Experience

Connecticut Airport Authority

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Jan 2022 - Present

• • Oct 2018 - Jan 2022



Avports

• United States
• Airlines and Aviation
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Assistant Airport Manager

  • May 2016 - Oct 2018

  Perform full scope of supervisory personnel functions to include interviews and selection of employees, work schedules, time-off requests and indoctrination of new employees. Currently supervise 9 personnel. Function as the airport manager during their absence or as otherwise needed. Supervise airside operations and maintenance activities to ensure safe, efficient and effective airport operations. Conduct airport inspections and checks for compliance to FAA and U.S. Air Force Regulations. Ensure compliance with established Air Force and FAA policies and directives of all airport management operations activities. Develop procedures to determine and report RSC and RCR. Maintain approved Air Force friction-measuring equipment and ensure it is calibrated. Annually review and coordinate the airport security and hijack prevention plan. Maintain a locally developed airport lighting chart identifying the number of lights associated with each lighting system (approach, runway, taxiway and obstructions) and the actions required to address outages. Process airport work order discrepancies. Track, monitor, and update status until work is complete. Coordinate with maintenance to develop an airside sweeping schedule/plan to support flying operations and maintain pavement areas on or next to runways, taxiways, ramps, engine run-ups, runway overruns, airport access roads and helicopter landing areas on a regularly scheduled basis and as needed. Serve as a member of the Foreign Object Damage Prevention Committee. Develop procedures to process NOTAMs. Develop backup procedures with other airports to transmit NOTAMs. Develop the monthly work schedule to ensure effective utilization of personnel working in the airport operations section. Develop and maintain current and accurate operating instructions, quick-reaction checklists, logs in the airport operations section to perform airport operations activities and responsibilities. Show less



Phoenix Management Inc.

• Airfield Management Operations Supervisor

  • Sep 2006 - May 2016

  Inspected all airport facilities, grounds and properties proactively, to ensure compliance with FAA, DOD and State regultions and guidelines. Compiled detailed and highly accurate reports, logs, maintenance requests and take action as necessary to correct deficiencies. Supported up to 45,500 operations annually (military operations, Presidential support aircraft and NATO aircraft). Ensured safety of airport for aviation users by observing runway, weather and airport conditions. Issue accurate and timely airport condition reports including NOTAMs. Coordinated with US Customs and Border Protection and Department of Agriculture officials on arriving international aircraft. Managed the mitigation of wildlife hazards with the Department of Agriculture. Monitored air traffic control radio traffic, respond to direct requests for assistance, and self-dispatches. Coordinated initial response to airport emergencies as an integral component of the “Incident Command” structure, and interact with command level personnel of responding police, fire and federal agencies to ensure proper handling of all airport incidents. Wrote procedures for using munitions on the airport to disperse wildlife; and managing the Notice to Airmen (NOTAM). Created new easy to read checklists for pilots. Demonstrated knowledge of FAA and Air Force regulations. Interfaced with FAA Flight Service Stations, and Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center. Coordinated the work of employees engaged in the day-to-day monitoring and coordination of operations in specific functional areas of the airport to ensure compliance with established rules, regulations, policies and procedures. Monitored all construction projects on the airside of the airport to ensure compliance with federal and local regulations. Trained personnel on Airport Operations and Airport Management Operations. Show less



United States Air Force

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Airfield Management Operations

  • Aug 1999 - Sep 2006

  Supervised, trained and mentored 12 personnel Dover Air Base, DE managing airport safety, security, daily operations and appearance. Deployed to Kuwait as Acting Airport Manager to support U.S., British, and Canadian aircraft operations. Deployed to Iraq to support all military operations U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy, Marines, Britain, and Canada. Developed, coordinated and maintained operating instructions, checklists, forms and control logs to guide subordinate performance of activities and responsibilities related to routine and emergency operations. Researched and prepared reports on legislation, rules, operational policies/procedures and other factors impacting airport operations. Reviewed daily documentation, events logs, NOTAMs and supporting flight data information for completeness and conformance to established directives. Alternate Building Manager / Safety Custodian for overall maintenance of airport management operations building for the airport. Show less