Don Isser Dela Cruz
Fernley,NV
Summary
Highly skilled Air Traffic Controller with extensive experience in the United States Navy, adept at airspace management and maintaining composure under pressure. Excelled in a high-stakes environment, ensuring the safe handling of over 275,000 annual operations. Proven leader in training and team development, achieving a mishap-free record and contributing significantly to a successful quality assurance evaluation.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Air Traffic Control Facility Watch Supervisor/Team Leader
United States Navy
04.2020 - Current
- Qualified on all control positions within RAPCON facility: Designated FWS, Tower Supervisor, Local Control, Ground Control, Flight Data, Radar Supervisor, Approach Control, Special Use Airspace Control(Desert Control), Radar Final Control, and Radar Data. On-the Job Training Instructor (OJTI), provided training to controllers to evaluate performance, capabilities, and progress in a complex ATC environment. Ensured proper procedures and techniques for the separation of aircraft and the use of ATC equipment.
- Provided IFR, VFR, and SVFR radar and non-radar services to aircraft to include weather, runway information, type of approach, lost communication, and missed approach procedures. Ensured safe departure and arrival of aircraft in highly complex Approach Control Facility seeing over 275,000 operations annually. Conducted Control Tower operations, ensuring aircraft separation, navigational guidance and landing sequence. Utilized communication equipment coordinating with pilots and adjacent facilities to ensure proper compliance of all Air Traffic Control rules and transfer of control responsibilities. Document and accumulate initial mishap and incident records and forward records to ATCF officer.
- Deftly managed employees in the prioritizing, de-conflictions and reservation of more than 80,000 annual Special Use Airspace events and over 40,000 annual sorties flown on Military Training Routes.
- Supervised 29 total military and civilian personnel within the four branches of the ATC Facility, Administration, Flight Planning, Tower and Radar. Rated performance, approved leave, established policy and procedures, assigned tasks, monitored workloads, set priorities, resolved problems and measured results.
- Responsible for the management of the Air Traffic Control Facility and 25 Sailors operating over $45M in Radar and communication equipment. Molded the 25 diverse individual personalities into a highly motivated and productive team that accomplished more than 275,000 annual mishap-free flight operations and was instrumental to the division’s success during the 2024 COMNAVAIFORCES ATC Quality Assurance NATOPS evaluation.
AATCC Watch Officer
United States Navy
04.2017 - 04.2020
- Ensuring that AATCC is manned 1-1/2 hours prior to scheduled flight operations and that the checklist specified in LHA/LHD NATOPS is accomplished.
- Ensuring pre-launch brief information is timely and efficiently distributed
- Conducting ACE and squadron briefings as required.
- Supervising/coordinating the execution of the Air Plan.
- Remaining informed of the status of all aircraft operating under AATCC control, and ensure that all pertinent information about flight operations, including any changes to the Air Plan are provided to other work centers and personnel including Commanding Officer, Bridge, PriFly, TACRON, CIC, Operations Officer, ESG representative, ACE operations, SAR detachment and the squadron ready room.
- Ensuring that all pertinent flight information is provided to inbound and outbound flights between the ship and shore facilities.
Education
No Degree - Amphibious Air Traffic Control Center
Navy AATCC "C" School
Pensacola, FL09.2017
No Degree - Air Traffic Control Specialist
Air Traffic Control Specialist "A" School
Pensacola, FL04.2014
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Manila Doctors College
Manila, Philippines03.2010
Skills
- Situational Awareness
- Airspace Management
- Technical knowledge
- Composure under high pressure
Timeline
Air Traffic Control Facility Watch Supervisor/Team Leader
United States Navy
04.2020 - Current
AATCC Watch Officer
United States Navy
04.2017 - 04.2020
No Degree - Amphibious Air Traffic Control Center
Navy AATCC "C" School
No Degree - Air Traffic Control Specialist
Air Traffic Control Specialist "A" School
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Manila Doctors College
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