Presnal5

Aviation Management Career at Sikorsky/Lockheed Martin 

• As a Field Service Representative, I provided on-site technical guidance, proficiency training, engineering disposition, and liaison assistance for initial operation testing and evaluation pertinent to the operations and fielding of the CMHP CH-148 / H92 helicopter for the Royal Canadian Air Force.
• I also held additional positions as a Flight Test Aircraft Manager providing aircraft management, flight test engineering work authorizations, and aircraft manager flight release for CH-148 / H92 aircraft.
• As the Site Manager in Owego, NY., I managed site operations, aircraft maintenance team and staff, and logistical support for the VH-92A Executive Transport Helicopter Program integration, modification, and flight test.
• As the Site Manager in Linköping, Sweden, I established the only Sikorsky site located in Sweden, managed all aspects of site operations in an international partnership team, to include 50+ aircraft maintenance technicians, inspectors, and engineering support personnel, integrating the Sikorsky team with Swedish Air Force technicians and engineering to establish on-the-job training and qualification processes enabling the Swedish Air Force to rapidly forward deploy within twelve months of initial fielding and receipt of initial UH-60M helicopters.
• As the Site Manager in Newburgh, NY. I managed all aspects of site operations for Contractor Logistic Support (CLS) of multiple UH-72 helicopters of the VIP Flight Detachment for the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY. This program was a robust maintenance support solution including aircraft maintenance team and support staff, logistics and tooling support, and functional check flights to return aircraft to service after maintenance performance.

As a commercial and military helicopter pilot, I have a wide range of operational flight experience. I currently hold an FAA CPL (H) with Instrument Rating (IR) and Flight Instructor certificate (CFI).

• Current DoD Security Clearance.
• Team leadership, and project management.
• Aviation maintenance, repair, and overhaul management.
• Full Flight Simulation Devices and Training.
• Aviation Safety Management Systems.
• Quality Management Systems.
• Key Performance and metric driven results.
• Lean Six Sigma.
• Helicopter weapons systems, target acquisition and designation systems;
  Military helicopter operations including maritime ASW/ ASuW, SAR, utility, armed scout, attack, flight test and evaluation.
• Commercial helicopter operations including HEMS, VVIP, aerial imaging, ENG, production flight test and evaluation.
  Flight operations standardization, instruction, and evaluation.
• FAA CPL(H), IR, CFI.
• 5000+ accident and incident free flight hours.
• BH206B/L, OH-58A/C/D(R), A119, BK-117C2, H145.