STAFF
LEADERSHIP
Patrick J Garman
POSITION: Chief Executive Officer
Awards & Affiliations: Associate Fellow - Society of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP)
TOTAL HOURS: 2400+ hours...
CERTIFICATIONS: DOD Level III PM...
Education:
- Masters of Business Administration, Salve Regina University
- BS General Engineering, United States Military Academy...

Patrick J Garman
Chief Executive Officer
Jeff Trang
POSITION: CMO + President
Awards & Affiliations: Lt. Colonel, US Army (Ret.)...
TOTAL HOURS: 5,000+ hours
CERTIFICATIONS: FAA Flight Test DER ...
Education:
- Master of Science, Aviation Systems -
University of Tennessee Space Institute - Bachelor's of Science in Electrical Engineering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
- Master Of Science in Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M ...

Jeff Trang
CMO + President
William Oefelein
POSITION: Chief Pilot
CALLSIGN: Billy O
TOTAL HOURS: o 309 Space ...
CERTIFICATIONS: CFI, CFII, MEII, ATP...
Education:
- Master of Science, Aviation Systems - University of Tennessee Space Institute
- Graduate - US Naval Test Pilot School ...

William Oefelein
Chief Pilot
Shauna DiCesare
POSITION: Vice President of Business Development and Marketing
Shauna DiCesare, Vice President of Business Development and Marketing is responsible for overseeing sales and marketing efforts related to company growth and strategic partnerships for Flight Research International...

Shauna DiCesare
VPB Development & Marketing
Doug Rybczynski
POSITION: Project Manager
Doug Rybczynski is a test pilot, flight test engineer, flight instructor, commercial pilot, aerospace engineer, and licensed aircraft mechanic with inspection authorisation. He has graduated from the Professional Course at NTPS as both a Test Pilot and Flight Test Engineer and holds a Master of Science in Flight Test Engineering from NTPS, Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from ERAU, and Associate of Science in Aviation Maintenance Science from ERAU...

Doug Rybczynski
Project Manager

Jennifer Alvarado
Operations Administrator
Jill Emory
POSITION: Vice President of Maintenance
Jill Emory serves as vice President of Aircraft Maintenance. She has 24 years of Aviation experience all on the Mojave Air and Spaceport at Avtel Services, as Production Planner / Scheduler of Long-Term Storage Aircraft. She also worked at Flight Test Associates and Flight Test Aerospace as a Production Planner/Scheduler at a 145-repair station on commercial aircraft heavy maintenance programs...

Jill Emory
Vice President of Maintenance
Shauna DiCesare
POSITION: Vice President of Business Development and Marketing
Shauna DiCesare, Vice President of Business Development and Marketing is responsible for overseeing sales and marketing efforts related to company growth and strategic partnerships for Flight Research International...

Shauna DiCesare
VPB Development & Marketing
Doug Rybczynski
POSITION: Project Manager
Doug Rybczynski is a test pilot, flight test engineer, flight instructor, commercial pilot, aerospace engineer, and licensed aircraft mechanic with inspection authorisation. He has graduated from the Professional Course at NTPS as both a Test Pilot and Flight Test Engineer and holds a Master of Science in Flight Test Engineering from NTPS, Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from ERAU, and Associate of Science in Aviation Maintenance Science from ERAU...

Doug Rybczynski
Project Manager

Jennifer Alvarado
Operations Administrator
Jill Emory
POSITION: Vice President of Maintenance
Jill Emory serves as vice President of Aircraft Maintenance. She has 24 years of Aviation experience all on the Mojave Air and Spaceport at Avtel Services, as Production Planner / Scheduler of Long-Term Storage Aircraft. She also worked at Flight Test Associates and Flight Test Aerospace as a Production Planner/Scheduler at a 145-repair station on commercial aircraft heavy maintenance programs...

Jill Emory
Vice President of Maintenance
Patrick J Garman
POSITION: Chief Executive Officer
Awards & Affiliations: Associate Fellow - Society of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP)
TOTAL HOURS: 2400+ hours...
CERTIFICATIONS: DOD Level III PM...
Education:
- Masters of Business Administration, Salve Regina University
- BS General Engineering, United States Military Academy...

Patrick J Garman
Chief Executive Officer
Jeff Trang
POSITION: CMO + President
Awards & Affiliations: Lt. Colonel, US Army (Ret.)...
TOTAL HOURS: 5,000+ hours
CERTIFICATIONS: FAA Flight Test DER ...
Education:
- Master of Science, Aviation Systems -
University of Tennessee Space Institute - Bachelor's of Science in Electrical Engineering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
- Master Of Science in Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M ...

Jeff Trang
CMO + President
William Oefelein
POSITION: Chief Pilot
CALLSIGN: Billy O
TOTAL HOURS: o 309 Space ...
CERTIFICATIONS: CFI, CFII, MEII, ATP...
Education:
- Master of Science, Aviation Systems - University of Tennessee Space Institute
- Graduate - US Naval Test Pilot School ...

William Oefelein
Chief Pilot
Shauna DiCesare
POSITION: Vice President of Business Development and Marketing
Shauna DiCesare, Vice President of Business Development and Marketing is responsible for overseeing sales and marketing efforts related to company growth and strategic partnerships for Flight Research International...

Shauna DiCesare
VPB Development & Marketing
Doug Rybczynski
POSITION: Project Manager
Doug Rybczynski is a test pilot, flight test engineer, flight instructor, commercial pilot, aerospace engineer, and licensed aircraft mechanic with inspection authorisation. He has graduated from the Professional Course at NTPS as both a Test Pilot and Flight Test Engineer and holds a Master of Science in Flight Test Engineering from NTPS, Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from ERAU, and Associate of Science in Aviation Maintenance Science from ERAU...

Doug Rybczynski
Project Manager

Jennifer Alvarado
Operations Administrator
Jill Emory
POSITION: Vice President of Maintenance
Jill Emory serves as vice President of Aircraft Maintenance. She has 24 years of Aviation experience all on the Mojave Air and Spaceport at Avtel Services, as Production Planner / Scheduler of Long-Term Storage Aircraft. She also worked at Flight Test Associates and Flight Test Aerospace as a Production Planner/Scheduler at a 145-repair station on commercial aircraft heavy maintenance programs...

Jill Emory
Vice President of Maintenance
Patrick J Garman
POSITION: Chief Executive Officer
Awards & Affiliations: Associate Fellow - Society of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP)
TOTAL HOURS: 2400+ hours...
CERTIFICATIONS: DOD Level III PM...
Education:
- Masters of Business Administration, Salve Regina University
- BS General Engineering, United States Military Academy...

Patrick J Garman
Chief Executive Officer
Jeff Trang
POSITION: CMO + President
Awards & Affiliations: Lt. Colonel, US Army (Ret.)...
TOTAL HOURS: 5,000+ hours
CERTIFICATIONS: FAA Flight Test DER ...
Education:
- Master of Science, Aviation Systems -
University of Tennessee Space Institute - Bachelor's of Science in Electrical Engineering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
- Master Of Science in Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M ...

Jeff Trang
CMO + President
William Oefelein
POSITION: Chief Pilot
CALLSIGN: Billy O
TOTAL HOURS: o 309 Space ...
CERTIFICATIONS: CFI, CFII, MEII, ATP...
Education:
- Master of Science, Aviation Systems - University of Tennessee Space Institute
- Graduate - US Naval Test Pilot School ...

William Oefelein
Chief Pilot
Shauna DiCesare
POSITION: Vice President of Business Development and Marketing
Shauna DiCesare, Vice President of Business Development and Marketing is responsible for overseeing sales and marketing efforts related to company growth and strategic partnerships for Flight Research International...

Shauna DiCesare
VPB Development & Marketing
Doug Rybczynski
POSITION: Project Manager
Doug Rybczynski is a test pilot, flight test engineer, flight instructor, commercial pilot, aerospace engineer, and licensed aircraft mechanic with inspection authorisation. He has graduated from the Professional Course at NTPS as both a Test Pilot and Flight Test Engineer and holds a Master of Science in Flight Test Engineering from NTPS, Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from ERAU, and Associate of Science in Aviation Maintenance Science from ERAU...

Doug Rybczynski
Project Manager

Jennifer Alvarado
Operations Administrator
Jill Emory
POSITION: Vice President of Maintenance
Jill Emory serves as vice President of Aircraft Maintenance. She has 24 years of Aviation experience all on the Mojave Air and Spaceport at Avtel Services, as Production Planner / Scheduler of Long-Term Storage Aircraft. She also worked at Flight Test Associates and Flight Test Aerospace as a Production Planner/Scheduler at a 145-repair station on commercial aircraft heavy maintenance programs...

Jill Emory
Vice President of Maintenance
INSTRUCTORS
Eric Brye
POSITION: Lead Jet Pilot Instructor
CALLSIGN: Smurph
TOTAL HOURS: 1700
CERTIFICATIONS: CFI, CFII, MEI, ATP...
Education:
- Bachelor of Science, Aerospace Engineering, United States Naval Academy
- Masters of Science, Aerospace Engineering, University of Alabama...

Eric Brye
Lead Jet Pilot Instructor
Michael Young
POSITION: Lead General Aviation Instructor
CALLSIGN: Slash
TOTAL HOURS: 1600
CERTIFICATIONS: Commercial-S&MEL...
Education:
- Master of Business Administration - California State University
- Sacramento Experimental Flight Test Engineer Course...

Michael Young
Lead General Aviation Instructor
Dr. Mark Scharf
POSITION: Lead Citation Instructor
CALLSIGN: Scruff
TOTAL HOURS: 10,000+
CERTIFICATIONS: ATP, CFI, MEI, FE, SUAS...
Education:
- Northcentral University Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Business Administration
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Master of Aeronautical Science (MAS), Management...

Dr. Mark Scharf
Lead Citation Instructor
Jonathan Bearce
POSITION: Lead Turbo Prop Pilot
CALLSIGN: Beast
TOTAL HOURS: 3,700 Flight (49 different aircraft)
CERTIFICATIONS: CFI, CFII, ME
Education:
- Master of Science, Flight test Engineering – Air University
- Graduate, Distinguished Graduate – US Air Force Test Pilot School...

Jonathan Bearce
Lead Turbo Prop Pilot
Patrick Kelleher
POSITION: Lead Helicopter Pilot
CALLSIGN: Paddy
TOTAL HOURS: 3100
CERTIFICATIONS: Commercial - ASEL, AMEL, Helicopter...
Education:
- Master of Science, Aviation Systems Management - University of Tennessee
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering - Gonzaga University Graduate...

Patrick Kelleher
Lead Helicopter Pilot
Michael Young
POSITION: Lead General Aviation Instructor
CALLSIGN: Slash
TOTAL HOURS: 1600
CERTIFICATIONS: Commercial-S&MEL...
Education:
- Master of Business Administration - California State University
- Sacramento Experimental Flight Test Engineer Course...

Michael Young
Lead General Aviation Instructor
Dr. Mark Scharf
POSITION: Lead Citation Instructor
CALLSIGN: Scruff
TOTAL HOURS: 10,000+
CERTIFICATIONS: ATP, CFI, MEI, FE, SUAS...
Education:
- Northcentral University Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Business Administration
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Master of Aeronautical Science (MAS), Management...

Dr. Mark Scharf
Lead Citation Instructor
Jonathan Bearce
POSITION: Lead Turbo Prop Pilot
CALLSIGN: Beast
TOTAL HOURS: 3,700 Flight (49 different aircraft)
CERTIFICATIONS: CFI, CFII, ME
Education:
- Master of Science, Flight test Engineering – Air University
- Graduate, Distinguished Graduate – US Air Force Test Pilot School...

Jonathan Bearce
Lead Turbo Prop Pilot
Patrick Kelleher
POSITION: Lead Helicopter Pilot
CALLSIGN: Paddy
TOTAL HOURS: 3100
CERTIFICATIONS: Commercial - ASEL, AMEL, Helicopter...
Education:
- Master of Science, Aviation Systems Management - University of Tennessee
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering - Gonzaga University Graduate...

Patrick Kelleher
Lead Helicopter Pilot
Eric Brye
POSITION: Lead Jet Pilot Instructor
CALLSIGN: Smurph
TOTAL HOURS: 1700
CERTIFICATIONS: CFI, CFII, MEI, ATP...
Education:
- Bachelor of Science, Aerospace Engineering, United States Naval Academy
- Masters of Science, Aerospace Engineering, University of Alabama...

Eric Brye
Lead Jet Pilot Instructor
Michael Young
POSITION: Lead General Aviation Instructor
CALLSIGN: Slash
TOTAL HOURS: 1600
CERTIFICATIONS: Commercial-S&MEL...
Education:
- Master of Business Administration - California State University
- Sacramento Experimental Flight Test Engineer Course...

Michael Young
Lead General Aviation Instructor
Dr. Mark Scharf
POSITION: Lead Citation Instructor
CALLSIGN: Scruff
TOTAL HOURS: 10,000+
CERTIFICATIONS: ATP, CFI, MEI, FE, SUAS...
Education:
- Northcentral University Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Business Administration
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Master of Aeronautical Science (MAS), Management...

Dr. Mark Scharf
Lead Citation Instructor
Jonathan Bearce
POSITION: Lead Turbo Prop Pilot
CALLSIGN: Beast
TOTAL HOURS: 3,700 Flight (49 different aircraft)
CERTIFICATIONS: CFI, CFII, ME
Education:
- Master of Science, Flight test Engineering – Air University
- Graduate, Distinguished Graduate – US Air Force Test Pilot School...

Jonathan Bearce
Lead Turbo Prop Pilot
Patrick Kelleher
POSITION: Lead Helicopter Pilot
CALLSIGN: Paddy
TOTAL HOURS: 3100
CERTIFICATIONS: Commercial - ASEL, AMEL, Helicopter...
Education:
- Master of Science, Aviation Systems Management - University of Tennessee
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering - Gonzaga University Graduate...

Patrick Kelleher
Lead Helicopter Pilot
Eric Brye
POSITION: Lead Jet Pilot Instructor
CALLSIGN: Smurph
TOTAL HOURS: 1700
CERTIFICATIONS: CFI, CFII, MEI, ATP...
Education:
- Bachelor of Science, Aerospace Engineering, United States Naval Academy
- Masters of Science, Aerospace Engineering, University of Alabama...

Eric Brye
Lead Jet Pilot Instructor
Michael Young
POSITION: Lead General Aviation Instructor
CALLSIGN: Slash
TOTAL HOURS: 1600
CERTIFICATIONS: Commercial-S&MEL...
Education:
- Master of Business Administration - California State University
- Sacramento Experimental Flight Test Engineer Course...

Michael Young
Lead General Aviation Instructor
Dr. Mark Scharf
POSITION: Lead Citation Instructor
CALLSIGN: Scruff
TOTAL HOURS: 10,000+
CERTIFICATIONS: ATP, CFI, MEI, FE, SUAS...
Education:
- Northcentral University Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Business Administration
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Master of Aeronautical Science (MAS), Management...

Dr. Mark Scharf
Lead Citation Instructor
Jonathan Bearce
POSITION: Lead Turbo Prop Pilot
CALLSIGN: Beast
TOTAL HOURS: 3,700 Flight (49 different aircraft)
CERTIFICATIONS: CFI, CFII, ME
Education:
- Master of Science, Flight test Engineering – Air University
- Graduate, Distinguished Graduate – US Air Force Test Pilot School...

Jonathan Bearce
Lead Turbo Prop Pilot
Patrick Kelleher
POSITION: Lead Helicopter Pilot
CALLSIGN: Paddy
TOTAL HOURS: 3100
CERTIFICATIONS: Commercial - ASEL, AMEL, Helicopter...
Education:
- Master of Science, Aviation Systems Management - University of Tennessee
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering - Gonzaga University Graduate...

Patrick Kelleher
Lead Helicopter Pilot
OPERATIONS & SUPPORT

Jane Dickey
Office Manager/Accounts Payable

George Linares
Director of Safety and Quality

Jane Dickey
Office Manager/Accounts Payable

George Linares
Director of Safety and Quality
MAINTENANCE
Flight Research, Inc. has a diverse staff of experts in virtually every facet of engineering, and expert technicians such as:
- Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) Certified Mechanics
- Inspection Authorization (IA)
- Designated Engineering Representatives (DER)
- Designated Airworthiness Representatives (DAR)
- Avionics Technicians
- Structural Technicians

Chris French
Avionics/ A&P Mechanic and IA

Robert McKinnon
Lead Helicopter Mechanic

Robert McKinnon
Lead Helicopter Mechanic

Chris French
Avionics/ A&P Mechanic and IA

Robert McKinnon
Lead Helicopter Mechanic

Chris French
Avionics/ A&P Mechanic and IA

Robert McKinnon
Lead Helicopter Mechanic
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