After 42 years in aviation, I decided to work exclusively for people who put people ahead of profit. Profits—like takeoffs—are optional; people—like landings—are irrefutably required.
Much of my aviation career has been focused on maintenance, but education, experience, and training—and a natural ability to understand and converse intelligently about auditing, engineering, flight operations, ground operations, and quality—has provided (1) work on many programs that cross operational disciplines and (2) confirmation that my capabilities and skills are valuable and transmutable well beyond aviation.
Education and Training
Bachelor of Science, Aviation Management
Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic, Inspection Authorization
Aviation Lead Auditor
Boeing LEAN Manufacturing
FAA AFS-900 Certification Consultant Seminar
Grant Training Center Professional Grant Development Workshop
IOSA Auditor
Private Pilot
Employers (Alphabetical Order)
Boeing Field Service
CAVOK a division of Oliver Wyman, Inc. (FAA QCC)
Frontier Airlines
Martin Marietta Denver Aerospace
United Parcel Service
Vintage Aircraft, Ltd.
Experience (Alphabetical Order)
Consultant: Aviation
Apply over 42 years of hands-on and management professional aviation experience to complete client-specified quality assurance/quality improvement projects and assignments that:
Meet worldwide (e.g., FAA, ISO 9001, IOSA) continuous improvement and Safety Management System (SMS) standards.
Investigate and overcome regulatory compliance, quality system, and operational system process obstacles.
Positively affect safety, performance, and cost.
Lead Mechanic: Aircraft
Direct and coordinate 14 CFR 121 Convair 580 and Boeing 727 heavy maintenance performed by 20 mechanics.
Mechanic: Aircraft
Perform 14 CFR 121 Boeing 727 and Boeing 757 line maintenance, Boeing 727, Boeing 737, and Convair 580 heavy maintenance, heavy sheet metal repairs, extensive system modifications and emergency repairs.
Rebuild, restore, strip, paint, inspect and maintain various Beech, Cessna, North American P-51D, and Piper aircraft. Maintain Allison, Continental, Lycoming, Pratt and Whitney, and Rolls Royce engines.
Mechanic: Precision
Assemble classified precision defense-system mechanisms for Space Shuttle payload bay packages.
Supervisor: Aircraft Maintenance
Supervise 14 CFR 121 union and non-union mechanics performing aircraft line maintenance, heavy maintenance, and shop activity.
Establish task priorities and coordinate shift-to-shift transitions with the oncoming supervisor.
Administer company and departmental policy and worker development at the supervisory level.
Supervisor: Aircraft Maintenance Program and Reliability
Manage 14 CFR 121 aircraft reliability programs to ensure the highest level of quality and dispatch reliability, at the least possible cost, and to comply with FAA and company requirements.
Escalate the Boeing 757/767 C-Check, interval, to save over $3,000,000 in aircraft maintenance cost the first year.
Create a custom Boeing 727 maintenance program saving over $500,000 in aircraft maintenance cost.
Identify quality and operational problems and coordinate the development and implementation of corrective action plans with engineering, production control and aircraft maintenance.
Supervise non-union professional salaried and hourly staff. Publish and revise the 14 CFR 121 scheduled aircraft maintenance program for 75 Boeing 757s and 30 Boeing 767s.
Technical Representative: Boeing Field Service
Technically advise UPS, supporting Boeing aircraft operations and maintenance.
Union Steward
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Writer: Grant Proposal
Apply over 35 years of hands-on professional technical writing experience to:
Clearly, completely, and concisely define the client’s project.
Acquire current supporting data to justify the grant.
Find appropriate grant-makers.
Develop custom grant proposals that meet or exceed the stringent requirements of each unique grant application package.
Writer: Technical
Work shoulder-to-shoulder with clients from every level of their organization to clearly, completely, and concisely define their processes, and to develop the technical documents required to operate their business.
Create, revise, and distribute 14 CFR 121 Boeing 727, Boeing 737, Boeing 747, Boeing 757, Boeing 767, Douglas DC8 and Convair 580 technical publications and maintenance programs.
Software (Alphabetical Order)
Acrobat • AutoCAD LT • Excel • FrameMaker • GoPayment • Illustrator • Internet Explorer • Outlook • PowerPoint • QuickBooks Online • SharePoint • Windows • Word