People of the Industry

Pedro Ferreira, Sales Manager, Synerjet

How long have you been at your current organization?

I have been with Synerjet since February of this year. Synerjet has been a Jetcraft Authorised Representative since January 2021 and we have already reached some successes showing to South America’s market the strength of this relationship despite it being new.

What are your responsibilities within your organization?

I help our clients buy and sell new and preowned aircraft. I try to serve our customers well and build long lasting relationships, providing them the best experience, whether representing the sale or purchase of their aircraft.

Describe a typical day or week in your role.

Often I am travelling to meet customers or showing aircraft. When not travelling, I’m either at my office in Belo Horizonte, Synerjet’s office in Sao Paulo or at our state-of-the-art hangar at Catarina Airport, where I keep in contact with prospects and follow-up on any ongoing deals. I also spend a significant part of my day on the phone, exchanging SMS or email with customers, potential buyers and industry partners.

Read more →

Ganesh Vedarattiname, Manager of Strategic Initiatives
Location: London, United Kingdom

How long have you been at Jetcraft?

I have been with Jetcraft since August 2019. Prior to that, I was a summer intern in 2016.

What are your responsibilities within the global Jetcraft team?

I support the management team on various strategic projects, ranging from transaction analysis to corporate development. I also help the sales team on streamlining sales engineering tasks and improving sales processes.

Describe a typical day or week in your role.

I start the day checking on my emails and supporting potential urgent requests from the management, marketing, or sales team. Then I focus on longer term initiatives like building strategic presentations, pushing company digitalization, or exploring growth opportunities. My work involves a lot of data collection and modeling, but I also regularly liaise with internal as well as external stakeholders to drive projects forward.

Read more →

Adrian Parcell-Jones, Tax Director, Martyn Fiddler Aviation

How long have you been at your current organization?

I have worked at Martyn Fiddler Aviation for over six years.

What are your responsibilities within your organization?

I am responsible for overseeing our tax advisory service – making sure that the tax advice we provide to our clients is up-to-date and relevant as well as overseeing the integrity of our in-house products and services.

Describe a typical day or week in your role.

With lockdown in place for much of last year in the UK my days do follow a routine.  I normally start with a run around my local park before settling down in my home office (my kitchen!) to catch up with overnight e-mails from the US and other countries, before catching up with the tax team and starting work on advice requested by our clients.  After that, the work is very varied. Lately I have been involved with developing and presenting webinars, but there are often client meetings by video, or work on tax changes and more recently the challenges of understanding the impact of Brexit and the UK’s departure from the EU.

Read more →

Massimo Burotti, Sales Director
Location: London, United Kingdom

How long have you been at Jetcraft?

I recently joined Jetcraft in September 2020.

What are your responsibilities within the global Jetcraft team?

I am the Sales Director for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Hungary. Although Sales Director is the official title, my primary responsibility is to represent Jetcraft within the territory and to represent my clients.

Describe a typical day or week in your role.

I generally start my day at 5:30am where I take 30-40 minutes and look at my emails that came in overnight. This is followed by walking my dog, a fitness workout and breakfast with my family which is very important to me. My goal is to try to make a new connection every day – meeting someone new in the region. My workday is generally spent on the phone speaking with customers or potential customers. The conversations vary between a casual conversation, introducing Jetcraft or discussing the current market. I also spend time studying the market in preparation for the following day.

Read more →

Tim Fagan – Director, Industrial Design & Head of Cabin Development, Aerion Supersonic

How long have you been at your current organization?

I have been part of the Aerion team for just over a year now, based at our Reno, NV headquarters.

What are your responsibilities within your organization?

I am directing the Industrial Design activity for the AS2 development and leading the overall development of the Cabin as an overall system and user experience.  This involves defining the cabin configuration (sizing , dimensions, system layout) as part of the overall aircraft integration, the various ways we can arrange and customize the cabin interior, and defining with our internal team and our supplier/partners the individual systems that comprise the cabin: seating, cabinetry, lighting, cabin technology, etc.  We are also planning the tools that we will need to meet with our customers to configure and customize their own AS2 aircraft.

Describe a typical day or week in your role.

One of the exciting aspects of Aerion is the breadth and variety of activity – we are building both a company and a revolutionary aircraft from the ground-up so there’s plenty of variation and collaboration with different stakeholders every day.

Read more →

Logan Hansen, former Jetcraft Sales Engineer
Location: Minneapolis, MN, US

How long have you been at Jetcraft?

I have been with Jetcraft since July 2019. However, prior to that, I was a summer intern in 2017.

What are your responsibilities within the global Jetcraft team?

I directly support three sales directors in North America with various tasks such as market overviews, valuations, and anything that they need help with to support our clients and move a deal forward.

Describe a typical day or week in your role.

During the pandemic, my typical day has shifted more to a remote role, but my general process remains the same. My day must start by making a cup of freshly ground pour-over coffee or else I will have a serious case of the morning grumpys. After that, I try to layout my day to figure out what needs to get accomplished to stay ahead of any deals that are progressing, followed by responding to calls and emails. After my workday has concluded, I work out with my preference towards lifting weights.

Read more →

Mia Aboujdid, Sales Manager
Location: Nice, France

How long have you been working with Jetcraft?

I have been working with Jetcraft since November 2019.

What are your responsibilities within the global Jetcraft team?

I work as a Sales Manager and have Sales Directors in the EMEA region that I support. I provide any materials that they need to send to a client or to help keep a deal moving forward. I live in Nice, France and have been spending most of my time these last few months at our stand in the Nice business aviation terminal.

Describe a typical day or week in your role.

Every day I wake up early and catch up on some emails or whatsapp from clients, prospects, and the Jetcraft team. I follow up on deals for my sales directors, make sure all their supportive documentation is accurate and updated such as Aircraft Valuations, Specifications, Market Summaries. My main focus is on prospecting and generating leads for my sales directors by setting up meetings or conference calls. I also set up internal objectives with my sales directors as to strengthen their long-term relationship with clients.

Read more →

Christopher Marich, Co-Founder, Global Strategy Director, MySky

How long have you been at your current organization?

I co-founded MySky with my business partner Kirill Kim about five years ago in 2015. While this makes the company still relatively young, it has quickly expanded to become a key industry player in a short period of time. We grew from a small startup to a global company with 90 employees and offices in Switzerland, London, Moscow and New York.

What are your responsibilities within your organization?

I spearhead the overarching strategic guidelines and direction for MySky. I also lead the sales and marketing teams, alongside investor relations initiatives.

Describe a typical day or week in your role.

For me, each day typically starts in a new place – most of the time in a hotel room. My mornings are often dedicated to internal team meetings ranging from sales and marketing calls to updates from our IT team on next developments. In the afternoons, I am typically focused on meetings with clients and partners in order to further promote MySky’s mission to bring order to the private aviation industry.

Since we opened our U.S. office in February of this year, my days are often long, and can easily run into the night. 

What do you love most about your job?

I love challenging the status quo, and working to make a positive impact on the private aviation industry. I also enjoy the diversity of my days and feel privileged to have the opportunity to meet so many talented and smart individuals on a regular basis.

I am also excited to be partnering with more and more industry leaders, such as S&P Global and Satcom Direct (stay tuned, more announcements to come). In my opinion, strategic alliances are the most powerful way to deliver value to all industry stakeholders.

Read more →

Ashley Bolger, former Regional Marketing Manager (EMEA)
Location: London, United Kingdom

How long have you been at Jetcraft?

Just over 2 years.

What are your responsibilities within the global Jetcraft team?

As the Regional Marketing Manager for Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA), I support the team by developing and executing an integrated marketing plan with the objective of promoting the Jetcraft brand as well as engaging customers and supporting sales through regional events, sponsorships, marketing communications, and thought leadership opportunities.

Describe a typical day or week in your role.

My typical day usually revolves around strategizing with my sales & marketing colleagues at our London headquarters. In the office, I might find myself chatting with our advertising agency in South Africa, checking in with our local representative managing our stand at the Nice Business Aviation Terminal this summer, or planning our presence at the Middle East Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) Airshow later this year in Dubai. I am also on the road a fair bit of time, overseeing logistics and hosting clients, prospects, and media during regional events.

Read more →