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2O21 Winners
Congratulations to this year's winners of the AMT 40 Under 40
Maintenance Professionals Awards. It is their respect for safety, passion
for aviation and love of maintenance that keeps this industry
propelling strongly into the future.
The winners come from all segments of the industry, just like
the segments we feature in each issue of Aircraft Maintenance
Technology. Whether they come from general aviation, business
aviation, rotorcraft, military, airline, education, executive management,
or maintenance, these individuals have one thing in common
- high standards for themselves and the companies they work
for. Some of this year's winners grew up with family members who
served in the military or were pilots themselves, some were drawn
Karen Alstrup
CommutAir
Emily Applegate
American Airlines
Emily Bridges
StandardAero
Kristi Burns
Airborne Maintenance and
Engineering Services
Ben Clark
Aviation Institute of
Maintenance
Caleb Curtis
Curtis Air, Inc.
Miguel Angel del Rosario
STS Aviation Group
Jessica Espinoza Renz
Endeavor Air
Allan Foote
Jesse Duplantis Ministries
Matthew Geczi
Pentastar Aviation
Elena Gonzalez
American Airlines
Nathan Griffith
Cape Cod Community College
TSgt Jacob Haines
US Air Force
Jesse M. Klein
MicroStrategy Services Corp.
David Larsen
USAF/855th Aircraft
Maintenance Squadron
Samuel W. LeCompte IV
Skytech Inc.
Santo Liuzzo
Martin Aviation
Juan Manuel Alvarez
NASA
Jon Marple
Classic Air Aviation
Lucas Oyen
Metro Aviation/UW Med Flight
to exploring how the inner workings of components work and some
just love the idea of flight.
Whatever the path, these winners landed here, with us, in aircraft
maintenance. As you read their stories, we hope you are encouraged
to promote the industry as well, and give back to tomorrow's
leaders either through speaking to students, hands-on training,
mentoring or promoting the importance of aircraft maintenance.
Please keep your outstanding peers and colleagues in mind when
it comes time to nominate candidates for next year's AMT's 40
Under 40 Maintenance Professionals Awards. Aircraft Maintenance
Technology is proud to announce this year's 2021 AMT 40 Under
40 Maintenance Professionals Award winners:
Yomar Pacheco Torres
Lufthansa Technik Puerto Rico
Yasantha Pathirana
MAG Engine Systems PVT LTD
David Ramirez
Duncan Aviation
Matthew Roberts
Southwest Airlines
Jose Rodrigo Llamas
DynCorp International
Cory Rodriguez
Wilks Brothers LLC
Wade Rogers
Delta Air Lines
Danny Santiago
Banyan Air Service
Curtis Mark Seagondollar
Jet Linx
James Scott Smith
Stevens Aerospace and Defense
Systems LLC
Stephen R. Snyder
State of Utah Division of
Aeronautics
Nicholas Stanley
Spirit Airlines
Chad M. Tew
Wing Aviation Charter Services
Paulina Todd
Certified Aviation Services
Johnny Tran
CAS - Components
Justin Vallen
Sky Quest
Alec Vancil
Lone Mountain Aircraft
Drew Vaughn
Panasonic Avionics
Zack Wessels
ViewTech Borescopes
Johnny Wildman
Gryphon Aircraft Services LLC
6 OCTOBER 2021
AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY
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