Preston Rufe

Experience

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  United States Air Force

  Jun 1999 - Jun 2007

  Air Force Officer

  Civil Engineering officer stationed at multiple locations, worldwide.

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  ECS Mid-Atlantic

  Sept 2007 - Jun 2008

  Waldorf Branch Manager

  Branch Manager of Waldorf Office.

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  Formation Capital Corporation, U.S.

  Jul 2008 - Feb 2013

  Environmental Manager

  Environmental planning, permitting, compliance, and reclamation. Mining Safety and Occupational Health.

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  Formation Metals Inc.

  Jan 2013 - Mar 2013

  Vice President of Environmental and Special Projects

  Responsible for corporate wide social and environmental programs for all FMI projects. Additionally, leads cross-functional teams on highly specialized projects at the corporate level.

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  Rio Tinto

  Mar 2013 - Apr 2015

  Site Construction Manager

  Site Construction Manager, Holden Mine Remediation Project.

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  T-O Engineers

  Jul 2015 - May 2016

  Aviation Project Manager / Heliports

  Heliport and airport project management and planning servicing the Pacific Northwest and Mountain Regions.

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  Silverhawk Aviation Academy

  Apr 2016 - Sept 2017

  Flight Instructor

  Part 141 and Part 61 Instructor for Private, Instrument, and CFII in Helicopters.

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  Treasure Valley Community College

  Sept 2016 - Aug 2017

  Aviation Program Director

  Program Director for TVCC's professional helicopter pilot program. Responsible for daily operations including ground and flight training as well as college degree program.

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  Gem Air

  May 2017 - Sept 2017

  Airplane Pilot

  Captain/Pilot flying multiple airplanes for Gem Air (Part 135 Charter Operator).

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  Caribbean Buzz Helicopters

  Nov 2017 - Aug 2018

  Helicopter Pilot

  Captain/Instructor Pilot/Pilot flying helicopters in the Caribbean including Puerto Rico and the US and British Virgin Islands for Caribbean Buzz Helicopters (Part 135 Charter Operator).

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  Seaflight

  Jan 2018 - Aug 2018

  Airplane Pilot

  Captain/Pilot flying Cessna Caravans on amphibious floats in the Caribbean for Seaflight (Part 135 Charter Operator).

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  SkyWest Airlines

  Aug 2018 - Oct 2020

  First Officer

  First Officer/Pilot Embraer 175 (ERJ-175) for SkyWest Airlines (Part 121 Air Carrier).

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  Idaho Power

  Oct 2020 - May 2022

  Corporate Pilot

  Captain/Pilot for Idaho Power Company flying the Cessna Citation Super II (CE-550).

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  Micron Technology

  May 2022 - Mar 2023

  Corporate Pilot

  Captain/Pilot for Micron Technology as Captain in the Gulfstream G280

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  JET 1

  Mar 2023 - Oct 2024

  G280 & Citation XL Captain / Director of Safety
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  Constellation Brands

  Sept 2024 - now

  Captain

  Gulfstream G280 Captain for Part 91, corporate flight department.