Description
This aviation transaction and appraisal specialist provides aircraft re-marketing and broker services to sellers of turbine aircraft including jets and helicopters. He also provides solutions for buyers include market search and expert negotiation as well as conducting of transactions.
Expertise
- Complex transaction management.
- US and International sales experience.
- Fluent in Spanish and native English speaker.
- 70+ countries visited plus substantial investment in professional development.
- Determination of business intelligence needs and effective use of analysis.
- FAA Air Traffic Control Certification and FAA part 107 UAS (Drone) pilot certificate.
Education and Training
- Bachelor of Science, Public Administration, Samford University, Homewood, Alabama 1994
- Air Traffic Control School Ft. Rucker, Alabama. FFA Control Tower Operator exam 1996
Professional Experience
- Aviation Transaction and Appraisal specialist, RTI Group, LLC, 2023-Present.
- Aircraft Broker, JETVEND
Sell business jets, helicopters and jet engines. Conduct extensive prospecting, leverage
knowledge of different types of aircraft and employ expertise in complex transactions.
Communicate with operators, owners, pilots, maintenance, parts suppliers, FAA, foreign CAA.
Purchase and resell assets as dealer, represent a seller, or provide the service of buyer’s
representative. Perform multi-year long term contract as buyer for a helicopter lease portfolio
outside the US. Attend and monitor technical inspections, packaging and shipping of high
value aviation assets. Attend trade shows. Resolve problems by being present during critical
phases of a deal and use ability to manage attorneys. Florida & international. 2007-Present.
- Internet Sales Manager, Audi
Set up the internet marketing departments of auto dealerships during the early growth phase
of this marketing strategy. Generated leads and made new customers via the web. Responded
to leads and managed sale. Expanded exotic car sales from local to national through ads on
forums. Employers for same role: Commonwealth VW Audi, Prestige Audi, The Collection.
2002-2007.
- Product Training Manager, YAMAHA
Wrote and conducted training for Yamaha consumer electronics products. Presented to
subsidiaries, sales staff of retailers, wholesale buyers, Conducted sales presentations for
major retail foreign executives visiting Japan. Spoke at events in various Asian countries.
Successfully changed corporate presentation strategy to tailored content for individual
events. Hamamatsu, Japan. 2001-2002.
Speaking Engagements and Publications
- Keynote Speaker, Dubai Helishow, Al Maktoum Intl Airport, How to Sell a Helicopter. 2017
- Panelist, Helicopter Investor London, England. The Future of the Helicopter Market. 2018
- Columnist, Avbuyer Magazine. How to Select a Corporate Helicopter. February 2019.
Additional Work History
- Air Traffic Controller, US Army, Honorable Discharge.