Commercial Pilot seeking first turbine role

Home airport: KDTO

Flight Hours

Totals

Total Time
1681
Pilot in Command
1595
Cross Country — § 61.1(b)(vi)
737
Cross Country — § 61.1(b)(i)
1233
Instrument
134
Night
224
Solo
222
Dual Given
1072
Simulator (FTD/FFS)
10

Category/Class PIC Total

ASEL
PIC 1437 Total 1509
ASES
PIC 91 Total 97
AMEL
PIC 66 Total 74

Characteristics

Complex
112
High Performance
130
Retract
207
TAA
1023

Last 30 days Last 90 days

61 173

Flight hours last updated November 13, 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
1075
C177
114
A5
91
VR7
96
PA27
65
C172
50
C182
38
P28R
31
CRUZ
11
P28B
8
PA32
4
SR20
3
S22T
2
M20P
2
C210
2
PA44
2
CH7B
1