Michael W. Simmons
Tamarac,FL
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Flight Instructor
Lynn University
08.2024 - Current
- Give flight instruction to applicants seeking private, instrument, and commercial flight training in single-engine Cessna 172 Aircraft
- Give ground instruction to students to ensure understanding of required FAA regulations
- Ensure applicants understand regulations, airspace, and ATC guidance to maintain safety of flight
- Administer bi-annual flight reviews and refresher training ensuring students are current and proficient
- Administer instrument proficiency checks flight reviews and refresher training ensuring students are current and proficient
- Maintain currency and proficiency in all aircraft models flown in addition to maintaining night and instrument currency and proficiency
Flight Instructor
Independent
04.2023 - Current
- Give flight instruction to applicants seeking private, instrument, and commercial flight training in single-engine Piper and Cessna Aircraft
- Give ground instruction to students to ensure understanding of required FAA regulations
- Ensure applicants understand regulations, airspace, and ATC guidance to maintain safety of flight
- Administer bi-annual flight reviews and refresher training ensuring students are current and proficient
- Administer instrument proficiency checks flight reviews and refresher training ensuring students are current and proficient
- Maintain currency and proficiency in all aircraft models flown in addition to maintaining night and instrument currency and proficiency
Ramp Supervisor
JetBlue Airways
05.2017 - Current
- Oversee all (below the wing) operations ensuring on-time performance, safety, and operational success
- Provide coaching and guidance to develop employees and ensure that all laws, regulations, and policies are followed
- During irregular operations coordinate manpower in most efficient manner ensuring safety and on time turns
- Work as lead ground operations crewmember as required by operations to ensure company and team success
- Coordinate with fellow leaders to develop teams and assignments to ensure all flights are properly and fairly manned
- Verify ground equipment operated in a safe manner to complete tasks preventing damage to personnel or equipment
- Verify baggage count with available resources and technology to prevent missed baggage incidents from occurring
- Direct team members with proper load plan and sequence ensuring aircraft within safe weight and balance standards
- Conduct OJT classes for new hires and cross trainees to ensure knowledge and safety is at or above required standards
- Instruct and certify crewmembers on pushback operations ensuring skill, safety, and knowledge has been demonstrated
- Ensure customer transfer bags expedited between flights following company standards to minimize missed bag rate
- Direct expediting of missed bags using tools and training to reunite customer with belongings as efficiently as possible
- Continuously add new skills and training giving ability to oversee and understand any area of the operation
Manager/C-17 Loadmaster
United States Air Force
05.2013 - 12.2015
- Oversee loading/offloading of cargo; Ensure aircraft loaded within weight and balance standards; Calculate restraint requirements and continually verify during flights globally
- Travel to off-line stations and performs and/or supervises contract personnel’s performance of duties relating to the loading/unloading of aircraft and cargo handling
- Ensure that aircraft and cargo handling meet all company and governmental policies and regulations and that customers receive quality service
- Monitor and/or perform aircraft loading/unloading, aircraft movement, employee and contractor safety, HAZMAT placement and reporting and pallet build-up
- Review cargo documentation to ensure accuracy and completeness and corrects inaccurate and/or incomplete information
- Maintain current passport and travels to off-line stations
- Ensure safety of company aircraft and crewmember
- Ensure proper loading, including nets and locks
- Verify HAZMAT is handled correctly, including loading and paperwork
- Develop and distribute load plans
- Adhere to and ensures that ground crews adhere to company and governmental safety and other applicable regulations and procedures
- Perform tasks and ensure that personnel at off-line stations perform tasks for aircraft to arrive and depart as scheduled
- Monitor ground personnel’s compliance with pallets/nets/straps procedures and ensures that appropriate number of pallets/nets/straps are returned
- Direct and assist fleet service to ensure sanitation and cleanliness of aircraft on quick turn layovers
- Managed 23-man mobility office; established work schedules enabling 100% manning at all times
- Led delivery of critical supplies into hostile area to support fight against terrorism
- Directed cargo reconfiguration maintaining safety and aircraft weight & balance; Secured on-time delivery of critical supplies
- Oversaw delivery of supplies for Philippines humanitarian relief; Provided food and medical care to 15K refugees
Shift Lead
United States Air Force
09.2011 - 05.2013
- Maintained and configured two integral Satellite Readout Station (SRS) transceiver systems valued at $70M+
- Operated and maintained the $5.5M AN/GSC-52 State-of-the-Art Medium Satellite Communications Terminal
- Routed Defense Support Program mission data to operators of the $16B Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS)
- Performed troubleshooting, alignment and maintenance using technical data and precision test equipment
- Managed shop training program. Organized and implemented shop cross-utilization plan; key to 750 task plan
- Led facility management initiative; inspected eight buildings and corrected 132 issues; ensured security of $105M communication equipment
- Instructed 12 technicians and certified 360 training tasks; created stringent training requirements
- Replaced antenna brake assembly; corrected azimuth controller faultssaved 90+ man-hours; Restored operations in under four hours
- Corrected antenna gearbox degradation; conducted oil analysis/changeaverted failure of $200K drive unit
- Managed unit COMSEC program; maintained 95 classified items—received two perfect inspection
Education
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
Colorado Technical University
Colorado Springs, CO07.2016
Skills
- Record keeping
- Student progress evaluation
- Crew resource management
- Aircraft systems
Flight Times
1261, 1173, 490, 110, 521, 428
Certificates And Ratings
- Commercial Pilot: ASEL, AMEL
- Instrument Airplane
- Flight Instructor: Airplane Single Engine, Instrument Airplane
- 04/26
- Instrument current and proficient
- FCC radio certificate
- Valid US Passport
Affiliations
Civil Air Patrol
AOPA
FAPA
EAA
Timeline
Flight Instructor
Lynn University
08.2024 - Current
Flight Instructor
Independent
04.2023 - Current
Ramp Supervisor
JetBlue Airways
05.2017 - Current
Manager/C-17 Loadmaster
United States Air Force
05.2013 - 12.2015
Shift Lead
United States Air Force
09.2011 - 05.2013
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
Colorado Technical University
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