Pilot, etc. at Roger Dodger Aviation
Kansas City, Missouri Area
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- Pilot, Inventor, etc. at Roger Dodger Aviation
- Pilot at Roger Dodger Aviation
- Past
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- Contract Administrator at Riojas Enterprises, Inc.
- Flight Instructor at Air Charter
- Assistant Operations Manager at USA 800
- Flight Instructor at Wright Flyers
- Education
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- Saint Louis University
- Kauffman Foundation
- Recommended
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- Entertainment
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Matt Thomas’s Summary
Roger Dodger Aviation helps people have fun with aviation. We offer fun scenic flights over the Country Club Plaza and Kansas City. Our online store sells DIY videos for home flight simulators.
Matt Thomas’s Specialties:
Helping people have fun with aviation
Building flight simulators for aviation entertainment
Video production, editing and online distribution
Matt Thomas’s Experience
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Pilot, Inventor, etc.
Roger Dodger Aviation
(Airlines/Aviation industry)
January 2005 — Present (4 years 7 months)
Create and sell DIY (do-it-yourself) videos for home flight simulators
Provide scenic flights over Kansas City
Invent new types of flight simulators -
Pilot
Roger Dodger Aviation
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Airlines/Aviation industry)
November 2004 — Present (4 years 9 months)
I help people enjoy the magic of aviation with beautiful scenic flights over the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City. See over 200 people that have flown with me at the Plaza Flights Hall of Fame: www.PlazaFlights.com
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Contract Administrator
Riojas Enterprises, Inc.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Government Administration industry)
January 1997 — July 2007 (10 years 7 months)
Customer relations – developed and implemented new services for existing customers
Management – created work processes for new contracts and trained new employees
Networking – strengthened sales contacts at local chambers of commerce and helped extend the company brand
Developed pricing spreadsheets with Excel. Developed a records management system with Access.
Background checks held – DoD Secret Level Security Clearance and passed background checks with the IRS, SSA and FDIC. -
Flight Instructor
Air Charter
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Airlines/Aviation industry)
June 1996 — January 1997 (8 months)
Flight instruction to student pilots
Aircraft scheduling
Customer service
Airplane charters -
Assistant Operations Manager
USA 800
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Telecommunications industry)
January 1995 — June 1996 (1 year 6 months)
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Flight Instructor
Wright Flyers
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Airlines/Aviation industry)
January 1994 — January 1995 (1 year 1 month)
Matt Thomas’s Education
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Saint Louis University
BS , Aeronautics / Professional Pilot , 1989 — 1993
This degree includes many business courses in addition to flight and ground aviation training.
- Activities and Societies:
- Flying Billikens
Parks Guard
US Air Force ROTC
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Kauffman Foundation
FastTrac program for Entrepreneurs 2007
Additional Information
Matt Thomas’s Websites:
Matt Thomas’s Groups:
Transcontinental Challenge for Diabetes "NY2LA"
Experimental Aircraft Association Board Member
Asian American Chamber of Commerce
Civil Air Patrol
Commemorative Air Force
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
National Association of Flight Instructors
National Contract Managers Association
Matt Thomas’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
