In addition to Thanksgiving, November is National Veterans and Military Family Appreciation Month. At Flight Pro International, we have much to be thankful for as we take a moment to honor the many Veterans who work at FPI, including two Veterans who’ve joined the team since our last Veterans Day edition.

With 25% of the company hailing as Veteran status, the unique spirit of our service members makes an indelible mark on the FPI spirit, and we’re proud to have their impressive contribution to the company culture.

FPI’s Veterans are Sales Representatives, Trip Coordinators, Meteorologists and/or Flight Planners, and are uniquely deployed throughout our Operations and Regulatory/Compliance departments. Of the 29 staff directly working these departments, 14 are Veterans; therefore, there’s a high probability clients are being answered by a Military Veteran when they call or communicate with FPI.

Below, a few of our Veterans call to attention their thoughts regarding the natural translation of their military service skills into their operations and management roles at FPI: 

Elvin Nuñez De Jesús, USA:  “Thanks to my years of Army service, my dedication to my craft, willingness to excel and get the job done have helped me transition over to FPI and deliver excellent customer service in my role as Trip Coordinator.”

Jim Davis, USA:  “The dedication, discipline, and accountability ingrained from Army culture remains forged in my character both personally and professionally each and every day. For every active duty or veteran brother or sister, know I’ve always got your six. I’m grateful to be in your company.”

Melinda Harris, USAF:  “As an aviation manager in the Air Force, I worked with aircrew daily. The ability to communicate with pilots and schedulers was a seamless transition to FPI.”

Sean Harris, USAF:  “With my job as an Aviation Maintenance Planner, attention to detail was at the utmost importance. Working at FPI brings attention to detail to new heights and I believe my experience has helped me quickly adapt to trip coordinating.”

Ken Pouncy, USN:  “From air defense control with United States Navy fighters to being the most trusted, premier provider of global trip support solutions here at FPI, every day I come to work with a relentless pursuit of excellence.”

Trung Freed, USN:  “Through my military service, I’ve honed the values of discipline, teamwork, and a commitment to excellence. These qualities have seamlessly transitioned into my work at FPI, where I continue to serve with dedication, precision, and an unwavering focus on delivering the best possible client experience.”

Tim Bartholomew, USN: “I enjoy working with my fellow Veterans.  They all have a strong work ethic, proven performance under pressure, and a knack for creative problem-solving. This is the team you want to have riding alongside.”

Always propelled by an ingrained sense of passion and duty, FPI’s Veterans bring a decorously tenacious and mission-driven tone to the table when in service for FPI clients. Undoubtedly the tone is felt by our clients, colleagues, and contractors whether they interface directly with our Veterans or whether they’re being served by our Veterans in the background.

Elvin Nuñez De Jesús, USA

Jim Davis, USA

 James Azadon, USN

Dean Sellner, USN

Rock Monte, USN

 Rick Snider, USMC

Rick Ballew, USAF

Michael Hardy, USA

Ken Pouncy, USN

 Joel Logan, USMC

 Vincent Tarrats, USA

Sean Harris, USAF

Melinda Harris, USAF

 Trung Freed, USN

 Tim Bartholomew, USN

Speaking for the company as a whole, FPI’s Leadership also wanted to express their gratitude towards the Veterans on the Team:

“Flight Pro International is honored to support our Veterans with employment opportunities; it is a small gesture of appreciation for the sacrifices these men and women have made. The skills, knowledge, and personal attributes obtained during their years of active service uniquely fit into Flight Pro International’s core business and company values,” states Matt Pahl, President and COO.

Roberto Cormack, Executive VP and COI, echoes by saying, “Flight Pro International takes great pride in offering employment opportunities to our Veterans, recognizing their attributes such as discipline, commitment, integrity, teamwork and the unwavering spirit of excellence. Their ethic, which they’ve cultivated during their years of dedicated service, seamlessly aligns with Flight Pro International’s core business and company values. We’re honored to have numerous veterans working at Flight Pro International from all branches of the service, contributing their unique skills and experiences to our mission.”

Tom Balousek, FPI Founder, adds, “We’re so lucky to have numerous Veterans working for FPI from all branches of the service. Their experience, discipline, integrity and spirit will always get the job done right.”

We appreciate your service to America, and are honored to call you our brothers and sisters inside FPI. Thank you for calling FPI your civilian career “home”, thank you for your service to our country, and thank you for helping our clients reach new altitudes in their business aviation endeavors across the globe.

With Much Respect,

The Flight Pro International Team

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