Discipline
Aviation
Expertise
Aircraft Maintenance
Operation

An Aircraft Operations and Regional Airline Operations consultant with over 30 years of experience in all types of aircraft operations.  His rating and certifications include: Boeing 737, Cessna-CE-500, Short SD3-30, Beech 1900/300, DeHavilland DHC-8 and DHC-7; and Flight Instructor – ASMEL-Instrument, Gold Seal, Ground Instructor, Aircraft Dispatcher, and Airline Transport Pilot ASMEL

He has held various operations management positions through continental US and Alaska, i.e., Vice President Operations, Raytheon Airline Aviation Services, Wichita Kansas; Chief Operating Officer, FAR 119, FAR 121 Director of Flight Operations Great Lakes Aviation, LTD., Cheyenne, WY; and Chief Operating Officer/UNDAF, Grand Forks, North Dakota.

He is also a published author of many industry papers and manuals.  In addition, he is an experienced speaker and instructor.

Aircraft Flight Training

  • Beechcraft, 1900 Flight Safety, Wichita, KS, 1991
  • DeHavilland, Dash 8, Flight Safety, Toronto, Canada, 1990
  • Piper, Cheyenne-400LS, Flight Safety, Lakeland, FL, 1987
  • Cessna, CE-500, Martin Aviation, Santa Ana, CA, 1986
  • Boeing, B737 AirCal, Newport Beech, CA, 1986
  • DeHavilland, Dash-7, DeHavilland Aircraft, Toronto, Canada, 1980
  • Short, SD-3-30, Short aircraft, Belfast, Ireland, 1976
  • Beechcraft, King Air, Beech Aircraft, Wichita, KS, 1976

Aircraft Type Ratings and Additional Certificates

  • Boeing 737, Cessna-CE-500, Short SD3-30, Beech 1900/300, DeHavilland DHC-8, DHC-7
  • Flight Instructor – ASMEL-Instrument, Gold Seal, Ground Instructor, Aircraft Dispatcher, Airline Transport Pilot ASMEL

Aviation Experience/Qualification

  • Total Aircraft Flight Hours – 14,032               Turbine – 11,874
  • Airline Flight – 10,391                        Instructor – 4,118
  • Pilot Examiner-Beech 1900/A.T.P., 1990/94
  • Extensive Remote Site Operation Supporting oil Industry, 1983/89
  • Established world’s first MLS/STOL; Approach Procedures, Valdez, Alaska, 1983
  • Established first RNAV/STOL Approach Procedures, South Lake Tahoe, 1981
  • Established Flag/Domestic/Supplemental Air Carriers Operation Specification,
  • MarkAir, ERA, Golden West, 1978/92
  • Established TCA Flight Operations Procedures, Los Angeles, 1978/81
  • Check Airman/Instructor: B-737, DHC-6, DHC-7, DHC-8, Short SD3-30, BE-1900, 1977/93
  • Instructed over 100 Captains receiving Type Ratings for Transport Category Aircraft, 1977/93

 

Professional Experience

RTI Group, LLC, Annapolis, MD; Aircraft Operations and Regional Airline Operations, 2010 to present

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Safety Services International (SSI), Sammamish, WA, Associate, 2001-2010

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Vice President Operations, Raytheon Airline Aviation Services, Wichita Kansas; 10/02-07/03

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Chief Operating Officer, FAR 119, FAR 121 Director of Flight Operations Great Lakes Aviation, LTD., Cheyenne, WY; 07/00 – 02/02

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Interim Dean John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences; 10/98 – 7/00

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Chief Operating Officer/UNDAF, Grand Forks, North Dakota; 5/96 – 7/00

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President and CEO, Skyway Airlines, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; 1/94 – 5/96

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President and CEO, Blue J. Leasing, Inc., Anchorage, Alaska, 3/93- Present

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Senior Management, Markair, Anchorage, Alaska; 6/90 – 1/94

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President, Markair Express, Anchorage, Alaska, 5/86 – 6/90

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Manager, FAR 121 Compliance, ERA Helicopters, Anchorage, Alaska; 6/83 – 5/86

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Chief Pilot, Golden West Airlines, Los Angeles, CA; 5/73 – 5/83

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Flight Instructor, Martin Aviation, Santa Ana, CA; 1/71 – 5/73

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Machinist, Cherry Rivet Co., Santa Ana, CA; 1/65 – 1/71

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U.S. Marines; 1960 – 1964

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Professional Memberships and Activities

  • Aims Community College, Aviation Advisory Council
  • Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
  • Airline Pilots Association
  • Alaska Air Carriers Association Board of Directors
  • Alaska Regional Director Round Table
  • America Aviation Historical Society
  • Congressional Aviation Rule Making Advisory Committee, Air Carrier, Chairman
  • Council of Aviation Accreditation
  • Dash-7, Dash-8 Maintenance Operations Committee
  • Established Flight Operations Procedures, Soviet/FAR East, Markair
  • Experimental Aircraft Association
  • FAA, Industry Airline Scheduling Committee
  • Industry Working Group for carriage of main deck cargo/passenger aircraft
  • Medallion Foundation Board of Directors
  • Orange County Noise Abatement Committee
  • Pilot Pre-Employment Screening Standards and Criteria Working Group
  • Regional Air Association, Associate Member Council
  • Regional Airline Association Board of Directors
  • Regional Airline Association, FAR Part-119 Committee
  • Regional Airline Association, Safety Committee
  • University Aviation Association
  • University of North Dakota “83” Society
  • University of North Dakota, Fighting Sioux Director Club
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