Experience

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  Latitude 33 Aviation

  • United States
  • Airlines and Aviation
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Challenger 350 Captain

    • Sep 2021 - Present

  • Legacy 500 Pilot

    • Feb 2018 - Sep 2021

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  Corporate Flight International

  • Las Vegas, Nevada

  • Chief Pilot and Gulfstream Captain

    • Dec 2016 - Jan 2018
    • Las Vegas, Nevada

    Chief Pilot and Gulfstream G-III Captain based in Las Vegas, NV. Aircraft operated under FAR Part 91 and 135.

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  ROV Aerospace

  • Scottsdale and Lake Havasu City, AZ (USA)

  • Founder and Chief Designer

    • Dec 2012 - Dec 2017
    • Scottsdale and Lake Havasu City, AZ (USA)

    ROV Aerospace was formed to develop a variety of unmanned aircraft and systems, and explore various commercial applications for the technology. ROV Aerospace has since refined its direction in the development of the technology and has designed several platforms that have already generated serious interest from more than one direct, end user customer. For whatever reason, the marketplace is currently focused on very small, short range delivery drones. Hopefully, someday soon an investor with vision will realize the true commercial potential for larger, long range, heavy lift drones.

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  7i Imaging Systems

  • Lake Havasu City, AZ

  • Co-Founder and CEO

    • Nov 2015 - Sep 2017
    • Lake Havasu City, AZ

    CEO and lead pilot of a company specializing in Aerial Imagery / Data Acquisition using drones, ultralights, light sport and larger aircraft. Offered other solutions for hard to get shots using remote placement and operation of cameras, emphasizing the quality and safety benefits of remote operations. What set us apart from the competition was our intensely safety-oriented culture and approach to the way we operate. The proliferation of low budget operators within the industry, made possible when the FAA enacted Part 107 of the Federal Aviation Regulations, made further operations financially unappealing and resulted in the closure of the business.

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  American Medflight Inc

  • Reno, Nevada Area

  • Chief Pilot

    • Jul 2015 - Mar 2016
    • Reno, Nevada Area

    Chief Pilot under a 6 month contract for a successful Aeromedical Transport company with a very strong presence in the Northern Nevada area. I was responsible for updating the flight department operations to include FAA opspec approvals for EFB usage and electronic record keeping. Also improved company's General Operations Manual and improved procedures for hiring and training pilots. Developed procedures for departing safely from one of our bases located at a non-IFR airport.

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  Jetsteff Aviation

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Chief Pilot

    • Dec 2007 - Jul 2015
    • London, United Kingdom

    Managed the flight department for a dynamic international real estate development company and also flew the company's late model Challenger 604 as the primary Captain. Based in the UK, France and Canada.

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  Global Air Link

  • Odessa, Ukraine; Brighton, UK and Farmingdale, New York

  • CEO

    • Jun 2007 - Aug 2009
    • Odessa, Ukraine; Brighton, UK and Farmingdale, New York

    CEO of an Eastern European based Aviation Services company. Primarily focused on the development of a large FBO and Aircraft Maintenance facility, to be located in the southern UK. Responsible for managing the legal, financial and operational logistics of delivering several brand new aircraft from the respective manufacturers to the new owners, as well as securing management contracts and helping several owners and a large Eastern European operator import their aircraft and deliver them. Aircraft ranged in size and type from an EC-135 helicopter to a Boeing 767. At the time of the world economic meltdown in 2008/2009, Mr. McLellan and the rest of the management team were in the middle of negotiating access to a major Eastern European airport in order to put up several hangar structures for 2 new management clients and offer maintenance services for business aircraft.

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  ARI

  • Farmingdale, NY

  • Gulfstream Captain

    • Dec 2006 - Nov 2007
    • Farmingdale, NY

    Served as the lead Captain on the Owner's Gulfstream G-IV, and Co-Captain on his Challenger 601-3R, both based in New York. A great deal of the flying was trans-Atlantic and throughout Western and Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

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  New World Aviation

  • Gulfstream Captain

    • Dec 2003 - Nov 2006

    G-IV and G-IIB Captain for a jet charter and management company based in Allentown, PA.

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  The Air Group

  • Honolulu, Hawaii

  • Challenger Captain

    • Jun 1999 - Sep 2001
    • Honolulu, Hawaii

    Served as the Captain on a Honolulu based Challenger 601-3A and also helped to manage the maintenance and crew. Reported directly to the aircraft owner and liaised with the management company.