Mike Jamieson

Refined instrument acumen while flying several hundred hours with two FAA G200 designated flight examiners. Extended mountainous experience with scores of operations in Colorado and refreshed overwater experience in super-mid twinjet. Identified safety gaps in operator-specific checklist; rewrote G200 checklist for fleet-wide rollout.

Employed playbook learned during MBA at Harvard Business School to purchase, operate, and install CEOs for two small businesses, then returned to flying. Through seven acquisitions and hands-on leadership of culture and internal consulting, grew revenue from $1,100,000 (35 employees) in 2021 to over $12,000,000 (120 employees) in 2025.

Upgraded from SIC to Captain in under one year. Bolstered experience operating jets into remote and uncontrolled fields and calmly and safely executed more than 20 in-flight diverts due to company and customer requirements.

#1 of 37 Operations Group Flight Examiners (DFEs). Worked with TERPS to create ACC's first remotely-piloted aircraft instrument approach procedure; received only 2 “Highly Effective” ratings from >1,000 personnel. Ops Group Company Grade Officer of the Qtr (#1/360). Chosen to rewrite MQ-1 Aircraft Flight Manual w/manufacturer.

Commanded 42-member 24/7/365 combat aviation flight. Led and coordinated all combat operations across two combat theaters. Leveraged C-5 PIC overseas experience to train 60 pilots on IFR operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Squadron Flight Commander of the Quarter. Whiteman AFB Tenant Unit Company Grade Officer of the Quarter.

Upgraded from 150-hour UPT graduate to C-5 PIC in under two years. Led autonomous aircrews of up to 20 (pilots, engineers, and loadmasters) to deliver mission-critical cargo and passengers to austere military & civilian locations worldwide. Successfully recovered $200m aircraft during four different critical emergencies; high-speed t/o abort, rapid decompression, autopilot failure on takeoff below return minimums, nosewheel steering failure on landing.