Matt Newman

Experience

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  US Military

  Jan 1986 - Jan 1998

  Chief Warrant Officer

  Negotiated Military Corridors through Austria: NATO aircraft flying combat missions to Bosnia out of England and German airfields were required to fly around neutral Austrian airspace. Through negotiations with the Austrian CAA NATO air corridors were established. The use of these corridors by NATO forces deploying to and returning from Bosnia saved thousands of flight hours and millions of dollars in fuel and maintenance cost.

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  Tele-Serve

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2002

  General Manager

  Performed strategic planning concentrating on budget management, company policies, evaluation/procurement of technology. Managed 30 personnel and extensive resources. Managed human resources, training, marketing, sales, contracting, production and quality control. Used strategic planning skills to transform the business through research, mathematical modeling and new company policies and programs. Transformed Tele-Serve from a local company into a national business that specialized in e-business support and web based solutions. Led the company to a 100% increase in monthly revenue, and increased the company's profit margin from an 18% loss to a 32% gain. Designed and instituted quality control procedures that decreased complaints by 85%, and production control policies that increased efficiency by 29%. Renegotiated major vendor contracts that saved the company 42%.Obtained new accounts, through marketing and negotiations to double the size of Tele-Serve. Show less

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  R.W. Bruner Company

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2003

  General Manager

  Directed the operations of an architectural woodwork manufacturing company with a 29,000 square foot manufacturing facility and over 50 employees. Performed strategic planning, directed company policy, budget planning/ implementation, technology procurement and evaluation. Managed human resources, training, marketing, sales, contracting and production/quality control.Planned and executed a new strategy of action for a failing company. The primary focus of this strategy was to evaluate current personnel and capabilities. Started a leadership development program for company supervisors. Built esprit de corps among company employees and developed a need to complete individual assignments as part of a team.Streamlined plant operations using lean manufacturing models. Made the tough decisions on personnel changes.Performed P&L analysis. Changed fiscal policies that brought our financial ratios in line with High Profit companies in our industry representing a 20% increase in Net Profit.Modernized plant equipment. Included researching numerous CNC machines, negotiating their purchase and integrating their use in a production flow environment. Show less

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  Lufthansa Service Group

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2005

  Department Manager

  Lead a major department consisting of over 100 personnel in a $40,000,000 sales location. Developed and implemented Lean Manufacturing plans and processes. Responsible for forecasting departmental performance: hour per flight, revenue per flight and overtime. Transformed a major department that was continuously failing to meet productivity goals into the standard setter for the company’s productivity. Reduced process time by 11% and always surpassed productivity goals.Increased quality by reducing customer issues from 30 plus per month to three per month.Standardized department operations in SOP format. Utilize VPS, Kanban, Tac Time, line balancing and other lean principles to reduce and eliminate waste. Show less

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  Air Methods

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2007

  EMS Captain/Base Safety Officer

  Conduct monthly safety audits and annual safety inspections to guarantee the base was compliant with all company, local, state and federal safety regulations and policies. Investigate all safety issues, determine the root cause and formulate/implement a workable solution.

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  Pan African Airlines Nigeria

  Mar 2007 - Apr 2011

  Training Captain Responsible for all aspects of B206 and B407 training. Responsible for PAAN Escravos flight safety program.Monitor Aviation Safety Reporting System.Conduct safety inspections and safety meetings.

  • Senior Training Captain B206/B407

    Aug 2008 - Apr 2011

  • Pilot & Safety Officer

    Mar 2007 - Aug 2008
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  Bristow Group

  Apr 2011 - Aug 2020

  To ensure that AFR training is conducted with the highest level of quality, professionalism, and safety while in compliance of all regulatory, company, and customer training requirements. Training and Standards: Accountable for regional training for S76C++/D, S92, B412, AW139, AW189, ERJ, and Caravan aircraft; 25+ aircraft and 140+ pilots. Responsible for all aspects of aircrew training including new hire, in-house, third party, simulator, scheduling, standardization and staffingEnsure all flight and engineering department trainers are suitably trained; Ground School Instructors, Simulator Instructors, Line Training Captains, Training Captains & Examiners Forecast and manage eight figure annual training budgetExecuted AFR FY19 Training and Scheduling Plan, saving of over 20% of the total budget value; with no reduction in training.Participate in SMT decision making processes; aircrew staffing, contract tenders, safety, etc. Show less Accountable for all aspects of PAAN training for B412, B407, B206, Cessna Citation and Caravan aircraft. Lead and manage all PAAN training personnel, applying a Talent Management approachResponsible for the standardization of all training and training documentationForecast and manage annual training budgetReduced training expenditures by over 27% via process improvement to increase efficiencySignificantly increased standardization and quality of flight trainingManage PAAN’s Flight Data Monitoring ProgramCreate and maintain PAAN’s Operations Manuals Show less

  • Training and Standards Manager, Bristow Africa and Middle East

    Apr 2017 - Aug 2020

  • Training Manager/Senior Training Captain/Simulator Intructor

    Apr 2011 - Apr 2017
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  Ace Aeronautics, LLC

  Aug 2020 - now

  FSR