11362 Senior Aviation Specialist

Senior Aviation Specialist – Aircraft Broker, Regulatory Compliance Investigator

Professional Experience

RTI Group, LLC – Annapolis, MD. Senior Aviation Consultant – Maintenance and Operations. May 2014 to Present.

DavinAir LLC Aircraft Brokerage – Spanaway, Washington. Owner / Aircraft Broker December 2013 to Present.

• Operate an Aircraft Brokerage business. Assist aircraft sellers in getting their aircraft to market. Answer all inquiries from prospective buyers. Show the aircraft to prospective buyers. Arrange for the aircraft to have a Pre-Purchase Inspection. Assist in the closing of the purchase by Arranging money transfers, as need, and complete all FAA paperwork.
• Perform Aircraft Acquisitions where I find aircraft for buyers.
• Manage three broker team.
• Sold 45 aircraft

Alaska Airlines – Seattle, WA, June 2010 – Present.

• FAA Liaison, Regulatory Compliance Investigator Perform investigations for FAA Letters of Investigation and Self- Disclosures. Perform FAA liaison duties.
• Represent the Maintenance and Engineering division in the creation and implementation of the Safety Management System (SMS). Member of the ASAP Event
• Review Committee, team member on the FAA Airworthiness Directive Aviation Rulemaking Committee.

Alaska Airlines – Seattle, WA, June 2000 – June 2010.

• Quality Assurance Auditor (June 2000 – June 2010) Assisted in converting the existing CASS auditing program into an ATOS based program. Team member on the rewrite of the auditing manual. Team member on the conversion of the General Maintenance Manual to a General Procedures Manual. Perform scheduled audits, as assigned, on all facets of the maintenance and engineering system. Perform Substantial Maintenance Vendor audits. Performed line station fuel quality audits.

TRAINING RECEIVED

FAA Air Transport Oversight System, FAA System Safety, FAA CFR

145 Repair Station Oversight, Continuing Analysis and Surveillance

System, Causal Factors in Investigations, Fundamentals of Leadership,

Human Factors in Maintenance, TapRoot Root Cause Investigation, ASQ

After the Quality Audit, ISO 9001:2000 Internal Quality Systems Lead

Auditor. CASE 2A Fuel Facility Audit, Project Management, SMS.

Boeing Maintenance Error Decision Aid, Aircraft Accident

Investigation, Aircraft Maintenance Investigation, Human factory in

Accident Investigation, Investigation Management, Advanced Aircraft

Accident investigation.

• AAR Aircraft Services – Meridian Oklahoma City, OK, October 1992 – May 2000.
• Quality Assurance Auditor (August 1998 – May 2000)

Helped Set up an auditing program for AAR. Duties included performing Audits on all facets of the repair station operation. Performed Lead Auditor duties for AAR’s ISO 9002:1994 program.

• Quality Control Lead Inspector (October 1994 – August 1998)

Duties included supervising inspectors and preparing paperwork for the customer.

• Quality Control Inspector (October 1992 – October 1994)

Inspected Aircraft that came in for “A” “B” “C” “D” check inspections.  Performed “Buy-Back” inspections on assigned aircraft. Performed CPCP and Aging Aircraft inspections. Accomplished borescope inspections on P/W JT8D 219 engines. Inspected serviceable parts that were removed from aircraft being dissembled for salvage.

• AIRCRAFT INSPECTED

Boeing 707, 727, 737 747, McDonnell Douglas MD-80, DC-9

• TRAINING RECEIVED

ISO 9000 Implementation workshop, ISO 9000 Auditor workshop,

ISO 9000 Lead Auditor Course, ISO 9000 Audit Preparation

40hr 727, 40hr MD-80/90, 40hr P&W JT3D

• Business Air – Wiley Post Airport Bethany, OK, July 1991 – October 1992
• Director of Maintenance ( July 1991-October 1992)

Helped set up maintenance program for expanding flight school. Ensured the flight school aircraft were kept in a quality state of maintenance. Performed annual inspections. Inspected aircraft after major repairs or alterations. Taught an Airframe and Powerplant Oral & Practical prep cores

• FLIGHT SCHOOL AIRCRAFT

2 Beechcraft Duches’s, 2 Piper Senaca’s, 4 Piper Tomahawk’s, 1 Piper Arrow.

• AAR Oklahoma – Meridian Oklahoma City, OK – September 1987 – July 1991
• Quality Control Inspector (September 1987 – July 1991)

Inspected aircraft that came in for “A” “B” “C” “D” check inspections. Inspected aircraft for modification programs. Responsible for quality control of work performed on assigned aircraft. Performed STC conformity inspections. Participated in numerous test flights and engine run-ups.

• AIRCRAFT INSPECTED

BAe Jetstream 3101, BAe 146, Doriner 228, Shorts SD3-60,

Fokker F-27, ATR-42, De Havilland Dash-7, De Havilland Dash-8.

• TRAINING RECEIVED.

40hr BAe 146, 40hr BAe Jetstream, 40hr ATR-42, 40hr Dornier 228,

40hr De Havilland Dash-7.

• AAR Western Skyways – Troutdale, OK – June 1986 – August 1987
• Aircraft Engine Assembly (March 1987 – August 1987)

Assembled aircraft engines as assigned.

• Aircraft Engine Inspection (September 1986 – March 1987)

Ensured aircraft engines were within new parts limits prior to assembly.

• Aircraft Engine Teardown (June 1986 – September 1986)

Dissembled aircraft engines as assigned.

POINTS OF INTEREST

Received Airframe & Powerplant Certificate 1986.

Received Inspection Authorization Certificate 1989.

Started my own business in 1991 performing annual inspections.

Performed contract maintenance and inspections for: Elsinore

Aerospace, FAA-AVN 300 and US Marshals Service.

Maintained maintenance records for a FAR Part 135 Lear Jet Operator.

Taught an Inspection Authorization Prep course.

Substitute instructor at Metro Tech Aviation Career Center.

Started an Aircraft Brokerage Business 2013