Bryan Smith

Experience

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  Gainesville Police Department

  Oct 2004 - May 2009

  Pilot - Officer

  Law Enforcement pilot for combined city/county law enforcement aviation program. Flew OH-6 and OH-58s.

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  Lunsford Air Consulting

  Feb 2008 - Mar 2012

  Contractor

  Flight instructor in helicopters for a contract training company. Provided initial and recurrent flight training. Also trained new flight instructors and other aircrew members. Instruction covered day and night emergency procedures, including NVG usage when applicable. Initial NVG instruction was also provided.

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  Patriot Technologies Group, LLC

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2011

  Contractor

  Aviation surveillance and tactical support instructor. Design and deliver training programs for camera and mapping systems used in law enforcement and DoD aircraft. Training conducted both in the classroom and in the air.

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  Lee County Sheriff's Office

  May 2009 - Aug 2014

  Pilot - Deputy

  Law Enforcement pilot. Currently fly Eurocopter A-Stars and a Cessna T210L. Unit flight instructor and instructor for all new Tactical Flight Officers.

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  Airborne Law Enforcement Assoc

  Mar 2012 - Jul 2022

  Safety Program Manager

  Contractor for the Airborne Public Safety Association. Management of the Safety First Program. Includes writing newsletters and magazine articles, teaching at seminars, assisting members with safety related issues, audits, training, creating safety information and tools. Wrote over 60 magazine articles, 100 safety newsletters and one book, 'Air Support Safety.' Taught in-person classes approximately 8-10 times a year throughout the US, Canada, Europe and South America. Online monthly safety officer meetings and courses. Developed Safety Management System training and tools that were implemented throughout the industry. Show less

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  Seminole County Sheriff's Office

  Aug 2014 - Nov 2017

  Deputy - Pilot

  Deputy/Pilot for the Seminole County Sheriff's Office. Flying AS350 B3e helicopters in a variety of public safety missions.

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  Pinellas County Sheriff's Office

  Nov 2017 - Jun 2024

  Chief Pilot and Operations Manager

  Chief Pilot and Operations Manager for a public safety aviation unit. Manage 11 aircrew and 3 maintenance technicians in accredited flight operation with an FAA Part 145 repair station certificate. Instruct and fly in AS350/H125 Helicopters and Cessna 208 Caravan for law enforcement and public safety missions. Manage multimillion-dollar budget and capital projects such as aircraft purchases and hangar design and construction. Handle all aspects of fleet management, personnel management, scheduling and budgeting, and training for pilots and aircrew. Show less

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  PSA Airlines, Inc.

  Jul 2024 - now

  Pilot - First Officer

  First Officer on CRJ 700/900.