Senior Aviation Advisor
ADAM SMITH INTERNATIONAL
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :35 years, 4 أشهر
2012 - Present ADAM SMITH INTERNATIONAL, London, England, UK (project in Somaliland, Africa)
Senior Aviation Advisor
• Exercise leadership over aviation business, operations, security program development, and implementation of aviation best practices for the British Foreign Commonwealth office operating in Africa in tandem with Somaliland’s Minister of Transportation & Civil Aviation, Attorney General, Solicitor General and the Office of President.
2012 - Present ADAM SMITH INTERNATIONAL, London, England, UK (project in Somaliland, Africa)
Senior Aviation Advisor
• Exercise leadership over aviation business, operations, security program development, and implementation of aviation best practices for the British Foreign Commonwealth office operating in Africa in tandem with Somaliland's Minister of Transportation & Civil Aviation, Attorney General, Solicitor General and the Office of President.
2011 - 2012 AUSTIN COMMERCIAL, Los Angeles, CA
Senior Project Director
• Advised, provided oversight, business development and compliance assurance activities of aviation industry standards implementation for large-scale aviation construction projects nationwide. Collaborated with airport leadership bringing aviation expertise and best practices to construction processes ensuring regulatory compliance and critical path schedule objectives were met.
• Provided leadership over aviation project development including business and proposal development for both pre-construction and construction phases including budget adherence, maintenance of critical path schedules, and program and regulatory compliance for both Federal and International aviation policies and practices.
2011 - 2012 AUSTIN COMMERCIAL, Los Angeles, CA
Senior Project Director
• Advised, provided oversight, business development and compliance assurance activities of aviation industry standards implementation for large-scale aviation construction projects nationwide. Collaborated with airport leadership bringing aviation expertise and best practices to construction processes ensuring regulatory compliance and critical path schedule objectives were met.
• Provided leadership over aviation project development including business and proposal development for both pre-construction and construction phases including budget adherence, maintenance of critical path schedules, and program and regulatory compliance for both Federal and International aviation policies and practices.
2009 - 2011 SAN DIEGO BALLOON INC., San Diego, CA
Chief Operations Officer
• Identified and managed key investor relationships, and identified and negotiated contracts for key operational flight sites for tethered balloon passenger ride start-up.
2009 - 2011 SAN DIEGO BALLOON INC., San Diego, CA
Chief Operations Officer
• Identified and managed key investor relationships, and identified and negotiated contracts for key operational flight sites for tethered balloon passenger ride start-up.
2008 - 2009 GRANT THORNTON, LLC, Alexandria, VA; Baghdad, Iraq
Senior Manager - Aviation Expert
• Critical advisor providing technical and aviation project support to Senior Government official of Iraq. Managed construction and operational critical procurement processes and path schedules, provided expert advice on best practices, and conducted status reviews for compliance assurance of International Standard ICAO and FAA standards requisite for safe operations of a new world-class International Airport in Baghdad, Iraq. Worked with the Director General for Aviation, establishing best practices for developing new national airline carrier.
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PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: Continued
2008 - 2009 GRANT THORNTON, LLC, Alexandria, VA; Baghdad, Iraq
Senior Manager - Aviation Expert
• Critical advisor providing technical and aviation project support to Senior Government official of Iraq. Managed construction and operational critical procurement processes and path schedules, provided expert advice on best practices, and conducted status reviews for compliance assurance of International Standard ICAO and FAA standards requisite for safe operations of a new world-class International Airport in Baghdad, Iraq. Worked with the Director General for Aviation, establishing best practices for developing new national airline carrier.
2005 - 2008 US DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington DC; Baghdad Iraq
Office of Transportation Attaché - USDOT; Regional Aviation Advisor
• As part of the Ambassadors' staff, provided support and expert aviation advice to the Director General of Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority, the Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority, and the Prime Minister's office on aviation-related issues including strategic and long-range planning of the national airport system, the development and re-establishment of a national regulatory body, new national aviation law, and oversight of major construction projects through the Transportation Attaché.
• Identified funding, developed standards for $357 million in construction and development project requirements. Managed critical relationships with various government ministers, officials, and business leadership including CEOs, airline department heads, contractors, vendors and senior military officers. Ensured compliance with ICAO standards and recommended practices.
2005 - 2008 US DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington DC; Baghdad Iraq
Office of Transportation Attaché - USDOT; Regional Aviation Advisor
• As part of the Ambassadors’ staff, provided support and expert aviation advice to the Director General of Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority, the Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority, and the Prime Minister’s office on aviation-related issues including strategic and long-range planning of the national airport system, the development and re-establishment of a national regulatory body, new national aviation law, and oversight of major construction projects through the Transportation Attaché.
• Identified funding, developed standards for $357 million in construction and development project requirements. Managed critical relationships with various government ministers, officials, and business leadership including CEOs, airline department heads, contractors, vendors and senior military officers. Ensured compliance with ICAO standards and recommended practices.
2003 - 2004 USAID / SERCO CORPORATION, Basra International Airport, Basra, Iraq
Director of Operations
• Provided oversight of $435 million in re-construction of terminals and airfields including acting as liaison for United States funding operations. Directed all aspects of airport operations, ensured compliance with international and regional aviation and ICAO standards and return to service of commercial operations.
• Managed carrier relations including creating letters of agreements and leases, and coordinated discussions with Airline Directors from six international carriers to re-establish airline operations in Iraq.
• Developed operational procedures, policies, process controls, complete documentation and performance objectives and developed and implemented security planning for airport under non-standard situations established airfield and terminal operations.
1997 - 2003 RALEIGH-DURHAM AIRPORT AUTHORITY, Raleigh, NC
Airport Operations Manager
• Provided leadership over 156 employees and ground transportation operations and served as the adjudication officer for ground transportation violations appeals. Established new regulation for taxi operations focused on passenger comfort and service reliability. Member of the airport team to review and plan for multi-modal transportation to the airport, consolidate rent-a-car centers and joint use busing. Responsible for security protocols for landside operations and compliance with TSA mandates for traffic. Operations liaison during the construction of 9, 000 parking structure and connecting tunnels.
• Implemented new security requirements including mandatory towing policies, holiday traffic patterns, and new ground transportation policies including new fee structures and revenue streams, vehicle inspections, electronic tracking equipment, taxi standards of service and traffic mitigation through improved airport traffic flow.
• Managed relations with government authorities, and directed implementation of security regulations, security access control system, K-9 detection program, fingerprinting and ID badge processing.
1989 - 1997 GREATER ORLANDO AVIATION AUTHORITY, Orlando, FL
Senior Airport Operations Supervisor
• Directly responsible for landside operations to include taxi, bus, rental car and parking operations on this multiple level transportation curb. Provided repair and operational control of revenue tracking equipment for ground transportation. Enforcement of ground transportation regulations, passenger safety, terminal operations including implementation of traffic mitigation strategies.
• Provided leadership over design and construction of three parking garages, two terminals and completed studies on train connections to the airport complex.
EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY, Daytona Beach, FL (2000) Bachelors of Business Administration, Aviation Management
"EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY, Daytona Beach, FL (2000) Bachelors of Business Administration, Aviation Management"
