Mr. O’Hara has over 27 years of experience in the commercial aviation industry. He joined Altavair L.P. in 2007 and is responsible for operations, including legal, technical, contract management and accounting groups. Prior to joining Altavair L.P., Mr. O’Hara worked as an aircraft finance attorney for Boeing Capital Corporation from 2000 to 2007 and before that, he was an associate at Vedder Price in Chicago, working in its Aircraft Finance Group. During his legal career, Mr. O’Hara managed hundreds of new and used aircraft transactions representing both domestic and international clients. Mr. O’Hara graduated magna cum laude with a Jurisprudence Doctorate degree from John Marshall Law School in Chicago, IL. Before attending law school, he worked for several years as a commercial pilot, transporting equipment, fuel, and explosives to villages and gold mines throughout Alaska. Mr. O’Hara’s association with commercial aviation began at an early age while working for his family’s commercial aircraft parts sales company where he inventoried parts during his summers and later managed a commercial aviation windshield repair station immediately after college. Mr. O’Hara received his undergraduate degree from the University of Washington in 1991.
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