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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 30 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, Electronics / Communications and Fiber Optic courses for approximately 12 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.)
Ms. Retha Pavey – Head Instructor (Carolina South)
Part Time Training Staff Mr. Walt Prettyman - Flight Instructor, I.A., D.M.E. 30+ years Mr. Paul Meyer - A&P, I.A., D.M.E. 20+ years Mr. Ronald Prince - A&P, D.M.E. 30+ years Mr. Tim Osborn - A&P, FCC, I.A, C12 Maintenance Rep.25+ years
Mr. Carl Washburn - A&P, I.A., D.M.E., 30+ years Mr. Bill Kendall - A&P, D.M.E. 40+ years Mr. James Honaker - Aircraft Structures Instructor Mr. Allen Bowen - A&P Course Instructor 30+ years
These ten 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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