Provide ground and flight instruction for a Part 61 flight school
Conduct stage checks for students, provide flight reviews, instrument proficiency evaluations, aircraft checkouts, and Cirrus SR20/22 training and transition courses.
Enhanced overall student satisfaction with tailored instruction methods, addressing individual learning needs and preferences.
Mentored junior instructors, providing guidance on effective teaching strategies and best practices in aviation education.
Flight Instructor
Rotorcraft Training Center
11.2020 - Current
Provide ground and flight instruction for a Part 61 flight school
Conduct aircraft checkouts, provide flight reviews.
UH60 Maintenance Test Pilot Examiner
Tennessee National Guard
07.2011 - Current
Conduct initial, qualification, upgrade and continuation training for mission crew members.
Conduct approval flight tests of new or substantially modified aircraft, including the assessment of handling characteristics, performance, and systems functionality.
Conduct test and evaluate capabilities of new equipment and propriety of new procedures in accordance with established test cards, published flight manuals, checklists, technical orders, instructions and other approved manuals as provided by the manufacturer.
Apply extensive knowledge and experience of flight test operations to provide test planning, training and evaluation, pre-flight planning, flight briefings, post-flight briefings, and post-flight test analysis and reports.
HEMS Pilot
Metro Aviation
02.2019 - 02.2021
Responsible for the safe operation and transportation of patients and crew from hospital to hospital in day, night, NVG and IFR conditions.
Be prepared to launch within 5 to 10 minutes of an emergency call and balance the helicopter's load, accommodating for patients and medical staff.
UH-60A/L/M Maintenance Test Pilot
Army Fleet Support
01.2012 - 02.2019
Preform Maintenance Operational Checks (MOCs), Maintenance Test Flights (MTFs).
Ensure the completeness and accuracy of maintenance forms, records, and procedures.
Conduct approval flight tests of new or substantially modified aircraft, including the assessment of handling characteristics, performance, and systems functionality.
Conduct test and evaluate capabilities of new equipment and propriety of new procedures in accordance with established test cards, published flight manuals, checklists, technical orders, instructions and other approved manuals as provided by the manufacturer.
Apply extensive knowledge and experience of flight test operations to provide test planning, training and evaluation, pre-flight planning, flight briefings, post-flight briefings, and post-flight test analysis and reports.
UH/HH-60M Maintenance Examiner/ Maintenance Test Pilot
Science and Engineering Services Inc.
03.2011 - 10.2011
Conduct initial, qualification, upgrade and continuation training for mission crew members.
Conduct approval flight tests of new or substantially modified aircraft, including the assessment of handling characteristics, performance, and systems functionality.
Conduct test and evaluate capabilities of new equipment and propriety of new procedures in accordance with established test cards, published flight manuals, checklists, technical orders, instructions and other approved manuals as provided by the manufacturer.
Apply extensive knowledge and experience of flight test operations to provide test planning, training and evaluation, pre-flight planning, flight briefings, post-flight briefings, and post-flight test analysis and reports.
UH-60 Maintenance Test Pilot
Ohio Army National Guard Service
12.1996 - 07.2011
Conduct approval flight tests of new or substantially modified aircraft, including the assessment of handling characteristics, performance, and systems functionality.
Conduct test and evaluate capabilities of new equipment and propriety of new procedures in accordance with established test cards, published flight manuals, checklists, technical orders, instructions and other approved manuals as provided by the manufacturer.
Apply extensive knowledge and experience of flight test operations to provide test planning, training and evaluation, pre-flight planning, flight briefings, post-flight briefings, and post-flight test analysis and reports.