company grade officers (Only aviator in the battalion nominated) – October 2007

Hsinchu County/City, Taiwan

Conducting formal academic, hands-on, and flight training to provide AH-64E qualification courses for Taiwan Army pilots and maintainers.Establishing In-Country Training Courses to be continued by the Taiwan Army after the conclusion of the TAFT's duties including:- AH-64E Pilot Aircraft Qualification Course (AQC) – planned as an 20-week flight and academic course that mirrors the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence (USAACE) AH-64E Pilot Aircraft Qualification Course. The course will qualify rotary-wing aviators in five (5) stages; Contact, Day System (Enclosed Cockpit/Bag), Night Vision System, Night Vision Goggle, and Gunnery Phases. - AH-64E Instructor Pilot Qualification Course (IPC) – planned as a 20-week flight and academic course that mirrors the USAACE AH-64E Instructor Pilot Qualification Course. The course qualifies AH-64E aviators as Instructor Pilots. - AH-64E Pilot-In-Command Course (PIC) – planned as a 20-week flight and academic course based upon the current TA AH-1 Pilot-in-Command course. The course builds experience and develops skills required for a TA AH-64E Pilot to be designated as a PIC.

Texas

Medevac Pilot – Bell 206L • Single-pilot operator of FAA Part 135 on-demand charter flights for critically ill or injured patients• Bell Helicopter factory school trained August 2013

Austin, Texas Area

Involved heavily as a voting member of the Board of Directors in all aspects of this start-up venture from business model definition, communication, creation, legal set-up, finance, and operations. In addition to the strategic role within the Board of Directors, provided leadership to three primary functional teams:1. Information Technology Operations Team• Sales systems selection, customization, and implementation• Web/online presence development• Reporting • Support2. Call Center Operations Team• Contract negotiations• Personnel management• Script creation and continual improvement3. Online Marketing and Brand Identity Team• Brand identity design and creation of marketing materials• Search engine optimization (SEO)• Search engine marketing (SEM)• Banner/presence advertising• Coordinated/synchronized efforts with print and affinity marketing efforts

Austin, Texas Area

Internal business consultant and project manager within the Workforce Management Group

Responsible for the accomplishment of a wide variety of missions as an officer and leader of soldiers.• Deciphered complex, fluid problems in life-critical situations to derive timely, impromptu solutions in a team oriented environment with limited resources.• Solicited operational taskings by interfacing with various international and American contacts in both traditional and non-traditional locations.• Pioneered the use of a calling-card sign off method to mitigate the impact of bureaucracy in follow-on requests and expedite the speed of execution for future missions. • Routinely reviewed operational methods and results of my team and others to facilitate quality control and continuous improvement of methodology.• Instructed and evaluated aviators in the function and employment of advanced aircraft systems.• Utilized Composite Risk Management principles to maximize the safety of all operations undertaken.• Amassed more than 2000 hours of total flight time, with over 200 combat missions completed.• Selected as an alternate to attend the U.S. Naval Experimental Test Pilot School – (1 of 5 aviators in the Army selected) March 2010.• Nominated for the General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award for exceptional leadership demonstrated by company grade officers – (Only aviator in the battalion nominated) fall 2007.

Provided in-house management consulting, strategic project management, business process design, and product marketing management. • Managed the Technology Deployment/Sales Process Reengineering Project resulting in the realization of $5 million in cost savings in 2002 and $18 million in cost savings on an annualized basis. • Accomplished organizational change through persuasive leadership, training, and communication across all functional and geographic divisions.• Achieved 67% headcount reduction in administrative sales staff and 99% reduction in telemarketing staff while allowing sales team to continue to achieve revenue objectives.• Coordinated deployment of computing/networking assets, trainers, and training material to approximately 800 sales managers and general managers nationwide.• Routinely communicated project status and issues to corporate officers and upper-level management.• Renegotiated contracts with online recruiting providers resulting in a 72% reduction in online recruiting costs.• Redesigned and automated the sales personnel recruiting process. • Launched Away From Home Protection (AFH) insurance product in Alberta, Canada.• Developed and implemented sales management tracking tool for North America Sales – ACAPS. • Initiated and managed 2002 location-specific sales forecast for North America including detailed financial forecasts for 13 regions, 69 clusters, and approximately 280 locations.

Online Options Product Marketing Manager - Managed and marketed 350+ web-based SKUs accounting for annual revenue of approximately $50 million. • Accomplished 25% revenue growth on 9% volume growth resulting from an organizational up-sell initiative to increase the organization's gross margin. • Surge protection cables and storage media - 68% revenue growth.• Memory upgrades - 94% volume growth, 6% revenue growth.• iPAQ Products - 57% volume growth, 27% revenue growth.• Secured $300K in market development funding for the organization from outside vendors and suppliers.• Pioneered Compaq's first online coupon/special offer code capability.• Established the Compaq Quality Tested and Certified program for third-party options sold on the Compaq website.• Launched the first Consumer-Direct iPAQ Pocket PC.• Implemented a no-cost direct-mailing promotions program for options by leveraging an existing Retail Consumer program resulting in an incremental 1500 sales calls per month.

Online Desktop Product Marketing Manager - Managed the Consumer-Direct desktop PC product.• Achieved 28% year-over-year volume growth and 6% revenue growth.• Implemented "Pick-Your-Promo" desktop promotion program.• Facilitated the termination of the Consumer Direct mail-in-rebate program.

Managed the Consumer-Direct laptop PC product. • Achieved 148% year-over-year volume growth and 91% revenue growth.• Championed the reintroduction of the $999 "starting at" price point.• Routinely resolved escalated consumer complaints and issues originating from the call center.

Contributed as a team member of the U.S. Retail desktop PC product marketing team.• Initialized the development of the Retail Marketing Information System providing a central database for retail product marketing information. System provided standard marketing communication documents faster and at a dramatically lower cost than the previous method.• Maintained and communicated product roadmaps, pricing, and promotions.

Facilitated the development and/or enhancement of the Enterprise-Wide Financial Accounting System based on customer requirements and market trends.• Established and managed the current SAP general ledger interface process for the global financial accounting general ledger close (monthly and quarterly). • Automated majority of the major interfaces feeding the SAP general ledger (approximately $300 billion of activity each month). • Configured international currency exchange rates and tax codes.

• Devised new cash flow projection models for mid-sized company financial forecasts and analysis.• Projected/forecasted future financial performance and condition of middle-market companies and their major competitors.• Evaluated large corporate, middle-market, and small business deals with a minimum loan value of $1 million. Average deals analyzed were $10+ million.• Presented the results and recommended course of action for each analysis.• Graduated top-of-class from Comerica Bank’s Credit College in Detroit, MI.

Mba, Business Administration

Bba, Finance And Business Economics