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AIRPOR'T' MANAGER CANDIDATE
INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
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IN'I'R0DUCTI0N RICK
Rick 1. Assume we just met and we know absolutely
nothing about you, fell us about yourself.
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John 2, Tho city is in the process of commoncing a major
development project on the southeast so ction of
R the Airport involving some $500,000 of City
funds and $2001000 of I?bderal funds which will
Opel) up some 35 plus acres for leasing, Whe t
strategies would you propose for marketing this
aroa?
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3. We realize that you have very little knowledge
of. our organizat:ton and our philosophies.
However, we would like you to assume that you
are the airport manager. Please respond to the
following hypothetical situations:
Doll A. You are at home at 2;00 p.m. on Saturday and
you have just received a call from the emergency
dispatcher that an aircraft had crashed on the
runway, What do you do?
John B. You have just arrived at work on Monday
r morning and you notice an excavation contractor
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performing some type of excavation work outside
of the limit:i of the tenants leased property,
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Hick C. The City is involved in litigation with ono
of the local Fixod Vase Operators relative to
various breaches In the lease on the part of the
PDO, You have just discovered that one of your
employoes has known about several deficiencies
in the iBO'p operations which could affect the
case; and has withheld this information from you.
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Rick 1), Given the above situation, what romedies
would
eonally 11 to monittior t further g breachest,ally and
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13, One of tho investigative reporters from the
Jolsn local news media has contacted you and is
pressing you for comments on a public but highly
controversial matter involving the airport,
Hick I"$ On Friday, one of the crews from the Street ~I
Department is in the midst of repairing a large
section of asphalt near the north and of tho
runway. At in00 hole . in thy runwayof f They tell
leaving a gap _g
one of your employees that they will be back
employee
Monday morning to finish the job, you.
immediately reports the matter to y ,
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Rick G. Are you inclined to keep a daily log?
Don li. Your immediate supervisor has called you and
given you instructions to take some action which
you discover shortly thereafter is contrary to
established City policy and may be illegal.
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Rick 1, One of tho membors of the Airport Advisory
Hoard contacts you and insists tat you take
some action which is contrary to previous ;
actions taken by the hoard,
J, You have boon negotiating a loose agreement
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with a prospective tenant. During your lost
meeting the prospective tenant has made some
demands which you feel would be detrimental to {
the airport. Despite your protest$ the
prospective tenant insists yyou present his i
demands to your superiors and to the Airport
Advisory Board.
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i Don K. You have just been contacted by a
representative from one of the major small
aircraft manufacturers, They are looking for a
site on which to locate a new aircraft assembly
plant and have requested a proposal. from the
City of Denton,
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4, The Deputy City Manager expressed his desire to
~I have a commuter airline locate at the airport,
What steps will you follow to facilitate this
request? }
S, What do you consider to be your greatest
strength?
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weakness? '
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our Airport Manager?
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} B, when will you be available for employment?
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TEXAS 78201 / TELEPHONE (817) 6888307
CITY of owomy TEXAS MUNICIPAL BUlLDIN0 / DENTON, 011108 01 the City Manager
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TU; Members of Airport Advisory Hoard
FROM; Rick Svehla, Deputy City Manager
DA'fli; December 3, 1987
SUHJL'CT; Information Regarding Airport Manager Candidates,
Meeting llate, and other Matters Concerning the
Airport
i have been meeting on a regular basis with your two
ropre8eritatives to discuss applicants for the Airport Manager's r
position. We have narrowed it down Co three candidates and are
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tentatively trying to get a fourth to come and interview, The
interviews will take place tomorrow and Monday, if we can get
3 the fourth. We will be making a decision very shortly
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they occur,
s Don and I have also been discussing the next regular Hoard
meeting, It would normally be held on the t;th of this month, c
Currently, we do not have any items for the agenda,
checked with the attorney's office, and they Continue to work
on the 176X 51 amendment and expect that to be ready for the
first meeting in January, Since there are no immediate needs
that I am aware of, 1 suggested to Don that we postpone the
I meeting. If any of you have ideas or agenda items, we could
E still schedule a meeting for the 15th of this month, Please
advise me of any Items that we need to discuss. Otherwise, we t
will not schedule a meeting for this month, and we will meet at
our regular tiine on January 12, 1988,
Finally, Maverick is suppoSo to make a payment this month or
this week as part of tho' .iud,gmont in the latest settlement
agreement, Payment is duo t e 5th, and would be for a minimum
0£ $5,000 plus the monthly rent and fuel flowage fee, I have
checked with the attorneys; and thoy have Indicated bosinc
would abl
day is the 5th and a nonworking day, the intent
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and still meet
the 7th
Co make the payment on Monday
of the settlement, We will keep you posted as to developments
there also,
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Members of the Airport Advisory Board
Uecembor 3, 1987
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If ally of you need further information or have any ideas for
the meeting, please call.
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December 3, 1987
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If any of you need further information or have any Ideas for i
the meeting, please call,
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G1TY4l pL'N~I'QJ , MxA$ MUNICIPAL BUILDING/ DN70Nr TEXAS 7 241 /TELEPHONE (811)600'8301
office of the city Msneper
M B M O R A N D U M
TO: Lloyd V, Harrell, City Manager
FROM: Rick 5vo}hla, Deputy City Manager
DATE: January 8, 1988
SUBJECT: Hiring an Airport Manager
i As per our discussions, we have interviewed. and made all offer .
for an Airport Manager, This offer directly correlates with
what we had discussed previously, i,el, we will , bring ;
Mr, Forester in at the top of the range of the C-4.1 class of
the Management/Supervision pay plan, We are suggesting that we
pey the position $2,927,60 per month, Also, as we discussed
expenses up to a limit of
e are assisting with itJesse and h moving his family.
;3,500.00 to r
We are excited about the prospects of having Jesse on our team,
i and we expect to have him here near the end of January, Please
indicate your approval for personnel and its files on the space
below,
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Deputy City Manager
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cc: Tom Klinck, Director of Personnel
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CITY of GENTON, TEXAS MUN101PA1. BUILDING / DEN70N, TEXAS 78201 / TELEPHONE (817) 888.8307
° - Office of bhe V1y Manager
January 8, 1988
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Jesso Forester
4416 Newberry
Grand Pralrle, 1'X 75052
Dear Jesse;
11h1s letter is pursuant to our discussions concerning your
employment with the C1ty of Denton. As we discussed 'earlier,
e it is our plan to start you out at the top of the ran5,131e2o
C41 stop on the Management/Supervision plan , $
per year, As we also discussed, we are agreeable to helping
you relocate. We agroed to pay up to $3,500,00 to help yet,
move to Denton, and wo will cover moving, expenses tip to that
amount, Since you will be on call and your new home is 1n tho
take home vehicle
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policy, you will be allowed to do that when you ro]ocate to
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your new rosidonce, i
As we also discussed, as Your ten"" continues here and as you
are able to increase revenues for the airport, we will consider
a reclassification, We Would expect to be able to do that
-quite effectively assuming that your able to raise the revenues
of the airport by an additional' $20,000 a yea We ovwould er the
Projected budget amounts for fiscal. year 1987-88,
able to do that in a minimum time of six months from your date
of employment. nt. erase and when year intorvalspu would be eligible
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January 8, 1988
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Once again, ,re look forward to having you with us,
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excited about the the experience and expertise You bring toetho
organization and look forward to your stay hero,
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Rick Sbehia
Deputy City Manager
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JESSE P, FORESTER rat!
4416 dewberry r
Grand Prairie, TX. 75052 ;
Home number 5214) 263-6354
Work number (214) 988-3801
Thomas Klinck
personnel Director
City of Denton
324 E. McKinney
Denton, TX. 76202
Dear Mr. Klinck:
You are looking for a well qualified Cit Air ort Mana er An Airport
manager with experience, maturity anQ' e w llingness and ability to
do an outstanding job. I believe I am the person you are looking for.
I am well versed in all aspects of airport operations, I am an
experienced commercial multi-engine and helicopter pilot and I have a
strong management background. The enclosed resume outlines a portion
of my experience. Would you extend me the opportunity of interviewing j
for this position at your earliest convenience?
You can contact me at the above listed numbers, if unavailable, please
leave a message.
Thank you for your time and consideration, look forward to the
! opportunity, I will relocate to Denton if gale ced for this position.
Sincerely,
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08JECTIVEt Airport Manager Eor City of Dentons Texas
SUMMARYs astron background in
San Angelo, Texas
EDUCATIONS Angelo State University,
9BAS Management and Business Ad~~inistration. Minor in
Accounting. GPA _ 3.37/4-0, Graduated 1911'
Hold cutter t commercial pilot license with the fol-
PROFESSIONAL:
lowing ratingss Airplanes Land 1Instrumenti_engine
Helicopters Instrument.
PERSONAL: Date of sirtha November 18, 1939
Marrieds 2 dependents
Lice to present em-
j Date of Availability$ ployers
I salarys Negotiable
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REFERENCESs References and additional information provided upon
request.
EXPERIENCES
of Grand prairie, Texas-
1986 -Present Airport Director for city er and City Council. ;
Responsible to the City Manag i t
coordinated with and provmidOiedtaff sat"6inttlAire and City Airport Advisory Com
port zoning Board (arand Prairie and Arlington).
Developed Airport Land Use Master Plan, and HOM-
pleted Phase I of development on schedule.
gars were increased from 54 to 168 and based
aircraft were increased from 193 to 281,
coordinated loOf Governments, the 'Texas Aeron Uti~
Texas
1 ffia os to hie s airportdWAthe S included inPtheolong range
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plans of their respective offices,
Set up and managed the Airport Enterprise turd.
Received no money feom the City General Fund,
the Airport from October it 1986 to SAp^
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tem at of 6,892.
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salary $38074 plus car allowance.
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1983 - 1985 Director of Accounting, Ft. Worth Transportation
Authority. Responsible to General Manager and
Executive Committee for full accounting and
reporting to federal Urban Mass Transit Authority
for operating subsidies. Responsible tornalyze
and change computer programs when necessary.
Prepare and manage annual budget. Salary:
$32,549. ~1989 - 1983 General Manager and Chief Pilot of Oak Grove
Airport and Spinks Industries, Had full P & I,
reuponsibilities. Reported to President and 1
owner, Flow all company and charter VIP flights.
Salary: $31,299.
1975 - 1984 U5 Army, Airfield Commander and Air Traffic
Control Manager for, joint military and civilian
airports located within the controlled airspace of
Marshall Army Airfield, located between junction
City and Manhattan, Kansas* Coordinated directly
I with Kansas City FAA office for proper utilization
i of joint use instrument approach airports,
Salarys $46x994.
1971 - 1974 US Army, Aviation Detachment Commander and
Airport Operations Manager, Located in West
{ German with international coordination required l
for flight planning and for multi-country flights.
Responsible for 93 single and multi-engine and
i helicopter aircraft, Salary: $42,499.
1958 - 1971 Positions of increasing responsibility in aviation
and aviation management. Details upon request,
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' REST OOLDBMII Little Slat Texas 75061
401 Spinnaker stun 1,214) 634-1080
(214) 292-1813
October 13, 1986
ae Relations Dept.
' Personnel/Employ
324 B. McKinney
Denton, T% 16201
Refs AdvartiseMent, DENTON RECORD CHRONICLIP Oat 12
Airport Manager
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The encloseo, theuU.S.usubsidiarybOfkarFranchncorpoerrationienae as the'
President guropes -01,1 sat puts Me
economic aonditeonsuhere and abro d# th p in Parent aompan has chosen
to 01060 its U.
in the Job market. r, r3e.N ~~pPMr►
anaelden
l my background 16 in aerospaoe marketing and export organitationalAe
A6 a revolt of nsY '
my retirement from the U.B. Air Force in 1974 MY `
administrative and management skills are 6olid. with fixed
hit Force experluding theaday-to-daye'roblemo Of deali'ngir rt.
operations, tna
base cperetore, ground operations, nose abatement procedures,
relations functions, scheduling and background
public/community lot s licenser my Y
Although I do net currently hold a pi
h je t$ venom- from small,
includes some 8000 pilot hours in aircraft
single engine (Helia, piper) through ets to four-engine turbo-prop
f transports* clot and aircraft
As a former Air Force officer and enlisted man, p
electronics taohnlaianr I em thoroughlyrkahistorywwithaAlken aircraft and
xPoeure to more
related tems. And, of course, mY
the 6l sysr0raftrandatheirlsystemsgu airconticraftnmonufued in wide
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variety of countries.
IEmini yyoupera intteresstedeYial,Maviatlon2andntechnical experiencelth Of
edtrativ r mana g
would like to meet with you at your aunvenlan0e to discuss the
possibilities.
Regard,
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8nn1o6uras Rerua►e
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401 Spinnaker Run Little Elm, Texas 75068
(214) 292-1823 (214) 634-8080
OBJECTIVE A position as AIRPORT MANAGER.
QUALIFICATIONS
+ Extensive experience in aviation operations
+ Solid administrative & managerial experience 1
+ Background in scheduling, technical liaison
EXPERIENCE
j, May 1975 to PRESIDENT, Alken USA, Inc,, the wholly-owned
Jul 1986 subsidiary of AGRAN et Cie (FRANCE). Formed the
U.S. subs diary. Developed marketing strategy.
Implemented strategy to introduce ALKAN high
technology aircraft equipment into the U,S and other
selected markets around the world. Responsible for.
all aspects of marketing, sales, Einano al,
administrative, personnel and technical liaison,
Direct marketing contact with all U. S. Government
entitities and all major aircraft manufacturers for f
the past ten years, I
Jun 1974 to VICe-PRSSIDENT, International Trade Operations, Inc.,
May 1975 Washington D.C.► an export/import'corporaition I
specialising in total export project management for
small companies. Responsible for market research,
customer contact, and agent management world-wide,
3 eoialized in organizing small companies to enter
the export market. Devised innovative methodology
for the export of a wide variety of products,
1952 to United States Air Forae. Enlisted 1952 (radar, `
1974 armament,' communications)# COMMISSIONED 1959`(pilot$
operations, communications, public relations,
foreign liaison, diplomatic corps), 'Retired as
Major, 1974, Duties included a wide variety of
standard as well as non-standard assignments in }
eighty plus countries and entailed extensive
experiience in airport/aircraft operations,
Scheduling, maintenance, management,
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EDUCATION
BA 196verdity of Nebraska r~ska (political Science),
MBA - Universit of Dallas (95% completed),
MA - On vers t OT West Florida, (History not
comp etc due to reeas gnment- 90i complete),
PERSONAL
Married, Current Denton County resident,
Fluent In French,
Knowledgeable in German,
OTHER TRAINING/ EXPERIENCE
Aircraft maintanancer
Indus printing induetrYt paper +
try; telecommunications; electronics) I
f! motorcycle and auto raaingl writingl editing, and
yacht design/sailing.
ACTIVE INt
Dallas ForeignVisitors Bureau
Air Force Association
Republican party,
Dallas Corinthian Yacht Club,
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STAR TRLEGRAMI BATON ROUGE SUNDAY AOVOCATEI NAVAL
INSTITUTE PROCEEDINOS;NATIONAL TAX SHELTER DIaESTO
and various military
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Dear Department of Personnels
I have been employed with the City of Ban Antonio since
June 1981. San Antonio International oAirport is anmedium hub
facility with a total paoseniger
person in charge of operations at this
aiWhenrpor an t. Sin duty, ce I my amemployment, the airport has bran involved
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in many major construction projects that were required to be
interfaced with airport operations. Some notable projects
include a #101 million dollar, 350,008 square fact terminal
ekpansion, an overlay of a precision instrument run wrunway.ai ?
complete renovation of our Category I dating I
have rewritten and am responsible for continually updating
the operations manual. I have been responsible for cataloging
the airfield deficiency list and coordinating the maintenance
repair and construction projects on the airfield with the t
F.A.A. and airfield maintenance.
i previous to my position at San Antonio I was employed
at Spokane International Airporti a mediumshub facility in
North Eastern Washington. My p
Administrative Manager has provided me leededexperience in f
airport tenant relations pertaining
negotiations. 1 was primarily involved in writing airport
lease contracts and bid documents. i was directly responsible
for saving the airport fifty thousand dollars a year in
Janitorial p t lin writing the bid
doc mentsandcontract for the airport advertising concession
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th guaranteed a two hundred and twenty one, thousand dollar
that at
k increase in advertising revenue. MY f
Personnel management was another part art of of toy include 1
responsibilities at the aipo. My exppolicy manual and
rewriting the nonunion employee
esspeFnterprise program. In
developing the Minority
addition, I have also interviewed individuals for some of the
administrative positions available.
During my employmeent with Monterey Peninsula Airport as
Assistant I had the responsibility of the
Night Operations
airport: during the evening hours. I was hreavitudnvo~nethis,
the airport noise and land use compatibility s y
I was responsible for setting up noise monitoring stations
around the airport and compiling the data to determine noise
footprints.
I am very interested in a position to ethhendaongaenYnaf my
team a+ your airport and would be g
owperiencrr in airport operations and administration.
Sincerely,
Sordon S. Chace
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OORDON S, CRACE
3447 Ridge Country
San Antonio, Texas 78247
(512) 494.1527
OCCUPATIONAL Airport Management
OBJECTIVE
EXPERIENCE
June 1981 to San Antonio International Airport
present 9800 Airport Blvd, • San Antonio, Texas 78216
Airport Operations Officer
Responsible for the operations management of a medium hub
international airport,
July 1979 to Spokane International Airport
February 1981 P,O, Box 19186 • Spokane, Washington 99219
Assistant Administrative Manager
buttes include administrative and properties management of a medium
hub international airport and adjoining industrial park,
October 1978 to Monterey Peninsula Airport District
July 1079 P.O. Box 660 ~ Monterey, California 93940
Night Operations Assistant
Responsible for the operations of an air carrier airport during
nonstandard business hours,
January 1978 to Modesto City-County Airport
October 1978 P,O, Box 642, Modesto, California 96363
Airport Manager Trainee
Irvolved in the administration and operations of an air carrier airport.
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3 EDUCATION Bachelor of Arta - May 1979
! California State University, Stanislaus
801 W, Monte Vista • Turlock, Colifornia'93980
E Msjor; Business Administration
Unlvernlty of California, Berkeley
Institute of Transportation Studies
Airport Management Seminar - 1979
San Francisco International Airport 1979
Aviation Security Course F',A,R,.107
AFFILIATIONS American Association of Airport Executives
s California Association of Airport gxeoutives w
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
PERSONAL Flying, salting, skiing, baokpacking, diving and reading,
DIVERSIONS
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