Tom Chandler Email & Phone Number

Dallas, Texas

Mcpherson, Ks

As the Airport Manager, led the daily activities of the airport with minimal staffing and budget, while working closely with multiple entities including the Airport Authority Board, City & County Commissions, FAA Airports Division, KDOT Aviation, engineering consultants, and various community and industry leaders. Primary responsibilities included: Fuel sales & management, operational safety, maintenance of airfield and all facilities, hangar and property leasing, employee management, budgeting and financial oversight, customer service, airport promotion, airspace protection, airfield inspections, fuel quality assurance, and management of flight training including a small college program.

Heath, Tx

This business was originally formed under an agreement with the McPherson Airport Authority Board which allowed me to provide contract pilot services and flight training, while also performing my duties as Airport Manager. • Primary pilot services provided for NCRA Corp on King Air 200, Cessna 421, 310 & 182 aircraft• Pilot services for various other area businesses on King Air E-90, Cessna 310, A-36 Bonanza• Primary and advanced flight training at McPherson Airport on Cessna 152, 172, Diamond DA-40, A-36 Bonanza. Flight reviews in a wide variety of single-engine aircraft including experimental and tailwheel airplanes• Managed and co-instructed flight training program for Central Christian College• ATP, CFII, 4000+ Hours of flight time, 1st class medical

I started this business to scratch an entrepreurial itch and provide a side income to my professional piloting career. Nearly all sales were generated through our website, driven by advertising in nationally distributed magazines. We started in a corner of our garage, eventually took over a second garage, and finally moved to a commercial facility. After the air ambulance business I was flying for closed in 2001, I chose to focus on growing the business.• Continually improved website through three different versions, culminating in a state of the art, design-it-online system which we custom created with our web development company• Very marketing oriented – creative print ads to drive niche sales to website• Developed and managed an efficient production line and shipping facility • Managed 3-4 full time employees and $700K in sales.

I started working for MCA in college as a line service technician pumping fuel, washing planes, cleaning hangars, etc. During this time I also earned my CFI certificate and began providing independent flight training. After college I moved to the MCA flight department and progressed from air ambulance co-pilot, to the charter department as captain, and eventually back to air ambulance as a captain. My primary responsibility was keeping safety paramount while under dynamic, demanding conditions.• Part 135 air ambulance pilot on King Air C-90A, charter pilot on Baron 58 and King Air C90• Nearly all-weather, 24/7 air ambulance service – launch nationwide in less than 30 minutes• Time critical decision making with many variables – weather, crew, aircraft, patient condition, airfield type and condition, patient ground transport considerations, FAA and company regulations, etc.• Wide variety of flying - regularly operated into marginally lit, short runways, in rural communities at night, then transported patients to larger cities, often into major international airports.

Wichita, Ks

Marketing Database Administrator (Part-time, project based) Assisted in a large-scale project to integrate data from existing AS400 system with a new MS Access system. This required close interaction with programmers from conceptual development, through beta testing, and, finally, company-wide launch. • Assured data input accuracy and integrity before, during, and after integration• Designed queries and forms to match the needs of internal customers • Beta testing and assisting programmers with subsequent trouble shooting