Experience

CAE

• Canada
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Standards Specialist

  • May 2021 - Present



Brightstar Industries, LLC

• McKinney, Texas, United States

• President

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  Brightstar Industries LLC is the parent organization for a travel, leisure and tourism consulting service and a drone imagery service. DBA Brightstar Travel Services provides complimentary hotel and travel arrangements worldwide with a speciality is Disney World, Disneyland, and Disney Cruise Lines. DBA Brightstar Drone Imagery provides aerial photography and video services for real estate, industrial, farm, television commercial and feature film projects. Brightstar Industries LLC is the parent organization for a travel, leisure and tourism consulting service and a drone imagery service. DBA Brightstar Travel Services provides complimentary hotel and travel arrangements worldwide with a speciality is Disney World, Disneyland, and Disney Cruise Lines. DBA Brightstar Drone Imagery provides aerial photography and video services for real estate, industrial, farm, television commercial and feature film projects.



Genesys Aerosystems

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Aviation Instructor

  • Mar 2020 - Apr 2021

• Pilot/Technical Writer/Instructor

  • Feb 2020 - Apr 2021

  Applied Human Factors Analysis to translate OEM engineering documents into highly effective end-user publications. Developed and implemented front-end instruction for all national/international military and civilian rotary/fixed wing customers.



FlightSafety International

• United States
• Airlines and Aviation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Pilatus PC-12 Instructor Pilot

  • Apr 2017 - Apr 2021

• EC135 Instructor Pilot

  • Feb 2015 - Apr 2021

  EC135 Flight InstructorHuman Factors SpecialistCrew Resource ManagementAviation Safety

• Chief Flight Instructor

  • Sep 2019 - Feb 2020

  Chief Flight Instructor in the Pilatus PC12.

• Pilatus PC12 & Bell 430 Program Manager

  • Oct 2018 - Feb 2020

• Pilatus PC12 Program Manager/Instructor Pilot

  • Jul 2018 - Feb 2020

  Program ManagerAviation SafetyHuman Factors Expert

• Program Manager

  • Jul 2018 - Feb 2020



Phi Delta Theta Fraternity

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Member

  • Jun 1989 - Mar 2020



U.S. Coast Guard

• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Commander

  • Mar 1994 - Jul 2014

  Russell held positions of progressively increasing responsibility and complexity during his career as a commissioned Coast Guard officer. He planned and executed multiple high-risk missions covering counter terrorism, search and rescue, medical evacuations and numerous other homeland security areas. A helicopter pilot by training, he was qualified in four different types of aircraft, and served as an Instructor Pilot. Staff assignments provided him with experience in operating and capital budget development, policy formulation, and strategic planning. Show less