Experience

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  Bridger Bowl Ski Area

  • Bozeman, Montana, United States

  • Bridger Bowl Snowsports Representative

    • Nov 2023 - Present
    • Bozeman, Montana, United States

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  The ConnectionCorps

  • Montana, United States

  • Founder & Principal

    • Jan 2023 - Present
    • Montana, United States

    Certified Peer Support Professional (CPSS) Services positively alter life trajectories for those encountering mental health challenges. The ConnectionCorps connects Certified Peer Support Professionals to organizations and communities of vision on a contract basis.

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  Virtual Air, An Airline Easy Team Production

  • Tucson, Arizona, United States

  • Co-Founder-Project Manager

    • Jul 2019 - Present
    • Tucson, Arizona, United States

    I am a founding member of the Airline Easy Team. Our first commercial venture is VirtualAir. In my role as the Project Manager, I lead a team of seven functionally and geographically diverse aerospace subject matter experts in the creation and design of next generation aerospace transportation software-as-a-service platforms and commercial businesses. I perform the roles of project evangelist for both external and internal stakeholders, including electronic aviation vehicle manufacturers, business jet operators, share economy partners, the investment community and commercial airline executives.

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  The Great Red Spot, LLC.

  • Livingston, Montana

  • Founder & Member

    • Dec 2018 - Present
    • Livingston, Montana

    The place where Saturn and Jupiter combine. Co-Founded a company that provides senior level commercial business consultation to entrepreneurs and business founders. We specialize in the functional areas of strategic marketing, global sales and international commerce. Some of our commercial business successes are, as follows:1. We introduced 60 leading US contemporary artist-entrepreneurs into the booming Chinese art market via a strategic partnership with a Shanghainese firm. This effort generated $3.5 M USD in new international revenues and sales for Montana small businesses (to date).2. We created, designed and communicated the first strategic marketing plan for Pacific Spaceflight, a Portland, Oregon based next generation space technology think tank and inventor of the world's first DiY Spacesuit.

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  Pacific Spaceflight

  • Portland, Oregon Area

  • Mission Specialist - Strategic Partnerships

    • Jan 2018 - Present
    • Portland, Oregon Area

    A SPACESUIT FOR EVERYONE IS A MOVEMENTThe force behind this movement is Pacific Space Flight of Portland, Oregon. Pacific Spaceflight is pioneering open-source space technology development. We are focused on designing, building, and testing lighter, cheaper, and simpler space suits and lowering the cost of space access for everyone. With over ten years of scientific and technical development under our belt, we are ready to go live – to start a movement!Our first open source DIY project – a spacesuit for all of humanity has begun high altitude field and flight testing.A SPACESUIT FOR EVERYONE MISSION STATEMENT1. We applaud and are inspired by the increased access to space that commercial business entities have achieved since the turn of the millennium.2. We are enthusiastically leveraging existing momentum to create a movement where open-source space technology development will dramatically increase access to Space, Space Travel, and Ex-Earth Habitation.3. We believe that Space Travel, Space Exploration, and Ex-Earth Habitation are the logical next steps in the evolution of our species. In short, space is humanity’s destiny-our birthright.4. We feel strongly that Space Travel must be a movement that is inclusive, diverse, and accessible to all. Access to and participation in Humanity’s Next Chapter is a birthright to which we are all entitled.#ASpacesuitForEveryone #PacificSpaceFlight

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  Flare 2 Fuel, LLC.

  • Phoenix, Arizona Area

  • COO

    • Apr 2015 - Present
    • Phoenix, Arizona Area

    Flare2Fuel. Simple. Fast. Portable. Unlocking value in constrained energy basins. Flare2Fuel links the full supply chain from flare gas capture to storage logistics and finally last mile distribution. Fleet owners, mineral rights holders, production firms, and local energy basin communities all benefit from the Flare2Fuel solution set. F2F provides a total, single-source solution model that is easily introduced and replicated into remote, capacity constrained energy basins worldwide.

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  RI International

  • Phoenix, Arizona, United States

  • Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPSS)

    • Sep 2022 - Dec 2022
    • Phoenix, Arizona, United States

    My Role: To infuse love and leadership into the faces, places and spaces that I encounter on my journey.My Right Now: RI International's RESTART Hope House. My Vision: To merge my lived experience -all of it- in order to manifest and catalyze change.

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  City of Tempe

  • Tempe, Arizona

  • Aviation Commissioner

    • Jan 2018 - Jul 2018
    • Tempe, Arizona

    Provide aviation insight and counsel to local government leadership.

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  Yellowstone Asia Initiative

  • Livingston, Montana

  • Co-Founder

    • May 2013 - Nov 2017
    • Livingston, Montana

    • Co-founded a commercial business enterprise to facilitate business, academic and tourism links between Montana and China, export and sell art produced in Montana-a new category extension of "Made in Montana" exports to China.• Twice led an international contemporary artist cultural and economic exchange• Secured federal, state and community funding support for an international business exchange in Montana

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  5.19 Sales and Marketing

  • Livingston, Montana

  • Founder & Chief Marketing Officer

    • May 2012 - Nov 2017
    • Livingston, Montana

    • Grew the company from a domestic consulting firm into an asset-based entity with operations in eight countries:o Transformed the company from idea creation through first revenue to international scale o Provide leadership to the domestic and international team as it grew from a staff of one to 11• Led the successful new business recruitment and new market entry efforts for three $1B+ clients. • Coordinated two international events and led all US marketing and promotion. • Increased and generated commercial business sales for lead client from $0 to $1MM+ USD• Secured:o An external equity investment to expand international operationso Board of Director approval for a $30M investment in the commercial energy sectoro Community/government approval to build a 900+ bed workforce housing community in the energy sector

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  Boutique Air

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Vice President, Operations

    • Jan 2010 - Aug 2012
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    Managed marketing and airline operations while spearheading all pricing structure, network and safety planning, schedule analysis and capacity distribution and market research efforts for an aviation start-up; coordinated operations with airport planning officials, community business leaders and carrier suppliers; developed business planning for air operations.Selected Accomplishments:• Led a team of three coding and programming experts; created an algorithm, graphical user interface and reporting system suite capable of searching and returning optimal airline business opportunity results in seconds from several large public databases including the FAA and Global Distribution Systems databases.• Won "Best Technology" Award at The Santa Clara University Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship California Program for Entrepreneurship Cohort, 2010.

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  Brown & Root Tech Services (KBR)

  • Dubai, U.A.E.

  • Deputy Director, Aviation Business

    • Oct 2008 - Jan 2010
    • Dubai, U.A.E.

    Directed the day-to-day activities of a staff of three aviation experts accountable for the safety management of Middle Eastern and Central Asian charter operations in Dubai for a global technology, engineering, and construction company serving the hydrocarbons and government services industries; created the business plan and led the commercial and safety operations in a newly sovereign nation with a fleet of 16 aircraft and 250K passenger enplanements per annum.• Oversaw the technical evaluation of air charter contract proposals and enforced contract adherence/compliance.• Managed the oversight of 16 aircraft fleet commercial wet lease operation; incorporated the 600+ IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) standards into fleet operational protocols, commercial requirements, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).Selected Accomplishments:• Designed analysis to isolate deficient aircraft and operators; improving safety to leading western airline standards• Instituted new charter utilization and capacity allocation methodology; enhanced system load factors and asset utilization• Increased Air Fleet Investment• Improved:o Aircraft on-time operations in remote, austere operating environmento Aircraft Mechanical Dispatch Reliability

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  Qatar Airways

  • Doha, Qatar

  • Network Optimization Associate Manager/Demand Analyst, Revenue Management

    • Jan 2007 - Oct 2008
    • Doha, Qatar

    Led a team of four demand management analysts responsible for $700MM USD in annual revenue for the world’s fastest growing international airline; analyzed current demand analysis process and incorporated new departmental planning cycle.Selected Accomplishments:• Increased: o Demand forecast accuracy in assigned region by by reducing forecast error o Networks load factors by deploying optimal strategic and tactical positioning

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  Northwest Airlines

  • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

  • Senior Marketing Analyst/Domestic Revenue Management Team Leader

    • 1999 - 2002
    • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

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  Werner Enterprises

  • Greater Omaha Area

  • Assistant Operations Manager

    • 1995 - 1999
    • Greater Omaha Area