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Mike has amassed more than 30 years of engineering experience in space programs, aviation, manufacturing, and assembly. He is a licensed Florida, Louisiana, Missouri, Utah, & Washington professional engineer and has several design approvals for tooling to support aircraft and spacecraft manufacturing, assembly, transport, and servicing. Mike has been delegated by the FAA as a Consultant Designated Engineering Representative (DER) for Part 23 & 25 Aircraft with full structures approval in static analysis, design & construction, service documents, all metallic and nonmetallic materials & processes specifications, interior material flammability, and major repair/major alteration. Mike Gordon worked at Piper Aircraft for 12 years as the Quality and Process Engineering Director where he was responsible for Liaison Engineering, Materials & Processes Engineering, Calibration Laboratory, Nondestructive Evaluation, Manufacturing Engineering, Tooling, Numerically Controlled Machine Programming, Technical Training, Industrial Engineering, Methods & Planning, Continuous Improvement, Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Quality Engineering, and Supplier Quality. Mike continues to support the Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) and Material Review Board (MRB) at Piper Aircraft on a contractual basis. He supported the Space Shuttle Program for a total of 86 missions (STS-49 to STS-132) during his 18-year tenure working for Rockwell International, Rockwell North American, and then The Boeing Company. Mike started as Materials & Processes Engineer where he acquired the proficiency with procurement, production, processing, testing, analysis, design, certification, assembly, inspection, failure analyses, and repair of all material types ranging from structural and refractory metals to polymers, ceramics, and composites. In 2000, Mike was appointed as the subsystem manager (SSM) of the Orbiter Leading Edge Structural Subsystem that included the design and analyses of all reinforced carbon-carbon (RCC) composite heatshield components, their attachment, and internal insulation. As SSM, he approved the certification of flight readiness for 26 Shuttle missions (STS-108 through STS-132) and was heavily involved with the 2003 Columbia accident. Mike earned awards for this work including the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Stellar Award, the NASA Space Shuttle Program Manager’s Star Award, the Silver Snoopy Award given by the Astronaut Office, and was the 40th Anniversary NASA Space Flight Awareness Honoree. Mr. Gordon also has a respectable litigation support case history for his forensic engineering involving matters of general aviation, commercial aviation, rotorcraft, as well as extensive involvement with the STS-107 Space Shuttle Columbia accident investigation (including vehicle reconstruction, fault-tree analyses, accident recreation, depositions, and dozens of expert testimonies). Mike has a party to National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigations and has worked alongside FAA, NTSB, foreign investigative entities, and OEM air safety professionals to determine the probable cause in several incidents. He authored expert reports, formulated & answered interrogatories, made declarations, supported depositions, and has testified at trials. Mike also performs domestic and international consulting on materials and process solutions and related opportunities in a wide variety of markets, has given countless technical lectures and plenary keynote presentations, and has several publications to his credit. He was an adjunct professor prior to the Columbia mishap and developed the one-fifth of the curriculum for a college program in aerospace technology. Mike is an ABET Program Evaluator representing the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and has successfully completed several domestic and international university mechanical engineering program evaluation assignments. Michael Gordon earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering (with emphasis on Structures & Materials) along with an Advanced Graduate Certificate in Materials Science & Engineering from the Florida Institute of Technology. https://www.phillipsaeroservices.com/joe-razo-bio daily 0.75 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f89326e86eda44401e0ae9/5ad18843-a249-42f1-b65e-a173b42283b4/Joe+Razo.jpg Joe Razo Bio - A passion for aviation. Joe has made a difference for years as a friend and colleague. He was an invaluable resource as Beechcraft worked to incorporate the Pro Line Fusion avionics as a retrofit package into fielded King Airs. His list of strengths and experiences follows: Joe was a Strategy, Business Development and Marketing executive with 35 years of experience at Collins Aerospace . He is presently a Management Consultant with international experience that combines business leadership skills with technical innovation. He has experience in key account management, market definition, opportunity assessment, pursuit and order capture, pricing, advertising, trade shows, product demonstrations, competitive intelligence. Highlights include: Leading teams in developing strategic and annual operating plans for a multi-hundred-million-dollar business, meeting or exceeding growth expectations Identifying competitive threats and market trends as well as strategic gaps and developed strategies to optimize business portfolios and position for future opportunities Strategic lead for several China Joint Ventures, solved issues related to doing business in China as a partner Lead strategist for divestitures of several product lines and due diligence lead for acquisitions Intellectual Property Committee leader responsible for reviewing hundreds of Innovation Disclosures with recommendations for patent filings to secure company technical leadership Developed strategy to expand commercial and business aircraft flight deck and cabin connectivity markets, enabling new cross-divisional product and services sales Leadership of Competitive Intelligence Council focusing on annual assessments of Garmin Aviation Responsibility for executing corporate presence at major business aviation tradeshows in Europe (EBACE), China (ABACE) and US (NBAA, AEA, AirVenture) Through market research developed market requirements, value propositions for avionics, aircraft data routers and connectivity solutions from initial business case analysis through go-to-market plans Business Development and Marketing focal for Bombardier and Textron key accounts, leading product launches of business aviation avionics solutions https://www.phillipsaeroservices.com/services daily 0.75 2022-06-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f89326e86eda44401e0ae9/1651768959656-1VK1V2KT6KS2K5J5I5QN/AdobeStock_95731897.jpeg Services https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f89326e86eda44401e0ae9/1651771146716-JSX3HCYV6Z9EE8NEUP1T/AdobeStock_60823953.jpg Services https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f89326e86eda44401e0ae9/1651771752799-6NJICIKURREFNK3N2K29/AdobeStock_126770140.jpeg Services https://www.phillipsaeroservices.com/lance-phillips-bio daily 0.75 2022-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f89326e86eda44401e0ae9/084cac86-7094-45e9-b3b7-7e6bafbeb6a7/601A0014+copy.JPG Lance Phillips Bio - A history in aviation. Lance Phillips likes to say he has been flying since before he was born. And it’s true. Growing up in an aviation family meant that mom had a plenty of time in a little Cessnas or Pipers as the family was growing. In addition to managing aircraft and flight operations, he has held management and executive positions for FlightSafety International, HawkerBeechcraft, Textron Aviation, Mooney Aircraft and lastly serving as vice president of sales and marketing for Lancair after its move to Texas. Lance is also executive director for the Pinnacle Air Network, a general aviation consortium of MRO, FBO, aircraft sales and charter businesses. He is a photographer and produces aviation and automotive art through his company Air & Asphalt. https://www.phillipsaeroservices.com/services-details daily 0.75 2022-06-30 https://www.phillipsaeroservices.com/matthew-preisler daily 0.75 2022-06-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f89326e86eda44401e0ae9/aeeaa282-b04b-4409-b814-0e259c1313cd/Matt+Update.jpg Matthew Preisler Bio - Aviation in his blood. Matt started flying as soon as he was able. Prior to beginning his undergraduate studies at Florida Tech, he obtained an FAA medical certificate and had accomplished his first solo flight in his hometown in New Jersey. As the project manager and task leader for over 20 studies, Matt was responsible for identification and outreach to project stakeholders. He arranged meetings, site visits, survey efforts, as well as organizing staff along functional and regional lines to accomplish outreach efforts. He solely has conducted well over 500 of these interviews and site visits with stakeholders ranging from airport officials, state and local DOT officials, MPOs and industry organizations, to airport tenants, air carriers, and freight forwarders. Matt has extensive experience in synthesizing outreach findings into valuable and insightful information, recommendations, and actionable plans. Matt’s statewide system planning experience includes the following: • Ohio FUTURES Statewide Transportation Plan • Pennsylvania Statewide Aviation System Plan • Rhode Island Airport System Plan • Nebraska Statewide Airport System Plan • South Carolina Airports System Plan • Texas Economic Impact of Aviation Study • Arizona Statewide Airports System Plan • Florida Statewide Air Cargo System Plan • Florida Statewide Aviation System Plan • Louisiana Statewide Aviation System Plan • New Mexico State Aviation System Plan • Arizona Statewide Aviation System Plan • Minnesota Moves Transportation Vision Plan • Missouri Statewide Freight Study • New Mexico Statewide Air Cargo and Intermodal System Analysis https://www.phillipsaeroservices.com/randy-groom-bio daily 0.75 2022-06-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f89326e86eda44401e0ae9/695f287f-f570-49d8-af76-f92c946ea69f/Randy+Groom.png Randy Groom Bio - Understanding through leadership and experience. Many of us can trace our roots in aviation back to Beechcraft. Shortly after graduating from Oklahoma State and flight instructing, Randy was invited to join Beechcraft as an assistant regional manager supporting Beech dealers on the East Coast. He spent many long hours flying Beech Bonanzas and Barons all over his territory. In 1986, Randy elected to go experience the front lines of the business and went to work for Piedmont Aviation, a long-time Beech dealer. At Piedmont, he started as an aircraft salesman and quickly demonstrated his skills at building lasting customer relationships and within a year became its top performing salesman. In 1988, he was asked to become the manager of Piedmont’s rapidly growing used aircraft business. Randy grew this segment to become the largest producer of profitability to the sales department’s bottom line. In 1992, Piedmont’s parent company, US Airways, made the decision to sell the general aviation business. Randy and several others on the management team poured their life savings into structuring a deal with several other private investors. That deal was consummated and Randy became a company officer and VP of Aircraft Sales. The company was highly leveraged making it critical that both the new and used aircraft sales business performed at the highest levels. Within a year under Randy’s direction, Piedmont became the top performing Beech dealer – a distinction that Piedmont held for an unprecedented nine straight years. In 1998, the lead investors decided to sell their ownership in Piedmont to the Carlyle Group of Washington D.C. Randy elected to keep his ownership position in the company and soon was promoted to Senior Vice President. As SVP, Randy remained responsible for new and used aircraft sales, aircraft charter and management, as well as heading up Piedmont’s Maintenance, The MRO business included a large aircraft repair facility, a leading propeller overhaul business, a landing gear overhaul shop, and an APU overhaul facility. During this period Randy was able to significantly shore up the profitability of the MRO business allowing it to be sold, while at the same time continuing solid growth in the aircraft sales business. In 2003, Raytheon Aircraft was looking to establish two separately led business units, Beechcraft and Hawker. When a search was made to locate the individual who had the most knowledge and passion to become president of Beech, Randy’s name came up first and he landed the position shortly thereafter. Randy arrived to a Beechcraft division that was struggling and mounting up heavy losses. He realized quickly that the best path to profitability was through careful cost containment but more importantly, through growing sales and reducing the practice of heavy discounting. He also knew that it was critical that the products be refreshed to be more appealing to the marketplace. Randy worked closely with engineering and supply chain to launch a series of product improvements to the Bonanza, Baron, C90B, B200, and Premier 1 products. By 2004, the Beechcraft division transitioned to profitability after an $80 million dollar bottom line improvement. In 2005 and 2006 all of the planned product upgrades started to roll into the marketplace driving significant backlog and enhanced profitability for the business unit. All of these product improvements are still being leveraged by Beechcraft / Textron today. In 2006, Randy assumed the position as President of Global Customer Support for Beechcraft and Hawker products. This provided an opportunity for Randy to broaden his experience in critical new areas such as parts inventory distribution and logistics, technical support, warranty administration, and the management of the Raytheon Aircraft Services FBO chain. Within one year the profitability of the aftermarket business made significant gains. In 2007, the Raytheon Company decided to sell Raytheon Aircraft Company to several private equity companies. It was at that time that Randy made the decision to venture out on his own. He left the new Hawker Beechcraft with a reputation as an inspiring leader who made a tremendous contribution to the company. For the next two years, he helped dozens of clients improve their bottom line, enhance their business or marketing strategy, and expand their understanding of the nuances of the General Aviation industry. One of these clients was Piper Aircraft. Piper made a hard push to recruit Randy to help them reshape their sales, marketing, and customer support strategy. The business challenge and personal opportunity to relocate to sunny Florida ultimately won him over and he made the move. At Piper, Randy went right to work evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of the legendary company. He saw the opportunity to focus on a total re-launch of the jet program with numerous design changes. Additionally, he saw significant opportunity to strengthen and globalize the distribution organization. In 18 short months the company quickly transitioned from significant losses to profitability. He now enjoys consulting and uses his vast knowledge and experience to help grow the industry for the next generation.