Jim Welna

Jim Welna is an experienced professional in aviation security and project management, currently serving as a Senior Project Manager at TransSolutions since January 2015. With a consulting role in International Aviation Security since November 2006, Welna has also owned Welna II Supply since July 1998. Previous positions include Consultant at DAL Global Services from April 2011 to December 2013, Senior Project Manager at New Age Security Solutions (NASS) from 2007 to April 2011, and Deputy Federal Security Director at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) from 2002 to 2006. Welna’s career began at the Metropolitan Airports Commission, where responsibilities included serving as Public Safety Director/Police Chief from July 1985 to October 2002. Educational qualifications include attendance at the FBI National Academy in 1981 and a law degree from Mitchell Hamline School of Law between 1978 and 1981, along with multiple years at St. Thomas Academy.