Patrick Swift Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il

Greater Chicago Area

As a member of the Long Range Planning, chief among my many assignments and responsibilities was geared towards the creation, production, and evaluation of United’s Five-Year Plan - a detailed and comprehensive business model built up from anticipated schedules, fleet plans, market plans, and economic outlook. Since trends and deviations from any or all of these input sets will have an impact on United’s ever-evolving business needs, I was directly involved in collecting, evaluating, and forecasting these data and their relative effects. Additionally, I created a standalone model which would analyze the proposed main plan for statistical inconsistencies among any sub-modules along with many other error checking protocols.Long Range Planning was also involved in a substantial number of ad-hoc projects, as assigned by senior management, during the normal course of business. Some of those in which I participated in, or lead, were Minimum Connect Time standards and statistical effects, many deep dive financial and economic reviews, numerous data mining requests, and "what-if" analyses targeting the big picture prospects of United. In support of these many creative projects, I created and maintained numerous sql, R, RStudio ,brio, and Excel models. Additionally, I repaired and improved numerous existing models and reports.

Chicago

Small team who worked in conjunction with the North American scheduling group by; recommending new market service ideas and producing associated forecasts, monitoring existing markets and critique of same, extensive ad-hoc project requests on a wide variety of subjects related to market planning, in-depth analysis as to the current and future state of North American airline industry and its general competitive landscape. New market start-up monitoring and critique of implementation, troubleshooting for same when required. Recommend service improvements in existing markets and best competitive reaction to OA moves. Coordinated airport communications with North America planning group. Attendance on behalf of United at industry events such as Routes and Jumpstart. Supported North America group at large with routine reports, and automation enhancements.

Swords, Ireland

Responsible for all Network issues at CityJet and VLM. Oversaw a group which provided for near and long-term schedules; schedule planning, production, distribution, publishing, including a substantial slot portfolio. Additional duties included strategic positioning, market selection and forecast, code share management. Most recently engaged in the transformation of CityJet from an Air France coded carrier into a stand-alone carrier under its own code, thus developing free-sell code share with AF, KL, and others. I oversaw significant project activity which has resulted in the successful sale of the airline to an outside investment group.

Hdq 1 Fort Worth, Tx

On team which identifies and forecasts market opportunities, thus producing recommendations for American Airlines International and Domestic network. Maintain constant vigilance over global economic, industry and airline alliance intelligence. Translate and quantify effects of this information on the American Airlines system and that of our global partners thus recommending appropriate strategies. Provide support for numerous other areas within planning while maintaining most of the regional network functions performed throughout my previous position overseeing the regional carrier, American Eagle.

Hdq 1 Fort Worth, Tx

Responsible for providing short, near and long term strategic plan for the regional network. Additionally selected, forecasted and ranked market opportunities while concurrently participating in level/pattern of service, frequency planning, Essential Air Service bids and mainline-regional coordination for a 300 aircraft fleet. Participated in additional projects for use by the mainline, regional and consolidated system(s).

Member of a small team which produces United's short/long term Revenue forecasts and underlying traffic. Forecast is created using research including extensive data analysis and statistical modeling. The results of this work are distributed throughout the company as official internal guidance and provide the basis for public guidance, staffing, sourcing, other revenue projections, traffic based metrics and long-term planning.This group was a resource to many departments within United, providing analysis and expertise in various areas while serving our primary role as support to Senior Executives. In conjunction with group manager, I continually developed strategic industry forecast models, many of which were in use by various departments within United. Provide research and guidance on economic, industry and commodity outlooks. Re-wrote and updated numerous tools used for short term forecast, cutting preparation time drastically while greatly improving accuracy. Numerous ad-hoc projects for the use by United’s leadership.

During my tenure with Campbell-Hill, I have been involved in a wide array of aviation consulting matters, both domestic and international, involving economic and financial issues, market forecasting, alliance and competitive issues, scheduling, airport and airline planning, regulatory issues such as bi-laterals and anti-trust cases. Utilizing my aviation data proficiency and diverse airline background, I developed complex traffic and financial simulation models for use by both clients and Campbell-Hill. Expert in industry data from such sources as the United States Department of Transportation, Official Airline Guide and other types such as CRS MIDT data, I function as the firm’s data manager and authority. Stemming from this, I assembled and maintained large databases used by members of the firm for reports and presentations to airport and airline clients.

Co-founder and Co-owner of aviation fuels consulting company specializing in procurement and cost reduction of petroleum products for airline clients.

Co-Founder and Co-Authored the Business Plan. Planned and implemented the start-up of a new entrant airline in many areas including; overall philosophy, schedules, route planning and strategy, domestic/international fares and tariffs, domestic/international slot management, revenue projection and management, CRS management and all associated automation, reservations and associated functions, interline and industry affairs, numerous special projects as assigned by the CEO(s) and other principals.

V.P. /Director of Planning/Schedules/Stations, Jet Express, Inc. d.b.a. Trans World Express, USAir Express, and Jet Express, Louisa, VAResponsibilities during my tenure included planning, current and future schedules, fares/ATPCO, stations, yield management, slot management and procurement, major partner coordinator/contact, financial forecasts and cash management, ACH coordination, stations, contracts, security. During this period, numerous business plans and projects were completed one of which culminated in the creation of the New Midway Airlines.

Director of Stations for a Trans World Express operating a hub at JFK. Based at Wilkes Barre / Scranton International Airport.

Boston, New York City, Philadelphia