Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Awards
Organizations
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ROB ANDERSON

ROB ANDERSON

Westfield,IN

Summary

Accomplished propulsion engineer and Army aviator with 18 years of experience. Expertise in flight hardware specification, qualification, and procurement, alongside integrated product team engagement, supply chain management, customer interface, and troubleshooting. Proven ability in military helicopter operations and maintenance test flight, with over 3,000 hours of total time in turbine-engine rotary-wing aircraft.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Owner

CardinalAero
Indianapolis, IN
11.2024 - Current
  • Founder and owner of a small business specializing in drone photogrammetry and inspection.

Seasonal Fire Pilot (B407)

KIT Helicopter Operations
Terreton, Idaho
05.2024 - 09.2024
  • Helicopter Coordinator aircraft pilot, providing airborne command and control for large-scale wildfire suppression operations in Colorado, Utah, and Idaho.

Offshore Oil & Gas Pilot (S92)

PHI Aviation
Houma, LA
10.2021 - 04.2024
  • Provided passenger transport to exploration vessels and drilling platforms under Part 135 IFR by navigating complex offshore and coastal weather systems.

Maintenance Test Pilot (H60)

US Army
Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo
07.2022 - 06.2023
  • Planned and coordinated aircraft maintenance efforts, conducted test flights, and maintained aircraft schedules for 24/7 Medevac operations in a deployed environment.
  • Served as first-line supervisor for aircraft maintainers and daily maintenance operations.

Seasonal Fire Pilot (H60)

PJ Helicopters
Red Bluff, California
05.2021 - 09.2021
  • Conducted large-scale aerial wildfire suppression operations in California and Oregon.

Southwest Border Mission Pilot (H60)

US Army
, Arizona
11.2018 - 04.2021
  • Commanded aircraft and crew with six deployable Customs and Border Patrol officers along mountainous Arizona frontier, successfully interdicting hundreds of illegal personnel and tons of illicit narcotics.

Seasonal Fire Pilot (H60)

PJ Helicopters
Red Bluff, California
06.2018 - 10.2018
  • Conducted large-scale aerial wildfire suppression operations in California and Oregon.

Propulsion Engineer

Orbital ATK
Chandler, Arizona
03.2007 - 03.2018
  • Technical focal point for flight hardware procurement, qualification, acceptance, and lifecycle.
  • Supported hardware included the Orion and STAR rocket motor families, decommissioned Peacekeeper and Minuteman rocket motors, electromechanical safe and arm devices, electro-explosive devices, initiators, ordnance transfer lines, and various destruct charges.
  • Interfaced directly with suppliers, corporate and government customers, range control officers, and internal stakeholders.
  • Led qualification and acceptance testing of flight hardware at internal and external test facilities.
  • Presented production and test data for design and flight readiness reviews.
  • Authored product specifications, statements of work, and test procedures.
  • Participated in regular configuration control boards, conducted nonconformance reporting and disposition, performed post-flight analyses, and led failure investigations and design trade studies.

Medevac Pilot (H60)

US Army
Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo
02.2016 - 10.2016
  • Provided 24/7 Medevac coverage for all NATO and allied personnel assigned to Kosovo Force.

Gas Turbine Repair & Overhaul Engineer

Honeywell Aerospace
Phoenix, Arizona
04.2006 - 03.2007
  • Technical focal point for the repair and overhaul of small civil and military APUs.
  • Dispositioned incoming engines for breakdown, analysis, repair, build, and testing processes.
  • Interfaced regularly with the shop floor, test cell, internal stakeholders, and customers to ensure project alignment.
  • Reviewed build and test data against specifications and quality assurance requirements, and authored summary reports deliverable to customers.

Education

B.S. - Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering

Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana
12.2005

Skills

  • Turboshaft technology expertise
  • Component procurement
  • Specification and SOW creation
  • Interface control drawing ownership
  • Supplier management
  • Design and flight readiness review
  • Nonconformance reporting
  • Environmental testing and qualification
  • Key metrics tracking and analysis
  • Troubleshooting and investigation
  • System integration and testing
  • Team leadership
  • Military aviation operations
  • Helicopter maintenance test flight

Certification

  • FAA Helicopter Airline Transport Pilot
  • FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot
  • US Army H60A/L/M Maintenance Test Pilot
  • US Parachute Association Category A

Awards

  • Warrant Officer of the Year, 2019, Arizona Army National Guard
  • Warrant Officer of the Year, 2018, Arizona Army National Guard

Organizations

  • Purdue Engineering Alumni
  • Army Aviation Association of America
  • US Army Warrant Officers Association
  • United States Parachute Association

Work Type

Full Time

Work Location

HybridRemoteOn-Site

Timeline

Owner

CardinalAero
11.2024 - Current

Seasonal Fire Pilot (B407)

KIT Helicopter Operations
05.2024 - 09.2024

Maintenance Test Pilot (H60)

US Army
07.2022 - 06.2023

Offshore Oil & Gas Pilot (S92)

PHI Aviation
10.2021 - 04.2024

Seasonal Fire Pilot (H60)

PJ Helicopters
05.2021 - 09.2021

Southwest Border Mission Pilot (H60)

US Army
11.2018 - 04.2021

Seasonal Fire Pilot (H60)

PJ Helicopters
06.2018 - 10.2018

Medevac Pilot (H60)

US Army
02.2016 - 10.2016

Propulsion Engineer

Orbital ATK
03.2007 - 03.2018

Gas Turbine Repair & Overhaul Engineer

Honeywell Aerospace
04.2006 - 03.2007

B.S. - Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering

Purdue University

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