Education

Champlain college
Bachelor of Computer Science 1998 - 2000
Technion extension
Associate, Electrical Engineering 1990 - 1992

Work Experience

Pilot and Flight Instructor
Independent Pilot 2004 - Present Deliver advanced training part 61 and 141 for Commercial, CFI, ATP, Turbine, Aerobatics. Phase check Instructor. Pilot in command for DA62 MPP Experimental flight program. Pilot in command and lead Instructor of a Part 91 operator across North America in a Cessna 421C. Director at Palo Alto Airport Association. Own Piper Saratoga PA32.
Volunteer Pilot
Angel Flight West 2014 - Present Flying patients to and from medical care at no cost to them.
First Officer
Piedmont Airlines 2024 - 2024 First Officer, ERJ-145
Pilot in Command
Centurion Flight Services 2019 - 2021 Pilot in Command at a Part 135 operator
Connectivity Cloud Chief Architect
Facebook (Meta) 2019 - 2020 Created open-source ecosystems. Raised over $19M USD from top Silicon Valley investors
Co-Founder & Chief Technical Officer
Shift. Aero Inc 2013 - 2019 Developed cloud-based drone flight planning and management control product. Hired and managed a team of software engineers

Aircraft Experience

C-421
  • Time in Type: 230 hrs
  • Last Training: April 1, 2026
  • Training Type: recurrent
  • Facility: ASE
  • Price/Day: $1198
Diamond, DA-40, DA-42, DA-62
  • Time in Type: 480 hrs
  • Last Training: January 1, 2026
  • Training Type: recurrent
  • Facility: Diamond Factory
  • Price/Day: $1000
TBM 700
  • Time in Type: 100 hrs
  • Last Training: June 1, 2024
  • Training Type: initial
  • Facility: SimCom
  • Price/Day: $1500
PC-12
  • Time in Type: 300 hrs
  • Last Training: February 12, 2020
  • Training Type: recurrent
  • Facility: SimCom
  • Price/Day: $1500