Aviation Airport

ANDREW A. CRIDER

*************@*****.*** Alexandria, Va. 703-***-****

Professional Experience

Alliance for Aviation Across America, Advocacy Campaign Director, Sep. 2020 - Present

●Provide thought leadership to public and private sector for research and reports related to aviation, including National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems policy, sustainability and Urban Air Mobility

●Manage communications between the organization and 6,300 members, elected officials, government agencies and affiliated stakeholder groups in policy development

●Develop and execute national advocacy campaigns and build organic contact databases of up to 10,000 points of contact to nurture strategic partnerships

Virginia House of Delegates, Session Aide, Jan. 2020 - March 2020

●Developed and managed a 15,000 person database of constituents and policy issues for a targeted communications campaign

●Produced videos, wrote speeches and open letters to advance policy development and generate political support for the delegate

●Collaborated with elected officials and legislative stakeholders on policy development

Virginia Department of Aviation, Public Relations Specialist, May 2018 - Jan. 2020

●Redeveloped the agency’s Teachers Grant Program and executed a marketing campaign to set agency records for the number of grants issued and applied for

●Facilitated career day events for local students to engage with airports, local educators and business leaders while coordinating media coverage with local news and the Governor’s office

●Tracked legislation, wrote policy and represented the agency’s interests during Virginia legislative sessions

●Served on agency’s Emergency Operations Center go-team as an aviation subject matter expert

Professional Advocacy

●The Tennessean: Rent hike at Smyrna Airport would harm businesses, community Opinion, Feb. 2021

●RVA Magazine, Op-Ed: Living Black History By Uplifting People In Aviation, Feb. 2021

●Tuskegee Airman Flyover, Organizer, Dec. 2020

●The Virginian-Pilot: Opinion: Area airports working to restore confidence in travel, July 2020

●Pilots for the Advancement of Aeromedical Standards Association, Director, March 2020 - Present

The Herald: Local Flight Scheduler petitions for pilots with Type 1 Diabetes, April, 2020

Change.org: Uphold the rule change and allow type one diabetics to fly commercial jets, March 2020

Trainings & Certifications

●Private pilot’s license, Remote pilot’s license: 200+ hours flying in varying aircraft types, Part 107, Part 91; Trained in Segilbart, Fltplan, ForeFlight, B4ufly, LAANC scheduling software

●Virginia Department of Emergency Management: VDEM 100, 101, 102, 103, 104; FEMA 100, 200, 700, 800; Trained and experienced in Web EOC

Education

American Association of Airport Executives, Basic Airport Safety and Operations Specialist School, 2020

Part 139 - Self Inspection Airport Operations Specialist

University of Virginia, Sorensen Institute of Political Leadership, Charlottesville, Va.

Emerging Leaders Program 2019, Political Leadership Program 2020

Virginia Commonwealth University, College of Humanities and Sciences, Richmond, Va., Dec. 2016

Bachelor of Science: Economics; Minor: General Business

Skills

Adobe Creative Suite, 6 years; DSLR photography, 6 years; Video editing, 2 years; Microsoft 365; Google Suite

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