2006-2007: Hauraki Aero Club
Duties – Commercial Pilot, Charter & Scenic Flights, Strip Flying & Photog raphy, Aerial Survey; including daily running and paperwork of the Hauraki Aero Club, responsibilities of book ings, sales, standard maintenance scheduling, and CAA monthly statistic reports
2007-2009: Volcanic Air Safaris
Duties – Part Time Dock Hand. Full Time Commercial Pilot, Scenic and Charter Flights; including responsibilities of bookings, sales, daily flight records, Seaplane Ground Training, Water Taxi Instructing, and aircraft maintenance hand.
2009: Red Baron Seaplanes
Duties – Commercial Pilot, Scenic and Charter Flights, salt water flying on short floats in protected but swell water; including responsibilities of Operations Manager, running of office, creating Standard Operating Procedures, bookings, and sales
2009-2010: Picton Floatplane
Duties – Commercial Pilot, Scenic and Charter Flights, bad weather, and extreme water conditions throughout the Marlborough Sounds, high density water traffic from water taxies and ferries; including responsibilities of bookings, sales, rostering, co-ordination with Harbourmaster, standard maintenance scheduling and aircraft maintenance hand
2010-2011 : Adventure Aviation
Duties – Charter Flights, Scenic, Mail Runs, Fish Spotting and Strip Flying; including responsibilities of Senior Pilot, rostering, bookings, sales.
2011-2013: Hamilton Island Air
Duties – Commercial Pilot, Scenic and Charter Flights, Nomad Fishing Charters stretching up to 250nm out to sea, open water, and rough water Seaplane operations and confined Reef and Lagoon landing areas; responsibilities include hanger maintenance, continuous Seaplane treatment from salt water, Authorised Engineering Compressor Washes on PT6-A engines, and aircraft maintenance hand
2013-2018 : Auckland Seaplanes
Duties – Chief Pilot and Maintenance Controller. Scenic, Charter Flights and CTO Operations, open water, and rough water seaplane operations including confined harbour and bay landing areas. Assisted in the start-up of company; including writing of Controlled Documents, construction of Base and introduction of new aircrafts into the country. Health and safety reprehensive. Also as Maintenance Controller requiring constant inspection of Aircraft Logbooks and control of Aircraft Service Parts.
2018- Present: Volcanic Air
Duties – General Manager, floatplane Chief Pilot and Security Manager, Managing 15+ staff for day to day operations including flight logistics. Scenic and Charter. Overseas marketing. Flights; including responsibilities of bookings, sales, daily flight records, Floatplane Training, Instructor, and aircraft maintenance approval for Part 125. Creating new flight options during Covid-19