Paul P. Ross became the Federal Security Director (FSD)
at Eppley Airfield (OMA) inSeptember 2013. He is responsible for the
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) federal security
oversight of seven additional airport and statewide TSA surface
transportation security operations in the State of Nebraska.
Mr. Ross joined the Transportation Security Administration in May
2003. Assigned to the Northeast Area Staff, Aviation Operations
Division, Mr. Ross was the principal area Operations Officer
responsible for the oversight of 81 Northeast region airports and all
aspects of passenger and baggage checkpoint operations, including
equipment acquisition, maintenance and training, airport checkpoint
security standard operating procedures, facilities and space
acquisition, OSHA safety representation, checkpoint construction
and expansion scheduling, and hazardous materials disposition.
Paul P. Ross
In May 2004, Mr. Ross transferred to the Transportation Security
Operations Center (TSOC) where he is currently the senior TSA
Federal Security Director
Command Duty Officer and Training Officer. Mr. Ross completed
three details assignments to the Los Angeles International Airport as
Omaha, Nebraska (OMA)
the Deputy Federal Security Director as part of TSA’s first Candidate
Development Program and was designated as a certified Senior
Executive by OPM in March 2010. He is a member of several
interagency working groups representing the TSA and TSOC
interests for a variety of topics most notably DHS’s integrating
domain awareness programs. In November 2010, Mr. Ross transitioned the TSA Contact Center, security
component, from the Office of Special Counsel to the Office of Law Enforcement and remains the Program
Manager.
Prior to joining the TSA, Mr. Ross was a commercial airline pilot for sixteen years with US Airways. He also
served twenty-seven years in the United States Navy, seven years on active duty and twenty years on Reserve
assignments, including four command tours.
During his career with US Airways, he was based in Greensboro, North Carolina and Washington DC flying as a
Flight Engineer on the B-727 and as a Copilot on the Fokker F-100, Douglas DC-9, and Boeing 737-300.
Additionally, Mr. Ross flew as a Captain on the Douglas DC-9 and Boeing 737-200. During his active duty Navy
career, Mr. Ross flew P-3B Orion aircraft based at Barbers Point, Hawaii. His Navy Reserve assignments included
two squadron tours and three assignments on the Chief of Naval Operations’ staff (OPNAV). The three OPNAV
tours included one Executive Officer assignment and one Commanding Officer assignment. He also completed
two Commanding Officer assignments with US Joint Forces Command, and a Commanding Officer assignment
with a forward deployed logistics unit supporting the European theater.
Mr. Ross holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the United States Naval Academy,
Annapolis, Maryland and a Masters of Arts degree in National Security Studies from the US Naval War College,
Newport, Rhode Island. He is an OPM certified Senior Executive.
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