Fred I. Stahl, PhD, CFI

Experience

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  National Institute of Standards and Technology (was the National Bureau of Standards)

  Jun 1976 - Oct 1984

  Scientific and technical research

  Environmental psychology R&D.Computer simulation R&D.CAD/CAM standards development.

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  IBM Corporation

  Oct 1984 - Dec 2013

  Project Manager Team Lead and other IT industry roles

  Fred Stahl has more than 35 years information technology industry experience (including nearly 30 years with IBM) in a variety of project management and business consulting roles including: product development project management, services development and deployment, solution delivery method development and implementation, intellectual capital management, marking support and delivery content development, customer technical support, market development, software testing and test management, rapid application development, engineering and scientific computing solutions, computer graphic standards, simulation modeling, and artificial intelligence. Throughout his IT industry career, Fred’s consistently demonstrated skills in team leadership, project management, mentoring, technical writing, broad industry knowledge, and solid business acumen. Fred was an IBM Certified Consultant from 1999 through his retirement in 2013. Show less

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  Total Flight Solutions, LLC

  Jan 2010 - Oct 2015

  Chief Flight Instructor (Fixed Wing)

  Supervised staff flight instructors. On-boarded new flight instructors. Trained students at the Private, Commercial, and Flight Instructor levels, and for instrument ratings. Assisted management in the acquisition of training aircraft.

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  Aircraft Owners and Pilots Associaton (AOPA)

  Apr 2016 - Jul 2018

  Chief Flight Instructor

  Managed all aspects of in-house employee flight training program. Provided flight training for individuals. Managed flight proficiency training for AOPA staff pilots. Responsible for on-boarding new flight instructors. Provided periodic flight safety staff training. Advised AOPA VP of Flight Operations regarding the flight proficiency training needs of AOPA staff pilots. Assisted AOPA management in the acquisition of training aircraft.

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  Self-employed

  Jul 2018 - now

  Independent Flight Instructor

  Current practice limited to instrument and proficiency training in client-owned aircraft.