About Me

I’m a retired airline captain and college professor who loves coffee, golf, R&B & jazz.

I hold a master’s degree in aviation/aerospace management and am an advocate of online education.

In addition, I am currently pursuing an educational doctorate (EdD), with a specialization in organizational leadership, from Northcentral University. I am in the dissertation phase and plan on graduating with the degree during the first quarter of 2021. As such, I am All but Dissertation (ABD) and considered a doctoral candidate.

The beauty of this is I can complete the degree entirely online. You have to love technology, wifi and the Internet, which makes accomplishing one’s goals in life that much easier.

I’m a retired Airbus A319/320/321 captain for American Airlines and look forward to sharing my passion for aviation and a typical day from the left seat.

I’m an Assistant Professor, and Program Chair Dispatch, with the College of Aviation at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) on their Prescott, AZ campus. I have been teaching for ERAU for more than eight years.

• Assistant Professor (2019 – present)
• Adjunct Assistant Professor (2012 – 2019)

The views expressed in this blog are indeed my own.

Join me on my journey!

Aviation/Airline Experience:
• 40 years experience in civil aviation as a commercial pilot (27,000+ flight hours)
• 33 years experience – airline pilot flying B737, B757 & Airbus passenger jets
• 31 consecutive years as Captain, B737, B757 & Airbus jets –  Mainland US, Alaska, Canada, Hawaii & Mexico
• 7 years flying the 757-ETOPS between US mainland & Hawaii (500+ Pacific crossings)

ATP/AMEL/SD3/B737/B757/B767/A320
CFI/CFII/MEI
BGI/AGI/IGI
Aircraft Dispatcher

American Airlines
January, 1987 – January, 2020
Captain, Airbus A319/320/321
Phoenix, AZ
Formerly America West & US Airways

Education:
EdD, Northcentral University, (est. 2021)
MAS, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 2009, With Distinction
BPA, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 1990