Nathan Olander

Experience

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  Mesa Airlines, Inc.

  Sept 2003 - Mar 2008

  Airline Captain

  Served as a Captain for Mesa Airlines on the Canadair Regional Jet 200, 700, and 900 series aircraft. Averaged over 800 flight hours per year and have experience flying into every major airport in the United States as well as airports in Canada and Mexico. Maintained accurate logs for myself and for the company for each flight leg. Maintained currency in all flight related manuals in airplanes of each type as well as airports throughout the country. Worked as part of a very large and diverse crew including pilots, flight attendants, ramp personnel, etc. which required proficiency in crew resource management and interpersonal communication. Show less

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  Raytheon

  Aug 2008 - Nov 2019

  Program Manager / Instructor Operator

  Employed by Raytheon Intelligence & Information Services as a Program Manager/Task Lead for Warfighter Focus at Ft. Huachuca, AZ. Maintain operational oversight of over 90 employees to provide 24 hour support in unmanned aircraft instruction of ARMY personnel. Management duties include hiring/dismissal of employees, merit adjustments, performance and development of employees, scheduling, staffing, and contractor compliance and legality of government regulations. Also maintain currency as an Instructor Operator in the MQ-1C Gray Eagle to provide platform instruction, simulated flights, and real flights to operate as both an air vehicle operator and payload operator. Demonstrate system capabilities to multiple government VIP's including members of U.S. Congress, Under Secretary of the Army, Deputy Chief of Staff and others. Show less

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  Textron

  Nov 2019 - Jun 2021

  Unmanned Aircraft Program Manager

  Operational oversight of 47 contract instructors for MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAS Program of Instruction. Created and managed cloud-based flight instructor records system. Crewmember compliance in government regulations and requirements. Flight and duty scheduling manager. MQ-1C Standardization Flight Examiner. Functional check pilot. Unmanned Instrument Flight Examiner

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  UPS Flight Forward

  Jun 2021 - Apr 2022

  Assistant Chief Pilot

  Primary operations manager for UAS Part 135 operations sites. M2V9 Part 135 Check Pilot. M2V9 Flight Instructor. 107+ Program of Instruction and manual content development. Remote Operations Center procedures development.

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  Spright

  Apr 2022 - Dec 2023

  Program and Field Operations Manager

  Lead coordination efforts for Proof-of-Concept flights in multiple locations. Coordinate with internal departments to meet customer needs, contract milestones and target dates. Provide updates to customer as needed to ensure satisfaction. Ensure all flight activities fall within internal directives and FAA Regulations. Direct supervisor for Field operations activities.

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  FlightSafety International

  Mar 2024 - now

  Program Manager