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Salt Lake City, UT, US

Duluth, MN, US

Provides pivotal flight instruction to SF50 Vision Jet owners/operators through in-depth type specific FAA approved training courses.

Provided single engine seaplane instruction to private and professional pilots in a Cessna 172 and client-owned aircraft.https://tennesseeseaplane.com/

Montréal, Québec, CA

Provided ground and flight instruction for the United States Air Force AC-130J, HC-130J, and MC-130J formal training unit (military equivalent to FAA Part 142 training center). Taught initial qualification, mission qualification, and instructor upgrade courses with classroom instruction, full-motion flight simulator instruction, and scenario based training.

Bozeman, MT, US

Provided air attack services in support of wildland firefighting operations. Worked with Air Tactical Group Supervisors to achieve U.S. Forest Service objectives through the use of aerial firefighting aircraft.

Joint Base San Antonio - Randolph, San Antonio, US

Led aircrew standardization and evaluation program at the United States Air Force AC-130J, HC-130J, and MC-130J formal training unit (military equivalent to FAA Part 142 training center). Responsible for aviation mentorship and professional development of over one hundred flight instructors/evaluators in three crew positions to train special mission.

Joint Base San Antonio - Randolph, San Antonio, US

Oversaw 3,650-hour annual flying program, graduating 433 students yearly. Led a team of twenty-four personnel responsible for executing flight training operations in nine aircraft and eleven flight simulators valued at $1B. Ensured all training and flight operations were conducted in an efficient manner that served the United States Air Force's best.

Randolph AFB, TX, US

Hurlburt Field, Florida, US

Executed $4.5M annual joint exercise training program. Provided leadership and oversight for all ground and flight operations. Supervised aircrew training, mission readiness, and professional development of sixty-three personnel executing no-fail Joint Chiefs of Staff and United States Special Operations Command directed missions.

Hurlburt Field, Florida, US

Responsible for the planning, execution, control, and completion of assigned projects ensuring alignment with Special Operations Group strategy and stakeholder needs. Eight organizations, one thousand personnel, 9,000-hour annual flying program, and $1.8B in aviation assets. Managed twenty-two pilots to ensure mission readiness for three regional.

Hurlburt Field, Florida, US

Directed flight and ground safety programs for an organization of sixty personnel with six aircraft executing a $13M, 2,434-hour annual flying program. Pilot-in-Command of five-member crew employing $155M MC-130J aircraft.