Hua Chai, CFA

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About me
Senior Technical Finance Manager at Air Lease Corporation
Education
- Civil Aviation Flight University of China
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  Bachelor, Thermal Energy and Power Engineering
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  2016 - 2018
  Master of Science (M.S.) Aviation Finance
  The Master of Science in Aviation Finance degree gives students knowledge about operations, along with the portfolio of expertise and skills they need to manage the financial risk, monetary policies, and economic strategies used by commercial firms and regulators in the global air transportation industry.
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  2017 - 2017
  ISTAT University Certificate Program Aircraft Leasing
  ISTAT U provides an overview of the many facets of the aviation finance and leasing industry and exposes students to real world concepts and methodologies. The course materials have been developed by the ERAU faculty working in partnership with ISTAT industry practitioners.The ISTAT U curriculum has been specifically tailored to help prepare students for internship as well as long term career opportunities in the exciting field of aviation finance, leasing and trading.The six… Show more ISTAT U provides an overview of the many facets of the aviation finance and leasing industry and exposes students to real world concepts and methodologies. The course materials have been developed by the ERAU faculty working in partnership with ISTAT industry practitioners.The ISTAT U curriculum has been specifically tailored to help prepare students for internship as well as long term career opportunities in the exciting field of aviation finance, leasing and trading.The six credit hour course covers aviation finance topics such as:-aircraft leasing-risk management-aviation legal framework-aircraft funding-maintenance reserves-lease negotiation-transaction modeling Show less
- Clover Park Technical College
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  Associate,Aviation Maitenance
Experience
- Gulfstream HNA (Beijing) Technical Services Co. Ltd
  Nov 2013 - Jun 2016
  I planed and built scheduled maintenance work packages, including identifying required inspections, parts, materials, and equipment. I was also the point of contact with Tech Ops in Gulfstream USA when Engineering Orders were needed for any major or minor repairs. Conducted aircraft servicing and inspection according to AMM and CMP
  - Engineer
    Jun 2014 - Jun 2016
  - Technician
    Nov 2013 - Jun 2014
- Jet Support Services, Inc. - JSSI
  Jun 2017 - Aug 2017
  Pricing Intern
- Jet Support Services, Inc. - JSSI
  Jun 2018 - May 2022
  My key responsibilities revolve around pricing, budgeting/forecasting, and data reconciliation of crucial financial data and maintenance invoice data while giving insights and recommendations to the management team I extracted the data and combined data from multiple systems to perform financial analysis on current existing contracts to provide the forecasting balance and propose pricing initiatives to improve the accuracy of pricing and mitigate the risk
  - Senior Data Analyst
    Jan 2020 - May 2022
  - Airframe Financial Data Analyst
    Jun 2018 - Jan 2020
- Amazon
  May 2022 - Nov 2023
  Business Analyst, Aircraft Sourcing and Fleet Strategy | Amazon Air
- Air Lease Corporation
  Nov 2023 - now
  Senior Technical Finance Manager
Licenses & Certifications
- Accredited Member (AM) MTS-Aircraft
  American Society of Appraisers
  Nov 2021
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
  CFA Institute
  Jul 2021
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- Airframe & Powerplant Maintenance Technician
  Federal Aviation Administration