Resumes

Resumes

Jeffrey W. Wright (President)

Mr. Wright founded Heliplanners in 1987 to provide specialized site selection, planning, design and permitting assistance for public and private sector heliports. He also provides aviation safety and obstruction analyses and agency liaison for development projects proposed near airports. He is experienced in public participation and the sensitivities of aircraft noise and safety impacts on neighboring lands. Prior to establishing Heliplanners, Mr. Wright had managed aviation studies for other consulting firms since the 1970s. Mr. Wright has been invited to speak on heliport issues at workshops conducted for the California Commission on Aviation and Airports and the Southwest Chapter of the American Association of Airport Executives.

REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS

Centerport, Costa Mesa, California
Adjacent to Southern California's John Wayne/Orange County Airport, Centerport offers full service support for helicopter operations in the county. It features two landing pads and a storage - maintenance hangar for up to 15 helicopters atop an air cargo building serving the airport as well as 10,000 SF of airport frontage office space. The concept efficiently makes double use of valuable real estate - serving the county's air cargo needs while providing a focal point for helicopter aviation. Centerport, home to Tridair Helicopters and Helistream, has received significant international attention.

Hospital Helistops
Assisted dozens of hospitals and their design teams throughout the nation with heliport / helistop location, design, permit processing and environmental (mainly noise and safety) analysis.

Law Enforcement Helistops
Assisted design teams with design and processing assistance for rooftop helistops for Orange County Sheriff's Department, Pasadena and Los Angeles Police Departments.

Business Helistops
Provided design review for rooftop helistop for use of tenants at The Atrium, a twin-tower 10-story office development in Irvine. Overcame significant opposition to win planning commission approval.

Residential Helistops
Assisted with design and approvals for helistops to serve clients' business travel needs from their homes.

Aviation Safety Studies
Prepared aircraft risk hazard assessments for projects proposed near Oxnard and Camarillo airports, McClellan-Palomar Airport (Carlsbad) and MCAS El Toro. The Oxnard and Camarillo studies met local requirements for projects within the "airport spheres of influence."

Airport Safety Inspections
Under contract to the Federal Aviation Administration, Mr. Wright conducted annual safety inspections and airport facility updates of 120 general aviation airports throughout Colorado, Wyoming and North Dakota. These inspections are used to keep FAA's Airport Master Record current for each airport.

Expert Witness Services
Mr. Wright has provided expert witness services for litigation involving airport and heliport related issues. The most recent case was for Ekker vs. Griffith Construction et al, in California.

AFFILIATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS
Helicopter Association International (HAI)
HAI Heliport Committee
HAI Air Medical Committee
Airborne Law Enforcement Association
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
Active Private Pilot with Instrument Rating

EDUCATION AND SYMPOSIUMS
Bachelor of Arts, Economics, University of California at Santa Barbara
Transportation Engineering, California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo and Oregon State University
"Heliport Planning," Georgia Institute of Technology, 1988,1990,1991
Managing Helicopter Activity at Your Airport," Presenter, Tucson, AZ, 1990"
"Cities & Mobility: Vertical Access, An International Perspective," Los Angeles, 1990
"Vertiports in the Urban Environment," Seattle, 1989
"Tiltrotor Symposium," Alexandria, VA, 1989
"Helicopter Workshop," Southern California Association of Governments, 1988

Christopher M. Love (Associate)

With over twenty years of professional experience, Mr. Love provides planning, surveying and computer-aided drafting and design (CADD) assistance on Heliplanners' projects. An accomplished CADD specialist within the civil engineering and architectural disciplines, he ensures that exhibits prepared for public agency application packages and for public presentations meet our rigid standards and contain all pertinent information. He is accomplished at providing all technical exhibits for airport master plan projects. He also directs on-site surveys to determine locations and heights of potential airspace obstructions for airport and heliport projects. Depending on project needs, Mr. Love can provide exhibits via AutoCAD, Intergraph (Microstation).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Mr. Love's overall experience includes roadway, water, sewer, site grading, lot grading and aviation projects.
Recent aviation experience includes the following projects:

AFFILIATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS
National Association of CAD-CAM Operators (NACO)
Level 5 Certification - Journeyman CAD-CAM operator with discipline/Civil

EDUCATION AND SYMPOSIUMS
Graduated Skyline C.D.C., Airframe and Power Plant Cluster, 1977
Two years junior college classwork with emphasis in aviation-related subjects
INTERGRAPH 2D training course - 1985
INTERGRAPH INROADS course - 1990
Numerous AutoCAD seminars

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