EARL ROBINSON - PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO)
Earl Robinson is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Alliance Aircraft, as well as an Alliance Aircraft board member. He is also the President of the Chongqing Commercial Aircraft Corporation (CCAC) Joint Venture.
As Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Robinson leads the Alliance Aircraft team in identifying and executing Alliance Aircraft's vision, aircraft design and development, and business strategies. Mr. Robinson works closely with management to remove obstacles and set priorities, objectives, and goals for the Company.
Mr. Robinson has been highly involved in the development of all aspects of the product — the family of aircrafts — and will continue to do so, while also developing and fostering strategic partnerships, marketing and sales objectives, budgets and planning, and securing new financing.
Mr. Robinson has extensive experience in aviation and aircraft design. Earl started his career in aviation as an officer in the United States Navy, where he was assigned as an F4J fighter pilot at NAS Miramar in San Diego, California. This experience, coupled with his four combat cruises to Vietnam and completion of the Navy Fighter Weapons School (better known as "Top Gun"), prepared him for his next opportunity at Northrop Corporation, where he became a Volume Leader on the F18 Proposal to the U.S. Navy. As a Volume Leader, Earl used his extensive knowledge of aviation and aircraft design and implemented a number of design changes to the F18 that resulted in the aircraft becoming twelve (12) times more reliable than the F4J aircraft, requiring substantially fewer man-hours per flight hour for maintenance of the F4J aircraft, and was capable of being operated by forty (40) percent fewer personnel than the F4J. His vision and insight resulted in overall cost savings to Northrop so great that Northrop achieved the maximum contractual award for exceeding all reliability and maintenance requirements.
Due to his early career successes not only in aviation and aircraft design, but in identifying and developing winning solutions to company issues in order to increase efficiency and productivity, while reducing overall company costs, Mr. Robinson quickly began to have significant management opportunities. Mr. Robinson was assigned to the B2 Proposal Team (a highly classified program at that time), drafting a design proposal for the B2 aircraft which ultimately netted Northrop Corporation a $40,000,000,000.00 contract award. Earl served as the manager of the B2 Aircraft Development Program and directly oversaw $16,000,000,000.00 of the program award.
Following his time with Northrop Corporation, Mr. Robinson continued to develop his management and development skills during his careers with Honeywell International, Inc., Textron, and Raytheon Aircraft Corporation. During his tenure with Honeywell, Textron, and Raytheon, Mr. Robinson oversaw the development and sale of various aircraft devices to the United States Navy, including infrared and ultraviolet spectrum sensors and automatic carrier landing systems, as well as managed a $300,000,000.00 development program for the Hawker 4000 Business Jet Program. The Hawker 4000 Business Jet became incredibly successful and created a new segment in the business jet market — Super Mid-Sized Jets — which has become the fastest growing segment in the business jet market.
Due to his substantial experience and management skills, Mr. Robinson was approached by Fairchild Dornier, a German aircraft company, to serve as its President. As President of Fairchild Dornier, Mr. Robinson oversaw the development and conversion of the 328 Turboprop aircraft into the 328 JET, which he was able to accomplish within twenty four (24) months due to his extensive skill in aircraft certification programs. From there, Mr. Robinson designed 728 and 928 JETS and sold a combined 120 aircrafts and 120 options to Lufthansa and Swiss Air. Based on his wealth of knowledge, experience, and continued success in the aviation and aircraft industry, Mr. Robinson created his own aircraft business, Alliance Aircraft, which he has continued to manage since its inception in 1999.
Mr. Robinson attended college at the University of Colorado, receiving a Bachelors of Science degree in Physics.
As Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Robinson leads the Alliance Aircraft team in identifying and executing Alliance Aircraft's vision, aircraft design and development, and business strategies. Mr. Robinson works closely with management to remove obstacles and set priorities, objectives, and goals for the Company.
Mr. Robinson has been highly involved in the development of all aspects of the product — the family of aircrafts — and will continue to do so, while also developing and fostering strategic partnerships, marketing and sales objectives, budgets and planning, and securing new financing.
Mr. Robinson has extensive experience in aviation and aircraft design. Earl started his career in aviation as an officer in the United States Navy, where he was assigned as an F4J fighter pilot at NAS Miramar in San Diego, California. This experience, coupled with his four combat cruises to Vietnam and completion of the Navy Fighter Weapons School (better known as "Top Gun"), prepared him for his next opportunity at Northrop Corporation, where he became a Volume Leader on the F18 Proposal to the U.S. Navy. As a Volume Leader, Earl used his extensive knowledge of aviation and aircraft design and implemented a number of design changes to the F18 that resulted in the aircraft becoming twelve (12) times more reliable than the F4J aircraft, requiring substantially fewer man-hours per flight hour for maintenance of the F4J aircraft, and was capable of being operated by forty (40) percent fewer personnel than the F4J. His vision and insight resulted in overall cost savings to Northrop so great that Northrop achieved the maximum contractual award for exceeding all reliability and maintenance requirements.
Due to his early career successes not only in aviation and aircraft design, but in identifying and developing winning solutions to company issues in order to increase efficiency and productivity, while reducing overall company costs, Mr. Robinson quickly began to have significant management opportunities. Mr. Robinson was assigned to the B2 Proposal Team (a highly classified program at that time), drafting a design proposal for the B2 aircraft which ultimately netted Northrop Corporation a $40,000,000,000.00 contract award. Earl served as the manager of the B2 Aircraft Development Program and directly oversaw $16,000,000,000.00 of the program award.
Following his time with Northrop Corporation, Mr. Robinson continued to develop his management and development skills during his careers with Honeywell International, Inc., Textron, and Raytheon Aircraft Corporation. During his tenure with Honeywell, Textron, and Raytheon, Mr. Robinson oversaw the development and sale of various aircraft devices to the United States Navy, including infrared and ultraviolet spectrum sensors and automatic carrier landing systems, as well as managed a $300,000,000.00 development program for the Hawker 4000 Business Jet Program. The Hawker 4000 Business Jet became incredibly successful and created a new segment in the business jet market — Super Mid-Sized Jets — which has become the fastest growing segment in the business jet market.
Due to his substantial experience and management skills, Mr. Robinson was approached by Fairchild Dornier, a German aircraft company, to serve as its President. As President of Fairchild Dornier, Mr. Robinson oversaw the development and conversion of the 328 Turboprop aircraft into the 328 JET, which he was able to accomplish within twenty four (24) months due to his extensive skill in aircraft certification programs. From there, Mr. Robinson designed 728 and 928 JETS and sold a combined 120 aircrafts and 120 options to Lufthansa and Swiss Air. Based on his wealth of knowledge, experience, and continued success in the aviation and aircraft industry, Mr. Robinson created his own aircraft business, Alliance Aircraft, which he has continued to manage since its inception in 1999.
Mr. Robinson attended college at the University of Colorado, receiving a Bachelors of Science degree in Physics.
joe cox - Executive VP of Manufacturing Operations
Joe Cox is the Executive Vice President of Manufacturing Operations and Chief Operating Officer of Alliance Aircraft, as well as an Alliance Aircraft board member. He is also the Executive VP Manufacturing Operations and Chief Operating Officer of the Chongqing Commercial Aircraft Corporation (CCAC) Joint Venture.
Mr. Cox has nearly thirty years of experience in the aircraft manufacturing/assembly industry. He has served in the roles of President, Chief Executive Officer, Senior Vice President of Operations, Senior Vice President of Manufacturing and Procurement, Vice President of Operations, Vice President and General Manager of Engineering, President of Advanced Repair Technology, and Program Director, for businesses such as JBCMD, Inc., Snow Aviation International, Inc., Safire Aircraft, BAE Systems, Dyncorp, and Lockheed Martin. Throughout his time in these roles, Mr. Cox has independently procured over $1,000,000,000.00 of new business, and has demonstrated his ability to grow annual revenues between $15,000,000.00 and $100,000,000.00 through the identification of cost concerns and the implementation of targeted programs to address such cost concerns. Mr. Cox has also demonstrated his ability to oversee and manage teams of between 50 and 500 employees in order to timely complete projects and to ensure customer needs are consistently met.
Mr. Cox also has a demonstrated history of success in managing business operations. In his role as Vice President of Operations, Mr. Cox took over a program for BAE Systems that was $10,000,000.00 over budget and three years behind schedule for the world's first commercial tanker. Mr. Cox redesigned systems and processes that enabled on-time delivery and exceeded profit goals by 30%. Similarly, as President of Advanced Repair Technology, Mr. Cox was able to bring the company to profitability within eighteen months, by saving 90% of costs and decreasing the schedule by 80% by designing and installing composite repairs to metallic structures for transport and fighter aircrafts, rather than continuing to use conventional repairs that cost more and required additional man-hours.
Beyond his demonstrated success as a leader and manager, Mr. Cox also has significant experience in sales: Mr. Cox won (and managed) six sole source aircraft contracts as Senior Vice President of Operations at Snow. Aviation International, Inc. worth over $60,000,000.00, three government contracts for aircrafts as Vice President of Engineering at Dyncorp, as well as two government contracts as Vice President of Operations at BAE Systems. Mr. Cox also achieved over $800,000,000.00 in new business as the Program Manager and Director for Lockheed Martin, generating five award fees greater than 98%.
Mr. Cox attended the Air Force Academy, receiving his Bachelors of Science degree in Engineering Sciences. Mr. Cox also obtained his Masters of Science in Astronautics from Purdue University and his Ph.D. in Engineering Structures from Arizona State University.
Mr. Cox has nearly thirty years of experience in the aircraft manufacturing/assembly industry. He has served in the roles of President, Chief Executive Officer, Senior Vice President of Operations, Senior Vice President of Manufacturing and Procurement, Vice President of Operations, Vice President and General Manager of Engineering, President of Advanced Repair Technology, and Program Director, for businesses such as JBCMD, Inc., Snow Aviation International, Inc., Safire Aircraft, BAE Systems, Dyncorp, and Lockheed Martin. Throughout his time in these roles, Mr. Cox has independently procured over $1,000,000,000.00 of new business, and has demonstrated his ability to grow annual revenues between $15,000,000.00 and $100,000,000.00 through the identification of cost concerns and the implementation of targeted programs to address such cost concerns. Mr. Cox has also demonstrated his ability to oversee and manage teams of between 50 and 500 employees in order to timely complete projects and to ensure customer needs are consistently met.
Mr. Cox also has a demonstrated history of success in managing business operations. In his role as Vice President of Operations, Mr. Cox took over a program for BAE Systems that was $10,000,000.00 over budget and three years behind schedule for the world's first commercial tanker. Mr. Cox redesigned systems and processes that enabled on-time delivery and exceeded profit goals by 30%. Similarly, as President of Advanced Repair Technology, Mr. Cox was able to bring the company to profitability within eighteen months, by saving 90% of costs and decreasing the schedule by 80% by designing and installing composite repairs to metallic structures for transport and fighter aircrafts, rather than continuing to use conventional repairs that cost more and required additional man-hours.
Beyond his demonstrated success as a leader and manager, Mr. Cox also has significant experience in sales: Mr. Cox won (and managed) six sole source aircraft contracts as Senior Vice President of Operations at Snow. Aviation International, Inc. worth over $60,000,000.00, three government contracts for aircrafts as Vice President of Engineering at Dyncorp, as well as two government contracts as Vice President of Operations at BAE Systems. Mr. Cox also achieved over $800,000,000.00 in new business as the Program Manager and Director for Lockheed Martin, generating five award fees greater than 98%.
Mr. Cox attended the Air Force Academy, receiving his Bachelors of Science degree in Engineering Sciences. Mr. Cox also obtained his Masters of Science in Astronautics from Purdue University and his Ph.D. in Engineering Structures from Arizona State University.
Scott Gaul - executive vP and Chief Financial officer (CFO)
Scott Gaul is the Executive Vice President of Finance and the Chief Financial Officer of Alliance Aircraft, as well as an Alliance Aircraft board member. He is also the Chief Financial Officer of the Chongqing Commercial Aircraft Corporation (CCAC) Joint Venture.
Mr. Gaul has over thirty years of experience in accounting, financial management and MIS, including international manufacturing, defense, and real estate investment industries. He has served in a variety of roles throughout his career, including Chief Financial Officer, Earned Value Analyst, Program Manager, Cost Accounting Manager, and most recently, Consultant. Throughout his career, Mr. Gaul achieved such accomplishments as developing and successfully launching a three-year plan to take a company public, designing system architecture and implementing a web-based Earned Value Management tool, implementing an earned value cost system for an entire business, and managing cash flow and all treasury functions of a company. With his mind for accounting and finance, Mr. Gaul has also successfully turned around a near-bankrupt company, returning the company to a position of profitability through restructuring to reduce overhead costs by 40%, redesigning the human resources function, consolidating unprofitable activities, and selling off strategic corporate assets, which ultimately created a positive cash flow for the company. He has consistently demonstrated creativeness and expertise in international turn¬around management, capital restructuring, costing and systems implementation, and earned value management systems in each position he has held.
For the last eleven years, Mr. Gaul has worked as an independent consultant to IBM, BAE, CGI, Unisys, the Office of Personnel Management, Boeing, and Alliance Aircraft, where he has successfully supported the organizations by providing Earned Value Management System development and compliance services, as well as Support and Capability Maturity Model integration and validation services.
Mr. Gaul attended college at Albright College, receiving a Bachelors of Science degree in Business Administration. Mr. Gaul also obtained his MBA in Finance at La Verne University.
Mr. Gaul has over thirty years of experience in accounting, financial management and MIS, including international manufacturing, defense, and real estate investment industries. He has served in a variety of roles throughout his career, including Chief Financial Officer, Earned Value Analyst, Program Manager, Cost Accounting Manager, and most recently, Consultant. Throughout his career, Mr. Gaul achieved such accomplishments as developing and successfully launching a three-year plan to take a company public, designing system architecture and implementing a web-based Earned Value Management tool, implementing an earned value cost system for an entire business, and managing cash flow and all treasury functions of a company. With his mind for accounting and finance, Mr. Gaul has also successfully turned around a near-bankrupt company, returning the company to a position of profitability through restructuring to reduce overhead costs by 40%, redesigning the human resources function, consolidating unprofitable activities, and selling off strategic corporate assets, which ultimately created a positive cash flow for the company. He has consistently demonstrated creativeness and expertise in international turn¬around management, capital restructuring, costing and systems implementation, and earned value management systems in each position he has held.
For the last eleven years, Mr. Gaul has worked as an independent consultant to IBM, BAE, CGI, Unisys, the Office of Personnel Management, Boeing, and Alliance Aircraft, where he has successfully supported the organizations by providing Earned Value Management System development and compliance services, as well as Support and Capability Maturity Model integration and validation services.
Mr. Gaul attended college at Albright College, receiving a Bachelors of Science degree in Business Administration. Mr. Gaul also obtained his MBA in Finance at La Verne University.
