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Michael Ickes

Member since: Sep 12, 2011, UTRS Inc., Flight Options LLC., NASA Lewis, USAF

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  • Affiliations (edit)
    UTRS Inc., Flight Options LLC., NASA Lewis, USAF

Civilian Experience

  • Seasoned IT Technologist with sixteen years experience building desktop & server hardware, network infrastructure and web application development and support.
  • Front-end UI & UX development and support of the WBAT (Web Base Application Tool).
  • Assisted Aviation Safety Administrators and FAA personnel in managing electronic safety reporting systems.
    Constructed queries and reports. Assisted in the setup and use of use of Safety Reporting, Audits, Investigations, Evaluations and Safety Assurance.
  • Created end user documentation, online training videos and Computer Based Training (CBT) modules supporting Training & Standards and Flight Departments.
  • Developed policies and procedures for and administered an Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP).
  • Managed an online ASAP and Safety Reporting System.
    Provided Pareto and Comparative Analysis Reports of collected data and helped to determine and manage the corrective actions.
  • Created and maintained a web based Aircrew Portal for the dissemination of information to a pilot and flight attendant workforce numbering in excess of 900 employees.
  • Long range planning of aircrew schedules with focus on crew pairing efficiency. Coordinated schedules between Training Department, Program Management and Row Scheduling with regard to crew ratios, peak demand coverage and vacation requests.
  • Performed flight following and dispatch assistance to flight crews to include pilot briefings and mission support changes.

  • If I knew anything more about Captain Kirk, I would write about it
    in this second paragraph.

Military Experience

  • Operation and monitoring of in-flight refueling systems.
  • Aerial refueled various fighter, bomber and transport aircraft and assisted in Doppler radar, radio and sextant navigation.
  • Cargo loading, passenger briefings, and computation of aircraft weight and balance on KC135R aircraft.
  • In-flight safety monitor responsible for maintaining compliance with flight procedures and directives.
    Performed pre, post and thru-flight checklists.
  • Performed aircrew scheduling, military airspace management.
  • Developed training packages designed to meet unit training objectives within allocated flying time.
  • Alert Force Controller for B1 and KC135R crews.

Current Interests

  • Javascript, HTML5, CSS3 and mobile application development.
  • Development using Python, Ruby, node.js.
  • User Experience (UX) design.

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