City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Conscientious with attention to detail, able to work unsupervised while handling and completing complex tasks under pressure. Experience in managing and delegation derives from roles as Supervisor for a Distribution company, Operations Control Manager for an ACMI operator and airline, as well as time as Captain on the Beechcraft 1900.
Initial Operating Experience Trainer assisting the Training Department with bringing both new pilots joining the company, and current pilots upgrading into a different position, up to speed with their new roles and responsibilities within the company as well as company culture and best practice before recommending them for their Line Check to be released onto the Flight Line.
Captain on local schedule and non scheduled routes. Local destinations include O.R. Tambo Intl, Cape Town Intl, Bloemfontein Intl, Port Elizabeth Intl, George, Plettenberg Bay, Margate and Sishen.
First Officer on the Beechcraft 1900 Commuter Airliner, flying to destinations within South Africa on a Scheduled and Charter basis. Regular destinations include OR Tambo International, Cape Town International, Bloemfontein International, Plettenberg Bay, Margate and Sishen.
Worked up to a Senior Flight Operations Controller during my time in the Operations Department. Dutie, Skills and Responsibilities include the following fields: Flight Planning Flight Dispatch Flight Following Coordination of Charters Coordination of Aircraft Ferries (Between USA and OR Tambo, and between base and contracts) Aircraft Refuelling Aircraft Towing Ramp Handling Ordering and Updating of AFMs, QRHs, FCOMs, Performance Handbooks, Speedbooks, AIPs, AICs, CATS, CARS Liason between CemAir and the South African Civil Aviation Authority Oversight and Training within the Operations Department Airport Slots (Specific experience includes history using SSIM Format)
Seconded by CemAir (Pty) Ltd to Sahel Aviation Service. First Officer flying for the United Nations on World Food Programme flights within Mali and Niger.
As a Part Time Instructor on the School's books flying the occasional Intro-Flight as Pilot in Command.
Worked as a Financial Assitant at a professional Flying School based in at the heart of the Garden Route, run and started by SAA Captain Walter Waldeck. The school can be viewed online at: http://www.flighttraining.co.za . Work includes, but is not limited to reconciling aircraft hours, supplier and student accounts, cost projections as well as handling basic administrative duties.
Responsible for Flight Scheduling, Aircraft Audits, refueling of aircraft, refueling of Avgas Fuel Bowser, general maintenance around the Flight School and occasional Administration Duties.
Supervisor at the depo as well as doing Rep work and being involved with sales at functions.