On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:28:29 -0800, Pits09 wrote:

> Talk about having the right pilot in the LH seat when needed
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> Copy of his CV
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> Chesley B. €œSully€� Sullenberger, III
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> e-mail: xxxxx
> Ph: xxxx Fax: xxxxx
> Executive Safety/Reliability Management Professional
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> Bottom-line driven manager supported by progressively responsible
> experience across 40+ years in the aviation industry. Possess in- depth
> understanding of aviation operations acquired through real-world flight
> experience, professional training and leadership roles with one of
> worlds leading airlines. History of achievement in safety, innovation,
> crew training, operational improvement, cost savings, productivity
> improvement and customer service; proven ability to maximize crew
> performance and flight safety. Combine strong industry knowledge and
> business leadership skills to consistently manage complex scheduling,
> lead high-performance, motivated teams and implement efficient processes
> that ensure smooth operations and quality customer service. Strong
> communicator, effective negotiator and motivational team builder; able
> to effectively communicate needs and merge disparate teams in the
> support of market objectives. Respected for wide range of industry
> knowledge, solid sense of integrity and demonstrated passion for
> industry as a whole as evidenced by lifelong career of flying.
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> Industry Expertise: Piloting Procedures, Techniques & Standardization;
> Crew Resource Management/ Operations; Technical Safety Strategies (NASA
> Aviation Research Consultant); Customer Service; Policies & Procedures
> Development; Operations Improvement; Emergency Management.
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> Rated: Airline Transport Pilot; Airplane Single and Multi-Engine Land;
> Commercial Privileges Glider; A320, B737, DC-9/MD-80, Learjet. 19,000
> hours.
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> Certificated Flight Instructor (Airplane Single and Multi-Engine,
> Glider, Instrument Airplane); Flight Engineer (Turbojet Powered); Ground
> Instructor (Advanced and Instrument).
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> Management Qualifications: Quality Control, Staff Training &
> Development, Systems Implementation, Inventory Management, IT Needs
> Assessment, Customer Service, Relationship Building, Productivity
> Improvement, Budgeting & Expense Reports, Vendor Negotiations.
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> Executive Career Highlights
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> USAIRWAYS 1980 to Present
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> Pilot €“ Captain on Airbus A319/320/321
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> Overview: Direct activities of pilot and flight attendant crew during
> both domestic and international flights (U.S., Canada, Latin America and
> Caribbean). Oversee all planning, directing and verifying all aspects of
> preparation for flight, including aircraft maintenance, servicing,
> loading, catering and passenger boarding. Brief crew on safety and
> security procedures and flight profile, ensuring all factors are
> currently and remain favorable for flight, while making sure all FAA and
> company procedures/polices are adhered to. Act as Pilot-in-Command,
> In-flight Security Coordinator and final authority on all issues
> relating to safety of flight.
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> Key Achievements & Contributions
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> * Served as Check Airman, supervising and instructing other
> airline pilots upgrading from First Officer to Captain and to different
> aircraft. Recognized as one of best Check Airman/Line Instructors.
> * Spearheaded efforts to improve maintenance efforts of MD-80
> fleet, focusing on reliability of air conditioning systems. Helped
> identify and reduce number of faulty air conditioning systems from 24 to
> zero on fleet. Received formal commendation from MD-80 Fleet Manager for
> work on this project.
> * Instrumental in delivering better, more competitive passenger
> service by presenting and receiving approval for suggestion to apply for
> and receive lower-than-standard takeoff minima in Canada.
> * Realized operational safety and efficiency improvements by
> providing numerous suggestions that improved company gate charts that
> pilots use taxiing to/from airport gates.
> * Enhanced situational awareness and safety by incorporating entry/
> exit taxiways on airport charts used by pilots to transition from gate
> areas to runways, working closely with airline vendor that provides
> pilot charts.
> * Improved efficiency and reliability of air service in National
> Airspace System. Identified hundreds of FAA Instrument Landing System
> procedures used by all operators to land at airports that utilized
> incorrect visibility minima and collaborated with chart vendor to
> correct them.
>
> Chesley B. €œSully€� Sullenberger, III
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> Page Two
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> * Selected as airline pilot representative to work with vendor
> that provides Flight Management System (FMS) for several of airlines
> aircraft to improve software and hardware that positively impacted
> operational safety and efficiency of airline operations. FMS
> improvements led to savings in both time and money (1% savings in fuel
> costs).
> * Driving force behind development of airlines first CRM course
> and presenting course to hundreds of USAirways pilots. Significantly
> reduced number of operational incidents and realized reduction in number
> of altitude deviations. Course focuses on multi-disciplinary approach
> involving leadership, communication, decision-making and error
> management €“ airline went from 5 major accidents to zero.
> * Served as NASA Aviation Safety Research Consultant evaluating
> cockpit systems for reducing runway incursions. Co-authored published
> technical paper on crew decision-making errors in aviation working with
> NASA Ames researchers which provided blueprint for safer pilot training,
> procedures and standardization.
> * Instrumental in guiding all aviation groups to adopt safer, more
> uniform standard with respect to departure procedures that ultimately
> was incorporated into new FAA standard for all operators.
> * Teamed with SFO to adopt new airport taxiway signage that met
> latest FAA standards while improving safety and operational efficiency.
> * Played integral role working with ATA, FAA, NATCA and NTSB to
> improve operations and investigate several major airline accidents. As
> member of ALPA National Noise Abatement Committee, directly involved in
> development of FAA Advisory Circular 91-53 which set new standard for
> aircraft noise abatement departure procedures industry-wide and improved
> safety and standardization.
> * Key contributor/member of National Transportation Safety Board
> Survival Factors Group during investigation of major airline accident at
> LAX, leading to improved airline procedures and training for emergency
> evacuations of aircraft.
> * Participated in joint FAA/ALPA All-Weather Flying Committee
> simulator study of Head-Up-Display (HUD) symbology effectiveness during
> low visibility landings.
> * Widely recognized as pilot advocate and champion of high
> professional standards that consistently result in safer, smoother and
> more efficient flights. Employ leadership-by-example approach in the
> facilitation of CRM courses, teaching captains to be more effective
> leaders and make better decisions.
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> U.S. AIR FORCE 1973 to 1980
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> F-4 Pilot
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> Overview: Flight Leader and Training Officer with experience in Europe,
> Pacific and at Nellis AFB, serving as Blue Force Mission Commander in
> Red Flag Exercises.
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> Educational Achievements & Professional Development
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> B.S., Psychology €“ United States Air Force Academy, Colorado
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> M.S., Industrial Psychology €“ Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
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> M.A., Public Administration €“ University of Northern Colorado, Greeley,
> Colorado
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> Member, Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)
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> o Served as ALPA Local Air Safety Chairman, Member of ALPA
> Noise Abatement Committee, ALPA representative during negotiations
> leading to adoption of Advisory Circular 91-53, Aircraft Noise Abatement
> Departure Procedures.
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> Safety/Reliability Consultant and Speaker on two panels at HRO 2007
> (High Reliability Organization) International Conference in
> Deauville, France: €œFlying Right, Low and High Reliability in Air
> Transportation Systems€� and €œA Comparison of Field Experience in HRO
> Implementation: Aviation, Aerospace and Medicine€�.
>
> President & CEO, Safety Reliability Methods, Inc. Expert in applying
> safety and reliability methods in a variety of fields.
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> Visiting Scholar, University of California, Berkeley, Center for
> Catastrophic Risk Management

Where do you get off posting all this OT shit?

Talk about ironic and useless.

-hw