Professional Work

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” - Nelson Mandela

This is one of my favorite quotes, it vindicates what I do - Teach others. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would pursue a career in aviation, specifically flight training. In my current position, I am able to educate, support, guide, lead, etc. others so that they may reach their goals and change the aviation industry!

Chief Flight Instructor

In this role, I have the distinct privilege of supporting and guiding students in acquiring the technical skills necessary to become skilled aviators (as students), while also fostering the development of essential leadership and interpersonal skills (as flight instructors).

The situations I experience in this role, as well as the students I teach, has reinforced my philosophies of learning and teaching. I believe that for learning to occur:

We must understand what the outcomes of our teaching/training are.
We must try to understand the learners' backgrounds, needs, habits. goals, etc. to adapt our teaching accordingly.
Use strategies that foster mastery of content, confidence, resilience, and joy; while reducing fear of learning, embarrassment, and negative environments.

Face-to-Face Classroom

AT24900 - Instrument Lectures

In Fall 2017 semester, a fellow instructor and myself taught this course within our Part 141 curriculum. We divided the work by co-teaching and preparing materials for the course. Sine most of the course was taught by a long-time professor, all material was on physical paper and nothing online. Therefore, the instructor and myself re-designed the material to fit an online format, while still teaching face-to-face.

Below are materials from the course.

Syllabus | Class Handout

Class Presentations - contact me for access to these documents.

A re-design of the course was done on Summer 2020 to accommodate for the course moving to an 8 week course. Contact me for details and access to our re-design documents.

Teaching Experiences

Flight Training

As a Certified Flight Instructor, MEI, I continue to do one-on-one and face-to-face teaching. At the beginning of my flight instructing career I taught majority of private pilot and instrument students. Now, the students I teach are those training for their multi-engine rating.

The course, and others I have taught, have been in accordance to the school's training course outline and standard operating procedures.

For more information or to have access to these documents, contact me.

Online Instruction

Able Flight

For the Summer 2020, the Able Flight program moved to an online format for the ground lecture portion. Through this online format, 10 students were taught on the material necessary to take and pass an FAA required written exam. The course was offered for 2 months through Google Classrooms.

Contact me for access to class materials.

Leadership/Service Experiences

Here are listed all the organizations that I've been involved in that have provided me with leadership and/or service opportunities.

AOPA Member

2017 - Present

As a professional pilot and certified flight instructor, being a member of AOPA allows you to always be aware of changes in the industry, access to various training material, opportunities to encourage students to pursue a career in the aviation industry, and much more. I have used this membership to continue to improve my skills as a pilot and instructor as well as find opportunities and materials that could be helpful to my students,

Purdue Air Race Classic Team: Faculty Advisor

2017 - 2023

Through this position I was in charge of ensuring the ARC team meets all the requirements of the university to be categorized as a student organization. Further, I was responsible to help the team communicate and help resolve issues with the university or the ARC National organization. Lastly, as the race occurred, I was responsible to coordinate any aircraft malfunctions and travel requests.

Able Flight Coordinator

Summer 2016 - Summer 2020

This program is a union between Purdue University's flight program and the non-profit organization Able Flight. Through this program I have become an integral member of the organization at Purdue as the main coordinator of the program. Some of the responsibilities I have include:

Coordinate lodging, airplane arrivals and departures, student arrival and departures, car permits, food court access.
Communicate with instructors, maintenance technicians, owners, and Purdue faculty/staff to resolve any issues with airplanes, students, or fuel.
Attend local events and perform interviews/presentations to promote and increase awareness of the program.

Purdue Flight Operations Hiring Committee

2018 - Present

2018 - 2020: As a member of the hiring committee, I am responsible for looking through resumes and cover letters, interviewing applicants, and helping with the final decision.

2021 - Present: As chair of the hiring committee, I am responsible for ensuring the hiring process continues efficiently and without delay, management of applicant paperwork, communication plans, setting up interviews, etc.

PALDT - Purdue Association of Learning Design & Technology

September 2021 - September 2022

As a leadership member of this organization, I have helped to organize and facilitate various events and sessions that target the LDT graduate students. These sessions provide information for success in the program, resources for the students, and other items relating to student success.

Latino Professionals in Aerospace: Faculty Advisor

February 2024 - Present

As the newly appointed faculty advisor for this student organization, I assisted the students in understanding the process to create a new student organization at Purdue as well as create a school chapter with LPA's national organization. Moving forward, I will assist students as necessary given the faculty advisor role.