Bradley J Schmidt

Lead a team of five people to develop, review, and maintain the flight and maintenance training requirements for the AW609 tiltrotor aircraft. Serve as the lead instructor pilot to develop normal and abnormal operating procedures, and flight training manuals and materials. Responsible for over $15 million worth of equipment. Coordinate with the FAA regarding powered-lift rules, regulations, and procedures. Serve as a Part 142 Training Academy as an AW139 Training Center Instructor.

Led a team of five aircrew in the DHC-8 to support Department of Defense (War) operations in western Africa. This included transportation of personnel, cargo, equipment, and hazardous material while strictly adhering to Part 135 regulations and company SOPs. Certified for special flight operations in the DHC-8 to include the use of night vision goggles and air delivery to ensure the ability to meet all customer service requests safely and efficiently across multiple dynamic environments.

Led a team of five aircrew supporting Department of Defense (War) operations in Iraq and Afghanistan while strictly adhering to FAA, US Army, and company regulations and SOPs. Certified duty officer to provide flight planning information to higher command elements to ensure appropriate deconfliction from other aviation assets. Coordinated with the aircraft maintenance team to ensure the company was able to meet all customer service requests in a timely and efficient manner.

Senior military aviation instructor conducting advanced tactical training, flight leadership and instructor evaluation, and annual instrument and recurrent check flights. Crew Resource Management Instructor certifying new CRM Facilitators. Led a team of 10 personnel managing over $30 million worth of equipment to ensure readiness for three squadrons. Ensured standardization across the wing, developing joint flight rules for fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft.

Military aviation instructor conducting advanced tactical training, flight leadership, and annual instrument and recurrent check flights. Certified to lead a flight of over five aircraft. As the Pilot Training Officer, led a team of four people to develop annual, quarterly, and monthly training plans. Oversaw the training development of over 50 squadron aircrew at a time. As the Assistant Maintenance Officer, was the second in command for a department of over 200 personnel and 23 aircraft.

Military instructor, providing basic and advanced tactical training to include flight operations in low altitude environments. Certified to lead a flight of up to four aircraft in dynamic flight environments. As the Administration Officer, led a team of six people overseeing all administrative correspondence that required command approval. Personally managed and briefed the command team on the status of legal cases in the aircraft group.

Military instructor, providing basic and advanced tactical training to include flight operations in low altitude environments. Certified to lead a flight of two aircraft. As the Current Operations Officer, led a team of eight personnel to develop weekly and daily flight schedules to support training for over 50 squadron personnel.

Receive and complete the Naval Aviation Advanced Flight Training syllabus. This syllabus focused on multi-engine airplane flight operations, instrument flight rules at high altitude (including Class A airspace), Crew Resource Management, and military low altitude tactics. As an Assistant Flight Duty Officer, tracked the flight and maintenance status of over 10 aircraft to ensure the completion of training requirements.

Receive and complete the Naval Aviation Intermediate Flight Training syllabus. This syllabus included basic helicopter visual flight rules, basic instrument flight rules (IFR), and advanced tactics. Served as an observation pilot to ensure safety during student IFR training. As the Squadron Duty Officer, ensured security over squadron equipment and offices.

Receive and complete the Naval Aviation Primary Flight Training syllabus. This syllabus included basic airplane single-engine land flight operations in visual flight rules, instrument flight rules, and advanced airplane tactics such as aerobatic maneuvers and formation flying. As the Assistant Flight Duty Officer, tracked the status of squadron flight training. As the Squadron Duty Officer, provided security over squadron equipment and offices.

Receive and complete Aviation Preflight Indoctrination. This syllabus included aviation weather, engine, and aerodynamic academics, and naval aviation survival training. While awaiting a class date, served as the Officer in Charge for over 50 Marines and Sailors conducting volunteer maintenance on retired naval aircraft. Responsibilities included for all personnel adherence to OSHA and Navy safety requirements, annual training, and personally conducted maintenance on retired naval aircraft.

Receive and complete the basic officer training syllabus provided to all Marine Corps officers. Led a team of over 40 peers in both field (simulated combat, including live fire) and garrison (at home) conditions. Graduated 75 out of 235 Marine officers. After basic officer training, completed the Introductory Flight Screening syllabus. This syllabus included solo flight, night flying, and cross-country flight in and out of Washington, D.C. Special Flight Rules Area.