Synopsis of Résumé of:                                                                  KENNETH D. BRODEUR

 

2747 West Hwy 329, Reddick, Florida

 

EDUCATION

 

College:                    U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland.  Graduated ‑ Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering/Naval Science.  Commissioned an Ensign, United States Navy.

 

Post Graduate:       U.S. Naval Flight Training, Pensacola Florida; Meridian, Mississippi and Corpus Christi, Texas.  Designated Naval Aviator - Attack Aircraft.         

           

EXPERIENCE

 

·  Served as Director of Operations for cargo airline consisting of three B-757’s and one B-707 with a crew compliment of over sixty-seven pilots, dispatchers, crew schedulers and secretarial help. Experienced in all aspects of Training, Dispatching and Scheduling of crews and aircraft.  Responsible for the safe, legal and efficient operation of all aircraft owned by the company.  Act as liaison between the company and the FAA.  Responsible for all contractual operations requirements, insuring that no conflict exists relative to FAR’s.  Responsible for surveillance of flight crew records, limitations and qualifications as set forth by the FAA.  Responsible for compliance with the applicable regulations in the air transportation of hazardous or dangerous cargo.   Developed an FAA approved computer data base for the tracking of recurrent training, flight and simulator checks, medical and passport due dates.  Also developed a spread sheet for the tracking of crew times.  Taught office personnel the use of PC computers and various software.  Developed specialized software applications for the company’s needs.  Retired from job when Company was purchased by UPS.

 

·  Served as a "Damage Assessment Engineer" for the State of Florida working closely with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the assessing of damage to public facilities caused by Hurricane Andrew.  Responsible for the writing of Damage Survey Reports (DSR's) which enable local governments to obtain federal funds for replacement and/or repair of these damaged facilities.  Was responsible for advising and guiding the sub‑grantee in the initiation (preparation) of a Hazard Mitigation request to the State.  Work closely with Dade County's Metro‑Dade Transit Authority, Mosquito Control, Tri‑County Rail Agency, Metro‑Dade Police Department, Aviation Department, and Florida Marine Patrol. Was responsible for all of HRS's District 11 (Dade & Broward Counties).  Successfully specialized in working on cases that had proven to be difficult to get funded by FEMA.  For example, guided Metro Dade Transit Agency in obtaining an additional six months extension ($23 million) from FEMA for their Jitney operation against FEMA's protestations.  Have submitted for review several proposals for Hazard Mitigation for Metro‑Dade's rapid emergency response including the rapid deployment of rescue helicopters for rescue and the setting up and establishing Communications County wide. .  Was promoted to a supervisory level, ahead of peers.  Supervised up to six professional engineers with the State of Florida.  Responsible for the assigning tasks, monitoring and reporting of progress and carrying out State and FEMA directives on the procedures to be followed by subordinate engineers.  Trained State Engineers on use of computer, word processors, spread sheets and FEMA’s data base.  Developed a data base for the tracking of all DRS‘s written and their current status at any given point in time.

 

·   Served as a computer consultant to various small businesses and individuals, specializing in Medical Doctors’ offices.  Advise customers of their needs, initial setup systems (complete installation) and the maintenance thereafter including the trouble shooting and repair of the systems. Specializing in IBM PC's and IBM Clones.

 

·  Manager of private investigations and recovery agencies licensed in the State of Florida specializing in investigating computer fraud. Process serving for the Dade County Court System and Monroe County Sheriff’s Department.  Trained personnel on their duties and responsibilities on how to conduct investigations.

                                

·   Served in Pan American's International Flight Training Academy as a an instructor and check airman on the B‑727.  Was designated by the FAA as an inspector for the issuance of licenses.  Participated in the training of over six hundred new hires in a period of four years.  Was liaison between Latin American Division Chief Pilot's office and Pan Am's Flight Training Academy.  Assisted in the development of standardization of check airmen and procedures to be followed by airmen in general.  Developed and improved several Abnormal and Emergency procedures for the B‑727 aircraft.  Noteworthy was the simplification of the fuel management of engine out procedures and the management of electrical power with engine out or loss of electrical power.

 

 ·   Served as Captain with Arrow Airways, Inc. flying worldwide on both B‑707 & DC‑8 aircraft flying scheduled, charter and  U.S. Military airlift command type work. Served as pilots’ representative to management.  Participated in the accident investigation for the DC-8 crash in Gander, Newfoundland.

 

·   Served as a copilot with American Eagle Airlines on B‑707 based in Frankfurt, West Germany. Received extensive flying experience in the North Atlantic, U.S., Europe, Latin America, Caribbean, and Africa.  Served in management as operations officer.  Responsible for scheduling all aircraft, crews, and support. (Note: This American Eagle Airlines went bankrupt and is no longer in business - not to be confused with the American Airlines American Eagle)

 

·   Served as a copilot on B‑707 aircraft for International Aircraft Leasing Company with extensive experience in Latin and South America, the Caribbean, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.  Helped train Latin American pilots for IAL.

 

·   Served as a B-707 Flight Engineer based in New York and then a B-72 7 Engineer based in Miami after recall from furlough.  Again furloughed.

 

·   Served in management with Pan American.  Responsible for developing training programs and Aircraft Operating Manuals for Pan Am's Boeing aircraft.  Developed computerized cross‑referencing system for all Pan Am's various aircraft systems and technical information.  Assisted in the standardization of all the various aircraft operating manuals.

 

·   Served as a pilot/flight engineer in Pan Am’s Internal German Service flying between Berlin and West Germany overlying Soviet Occupied East Germany.  Furloughed.

 

·   NATOPS Standardization Officer for pilots at Naval War College, Newport RI.  Trained the war college's pilots on the T‑1A and routinely checked their proficiency.  Responsible for the readiness and testing of more than twenty jet training aircraft used by the War College.

 

·    Served as U.S. Naval Officer/Naval Aviator. Held many administrative positions in conjunction with a full flying schedule.  Was Administrative  and later the Operations Officer for a squadron of six hundred enlisted and four  hundred officers.  As Operations Officer, I was responsible for the training off all aircrew members (Pilots, Naval Flight Officer and Enlisted Aircrew) to insure the operational (combat) readiness of the squadron for deployment to Vietnam.  Served as Airfields Officer for Quonset Point Naval Air Station, responsible for airport maintenance, security and crash & rescue personnel and equipment (fire trucks and rescue boats). Was responsible for airport security for visits by President J.F. Kennedy and his family. 

 

·    Enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in July, 1955 were as an E-3 (Corporal), I was selected to attend the United States Naval Academy.   After graduation I entered the United States Navy.  I left as a Lieutenant.

 

 

 

 LICENSES

 

  Airline Transport Pilot: Airplane, Single/Multi‑engine Land. 

     (Type Ratings: B‑720, B‑707, DC-8, and  B‑747.)

  First Class Medical with waiver for Left Eye.

  Commercial Pilot: Rotorcraft ‑ Helicopter

  Certified Flight Instructor: Rotorcraft ‑ Helicopter

  Flight Engineer: Turbojet Powered

  Restricted Radio Telephone Operator

  Florida Motor Vehicle Operator ‑ Class "D"

   Extra Class Amateur Radio Operator