Jake L.

Official @ United Nations

Turku, Southwest Finland, Finland

About

JAKE-OLAVI LEONAMAA, TURKU, FINLAND Mr. Leonamaa is an experienced aviation supervisor and advisor with over 30 years of experience in the field of flight operations management and administration, aviation contracts and capacity building, safety management, compliance and development programs. His tasks have been related to project management, including participation to consultancies targeted at air carriers and air service providers. He is a specialist of high-risk aviation operations, risk management, flight standards, quality systems and contract compliance as well as service, operational & technical compliance issues and tools. Mr. Leonamaa has held a post of Senior Director of the Civil Aviation Authority, and he has been working as a senior officer at ICAO and United Nations’ Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Air Operations. He is educated as an Airline Transport Pilot and Quality Auditor having degree in International Business Management. ATPL, BBA, ISO Auditor – over 20 years flight operations experience United Nations Field Aviation Operations and ICAO Technical Co-operation Bureau Safety Management and Total Quality Management Expert – ICAO and EU Form 4 (EASA Quality and Compliance Manager), Major studies in International Management, Flight Operations and Airworthiness Inspector - International Civil Aviation Organization • UN Official - United Nations Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Air Operations.

Experience

  • UN Official - UN Peacekeeping Air Operations at United Nations
    Jan 2014 - Present · 12 yrs 6 mos

    Aviation Officer

  • Quality and Compliance Manager at AFRIQIYAH AIRWAYS
    Jun 2013 - Jan 2014 · 8 mos

  • Quality Manager - Flight Safety Program and Security Manager at Nordic Global Airlines - NGA
    Apr 2012 - May 2013 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Senior Director - Civil Aviation Authority at Civil Aviation Administration
    Aug 2010 - Jan 2012 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Team Leader & Project Coordinator, Aviation Expert, Flight Standards and Operations - ICAO at International Civil Aviation Organization
    Sep 2008 - Apr 2010 · 1 yr 8 mos

    Team Leader, Flight Operations Inspector and Project Coordinator of ICAO Operational Assistance for the capacity building in Afghanistan as a part of the national development strategy of normalization of civil aviation sector.