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Sterling, Va, Us

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Key member of FAA Safety Outreach Team, providing UAS guidance and education to both external stakeholders and internal colleagues.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Provide technical support, subject matter expertise, and perform detailed research in response to inquiries from within the agency, other agencies, industry, Congress, and the public about Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), and coordinate responses with appropriate FAA personnel. Act as a champion and evangalist for UAS stakeholders within the Agency, and perform educational outreach and assistance with key stakeholders such as Public Aircraft Operators (Law Enforcement, 1st Responders, Public Health, etc.) and Civil Operators. Participate in Inter Agency Policy Coordination meetings with DOD, DHS, CIA, SS, FEMA, and other Federal and State Agencies, as directed by management.Provide subject matter expertise in the development of concepts, policies, standards, procedures and guidance related to the safe integration of UAS into the NAS. Coordinate the development of policies, standards and procedures needed for UAS operations. Help change culture within the FAA by showing colleagues how professional UAS operations can satisfactorily address performance based standards, risk-based decision making, and safety management considerations.

Yardley, Pa

Responsible for Sales, Marketing, Operations, Customer Support, Accounting & Finance, HR and Administration for an aviation safety and risk mitigation company serving the manned and unmanned aviation industries. Provide leadership, oversight, management, and direction to a multi-disciplined team of professionals.

Yardley, Pa

Lead a team of direct and channel partner sales people in the pursuit of aviation safety assessments, data memberships, and aviation risk management advisory services for clients in the manned and unmanned (UAS/RPAS) aviation segments. Principle clients are Global 2000 companies, general and commercial aviation, manned and unmanned aviation operators, brokers, and flight departments. Key member of senior leadership team. Restructured sales department into inside & outside sales, and replaced ineffective sales people, reducing costs while maintaining revenues.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Responsible for supporting new aircraft sales to International Government customers. Customize support packages to typically include direct aircraft maintenance, initial provisioning of spare parts, logistics management, and cost per flight hour programs. Work with a capture team to prioritize and win. Perform business development activities. Additional duties include training sales and sales support team on Miller Heiman Sales Methodology and assist the Business Unit Leader develop strategy and organizations to support mission.

Dulles, Virginia

Differentiate Beechcraft and its Hawker Beechcraft Service Centers by driving culture towards a strong customer-centric orientation. Directly responsible for the Parts Call Center. Indirectly responsible for Customer Experience Enhancement at Service Centers and developing and implementing culture changing customer satisfaction surveys. Develop products and services that are reliable, relevant, responsive, and convenient for customers throughout the life cycle. In addition, be a key participant in shaping the marketing and data collection activities in the digital age. Also coordinate/lead multi-disciplined teams providing solutions to the USAF for extending the life of their T1A trainer aircraft.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Responsible for achieving sales unit goals of the company's line of jet products to the Latin American & Caribbean market. Supervised two direct salesmen and a network of six manufacturer rep/dealers in the pursuit of business. Sold 8 H4000's in two years~$170M. Also sold Hawker 800XP, Hawker 900XP, Hawker 400XP, and Hawker Premier 1As.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

P&L responsibility of the company's flagship location at Washington Dulles Airport. Safely and efficiently provide fuel, deicing, hangar storage, ground handling, and other support services to General Aviation, VVIP Head-of-State Air Transport Category Aircraft, and military aircraft visitng Washington DC. Provide leadership and guidance to a team of 72 people operating 24/7/365. Work with Metro Washington Airport Authority and TSA to comply with local and federal regulations.

Newburgh, Ny

P&L responsibility for a 24/7 Fixed Base Operation in the NYC area. Sold Jet fuel, deicing fluid, ground handling services to US and International Airlines, US Government, and corporate aviation customers. Also managed real estate operations selling hangar and office space. Also responsible for a start up operation in Little Rock, Arkansas. Duties included recruiting and terminating staff, instilling and maintaining a strong safety culture, customer service, environmental controls, and working with Airport Operations staff.

Richmond, Virginia Area

P&L responsibility for $5M sales of bowling products and services in Latin America and Caribbean. Worked with a team of international distributors who serviced end clients.

Richmond, Virginia Area

Independent consultant assisting clients in the maritime manufacturing industry and aircraft finance industries. Acted as an interim plant manager for a unionized plant performing light manufacturing and assembly. Conducted strategy analyses for key clients.

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Negotiate and close sales of bituminous coal produced in a joint venture mine in Venezuela. Write contracts using INCOTERMS, charter Panamax bulk carriers to transport product to Steel mills, Electricity Producers, and traders in the US and Europe. Manage relationships with joint venture partner sales teams. Manage an office in The Netherlands. Coordinate shipments with the port and mine located in Venezuela. Assist customers with quality or delivery issues.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Perform business development activities for commercial airliners to the major and regional airlines of Latin America. Manage teams of professionals pursuing business in the region. Worked with Sales Engineering, Spares & Customer Support, Finance & Leasing, and in-country representatives in the pursuit of business. Promoted from Regional Marketing Manager, US Independent Airlines. Clients were USAir and its affiliated regional commuters.

Ft Rucker, Al And Republic Of Korea

Various positions as a commissioned officer in the US Army. Armor Officer Basic Course (M-60A1), Air Assault, Airborne, Helicopter Flight School, Executive Officer HHT 4/7 CAV Korea, Instructor Pilot 7th ATB Fort Rucker. Qualified pilot on OH-58 A/C, UH-1, and TH-55 helicopters.

Bs, General Engineering

Activities and Societies: Varsity 150# Football, Glee Club, JV Lacrosse, Intramural Lacrosse, Rifle Team, German Club

Mba, Finance & Operations Management

Activities and Societies: Founding member of the BC Veteran's Group. Graduate Assistant budget manager for Student Activities &.

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