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Our Staff
John G. Gallien - Owner / Lead Instructer and Examiner
The Carolina Aeronautical staff is headed by Mr. John G. Gallien. (A&P, FCC, F.O. & FAA C.T.D.) John has been in the aircraft maintenance business for approximately 32 years, eight of which were spent learning and perfecting his skills in the USMC’s aviation fleet working on various fixed wing aircraft and rotary wing helicopters .
After completing his tours of service, Mr.Gallien was hired by Northwest Airlines and then the Lockheed- Martin Aircraft Company as an all systems A&P technician and has worked on over 12 types of aircraft, including both civilian & military platforms. Since joining the Lockheed-Martin team, John has risen from the entry level ranks to his present position as Aircraft Maintenance Supervisor and Associate Maintenance Manager for Flight Line Operations.
John Gallien has been instructing the Aviation and Electronics/Communications courses for approximately 14 years and has helped to certify and license thousands of technicians that were enrolled in their respective courses. Even before his tenure at Carolina Aeronautical Mr. Gallien served as an O.J.T. instructor while serving in the U.S.Military and at the Lockheed- Martin Aircraft Center, educating and training the junior mechanics on how to become better technicians and mechanics.
Full Time Training Staff
Ms. Charnita C. Holmes – School Administrator (Carolina Aero.)
Part Time Training Staff
Mr. James Honaker - Aircraft Structures and O&P Instructor 5+ years
Mr. Allen Bowen - A&P Course Instructor 30+ years
Mr. Carl Washburn - A&P, I.A., D.M.E., 30+ years
Mr. Bill Kendall - A&P, D.M.E. 40+ years
Mr. Dana Coombs - A&P, DME and Course Instructor 25+ years
These seven team members of Carolina Aeronautical are all highly experienced and all certified and licensed in their respective fields of :
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FAA - Aviation Maintenance Technology
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FCC - Avionics, Electronics, Communications / Navigations and Radar Technology field
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