Ian Johnstone

Experience

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  Desoto Family Theater

  Jun 2007 - Jul 2011

  Summer Camp Director

  - Lead a creative team in development and direction of a children's theater production.- Handle money from ticket sales. - Oversee production of children's musical or plays. - Help choose theatrical production appropriate for children's age group. - Audition, rehearse and put together a complete theatrical show within one to two weeks.

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  Pinnacle Airlines Corp.

  Jan 2012 - Feb 2013

  Aircraft Dispatcher

  - Dispatch of company aircraft.- Conduct on-the-job training for new dispatchers.- Share joint responsibility with pilot in command.- Monitor safety of each flight assigned.- Build routes in regards to weather, VIP movement, temporary flight restricted airspace and airway closures. -Post and code delays. -Plan fuel load for each flight.

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  ExpressJet Airlines

  Feb 2013 - Jan 2017

  - Served as an Air Transportation Supervisor for ExpressJet Airlines. - Served as an advisor for Desk Allocation Tool and communicated not only the needs but also needed changes to the IT Specialist assigned to develop and maintain the tool.- Created a companion Excel Spreadsheet to the Desk Allocation Tool in order to easily identify workload discrepancies. - Instruct initial/recurrent dispatcher classes. - Conduct initial, recurrent, requalification and transition competency checks on aircraft dispatchers. - Provide guidance on FAR Part 91, 121, 121 Supplemental, 117 and Operations Specifications to dispatchers, hub coordinators, senior hub coordinators and duty managers. - Work on special projects as directed by the Manager of Training and Standards.- Fully qualified to work multiple positions in the OCC such as Aircraft Dispatcher, ATC Coordinator and Hub Coordinator. Show less - Serve as the intermediary between the company, Air Traffic Control and major airline partners throughout the day. - Record and distribute the Teleconference plan from Air Traffic Control Teleconferences to the Duty Manager and upper airline management. - Monitor the Flight Schedule Monitor and update edict times during Ground Stops and Ground Delay Programs. - Build routes, city pair pages, descent profiles, weather packages on behalf of dispatchers and the company. - Negotiate edict times for flights in regards to Flight Duty Time/Period. - Negotiate routes for aircraft that may not be able to accept a reroute. - Distribute charter packages from the charter coordinators to dispatchers. - Solve Air Traffic Control related problems on behalf of company dispatchers. - Update and maintain route database. Show less

  • Lead Dispatcher

    Jan 2015 - Jan 2017

  • Air Traffic Control Coordinator

    Jan 2014 - Jan 2017

  • Aircraft Dispatcher

    Feb 2013 - Jan 2017
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  United Airlines

  Jan 2017 - Oct 2020

  - Served on special team to both create and present a special presentation which described the Flight Dispatcher role to other workers within the company.- Provide instruction both in the classroom and on-the-job training. Virtual classroom instruction as well if needed. - Create new and edit old instruction material for classroom instruction in concordance with Full Time Dispatch Instructors/Manager of Training. - Dispatch of company aircraft both domestically and to Canada/Mexico under both federal and company regulations.- Analyzing flight plans and routes to not only create the safest flight plans but also the most efficient and cost-saving plan. - Utilize cross-functional communication skills across departments when needed.- Maintain situational awareness of an ever changing and dynamic workload.

  • Adjunct Dispatch Instructor

    Apr 2019 - Oct 2020

  • Flight Dispatcher

    Jan 2017 - Oct 2020
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  Amazon

  Oct 2020 - Jun 2021

  Transportation Specialist Lead
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  FedEx

  Jun 2021 - Apr 2024

  Senior ATC Landing and Overflight Rights Specialist
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  Delta Air Lines

  Apr 2024 - now

  • Flight Superintendent

    Jul 2024 - now

  • Assistant Flight Superintendent

    Apr 2024 - Jul 2024