Commercial Pilot seeking first turbine role

Home airport: KDTO

Flight Hours

Totals

Total Time
1578
Pilot in Command
1492
Cross Country — § 61.1(b)(iv)
662
Cross Country — § 61.1(b)(i)
1139
Instrument
128
Night
211
Solo
216
Dual Given
980
Simulator (FTD/FFS)
10

Category/Class PIC Total

ASEL
PIC 1363 Total 1435
ASES
PIC 91 Total 97
AMEL
PIC 38 Total 46

Characteristics

Complex
81
High Performance
94
Retract
178
TAA
982

Last 30 days Last 90 days

62 154

Flight hours last updated September 17, 2026

Certificates & Ratings

  • ATP-CTP & ATP Written Complete
  • Commercial Pilot
    • ASEL
    • ASES
    • AMEL
  • Instrument - Airplane
  • FAA Gold Seal Flight Instructor
    • CFI
    • CFII
    • MEI
    • AGI
    • IGI
    • ICON Authorized Flight Instructor
  • Class 1 Medical
  • Restricted Radiotelephone Permit
  • Current US Passport

ATP eligible Gold Seal CFI/MEI. Background in software development and high-touch customer service shaped by Apple's demanding customer-experience culture. No accidents, incidents, or FAA enforcement actions.

Experience

Daedalus Flight Services

March 2025 - Present

Founder / Flight Instructor

  • Ferries aircraft across a variety of airframes. 6 deliveries completed in first year, including multiple cross-continent LSA deliveries.
  • Provides flight instruction for Above It All Aviation, Iconic Flight, and private individuals; 21/21 first time checkride passes.

Above It All Aviation

January 2025 - Present

Flight School Manager / Chief Flight Instructor

  • Manages scheduling, maintenance planning, contract negotiation, and customer support for a growing part 61 school.
  • Led growth of school from 4 planes to 16, including the creation of associated flight club. Created SOPs and policy documentation and laid out multi-year growth plan.
  • Plans and executes missions for aircraft delivery and maintenance.
  • Chief Flight Instructor since June 2026: mentors and oversees CFIs, conducts student stage checks, and supervises curriculum.

Daedalus Dreams

2013 - Present

Founder

  • Custom software development and IT support services: large-scale wireless network deployments, apps & websites, and brand/content strategy.
  • Specializes in working with small businesses to understand specific needs and develop bespoke solutions.

Apple Inc.

2005 - 2015

  • Inventory leader at multiple stores; selected as national trainer for new-store openings; built custom in-store software solutions.
  • Assigned to Cupertino to the newly created Retail Software team to help create software to support global employee and customer experiences
  • Built and ran global support team for 60k users and served as tier-3 support developer.

Education & Training

PPL to CFII Pilot Training

June 2024 - June 2025

Above It All Aviation

  • Completed CFII training with all first-time checkride passes.

B.S. in Computer Science (Minor in Mathematics)

2011 - 2015

Portland State University

  • Worked as tutor in CS lab. Chosen as project lead for the Routelandia capstone project.

PIC by Type

P28A
1018
C177
111
A5
91
VR7
91
C172
48
PA27
36
C182
33
P28R
31
CRUZ
11
P28B
8
PA32
4
SR20
3
M20P
2
C210
2
PA44
2
CH7B
1