JAMES R. BIRD, JR.

7 Cliffside Way
Andover, NJ 07821
(973) 786 6658
(973) 476 4402
jvbird@optonline.net

OBJECTIVE: Flight Officer

CERTIFICATES Airline Transport Pilot, Airplane Multiengine Land
AND RATINGS: Type Ratings: B-727 F-27 G-1159 SA 227 DA 10 DA 50 G-IV
DA 2000
Flight Instructor: Airplane SE/ ME In
strument
Ground Instructor: Advanced and Instr
ument
FAA First Class Medical
FLIGHT TIMES:
Total Time: 15710 Instructor: 435
Multiengine: 15324 PIC: 7010
Turbojet: 12750 SIC: 9121
Turboprop: 1866 Actual Inst: 1618
AVIATION EXPERIENCE:
02/09 - 04/10 Executive Jet Management Cincinnati, OH
PIC: DA 50 EX and DA 900EX
* Part 91 executive passenger transport, domestic and international operations.
* Responsible for operational accounts, crew scheduling and hiring.
01/04 - 01/09 TAG Aviation/AMI Jet Charter Farmingdale, NY
PIC: DA 50 EX and DA 900EX
* Part 135 executive passenger transport, domestic and international operations.
* Assistant Client Account Manager /Safety Captain.
10/00 - 12/03 Avaya, Inc. Basking Ridge, NJ
PIC: DA 900C and DA 900EX
* Part 91Executive Passenger Transport, Domestic and International Operations.
* Chief Pilot.
10/96 - 10/00 Lucent Technologies Murray Hill, NJ

PIC: G-IV, DA 50, DA 2000

* Part 91Executive Passenger Transport, Domestic and International Operations.
* Safety Officer.
03/80 - 10/96 AT&T Co. Basking Ridge, NJ
PIC: DA 50 and DA 10
SIC: G IV, BE 100, SA 227
* Part 91Executive Passenger Transport, Domestic and International Operations.
* Safety Office r.
INSTRUCTOR EXPERIENCE:
1990-1996 US Air Force Westover, MA
Instructor Pilot, C5A/B Galaxy
* 225 hours of Instructor time preparing students for instrument checks, line ch
ecks and proficiency flights for currency.
1981-1983 Flight Safety International Teterboro, NJ
Instructor Pilot, Falcon 10
* Over 230 hours of instructor time preparing students for initial type ratings
and conducting recurrent training.
* Assisted in FSI Instructor workshops with emphasis on Cockpit Resource Managem
ent and participated in the development of Falcon 10 FSI checklists.

ADDITIONAL SAFETY EXPERIENCE/TRAINING:

2006-2007 TAG Aviation Farmingdale, NY
* Wrote/created TAG Aviation Safety newsletter.
* Earned President's Safety Citation Award.
1988-2000 AT&T/Lucent Basking Ridge/Murray Hill, NJ
* Wrote AT&T and Lucent Technologies' Safety bulletins for flight staff members.
* Served as Safety Captain (1988) and developed Emergency Response Plan for AT&T
Aviation.

FORMAL EDUCATION:
04/74 - 07/76 Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL
MBA, Finance and Accounting
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING:
2010 (Anticipated) Expected completion of Southern California Safety Institute's
Organizational Resource
Management Course.
2008 Graduated from Southern California Safety Institute's Essentials o
f Safety Management
Systems course.
07/90 C5 Instructor Pilot, Altus AFB, OK.