Staff Team

Administrative Staff

Jay D. | UAL1

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

The Chairman is responsible for leading all members of the Board of Directors (BODs) which is democratically comprised of the Administrative and Executive Staff Teams. The Chairman of the BODs has sole veto rights with matters that come before the Board. The CEO is responsible for the successful accomplishment of all tasks beneficial to UVA including the leadership, management, and oversight of the day-to-day operations of the airline, all staff management, the coordination and hiring of new staff members, assisting with the marketing of the VA, and will be the point-of-contact for our partner organizations. They will coordinate and share responsibility with the Administrative and Executive staff teams to manage the day-to-day operations and assist with implementing and managing any new corporate, pilot, and/or staff policies and programs. This staff member has the authority to suspend/remove a pilot or staff member from the roster of the virtual airline for failure to comply with our Pilot SOP or Staff SOP.

Zac P. | UAL2

cto@flyuva.org

Vice Chairman & Chief Technical Officer (VCCTO)

The Chief Technology Officer/Webmaster will serve as the lead web design, integration, and IT specialist as well as coordinate and share responsibility with the Administrative and Executive staff teams to manage the day-to-day operations of the virtual airline. They will assist with implementing and managing any new corporate, pilot, and/or staff policies and programs. This staff member will serve as the Third-in-Command of the virtual airline and has the authority to suspend/remove a pilot or staff member from the roster of the virtual airline for failure to comply with our Pilot SOP or Staff SOP.

Mark W. | UAL2UAL3

coo@flyuva.org

Chief Operations Officer (COO)

The COO will coordinate and share responsibility with the Administrative and Executive staff teams to manage the day-to-day operations of the virtual airline. The COO will share responsibility with the CEO and CTO (Chief Technology Officer) for the successful accomplishment of all tasks beneficial to UVA including the leadership, management, and oversight of the day-to-day operations of the airline, all staff management at the Exec level and below, the coordination and hiring of new staff members, and assisting with the marketing of the VA. They will assist with implementing and managing any new corporate, pilot, and/or staff policies and programs. This staff member currently serves as the Second-in-Command of the virtual airline and has the authority to suspend/remove a pilot or staff member from the roster of the virtual airline for failure to comply with our Pilot SOP or Staff SOP.

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer (~~CEO)~~VCCTO)

Zac P. | UAL3

~~cto@flyuva.org~~

Chief Technical Officer (CTO)

Executive Staff Team

Cody B. | UAL4

dpo@flyuva.org

Director of Human Resources (DHR)

The Director of Pilot Operations is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the UVA including management of our Operations Staff and ensuring that the guidelines set forth in the FCSOP are upheld and maintained. They are responsible for processing all new pilot applications to UVA and for answering any questions that any potential new pilots may have, either in-house or via social media, forums, etc. They are also responsible for interviewing, hiring, processing, and training all new Operations Staff.

Reports to: Chief Operations Officer (COO)

TJ W. | UAL5

dpo@flyuva.org

Director of Pilot Operations (DPO)

Reports to: Chief Operations Officer (COO)

VACANT | UAL6

dft@flyuva.org

Director of Flight Training (DFT)

The Director of Flight Training is responsible for overseeing, maintaining, and updating UVA's Aviate Flight Training program including building flight training courses/content in line with VATSIM's training and ATO standards. They are also responsible for managing, hiring, and training UVA's dedicated team of instructors as well as securing and maintaining our partnership with VATSIM's Pilot Training Department (PTD).

Reports to: Chief Operations Officer (COO)

Events Team

Ketan K. | UAL7

events@flyuva.org

Events Coordinator (EC)

The Events Coordinator is primarily responsible for setting up online group flights/events, creating and executing new United Virtual tours, and keeping our pilots updated with new VATSIM/VATUSA events that are posted within our Discord server and our website. The Event Coordinator will work together with the Director of Pilot Operations to ensure we are offering weekly/bi-weekly/monthly group flights and events.

Reports to: Director of Pilot Operations (DPO)

Operations Staff

Hub Managers (HM)

The Hub Managers will oversee our daily pilot operations in their respective bases including the productivity of their base’s pilots, processing of all PIREPs and PIREP commentary, and assisting pilots with any questions or concerns they may have. Hub Managers will also monitor and moderate our Discord server daily. The Hub Managers are responsible for ensuring that the guidelines set forth in the FCSOP are upheld and maintained. Hub Managers for each pilot base are listed below.

Reports to: Director of Pilot Operations (DPO)