OWYHEE AIR RESEARCH - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- General Operations Manager
Dan is a Certified Wildlife Biologist through the Wildlife Society with an M.S. in Wildlife Biology/Ecology, and a professional background in Incident Management. He's been with Owyhee Air for 7 years and established many of the flight protocols we now use for wildlife and wildfire aerial operations and data delivery. Born and raised in the foothills of Southern Idaho, Dan has a deep appreciation for the outdoors where he can often be found exploring new trails and streams in the wild places of North America.
Job Titles:
- Director of Operations
- FAA Director of Operations
As Director of Operations, Steven is responsible for regulatory compliance with all FAA regulations and is the main point of contact behind our FAR Part 135 Operations Certificate. From stealth missions in Iraq, to a full career with United Airlines; Steven possesses an aviation career spanning more than 45 years and over 12,000 flight hours in both manned and unmanned aircraft, including time as an operational test pilot for the F-117A Stealth Fighter and mission pilot for the RQ-4 Global Hawk. He holds a B.S. in Business, a Master of Public Administration, and Education Specialist degrees. Steve has a tremendous love of the outdoors and spends as much time as he can enjoying the myriads of mountains, lakes, and rivers of the intermountain northwest.
Todd is our Chief Pilot. His passion for aviation took wings at age 17 and has taken him around the world from N. America to the Western and Southern Pacific islands, to the continent of Africa, and now to Owyhee Air Research, where he oversees pilot training and standardization, in addition to operational flying. Over the years he has served in roles ranging from pilot/mechanic to Chief Pilot at a regional airline, to Program / Country Director of a large Humanitarian Air group in Papua New Guinea. He holds FAA Airline Transport, Commercial, and Airframe and Powerplant licenses in addition to a B.S. in Business from Southern Oregon State University.
Born and raised in the Northwest of the US, Todd has a passion for the outdoors, where you'll find him backpacking, biking, or sailing, as time allows. These interests align well with the natural resources focus of Owyhee Air Research.