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Alexsander Garcia
Jonathon D. Parnell
President, ICON Aerospace
Age: 32
Hometown: Wingate, North Carolina
Years in the industry: 16
Favorite thing about aviation: The aircraft.
Alexsander Garcia began working in aviation
in 2007, following in the footsteps of his father, himself a 43-year
veteran of the industry. Garcia worked various jobs during his
early years in the avionics and instrument side of the business.
In 2009, Icon Aerospace was formed and he joined, working
in numerous departments, as a mechanic, technician, painter
and more. He would rise through the ranks, becoming general
manager, then director of operations, before ultimately being
made president when the company was sold.
" They offered me the president position to continue running
the business in the same trajectory, " he described.
As president, Garcia has his hands in all aspects of Icon
Aerospace's work but said he tries to stay as involved as he can
with the technicians and production personnel to make sure that
everything is working efficiently.
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Shop Supervisor, Certified Aviation
Services-Components
Age: 30
Hometown: Mobile, Alabama
Years in the industry: 6
Favorite thing about aviation: The general atmosphere all
the way around.
Before joining the world of aviation, Jonathon Parnell was working
on an ambulance. Looking for a career change in 2016, he applied
to Certified Aviation Services. He said it's the hands-on nature
of the work that he really took to and still enjoys.
He started off doing component work in hydraulics and today
is the supervisor of the shop.
" I get to coordinate all the activities for what we're going to
work on for the day. I try to keep it up to date with people's OJT
to know what they can work on and I do a lot of the training in
the shop, " he said.
He said he's proud that August will be his seventh year in the
industry and he's worked his way up to supervisor without an
A&P license.
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July/August 2023
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of July/August 2023
EDITOR’S TAKEOFF
Industry Inspection
40 Under 40 Maintenance Professionals Awards
The How, When and Where of NDT
When to Upgrade to LED
Wi-Fi Installations on Business Jets
How To Return an Aircraft to Service
Corrosion Prevention
Advertiser’s Index
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July/August 2023 - Industry Inspection
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July/August 2023 - Wi-Fi Installations on Business Jets
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July/August 2023 - How To Return an Aircraft to Service
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