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Name
Chad Patnode
Title
Flight Operations Manager - Pfizer, Inc.
Bio
Chad graduated from the Florida Institute of Technology in 2004 with a BS degree in Aviation Management with the Flight Option. In 2006, Chad was hired at CitationAir as a Flight Coordinator. Within the following 2 years, he became a Dispatcher, and then Dispatch Supervisor.
During his tenure at CitationAir, Chad played a major role in establishing an aggressive in-house Dispatcher training and international program. This training and international programs helped an already talented department become one of the top Dispatch departments in the country.
In 2012, Chad was promoted to Manager of Mission Planning and Training. Later in 2012, he left to become a Flight Operations Manager with Pfizer. At Pfizer, Chad was co-creator in the Dispatch in-house international program. As of today, roughly 95% of all international trip duties are completed in-house.
Chad’s current initiatives within Pfizer, as well as expanding it to the industry as a whole, is to help enable the Scheduler / Dispatcher to take on more roles within their departments and to strengthen collaboration between Dispatch and flight crewmembers through process creation.
During his tenure at CitationAir, Chad played a major role in establishing an aggressive in-house Dispatcher training and international program. This training and international programs helped an already talented department become one of the top Dispatch departments in the country.
In 2012, Chad was promoted to Manager of Mission Planning and Training. Later in 2012, he left to become a Flight Operations Manager with Pfizer. At Pfizer, Chad was co-creator in the Dispatch in-house international program. As of today, roughly 95% of all international trip duties are completed in-house.
Chad’s current initiatives within Pfizer, as well as expanding it to the industry as a whole, is to help enable the Scheduler / Dispatcher to take on more roles within their departments and to strengthen collaboration between Dispatch and flight crewmembers through process creation.
