Experience

Skyway Aviation Services, Inc.
• United States
• Airlines and Aviation
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Assistant Chief Pilot

  • Aug 2023 - Present

Saqr Consulting
• International Affairs
• Technical Consultant

  • Mar 2023 - Present

Reed Aviation Consulting, LLC
• Semi Retired

  • Jun 2022 - Present


Saudi Aramco

• Saudi Arabia
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sr. Helicopter Pilot

  • Dec 2000 - Jun 2022

  BH212/412EP SIC, PIC & Training Captain. B206L3 PIC & Training Captain. 214ST SIC. A109E PIC & Training Captain. AW139 PIC & Training Captain for day & night offshore support. AW139 PIC for NVG operations.

• Aviation Department Standardization Supervisor

  • Apr 2020 - Dec 2021

  Review, develop, publish and confirm standardization of processes and practices in Aviation Department operations for airplanes, helicopters, cabin crew, ground support and maintenance. Coordinate with and supervise 10 team members to perform these tasks. Principal author of GACAR Part 125 FOM for Airplane and Helicopter GACAR Part 125 Operating Certificate Document Compliance - Approved on initial review.



The National Aviation Academy (TAYARAN) – Powered by University of North Dakota (UNDAerospace)

• Certification Consultant

  • Jan 2020 - Apr 2020

  Loaned from the Saudi Aramco Aviation Dept. to the TAYARAN project to assist with GACAR Part 141 & 145 certification. The onset of COVID brought the project progress to a halt by mid-March. Worked in airport design, aircraft selection, Chief Instructor and Flight Instructor selection, Training Curriculum Outline development, etc. Loaned from the Saudi Aramco Aviation Dept. to the TAYARAN project to assist with GACAR Part 141 & 145 certification. The onset of COVID brought the project progress to a halt by mid-March. Worked in airport design, aircraft selection, Chief Instructor and Flight Instructor selection, Training Curriculum Outline development, etc.

• Helicopter Training Captain

  • Feb 2003 - May 2017

  Conduct Proficiency Flight Checks, as well as Initial, Upgrade, Transition and Recurrent (Ground and Flight) training to pilots in multiple helicopter types (BH212, BH42, B206L3, A109E, AW139); Develop, implement, review, and revise company operations policies, Training Programs, and procedures manuals for helicopters and Flight Operations. Conduct Proficiency Flight Checks, as well as Initial, Upgrade, Transition and Recurrent (Ground and Flight) training to pilots in multiple helicopter types (BH212, BH42, B206L3, A109E, AW139); Develop, implement, review, and revise company operations policies, Training Programs, and procedures manuals for helicopters and Flight Operations.


FAA
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Aviation Safety Inspector - GA Operations

  • Jun 1996 - Dec 2000


US Army

• United States
• Law Enforcement
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Warrant Officer

  • Jul 1986 - Dec 2000

  Pilot of UH-1H and CH-47D helicopters for Alabama and Oregon National Guard. Pilot of UH-1H and CH-47D helicopters for Alabama and Oregon National Guard.



Evergreen Helicopter International, Inc.

• United States

• Pilot, Director of Operations

  • 1993 - 1996

  Pilot, Instructor and Check Airman of Bell 212 on UN Missions in Cambodia, Mozambique, Former Yugoslavia, Kuwait & Iraq. Director of Operations in McMinnville, OR from Sep. 1995-June 1996. Pilot, Instructor and Check Airman of Bell 212 on UN Missions in Cambodia, Mozambique, Former Yugoslavia, Kuwait & Iraq. Director of Operations in McMinnville, OR from Sep. 1995-June 1996.



Alabama Aviation & Technical College

• Certified Flight Instructor

  • Jan 1988 - May 1993

  Provide Ground and Flight Instruction to flight students in single and multi-engine airplanes. Taught all certificate levels from Private to ATP, including CFI, CFII and MEI. Provide Ground and Flight Instruction to flight students in single and multi-engine airplanes. Taught all certificate levels from Private to ATP, including CFI, CFII and MEI.


Flight Training Contractor (Fort Rucker, AL)
• Instructor Pilot

  • 1988 - 1993