Aviator; Educator; Leader

Home airport: KDTO

Certificates & Ratings

  • Commercial ASEL/AMEL/ASES
  • Instrument - Airplane
  • High Performance Endorsement
  • Complex Endorsement
  • CFI
  • CFII
  • MEI
  • AGI
  • IGI
  • FAA Gold Seal Instructor
  • ICON Authorized Flight Instructor
  • ATP-CTP & ATP Written Complete
  • Class 1 Medical
  • FAA Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit
  • Current US Passport

Flight Hours

Totals

Total Time
1526
Pilot in Command
1440
Cross Country
616
Instrument (Actual)
49
Instrument (Simulated)
79
Night
207
Solo
211
Dual Given
939
Simulator (FTD/FFS)
10

Category/Class

ASEL
1404
ASES
97
AMEL
25

Characteristics

Complex
59
High Performance
73
Retract
156
TAA
963

Flight hours last updated August 25, 2026

Gold Seal CFI/MEI with a first-time pass on every checkride taken and all 21 students endorsed, seeking first crew/turbine role. 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

  • 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

  • Manages scheduling, maintenance planning, contract negotiation, and customer support.
  • Led growth of school from 4 planes to 16, including the creation of associated flight club. Created P&P/SOPs 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; later built 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 checkride 378 days after first flight 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
991
C177
108
A5
91
VR7
91
C172
48
C182
33
P28R
30
PA27
16
CRUZ
11
P28B
8
PA32
4
SR20
3
M20P
2
C210
2
PA44
2
CH7B
1