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Florida, United States

Fleming Island, Fl, Us

Founder and CEO of premier staffing firm for aviation companies, worldwide - specializing in the recruitment of Executives, Management, Corporate Personnel, Engineering, Flight Crew, and Aircraft Mechanics.- Responsible for company's P&L oversight, direction, and day-to-day business operations.- Directs and manages contracts, account management, and client relations.- Manages all Executive and Management-level recruiting engagements for Aviation Recruiting - working with US Domestic and International aviation-based companies to place top performers in C-level/Executive-level, and BOD positions worldwide.

Responsible for the overall executive leadership and management of the Technology Department and technical vision for Retrieval Dynamics, Inc, - a wireless application service provider. Established the company’s technology vision and product roadmap, determined the Technology Department’s annual budget and organizational structure, met with company executives and members of the company’s Board of Directors to review company objectives and move forward on strategic and tactical plans for meeting revenue and growth projections. Formulated strategic partnerships with other technically synergistic corporations, allowing Retrieval Dynamics the momentum to capture market share quickly in the wireless/telecommunications arena. Designed, documented, and initiated the implementation of Retrieval Dynamics Internet, wireless application(s), and infrastructural architectures.

Responsible for the overall executive leadership and management of five major divisions within Point.com, to include the Editorial, Human Resources, Information Systems, Marketing, and Operations Departments. Established the company’s organizational structure, to include executive and departmental management levels, and facilitated/managed the company’s YR 2000 headcount needs, allowing the company to effectively meet company objectives while adhering to fiscal constraints. Initiated and lead the teams in defining and documenting the company’s 6 month, 12 month, and 24 month strategic objectives, allowing for the formalization of the company’s YR 2000 (annual) budget (P&L), and YR2000 Tactical (operational) plan. Developed and ran the Executive Steering Committee Meeting, to discuss strategic proposals, approve and prioritize new development efforts, and track the progress of ongoing company initiatives/objectives. Met with Company Board of Directors monthly to discuss company’s strategic direction, year-to-date tactical progress, P&L status/goals, and new business initiatives and strategic partnership strategy.

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Provided senior-level technical leadership for the Technology Department of Corbis, allowing the company to swiftly and effectively deploy technology solutions, to include web-based, as well as client-server N-tier systems. Interacted with senior management and business unit executives, to evaluate complex business requirements and translate them into prioritized tactical and strategic system plans. Responsible for the technical/strategic direction and leadership of the total company deployment of a centralized, automated sales and marketing ERP solution. Provides (web) site design leadership and development guidance to technical project staff, ensuring a highly competitive/creative Internet presence that meets/exceeds schedule, budget, and requirement goals. Initiated and lead the Data Warehousing effort for Corbis, supporting both the derivation of company reporting/analysis needs, as well as the development and implementation of a multi-dimensional database and OLAP architecture. Responsible for recruiting, managing, and maintaining a staff of 40+ technologists, to include software developers, database architects/analyst, software test analysts, and hardware analyst/engineers. Coordinates, develops, and manages the annual departmental budget (10M+), ensuring the department works within the annual financial constraints and guidelines. Skilled and experienced in several development and office management applications to include: C++, Visual Basic, JavaScript, VBScript, SQL Server, Active Server Pages (ASP), Erwin, Rational Rose, JD Edwards ‘One-World’ ERP suite, Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Redmond, Washington, Us

Provided senior-level technical management support to Microsoft’s Platform Implementation and Systems Development (PI&SD) team within the Information Technology (IT) Operations group. Responsible for managing software development through all phases of the project lifecycle to include: requirements definition/documentation, development of business/functional process model and subsequent project data models, design, development, test, implementation, and user training/acceptance. Performed project trade-off studies, life cycle cost and affordability analysis. Provided accurate and timely project analysis/recommendations to supervision as well as subordinates and peers, enabling the team to meet/exceed established project budget/schedule goals.

Arlington, Va, Us

DCAC Configurator Development. Senior software developer/lead on team designing and developing the Airplane Options Configurator/Synchronous Manager application as part of Boeing’s DCAC/MRM re-engineering project, the largest business process re-engineering project in the world. Lead technical team in the transfer of a technologically advanced application, Sync Manager, designed to synchronize data and perform semantic integration as required between two heterogeneous distributed databases (one Relational and one Object Oriented) from a development group to a system, critical for company operations.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Provided senior systems engineering and management support to the Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS), Advanced Plans and Programs (AP&P), and Training Management Systems (TMS) Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) for the System Program Office (SPO) at Brooks Air Force Base, Texas. Primary lead for the technical direction and guidance in the design, development and fielding of Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITSs) and complex training management systems for DoD customers. Responsible for the oversight and management of day-to-day program tasks to include requirements analysis and development, contract preparation and negotiations, system/software design direction and evaluation, contractor code monitoring and final product testing and acceptance.

Annapolis, Md, Us

Provided senior systems engineering, software development and test and evaluation (T&E) support on several USAF and US Navy DoD Programs. Analyzed the USAF C-5's present analog cockpit and instrumentation to determine the specific avionics upgrades needed to integrate the Global Positioning System (GPS) into the new 'glass cockpit' (all-digital instrumentation cockpit) design planned for C-5 analog system.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Responsible for the technical direction and management of all General Electric CFM56 3 engines overhauled at Aviall for several major airlines. Performed as direct liaison between Aviall and the Airline engineering representative by providing technical information regarding the engine's current repair status.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

• Captain, Pilot, Aircraft Maintenance Officer - April 1986 - September 1989• Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT) - May 1986 - Jan 1987• Aircraft Maintenance Officer Training School – Feb 1987 – June 1987

M.S. - Mechanical Engineering, Jet Engine Propulsion, Fluid Dynamics

B.S. Degree, Aeronautical Engineering, Jet Engine Propulsion, Fluid Dynamics