Thomas H. Ellis II

thomasellis@C: ***.***.mac.***6 com

FAA RATINGS

Commercial Pilot

Instrument Rating

Part 107 A&ASEL, sUAS P License ASES, Drone License LEADERSHIP

Volunteer General Management Aviation

Community Team Leadership Outreach

Board Strategic Development Planning

Change Program Management Leadership

MEMBERSHIPS

Aircraft Association Owners (AOPA) and Pilots

Civil Member Air Patrol (CAP) Annual

National Association Business (NBAA) Aviation

Society of Aviation & Flight

Educators (SAFE)

EDUCATION &

PROFESSIONAL

DEVELOPMENT

Administration Master of Business (MBA)

University Bachelor Fayetteville, of of Arts Arkansas, AR (BA) Certificate in Tourism and

Florida Hospitality Atlantic Management University Phase FAA WINGS I Basic Certificates & Advanced

Strong leadership record as MILITARY Commissioned EXPERIENCE Officer & Pilot for United States Navy comprehensive (1999 – 2003)program . Onboarding of support officer and services accountable for new for leading enlisted a personnel entering in 3 types the of Navy squadron aircraft. from 2001-2003. Accumulated 400+ hours of flight time Top Consistently performing selected F-16 by Crew Sr. Enlisted Chief for Personnel United States to lead Air Force teams (and 1991 represent – 1998). the Wing Thunderbirds on deployments 2 consecutive deemed years vital during to the annual organization. air shows. Liaison to Air Force COMMUNITY OUTREACH, PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND LEADERSHIP Tropic Commercial Ocean Airways, Pilot, First Charter Officer & Commuter Air, Fort Lauderdale March -2020

• Hired Bahamas, as Puerto First Officer Rico and for New Tropic York Ocean Airways expansion into

• Selected to fly Amphibious Cessna Grand Caravan EX

• Company furlough due to COVID-19 and economic downturn Vital Board grow Flight, and Secretary develop Non-Profit and the organization Organization, Mission Pilot: and Pompano Appointed its programmatic Beach, to Board FL offerings of Directors 2011 and – Feb to events. 2020 help Vital compassionate, Flight coordinates humanitarian free or medical air transportation needs, and hosts for a individuals signature annual with program for children with special needs.

• Lead assistant “Special and Day and manage for family Special a ambassador small Kids.team ” 10% for of annual 15 annual people growth signature as year a flight program over operations year. titled,

• Elected committee to Board for Special of Directors Kids Day. and served on annual program planning

• Represented aviation charities Vital in Flight 2015 and at 2018. a national conference for non-profit University Director professionals of of Outreach Arkansas, and create Fayetteville, and a comprehensive Chapters: AR Appointed program to covering lead a team 2016 students, of – six Nov. student alumni 2019 to alumni transition and alumni chapter growth and development.

• Develop, our national lead, alumni direct population and implement of 146,000 holistic and programming 36+ nationwide model network for

• of Oversee Alumni alumni the Association, chapters ongoing which development to sustains become continued of the paid largest membership-membership registered based, growth. Student student organization goals in 2016 on and campus 2017. at over 3,500 members, exceeding membership AWARDS

2013 & 2015 Vital Flight

Volunteer Award of The Year

2012 Eli Lilly Incentive

Compensation Award from Project CEO

2007 Eli Lilly Selected for

Western Council U.S. Director’s

2006 Eli Lilly District

Coveted Winner Peer Award

VOLUNTEER The Red Cross WORK

(2019-Present)

Vital Flight (2011-2020)

Angel (2019-Flight 2020) Oklahoma

Pro Bono Consultant for

Strategies AOPA’s Institute: Aviation for Developed Success Safety for Aviation (Safety 2018) Seminars

Transport Mission Pilot and

Composite Volunteer for Squadron, FL-152, Civil PBC Air Patrol (2018-present)

Group Houston Organizer Food Bank for

impacted providing by for Hurricane those

Harvey (2017)

Leader U of A for Alumni South Chapter Florida

(2013-2015)

• Develop into a lifelong and cultivate connection student through leaders a comprehensive to turn their four-student year experience to alumni transition strategy. Grew student membership by 10% year over year. United Way of Broward County, Fort Lauderdale, FL 2014 – 2015 Senior families Director make a successful of MISSION military UNITED: to civilian Selected life transition to help veterans through and strategic their development to other United of a Way new agencies one-of-a-across kind $4M all program 50 states. and Out expanding of 1,200 it United nationally Way Agencies, a national MISSION award for UNITED its impact was in selected the Broward as one community. of only four programs to receive

• Lead over 200 and volunteers direct a team to create of four an employees, organization five where advisory staff committees and volunteers and

• work Mentor agencies synergistically and throughout provide to the consulting grow United all six States and pillars to stewardship support of the program. the to national 42 United expansion Way

• of Lead with the three Education MISSION universities. UNITED Committee Participants program. to plan, organize included and students, administer alumni, focus funders, groups faculty, of The Chairman staff, Members of The Joint of Congress Chiefs of and Staff. representatives Output of focus from group The created Office Florida transformational Atlantic University, change Boca within Raton, the FL Broward County university 2013 system. – 2014 Director of Development and Outreach, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing: foundations Appointed to support to the work programmatic with alumni, elements donors, of the large FAU businesses Foundation and and secure Developed by recruiting major donations a more and purposeful supporting in support and of an the intentional alumni College. advisory alumni board engagement to assist program with outreach solicit and and steward development. alumni giving Worked and with executed the CON the Alumni 1st Annual Board Tailgate to cultivate, Event for major Alumni gift during within the the College first 3 months of Nursing. in the Cultivated role. Solicited and solicited and stewarded a $250,000 a major donor to become a $100,000 sponsor for the largest annual fundraiser. BUSINESS OPERATIONS

Eli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, IN / San Diego, CA 2005 – 2012 Lilly Appointed Oncology to drive Sales special and Marketing programs Operations, and projects N.A. for Affiliate this $(2009 2B+ business – 2012): division. integration Facilitated of ImClone. strategic Successfully business took growth leadership by driving over acquired $5B merger firm’s and 30- member complex HR sales and team logistical upon aspects departure of staff of previous integration. manager, Establish and a new navigated $7.7M incentive recruited champions compensation in each plan. of the Developed 31 districts cultural to assist change with transformative materials and business change.

Lilly Charged Six with Sigma reviving Black Belt corporate (Marketing culture, Project structure, Manager)and strategy, U.S. via (2007 Six Sigma – 2009)to : maximize improved sales business by $12.performance. 2M. Executed project budgets of up to $4M,

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