SALVATORE L. VICARI
Suffield
Summary
Dynamic aviation leader with extensive experience at Bombardier Aerospace, excelling in flight operations management and emergency response planning. Proven track record in budget management and process improvement, enhancing safety compliance and customer service excellence. Successfully united teams to revitalize operations, achieving significant cost savings and operational efficiency.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Flight Operations
Bombardier Aerospace
Windsor Locks
05.2020 - Current
- Responsible for a sixty-member, multi-functional department and a yearly budget of $50M.
- Improving our safety culture by uniting three Bombardier flight operations teams to create a more robust Emergency Response Plan (ERP). This includes the securing of a third party vendor to manage our emergency response exercises, training of all staff in how to manage an emergency and all other facets of emergencies world-wide.
- In the process of improving an overall neglected flight operations department and by focusing on key essential elements and getting back to basics. Established process improvements procedures, resurrected proven practices that were abandoned due to cost cutting measures and adopted groups that had no direct 'home' into our operation.
- Collaborate with senior management on asset utilization plans, develop new ideas to make better use of the limited flight hours and dollars. Provide monthly metrics to measure success.
Flight Operations Scheduling Manager
Bombardier Aerospace
Windsor Locks
04.2007 - 04.2020
- With emphasis on safety, led a staff of thirteen Schedulers/Dispatchers, ensure that this OEM’s flight demonstration department meets and exceeds all requirements needed keep the 'demo fleet' operating 24/7/365. This includes but not limited to crewing, visas, maintenance readiness, internal approvals, permits, flight plans, fueling shopping and securing, safety and security analysis.
- Responsible for complete customer service satisfaction. Monthly/quarterly and yearly reports, long range asset planning, employee PMP/PDP and development. Ensure that day to day flight operations/scheduling movements and events are managed without being directly involved.
- Collaborated extensively with multiple departments to gather, review and compare information to develop best practices and solutions to key issues. Developed and tracked multiple KPI’s.
Flight Operations Scheduler
Bombardier Aerospace
Windsor Locks
05.2005 - 04.2007
- Hired by this OEM to schedule demonstration aircraft world wide to assist in selling of the OEM aircraft.
- Gained the trust and respect of sales directors and senior management by consistently finding ways to use the demo assets in an efficient manner while meeting the needs of the sales team. In a two year period saved the company approximately $750,000 by finding ways to use our demonstration aircraft rather than charter aircraft.
SCHEDULER/DISPATCHER
The Whitewind Company
Windsor Locks
11.2002 - 05.2005
- Hired by this Part 91/135 aircraft management company to manage private aircraft. Responsibilities include but not limited to ensuring all flights are properly crewed, checking suitability of remote airports for aircraft performance, and securing proper over-flight permits and crew visas. Coordinating all crew/passenger ground transportation, hotel arrangements, aircraft maintenance and cleaning. Ensuring that frequent changes to itineraries by clients are passed on to all parties involved with the flight. Prepare quotes for charter requests for our aircraft.
DIRECTOR OF SYSTEM CONTROL
Shuttle America Airlines/U.S. Airways Express
Windsor Locks
07.2001 - 11.2002
- Promoted to Director of System Control in July 2001. In addition to all previous duties responsibilities increased to weekly and monthly department budgets, ensured flight schedules were covered throughout the month, planning the next month’s flight schedules, attending staff meetings and reporting directly to the VP Flight Operations. Successfully oversaw the transition from an independent carrier to a US Airways Express carrier. Aircraft fleet size went from 6 Dash-8 aircraft to 15 Saab 340’s.
DISPATCH MANAGER
Shuttle America Airlines/U.S. Airways Express
Windsor Locks
12.2000 - 06.2001
- Responsible for all initial, recurrent, and transition training for all aircraft dispatchers. Ensured strict compliance to all FAA Part 121 regulations.
DISPATCH SUPERVISOR / DISPATCHER
Shuttle America Airlines/U.S. Airways Express
Windsor Locks
10.1998 - 12.2000
- Hired as the first Dispatch Supervisor for this start-up regional airline. Assisted in establishing and implementing all aspects of the Dispatch Department, including aircraft performance data, computer processes, policy / procedure manuals, and the training of new dispatchers. Oversaw four dispatchers. Developed training policies, procedures, and standards. Dispatch 50 passenger DeHavilland DASH-8/300 Series aircraft to airports throughout the East, including: Buffalo, Wilmington, Trenton, and Norfolk.
AIRCRAFT DISPATCHER
Kiwi International Airlines
Newark
11.1997 - 04.1999
- In addition to all scheduled dispatching responsibilities for 6 Boeing 727-200 aircraft serving the continental U.S. (East coast to Las Vegas, plus the Caribbean) on a daily basis, coordinated many aspects of charter planning, and assisted in the development of quotations and bids. Communicated regularly with Crew Scheduling and Maintenance to ensure that proper aircraft and correct crews (i.e. GPS navigation certified) were assigned for each flight. Resolved performance limitations factors, determined 'Go / No-Go' situations, and developed short / long range plans for scheduling aircraft.
AIRCRAFT DISPATCHER
Business Express Airlines
Dover
03.1997 - 11.1997
- Handled all aspects of dispatch activity for a diverse territory ranging from eastern Canada and the northeast United States to southern Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. Serviced over 25 terminal locations dealing with a wide array of rapidly changing local weather conditions including snow, ice, fog and thunderstorms. Determined 'Go / No Go' status, delays or cancellations on all assigned flights involving up to 12 aircraft at any given time. Planned flight routes and fuel loads.
Education
DIPLOMA - Aircraft Dispatcher
Sheffield School of Aeronautics
Fort Lauderdale, Florida01.1997
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - Business Administration
University of New Haven
West Haven, Connecticut01.1984
Skills
- Flight operations management
- Emergency response planning
- Budget management
- Process improvement
- Safety compliance
- Customer service excellence
Languages
Italian
Professional
Timeline
Director of Flight Operations
Bombardier Aerospace
05.2020 - Current
Flight Operations Scheduling Manager
Bombardier Aerospace
04.2007 - 04.2020
Flight Operations Scheduler
Bombardier Aerospace
05.2005 - 04.2007
SCHEDULER/DISPATCHER
The Whitewind Company
11.2002 - 05.2005
DIRECTOR OF SYSTEM CONTROL
Shuttle America Airlines/U.S. Airways Express
07.2001 - 11.2002
DISPATCH MANAGER
Shuttle America Airlines/U.S. Airways Express
12.2000 - 06.2001
DISPATCH SUPERVISOR / DISPATCHER
Shuttle America Airlines/U.S. Airways Express
10.1998 - 12.2000
AIRCRAFT DISPATCHER
Kiwi International Airlines
11.1997 - 04.1999
AIRCRAFT DISPATCHER
Business Express Airlines
03.1997 - 11.1997
DIPLOMA - Aircraft Dispatcher
Sheffield School of Aeronautics
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - Business Administration
University of New Haven