John Rood Email & Phone Number

Airplane integrated product team requirements definition and management and airplane systems functional analysis

Led the 747 galley engineering team responsible for airplane galley (including installed equipment) and galley installation defnition and project management including related engineering approval and technical assistance.

I lead group and private snow skiing lessons at all ages and abilities. I also teach backcountry skiing and lead limited expeditions out of lift served areas. For this role I am also familiar with avelanche safety and hold mountaineering oreiented first aid certification. I have also been a coach for ski racing and have held club level coaching cert through USSA. For SKIBACS staff I lead clinics, and stay current with PSIA concepts through regular (at least twice/season) division Tech Director training. I also evaluate new instructors and leading hiring clinics. I run the SKIBACS PSIA Level 1 Instructor certification program and am qualified to provide Level 1 examinations. In the past I have been SKIBACS site director at Stevens pass (leading a staff of 18) and day supervisor at Snoqualmie Summit Central (leading staff of 50 instructors). Skiing is my avocation, but, it is my passion, more so that I learn a lot every year, have great experiences, and work with a lot of great, like minded and hard skiing friends.