Aviation Safety Financial Manager

DONALD RALPH GIBBS (Ralph)

*** * **** **** ***

Wasilla, AK 99654

E-mail: ********@*********.***

Cell: 859-***-****

OBJECTIVE : Leadership

SKILLS:

• Team-oriented Administration

• Strategic planning & innovation

• Aviation Safety and Standardization

EDUCATION:

• AAAE Certified Member-airport management certification (2019)

• Doctor of Philosophy in Biblical Archaeology - 3.7 GPA from Newburgh Theological Seminary and Bible College (2019)

• Master of Business Administration (Aviation) - 3.5 GPA, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL (1995)

• Bachelor of Science Sociology - 3.8 GPA, Portland State University, Portland, OR (1981)

• Naval Aviation Safety Officer Course, Naval Post Graduate School (1986)

• Professional Military Comptroller School, Maxwell Air Force Base (1995)

• Advanced Practical Marine Corps Comptroller Course, Naval Post Graduate School (1995)

• Defense Systems Management Course (1988)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• FAASTeam Representative. Aviation safety volunteers who work closely with FAASTeam Program Managers

(FPM) and local aviation communities to actively promote safety (2023 – present)

• Director of Safety and Standardization (DOSS) for Angel Aviation Flight School at Merrill Field Airport, Anchorage, Alaska. May 2022 to present)

• Director of Merrill Field Airport and Municipality of the Anchorage Sim Center (5 airplanes and 2 helicopters AATDs), Anchorage, Alaska – Merrill is the second busiest airport in the state of Alaska, second only to Ted Stevens IAP. Exercises management oversight over gateway airport to Alaska’s interior, supporting 6 runways, a $1.7M budget, FAA Airport Improvement Programs (AIP), and 9 city employees. Inherited a

$200K negative cash flow and left the airport with a $750K reserve. (September 2018-May 2022)

• Director of Aviation for the University of Alaska, Anchorage (UAA) – Management oversight for 4 academic degree emphases, i.e., professional piloting, aviation management, air traffic control, and aircraft maintenance. To support these career fields, one bachelor’s degree with 3 separate pathways fed by associate degrees, and 2 certificates are offered. Maintains operational control over the piloting program functional areas of aircraft maintenance, flight training standardization, aviation safety, aircrew review board, and flight operations and scheduling. (August 2016-September 2018)

• Director of Aviation and Chief Flight Instructor for Eastern Kentucky University (EKU)– Responsible for student and flight instructor recruitment, aviation curriculum development, program safety coordinator, interface with FAA, standardization of all flight instruction, development of FAA-approved flight syllabi, and teaching assignments commensurate with faculty rank as Assistant Professor. Authored a completely online aviation completer degree compatible with UAS, aircraft maintenance, air traffic control, aviation management, or piloting degrees 2-year degrees. Facilitated 2+2 agreements between EKU and all Kentucky community colleges centered on that online completer degree. Most significantly, authored the second-in-the-country FAA approved Restricted ATP syllabus. (May 2011-August 2016)

• Adjunct Faculty Columbia Gorge Community College – Computer applications instructor for CGCC, The Dalles. Subjects include Introduction to Computers, Microsoft ® Word, Access, PowerPoint, and Excel. The Advanced Excel course includes instruction on Visual Basic for Applications. 2000-2011

• Deputy Director of Aviation and Assistant Professor of Aviation Science for Central Oregon Community College (COCC) – Aviation Instructor, teaching AV 210-FW & RW Instrument pilot, AV 220-FW & RW Commercial Pilot, AV 115-RW Aero and Maneuvers, AV 110-Private Pilot course, AV 111-Flight Maneuvers course, AV 230-Multiengine, and AV 246– Aviation Safety using Blackboard to support all on-campus courses. Also served as program coordinator and primary instructor for COCC’s FAA-approved AATD flight simulator. - 2011-2016

• Program Director and online faculty for Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT), Operations Management

(OM) degree (2003-2010) – Responsible for the recruiting and advising of online and on-campus students in the Operations Management degree. Also, developed 30+ articulation agreements with seven Oregon Community Colleges creating a seamless transfer of these 2-year degrees into OIT’s baccalaureate OM degree.

• Adjunct Faculty Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (2004-2009) – Business instructor for ERAU, Portland Extended Campus. Subjects include Introductory Accounting and Managerial Accounting. Courses presented on campus and through distance education using Blackboard ™.

• Marine Officer (1975-1998) - Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel with a Top-Secret security clearance based on a stringent background investigation.

o Controller (1992-1998) - Chief Financial Officer for the Marine Forces Pacific, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, and 3rd Force Service Support Group. Duties included budgeting, accounting, auditing, execution, and general fiscal management oversight of a 450-million-dollar annual program. Designed a new accounting system to merge fiscal requirements and accommodate differences between Navy and Marine Corps operational units. Awarded two Meritorious Service Medals for fiscal proficiency and innovative use of Information Technology (IT) during this assignment, while simultaneously completing a master’s degree in business administration. o Executive Officer - As Deputy Commander of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, supervised and directed all airport operations in support of 130 tenant aircraft and 3,000 deployed Marine Airman.

o As Station Inspector directed the command's Equal Opportunity programs and served as the military liaison to the local Japanese community.

o Marine Air Group (MAG) Administration and Personnel Officer - Drafted and released all command correspondence. Responsible for personnel assignments for 1000 Marine Airman and command classified materials program. \

o Assistant Program Manager for Systems and Engineering (1988-1990) - Program Manager (PM) for systems and engineering (Research and Development), and configuration control for the OV-10 aircraft. As a senior project engineer, I provided an interface between the Fleet Marine Forces and the Naval Air Systems Command to ensure that Marine aviation operational requirements were designed, prototyped, tested, evaluated, and then acquired through the Department of Defense acquisition process. o Aircraft Maintenance Officer and Director of Safety (1985-1988) - Supervised aircraft maintenance actions of 150 Marines and conducted Post Maintenance Test Flights, which supported the flight operations of 18 OV-10 aircraft. Additionally, directed squadron ground and aviation safety programs, which ensured the safe execution of 500 flight hours per month. o Flight Instructor and Wing Standardization Officer (1982-1985) - Instructed Navy, Marine, Coast Guard, and foreign military students in Basic Familiarization, Basic Instruments, Formation, Day/Night Navigation, and Night Familiarization syllabi. As Training Wing Five Standardization officer for Formation and Night syllabi, made In-Stage progress check rides with both instructor and student aviators while authoring and publishing training manual updates when required. Designated a Master Training Specialist while receiving 4 Instructor of the Month/Quarter awards. Flew 4,000 plus hours in both attack helicopters and fixed-wing turboprop aircraft. AVIATION QUALIFICATIONS:

Military Civilian

Instructor Pilot - T-34C and OV-10 A/D King Air and Beech Baron Captain (Part 135) Standardization Pilot - T-34C and OV-10 A/D Airline Transport Pilot (MEL & instrument) Post Depot Maintenance Check Pilot - OV-10 A/D Commercial Pilot- SEL, & Instrument Aircraft Commander - AH-1, T-34C, OV-10, Commercial Pilot – Rotorcraft helicopter King Air (C-12F) Instructor Pilot- SEL, MEL, & Instrument FAC (A) & TACP Advanced Ground School Instructor (AGI & IGI) 1500 hours AATD Simulator Instruction hours

CFI, CFII, & MEI (1500 flight instruction hours in T-34C, OV-10A/D, C-172, Cirrus 20, and Seneca III) Flight Time Summary

for D.R. Gibbs ***-**-****

Aircraft Tot Hrs 1st Pilot

2nd

Pilot

A/C

Cdr Tot Inst Act Inst Night X Ctry Landings

H57 42.5 30.8 11.7 5.5 0.3 0 2.4 8.5 175

H1 635.8 350.8 285 97.9 122.8 43.7 69.4 317.9 1522 H46 1.9 0.9 1 0 0 0 0 0 3

T28 110.9 86.6 24.3 7.8 33.9 1 7.4 22.2 245

T2 1.5 0.8 0.7 0 0.1 0 0 0 0

OA4 44.1 21.2 22.9 0 9.2 3.6 0.7 35.3 4

T34* 1134.8 425.8 709 882.2 133.8 50.1 270.9 453.9 1312 OV10 1303.5 1059 244.5 1012.5 489.5 81.4 198.4 548.1 1563 King Air

200* 858.3 519.8 338.5 201.4 317 183.9 105.6 664.8 642 Beech

Baron 52.9 37.3 15.6 11.3 10.7 1 4.5 23.5 45

Bonanza

A36 43.5 42.1 1.4 33.2 4.8 0.3 0 0 70

Total 4229.7 2575.1 1654.6 2251.8 1122.1 365 659.3 2074 5581

* B200/E90/C90B/B350/F90

Type Tot Hrs 1st Pilot

2nd

Pilot

A/C

Cdr Tot Inst Act Inst Night X Ctry Landings

R/W 680.2 382.5 297.7 103.4 123.1 43.7 71.8 326.4 1700 F/W S.E. 1289.2 554.5 734.7 923.2 172.5 51.4 278.3 476.1 1627 F/W M.E. 2214.7 1616.1 598.6 1225.2 817.2 266.3 308.5 1236 2250 Jet 45.6 22 23.6 0 9.3 3.6 0.7 35.3 4

Total 4229.7 2575.1 1654.6 2251.8 1122.1 365 659.3 2074 5581

* Instructor Pilot and Standardization Pilot with US Naval Aviation Training Command (FAM, Basic Instruments, Formation, Night Fam, and Day & Night Navigation)-1134.8 hours

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