Jerry Whittaker

Mr. Whittaker has over 35 years of experience in the field of Air Traffic Control, working closely with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the aviation industry. In his role as Partner, Vice President of Aviation Programs, Mr. Whittaker is responsible for developing strategic partnerships with the aviation industry and government clients to generate and manage new business within the FAA. He is also responsible for managingthe Air Traffic Controller Training Contract (CTC), overseeing 100+ Indev staff in the Air Traffic Organization’s (ATO) Western Service Area Terminal and En route Air Traffic Control facilities.

He began his career in 1975 with the United States Navy (USN) as an Air Traffic Controller and has since served in various leadership roles where he lead teams of aviation professionals and systems engineering teams to develop and implement solutions in support of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). He served as an FAA employee for 25 years working as an Air Traffic Controller in Terminal and En route operations, supporting some of the busiest facilities in the nation. During his FAA career, he also served as a labor representative of the National Air Traffic Controllers (NATCA) at the local, regional and national level. As the NATCA National Free Flight Program Liaison, he collaborated with the FAA on deploying new technologies in FAA’s Towers/TRACONS, 21 ARTCC’s, and the ATCSCC. He also served on the RTCA Free Flight select committee for 3 years with other industry leaders working on National Airspace System (NAS) capacity enhancements.