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Paul H. Swift, C.M.
Aviation and construction run deep in Paul Swift's blood.
" My great grandfather was in construction, building homes in
the Detroit area and both of my grandfathers were in aviation
serving in the military; one stationed at a local airport and
another who was an aircraft inspector, " said Swift. " So to me,
it's no wonder why I love what I do, it's part of who I am. I love
the challenges. I love problem solving and the complexities
of our day-to-day operations. I'm really blessed to be able to
work with such talented people here. "
Age: 38
Hometown: Riverview,
Michigan
Alma Mater: Michigan State
University, East Lansing
Fun fact about yourself:
God and my family are my
life's passions. I love to ride
my motorcycle, travel, camp
and go on adventures with
my wife and girls.
Someone I look up
to in the industry: My
department's director.
For a number of years, Swift had led several airport projects,
but he did not become a part of the aviation industry himself
until managing the construction of the new four-story
state-of-the-art administration office building for the Wayne
County Airport Authority. After the successful completion of
that project, Swift was offered an opportunity to join the airport
authority and has been with them ever since, servicing both
Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) and Willow Run Airport (YIP).
Since joining, Swift has successfully led many important capital
facility improvements, infrastructure and building projects.
Being a LEED-certified professional, he has been instrumental
in two DTW facilities receiving LEED Certification from the U.S.
Green Building Council (USGBC), a non-profit organization
that promotes sustainability in building design, construction,
and operations.
" When I had hired in, I was a senior project manager running
facilities projects, infrastructure projects, network upgrades
and building decommissioning and demolition projects.
Airports have so many touch points including stakeholders,
airline tenants and concessionaires, which makes things quite
challenging. These projects all require clear and concise communication,
detailed scheduling, and close coordination in
order to be successful. I've been a problem solver from a
very young age and overcoming these challenging projects
is really what drives me, " said Swift.
Since joining the airport, Swift has completed the AAAE CM
exam and has been twice awarded CEO Coins. Now as deputy
director of facilities in the planning, design and construction
department, Swift oversees a team of project managers,
project supervisors and department managers.
His proudest challenge has been leading the design and
facilitating the multi-phase demolition of DTW's former LC
Smith Terminal and Air Traffic Control Tower while relocating
the security and network infrastructure.
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Age: 39
Hometown: Sarasota,
Florida
Alma Mater: Florida
Institute of Technology (FIT)
Fun fact about yourself:
Seinfeld is my favorite sitcom
- because it's real! I even
have a picture of Kramer
hanging in my office.
Someone I look up to in
the industry: Mark Thomas
Chad Rosenstein, MBA, CM
Chad Rosenstein, MBA, C.M., has become one of the main
resources for Florida airports needing help with state and
federal issues. Rosenstein serves on the Florida Airports
Council (FAC) Board of Directors. He's a former chair of the
FAC Federal Affairs Committee and provides support for the
State Affairs Committee. He is a " C.M., " or Certified Member
of the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE). He
is employed as the government affairs and grants director for
Lee County Port Authority.
" I interact with our elected officials, build relationships with
them and their offices in case we need to have a conversation
with them about a piece of legislation moving forward that could
negatively impact the airport, " he said. " I engage with them
to just kind of educate them on what the impacts would be.
" I also interact with the federal and state agencies (FAA, TSA,
Customs and Border Protection) and coordinate with them on
rules and regulations that they create just to make sure that
we comply with them. And if there are concerns on our end,
I bring that to their attention.
" Another component is the grants. We work with the FAA,
primarily, for funding for our commercial and general aviation
airport. " Under Rosenstein's leadership, the airport has
In 10 years with the port authority, he has served in increasing
roles of responsibility from noise and airspace coordinator, to
legislative analyst to the role he has had since 2015. Before
working in Fort Myers, he worked in Maine for Delta Air Lines as
a station manager. As the airline rep for the airport's community
noise advisory committee, he said, " I began to understand
there's relationship between airports and their community. " He
became interested in " the airport side of things " and what it
takes to run an airport. He accepted a job at Southwest Florida
International Airport in Fort Myers as the noise and airspace
project coordinator and later transitioned to the port authority.
An aviation-degreed professional, he has a single- and
multi-engine land commercial pilot certificate with an instrument
rating. He also holds certified flight instructor and
certified flight instructor instrument certificates.
received millions of dollars in grants from the FAA's Airport
Improvement Program and the Florida Department of Transportation,
as well as COVID-19 economic relief from the federal
CARES and CRRSA acts. He helped the airport receive millions
in TSA reimbursement for its BHS and EDS inline installation.
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