Air Operations Supervisor

RUBEN VORSTER

** ******** ****, ******, *******, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa, 4270

+256(0)785461973 (W) or +277********(H), ********@*****.*** SUMMARY

As an ex-Pat with more than 20 years of experience in aviation and road transport logistical operations in air freight with an excellent record of accountability and productivity, ensure an on-time and delivery of results in the industry of air transport. To be a positive candidate to understand your organization, I offer you the following dune of hard work, knowledge, and experience that I have achieved in my career with philanthropy management with local, regional and international level, working with multinational of varied ethnicities in remote and difficult to achieve zones. EXPERIENCE

Expertise spanning air terminal and movement control as well as container, Air freight shipping, receiving and dispatch.

Coordinating, monitoring and controlling the movement of passengers, equipment and cargo by air, road proficiency in preparing transportation movement documents and related forms for the type of shipments and modes of travel to include follow up or response to tracer actions proficient multitask and priority manager.

Expertly coordinating numerous functions and requirements to ensure smooth incident-free transport, million-dollar funded projects.

Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving abilities that support seamless global transportation, logistics operations programs

HISTORY

Air Operations Supervisor Feb. 2019 – Present

PACIFIC ARCHITECT ENGINEERING – UGANDA (Entebbe)

• Responsible for supervising the administrative aspects of freight and personnel movements, prepare and submit movement requests to support bid / contract allocation.

• Develop best value approaches for shipping cargo as well fast move customer goods (FMCG), with attention to special needs such as time sensitive materials, and provide information to customers on shipping guidelines and requirements, aligning with contract requirements.

• Inspect and approve loads prior to shipments in support of Uganda People's Defense Force

(UPDF) in preparing for transport, including preparation of shipping and passenger documents.

• Supervise, train and coach team members (Local Ugandan Nationality). Supervise the coordination of transportation assets, organization of warehouse in support of UPDF military movements to Somalia. Ensure that movement control plans were effectively executed for the daily operation.

• Ensure timely movement for cargo from warehouse and personnel for aircraft loading and personnel boarding to stay on schedule for planned aircraft departure.

• Oversee Ramp Operational Safety Procedures, Aircraft Weight and Operational Limitations, Load and Offloading of various aircraft. Managing Dangerous Goods Cargo that poses potential dangers to people and aircraft, as to International Air Transport Association (IATA) regulations. Movement Control Assistant. Apr. 2015 – Jan. 2019

CTG (COMMITED TO GOOD) GLOBAL – SOMALIA

• Arrange and coordinate the movement of inbound and outbound cargo via all applicable modes of transport, complete cargo manifests and other documentation, arrange and supervise the customs clearance and related documentation, ensure cargo is loaded in accordance with International Regulations, monitor and ensure delivery of cargo and communicate shipping details to all concerned parties.

• Coordinate the accurate preparation and manifesting of passengers and cargo, completion of dangerous goods declaration, weighing of cargo, loading and the unloading; this includes the physical actions of lifting and carrying cargo as required; monitor and ensure delivery of cargo and communicate shipping details to all concerned parties.

• Handling the check-in of passengers traveling on UN aircraft to include manifest confirmation/amendments, baggage identification and weighing, distribution of boarding passes and passenger briefing. Coordinate the handling, retrieval, placement, transfer of baggage and cargo on aircraft from/to the terminal area, and follow up on misplaced or damage of passenger baggage, ensure cargo is loaded in accordance with United Nations and international regulations. Coordinate timely boarding and deplaning of passengers, while remaining aware of safety procedures with respect to aircraft refueling, use of cell phones and approaching aircraft.

• Coordinate with airfield and air terminal security by ensuring all passenger baggage or property are scanned and accounted for at the time of check-in, the air passengers remain in designated areas while at the air terminal and all incidents or potential safety or security matters are reported in a timely manner.

• Prepare, compile and maintain the weekly and monthly passenger and cargo statistics. Track and trace missing cargo and baggage.

• Manage the required office supplies such as stationery materials and other resources. Provide general office support services such as drafting routine correspondence and the distribution to various officials.

Aviation Manager Jun. 2014 – Mar. 2015

PRO CHARTER AVIATION – AFGHANISTAN

• Monitored and planed aviation operations for areas in need of improvement for the client, and developed processes that consistently achieved business development goals. Coordinating operations to transport cargo (Rations) safely to destinations in accordance with air and road schedules.

• Managed and coordinated aircraft loads as to maximum payloads weight and balance for fix and Rotor wing aircraft in Afghanistan. Improved flight scheduling operations by developing more accurate needs forecasting and resource management practices. Oversee prime Vendor’s (PV) list of stocks in the warehouse to be airlifted & prioritize according to customer’s needs. Base Manager Aug. 2011 – March. 2014

UTAIR AVIATION – AFGHANISTAN

• Directed base operations focusing on coordinating aviation and transportation operations.

• Supervised staff in the development and implementation of flight schedules, as well as monitoring various safety and regulations compliance initiatives.

• Facilitated the planning of flights as to mission’s operations and coordinating the deployment of aircraft and resources to achieve mission objectives. Operations Manager May. 2009 – Jul. 2011

SUPREME AVIATION GROUP – AFGHANISTAN

• In cooperation with Aviation Management, ensures the flight Contingency Operations (CONOPs

– flight plans / routes) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Company are been adhered to Successfully coordinated, monitored and controlled the movement of equipment supplies in a safely efficient timely manner.

• Performed special projects as needed and other duties as assigned by US Military in support of air movements to and from serving Fobs from Sharanna Afghanistan.

• Flight planning and scheduling of multiple helicopter missions daily, to extremely remote locations in support of the US military.

• Effectively presented information and responded to questions from management and customers in Kabul. Managed load and off-loading of Fixed and Rotor wing aircraft. EDUCATION

HIGH SCHOOL

Hugenote Boys High, Springs, South Africa-NSC-National Senior Certificate. CERTIFICATION

ENHAS – ENTEBBE HANDLING SERVICES - UGANDA 2019 – 2021 IATA Dangerous Goods Acceptance (DG) Category 6

CRANFIELD AVIATION TRAINING – SOUTH AFRICA 2011 – No Expiring Date ICAO - Flight Operations Management (FOM) Certification - SACAA License No: CAA/0018 ICAO - Safety Management System (SMS) Certification - SACAA License No: CAA/0018 SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS CARGO CENTER – SOUTH AFRICA 1990 – 2003 IATA Certification and Cargo Agents Recurrence.

IATA Cargo Courses: International / Domestic Forwarding and Receiving. SKILLS

South African Airways Cargo - Airfreight Perishables, Fast Move Costumer Goods (FMCG), Basic computer – Excel, Power point, Word skills, Administration and support, Inspects, Leadership, Creative thinker, Logistics, Materials, Personnel, Policies, Shipping, Theater, Transportation. Expat Remote Environments - Aviation management, Flight line Operations, Ramp Operations Safety, Ground handling, Handling Equipment (MHE) operator. Fix and Rotor wing aircraft load utilization of weight as well the off-loading. Organizational and coordination, communication. Routine packing procedures, techniques, equipment, and basic warehouse procedures. Prioritize, multi-task and work independently.

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