About Us

Her expertise is in customer service, aircraft data analytics, and maintenance education. She is an A&P/IA who has maintained her own aircraft for 30 years,. She is an instructor in the Part 147 A&P training program at San Diego Miramar College. She’s an instrument-rated Commercial Pilot with 4000+ hours’ flight time. Colleen presently owns and maintains three airplanes: a biplane, a Lancair Legacy, and a Cessna Cardinal RG. She does aerobatics in the biplane and races the Legacyc for fun. She lives in San Diego and works as a Navy Operations Research Analyst. Colleen holds a BA in Physics from Dartmouth College and an MS in Applied Physics from The Johns Hopkins University.

She’s an instrument-rated Commercial Pilot SMEL and a CFI, and owns a 1976 Cessna Cardinal. Melissa graduated from Colorado State University with B.A. in Music Therapy. Melissa spent nearly ten years as a flight attendant for a major airline, and also flew as a traffic watch pilot and served as a scheduler for a part 135 operation. She’s married to Eric, a private pilot. A part-time Zumba instructor for eight years, Melissa’s hobbies include wine, golf, piano and of course flying.

With 25 years of experience at Electronic Data Systems (EDS) and Hewlett-Packard (HP) as a Business Analyst and Windows Server Administrator, Kurt brings a wealth of knowledge in IT and support services. Although he doesn’t have a background in aviation maintenance, his technical expertise is a vital component of Savvy’s client support, ensuring smooth and efficient technical functionalities.

As an A&P avionics technician, he’s involved daily in all aspects of avionics work from troubleshooting to upgrades and major installations, and works as an avionics technician, shop manager and chief inspector. He has worked with experimental jets, corporate aircraft and all sorts of piston GA in the United States since 1996. In a previous life, Dave was an electrical engineer for 17 years in the British Royal Air Force. He was born, raised and schooled in Leeds, England, and joined the RAF at age 16 and served for 17 hectic and exciting years before leaving in 1996 and relocating to the U.S. He worked on corporate aircraft in Van Nuys and Long Beach, California before moving in 2006 to Ashland, Oregon where Dave and his wife now run a small GA avionics shop. When not working on airplanes, Dave is a keen fly fisherman with a penchant for repairing antique clocks.

Born in Canada and raised in a number of states in the U.S. (his dad was in the U.S. Air Force), he always loved Alaska the best. After serving in the U.S. Navy for 20 years on the flight decks of several aircraft carriers, Scott retired in 2003 and has been involved with GA avionics ever since. He worked as an avionics repairman for about three years, then moved into maintenance management including becoming Director of Maintenance for various part 135 air taxi operations in Alaska, then spent several years teaching in the Aviation Technology Department of the University of Alaska Anchorage. Scott holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business from Liberty University. He currently operates a small business, Aurora Aerotech LLC, providing a variety of technical services for aircraft owners and operators in Alaska, including a contract as the Chief Mechanic for the flying club on the local Air Force Base. Scott’s wife just graduated from nursing school, and the two of them are deeply involved in community activities and with their dogs.

He’s been an A&P working on GA aircraft since 2001, an IA since 2004, and is presently a principal in a leading piston engine repair station. An aviation enthusiast his entire adult life, he earned his A&P at the Spartan School of Aeronautics in Broomfield, Colorado. Ryan is a private pilot working on his instrument rating, and a partner in a Cessna T210N and a Piper PA-28-140. He’s also in the process of converting a Piper PA-22 to a Stretched Pacer with a 180 horsepower engine (which we understand should enable it to hover in ground effect). A Colorado native, he is married with two adult children.

He started as its most senior account manager, subsequently promoted to the position of Technical Director. He’s a nationally known Cirrus expert, having been immersed in Cirrus maintenance since 1999. Between 1990 and 1994, Jeff served in the U.S. Air Force as Crew Chief on the F-15 fighter. In 1995, he went to work as an A&P at Cheyenne Aerotech where he earned his Inspection Authorization (IA) in 1998. Later, he became DOM for Twin Cities Aviation and then joined Savvy. Jeff is a VFR private pilot and has logged time in the Cirrus SR20 and SR22, Cessna 150 and 172, and Piper Warrior and Arrow. Jeff lives in a suburb of Minneapolis, has three grown children, and has been a volunteer firefighter for nearly 20

Over 30 years experience on wide range of GA aircraft. Specialized skills in engine overhaul, electrical and mechanical troubleshooting, and aircraft painting. Commercial Pilot License, Mutli-engine, Instrument Rating. CFI (not current). Most of my 6000 hrs of flight time were maintenance related. Test flights, picking up and delivering aircraft. I flew almost everything that I worked on. Born and raised in the Philippines. The mission that my parents worked for flew Helio Couriers and I fell in love with airplanes at a young age. College degree and A&P license in San Diego, where I spent most of my aviation career. Moved to the Pacific NW in 2008 and now live in Everett, north of Seattle. Divorced and available! 5 wonderful kids! Totally in love with my new home in the north where hiking has become my favorite past time.

He earned his A&P/IA in 2007 and his IA in 2010, and has special expertise in composite aircraft and diesel engines. Brandon is co-owner and Director of Maintenance at Absolute Aero in the San Francisco Bay Area, a Diamond and Epic Service Center. He was born in Portland, Oregon and relocated to the Bay Area in 1997. He’s married with five children.

Factory trained in Cirrus SR-series airplanes and Pratt & Whitney PT6 engines. Previously owned and operated Mustang Aviation in St. Augustine, Florida. He’s been a private pilot since 1998 with more than 900 flight hours logged in piston singles and light twins. Previously owned a Beechcraft Dutchess and a Grumman AA5B Tiger. Tom was born and raised in Prince Edward Island, Canada, attended grade school, military school, and Rothesay Collegiate School, and served as ground crew for DC3s in Alert Canada (the world’s northernmost permanently inhabited place), and sailed in the Canada Summer Games. Ultimately, however, he had his fill of the cold and relocated to northeast Florida, ultimately becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2018. Tom and his wife Arlene presently live aboard their beautiful motor yacht, a Mainship 45 Trawler, moored south of Jacksonville, Florida.

He has special expertise in Cessna 210s and TTxs, Cirrus SRs, major sheet metal and composite structural repairs, electrical systems and engine monitor data analysis. He’s been involved in GA maintenance since his grade school days performing aircraft structural repairs as a hobby with his dad which eventually turned into the family business. Paul has owned and operated Tennessee Aircraft Services in Jackson, Tennessee since 1986, a Cessna and Cirrus Authorized Service Center. He’s an active instrument-rated private pilot with over 3,000 hours mostly in high-performance piston singles and light twins. Paul was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas and lived there through grade school, then attended junior high in Huntsville, Alabama and high school in Jackson, Tennessee where he still lives and works. He earned a degree in Avionics Technology from Southern Illinois University and so is not scared of electrons. He started and operated two avionics shops before moving back home to Jackson, Tennessee to continue the family business in 1986. Paul is married with three grown children and four grandchildren.

He graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2006 with a Bachelor’s degree in Aviation Maintenance Management and a minor in Business Administration. Moiz has been active in general aviation for his entire adult life, and really enjoys working with his many SavvyMx clients.  

He was born in Alton, Illinois, and upon graduating from high school in 1975 he joined the U.S. Air Force and was stationed at Dyess AFB as a crew chief on the Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker. After being honorably discharged from the Air Force, he worked for Abilene Aero in Texas working on GA airplanes and served as the shop’s Director of Maintenance for 20 years before joining Savvy.

In the late 1980s he worked at Rockwell International on B-1B bomber production. In the mid 1990s he served as Director of Maintenance at Midwest Corporate Air in Ohio. Bob lives in central Ohio with his wife and dog. He has two grown children and four grandkids.

She’s an A&P/IA and has been involved in light airplane and helicopter maintenance for over 50 years. Patti owns East Texas Flying Service in Mineola, Texas, a full service maintenance facility. She holds ATP & Commercial Pilot certificates in SMEL, SMES and helicopters, and is also a CFI and retired Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE)as well as a builder of experimental aircraft. After graduating from high school in 1967 and attending some college, Patti has studied aviation maintenance and operations ever since and claims she’s still learning something new every week.

He also has a huge range of GA maintenance knowledge accumulated during his 17 years in aviation maintenance, 15 of them focused on GA. He’s an A&P/IA and a private pilot currently working on his instrument rating. He operates an authorized Garmin Dealer Service Center with a wide range of capabilities, and is very proficient with both Garmin and Avidyne platforms. In addition to his expertise in avionics, Randy is factory trained and certified with Cirrus Aircraft SR-series, Continental Motors, Twin Commander, Textron Premier 390, and has experience with many other GA makes and models. He grew up and graduated Highschool in Westfield Indiana, where he lived for 36 years before recently relocating to Crestview, Florida where he currently lives and has his shop. He earned an Associates Degree in Aviation Maintenance Technology and an A&P certificate from Vincennes University in Indianapolis, Indiana. Randy is married with two kids in elementary school, and is involved with SWAN Aviation Ministry with a mission to train the next generation of aviation professionals to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ through flight.

He’s worked in aviation maintenance his entire adult life, and is an A&P/IA with 15 years experience. In 2015 he founded his own engine overhaul shop, Watson Aero. James is also factory trained in Cirrus aircraft. He graduated Jefferson County High School in his hometown of Louisville, Georgia in 2009, and still lives there with his wife (who works with him at Watson Aero) and son.

He’s been involved in GA maintenance for over 25 years as an A&P/IA, aircraft broker, and an instrument-rated private pilot for more than 20 years. He has completed Phenom, Citation CJ, AEA, and ABS maintenance classes. Josh enjoys teaching aviation maintenance, continuing education, and major projects. He has bought and sold many aircraft and currently own five airplanes. He grew up in a small town in South Carolina, graduated from Clemson University with a BS in Business Management and a minor in Aerospace Studies. He was commissioned in the U.S. Air Force and served as a mobility officer. Subsequently he worked for several FBOs before starting his own shop in 2014. Josh lives in Erwin, North Carolina with his wife and two kids.

Prior to that, Bob served in the U.S. Air Force as a F-4 and F-15 pilot, and as a captain for American Airlines flying the Airbus 320 and Boeing 727, 757, 767 and 777. He’s also a CFI and has owned several GA airplanes. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Physics from the University of Denver and served as a Physicist for the Hughes Aircraft Company. He grew up primarily in western Montana, is married with two daughters and five grandchildren, and currently lives part of time in Florida and part of my time in Montana.

He’s an A&P/IA mechanic, pilot, Bonanza owner and experimental aircraft builder who has spent the past two decades promoting owner-assisted aircraft maintenance. He created the first inspection tool for geared alternator drive couplings (ApproachAviation.com). Jeff is also the creator of SocialFlight, the free mobile app (iOS and Android) and website (www.SocialFlight.com) that maps more than 20,000 aviation events, hundred-dollar hamburger destinations, and also offers educational aviation videos.

He’s also a private pilot. Logan grew up in Mitchell, South Dakota, earned his A&P at Lake Area Technical School in Watertown, South Dakota, and now serves as lead mechanic at Elite Aircraft Services in Sioux Falls. He and his wife spend their free time outdoors with their horses.

He also edits Savvy’s monthly newsletter and writes the monthly Puzzler column to help owners interpret and understand their engine data. He’s an instrument-rated private pilot and has owned and maintained his Bellanca Viking since 1990 and installed a field-overhauled engine in 2001. Since 2020, Joe has been coordinator for the IMC Club at Palomar Airport. His diverse background includes 35 years as a professional musician and music producer, followed by 15 years as a college professor and program chair (Dean). Joe holds a BA in Music, BS in Marketing, and MA in Education. Having lived and flown in Cincinnati and Chicago, he now resides in Leucadia, California.

He earned his A&P in 1993. He founded Volo Aero, LLC, providing maintenance services and avionics upgrades on fixed wing GA aircraft. Ray is a VFR private pilot and builder of a Vans RV-7A with dual Dynon HDX EFIS. He grew up in west central Pennsylvania and served for five years in the U.S. Army as a Blackhawk Crew Chief/Mechanic/Gunner, including more than three years in the 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Regiment. Ray holds a BS degree in Information Technology. He’s married with two adult sons and one grandson.

He started flying 33 years ago, and is a Master Instructor CFI/CFII specializing in Mooneys and Bonanzas, and is a MAPA PPP Instructor. Paul has owned turbocharged Mooneys for more than 20 years and has extensive experience flying internationally throughout the continents U.S., Alaska, Canada, Bahama’s, Cuba, Mexico and Central America. Now retired as chief engineer at a large DOD contractor, he’s a passionate aviation educator, serves as the CFI for his local IMC Club chapter, president of the San Diego Aviation Safety Counselors, Lead FAASTeam representative, and Aviation Adjunct Instructor at San Diego’s Miramar Community College. Paul is also a past Acclaim instructor for Mooney International. Paul holds advanced degrees in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics. Paul is married to another pilot and lives in Southern California.

He has always been very involved in the maintenance of his own C177B as well as customer aircraft under A&P/IA supervision. He earned his private pilot certificate while in high school, and subsequently added commercial and instrument ratings. Just out of college, he started building a VariEze, and although he didn’t complete that project he is committed to building an experimental amateur-built airplane someday. . Chris grew up in upstate New York, and holds a BS degree in Civil Engineering and an MS in Computer Information Systems. His career started in transportation engineering but I quickly migrated to the computer industry. After retiring from the corporate world, he held a variety of aviation-related jobs (not to mention bus driver, pinball machine store assistant). Chris and his wife live in a suburb of Boston, have two kids and two grandsons.

For the past 15 years he’s been involved with owner-assisted maintenance on various high-performance turbocharged aircraft including the Piper PA-28R-201T and the Cirrus SR22TN. Tom holds Masters degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering with several patents in the engineering field.

He’s been a Cirrus SR22 owner since 2003, doing most of the maintenance himself under the supervision of an experienced A&P/IA. He’s an instrumented-rated private pilot with more than 2,000 hours logged (1,600 in the SR22). Keven grew up in Melbourne, Florida, graduated from the University of Florida Medical School, did his residency in anesthesiology at Vanderbilt University, and spent 33 years as an anesthesiologist until his retirement from medical practice in 2018, at which point he immediately went back to school to earn his A&P certificate in 2019. He lives in Melbourne, Florida with 19 rescued cats.