Kenneth W. Marshall
7394 Ayers Road
Cincinnati, OH 45255
(513) 232-5712
Cell (859) 802-3626
kmarshal@fuse.net
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1976 – Graduated with a Bachelors degree in History from
Campbell University, Buies Creek, North Carolina – grade point
average of 3.9.
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1976 – Retired with twenty-one years of service from the US Army
with the rank of Major. (First ten years as enlisted.) Military
specialties include morse intercept operator, intercept equipment
repair, order of battle specialist, Army intelligence special agent,
Army aviator in both helicopter and fixed wing, airborne
paratrooper, infantry/military intelligence officer, and various
command positions ranging from platoon to battalion level.
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1976 – Attained employment as pilot/Chief Pilot for Business
Express, a regional airline flying predominately in the Northeast.
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1977 – Minor partner in Chippewa Air Commuter, a new start-up
regional carrier in Manistee, MI. Served as pilot, Chief Pilot and
Director of Operations. Instrumental in attaining Federal
Aviation Authority certification and Department of Transportation
authorization to conduct commuter operations. Bankrupt due to
lack of market and sufficient income to cover operational costs.
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1978 – Joined AeroMech Airlines, an Allegheny Commuter, out of
Clarksburg, WV as a pilot. Later served as Chief Pilot and
Director of Operations. Left to seek career opportunity after
merger with Wright Airlines.
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1984 – Joined Comair Airlines as Chief Pilot/Director of
Operations. Primary agent in obtaining FAA authorization to
conduct FAR 121 operations. Responsibilities included pilot and
flight attendant hiring and administration, training, payroll, crew
scheduling, aircraft dispatching and daily flight operations.
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1987 – Promoted to Vice President, Flight Operations.
Responsible for complete administration, planning and execution
of both short and long term goals of the department to support the
key performance objectives of the company. Established and
administered overall department budget. Responsibilities also
included acting as Chief Negotiator for three pilot contracts with
the Airline Pilots Association International.
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1987-1995 – In addition to VP, Flight Operations, held positions
as Director of Operations, Comair Jet Express (FAR 135 charter
on demand), Vice President, Comair Aviation Academy, and
President, Comair Services.
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1995 – Vice President, Corporate Safety. Tasked by the Chief
Operating Officer to establish a corporate safety department to
reduce and prevent aircraft accidents and incidents, reduce and
eliminate workers compensation injuries and oversee compliance
issues with OSHA and EPA standards. Designed and instituted
Internal Audit Process. Duties included establishing matrix and
key performance indicators to measure effectiveness of developed
and instituted programs
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1997 – Vice President, Flight Operations and Corporate Safety.
Responsible for negotiating modified language to address
contractual work rule issues on compensation, training and hours
of service. Continued to fulfill the duties and responsibilities
regarding Flight Operations and Corporate Safety.
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1999 – Vice President, In-Flight Services and Corporate Safety.
Responsible for providing leadership and administration of the InFlight Service Department, while maintaining responsibility for
Corporate Safety.
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2001 – Vice President, Vendor Operations, Delta AirElite Business
Jets. Responsible for designing a systemic approach to measure
the overall safety and efficiency of prospective vendors to provide
supplemental lift to AirElite charter operations. Process included
a formal on-site review of manuals, standard operating
procedures, best practices, interview of corporate leadership and
overall compliance history.
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2003 – Aviation Consultant and Auditor for Aviation Research
Group/U.S. Inc. conducting compliance and safety audits for
contracted corporate and business aviation organizations.
Professional Associations
President, Training Committee, Regional Airline Association
President, Delta Partners in Safety Committee
International Society of Air Safety Investigators
Helicopter Association Internal
Flight Safety Foundation