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Cristin Geisendorfer

Ann Arbor,MI

Summary

Senior travel professional with expertise in business, athletic, corporate, and medical aviation.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Sr. Flight Coordinator

Sentara Healthcare
01.2019 - Current

Managing travel for internal and external stakeholders—from executives to patients—for the largest private employer in the state of Virginia.

  • In 2023 alone, we booked over 1,100 airline tickets, 17,800 hotel room nights and 12,200 rental car days.
  • Post-pandemic, have successively transitioned to working fully remote in a highly efficient home office with frequent use of Zoom, Slack and Teams.
  • Book in both Egencia and Concur, with post-trip accounting in both JPMorgan and Coupa.
  • Coordinate charter flights, ground transportation and accommodations for patients seeking treatment at research hospitals around the country.

Travel Coordinator

Go Ground
01.2017 - 01.2019

Ensured athletes, coaches, bands and support staff got to and from events efficiently as the exclusive ground transportation partner of the NCAA Championships—including March Madness, Frozen Four and College World Series Tournaments.

  • Program planning and trip management
  • Bus operator relations, onsite management, and driver hospitality
  • Verified and finalized arrangements to deliver smooth and efficient travel for employees.
  • Complied with company standards while preparing internal, informal and official documentation.

Travel Consultant

Independent
01.2007 - 12.2010

Consulted on short-term contracts with corporations with needs beyond their usual travel capabilities, like corporate travel policy design and rollout.

  • Logistics for tradeshows, concert tours, sporting events and conferences.
  • Maintained and updated corporate traveler profiles with current information.
  • Exceeded customer service satisfaction standards by understanding and anticipating clients' expectations.
  • Worked closely with clients to understand unique needs and meet specific travel desires.

Sr. Flight Coordinator

Aero Air
01.2000 - 08.2007

Played an anchor role in the triple growth of Flight Operations, firmly situating Aero Air as one of the largest FBOs in Oregon and one of the most active on the West Coast.

  • Dispatched Part 91, 135 and MediVac for a fleet of twelve, including large, super-mid, mid and small aircraft.
  • Corporate clients included Nike, Microsoft, and Columbia Sportswear.
  • Assigned flight crews and monitored pilot records for currency, medical and flight training.
  • Planned, directed and managed coordination of flight missions for flight crews.
  • Made all arrangements for crew and clientele, including hotel, car, and catering, and prepared all documentation for international flights.
  • Served as 24-hour, on-call point of contact with hospitals, flight following to coordinate ambulance, patient transfer, and transportation.

Education

Skills

  • Crew resource management
  • Flight plan development
  • Flight Dispatch
  • Flight records management
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Multitasking abilities
  • Emergency response
  • Database management

Timeline

Sr. Flight Coordinator

Sentara Healthcare
01.2019 - Current

Travel Coordinator

Go Ground
01.2017 - 01.2019

Travel Consultant

Independent
01.2007 - 12.2010

Sr. Flight Coordinator

Aero Air
01.2000 - 08.2007

Cristin Geisendorfer