Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
Timeline
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Justin Neofitou

Halls Gap

Summary

Accomplished Chief Pilot and Boilermaker with a proven track record at Grampians Helicopters, managing, flying, problem solving, enhancing operational efficiency and with a perfect safety record.


An expert in structural fabrication and welding, coupled with exceptional variety of skills and experience. Recognized for optimizing flight routes, and leading the busisness to win multiple business awards. Skilled in almost all aspects of the Boilermaker trade and for flying skill, and for fostering continuous improvement.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Lead Boilermaker

Action Steel
08.2023 - Current

Setup and constructed roof trusses and columns for large 200m sheds for others to weld. instructing others on plans, setup and welding




Chief Pilot

Grampians Helicopters
11.2015 - 09.2024
  • Completed post-flight maintenance reports and worked with crew chief for post-maintenance check flights.
  • Planned and filed daily flight plans for training missions, sorties, and patrol flights.
  • Monitored pilot performance and coached individual crew members to improve abilities.
  • Championed environmental sustainability by optimizing flight routes and fuel consumption strategies, reducing the organization''s overall carbon footprint.
  • Managed all crew assignments and schedules for fleet.
  • Promoted a customer-centric approach among team members by emphasizing punctuality, professionalism, and responsiveness in dealing with passengers'' needs.
  • Established a culture of continuous improvement within the pilot team through regular performance evaluations, feedback sessions, and targeted professional development plans.
  • Managed all systems and situations affecting flight while preserving passenger comfort, safety and well being.
  • Enhanced operational efficiency by streamlining flight scheduling processes and optimizing aircraft utilization.
  • Mitigated risks associated with adverse weather conditions by closely monitoring forecasts and adjusting flight plans as necessary.
  • Collaborated with maintenance teams to ensure timely aircraft inspections, minimizing downtime and ensuring regulatory compliance.
  • Maintained current knowledge of FAR, ICAO, and EASA regulations.
  • Oversaw recruitment efforts for pilot positions, ensuring a rigorous selection process that prioritized candidates with exceptional skills and experience.
  • Maintain Safety Manager position.
  • Maintain Drug and Alcohol supervisor position.
  • Dangerous goods certificate.
  • Won multiple business awards at a local and state level.
  • Class 1 Medical.
  • Run Risk Mitigation, Safety Management and Fatigue management programs.
  • Checking and training Manager.
  • Rostering for fatigue rule compliance.
  • Head of Airworthiness and Maintinence control

Boilermaker

Bells Farma
01.2013 - 11.2015

Full fabrication and maintenance role, Lathe work, Truck chassis extensions, Mig/Tig aluminium and stainless, tipper bodies, boats and crash damage repair, etc.

Boilermaker

SLE Engineering
10.2010 - 11.2012

Mobbing and demobbing of ships, in Darwin harbour overnight.


Mining, and rail boilermaking, Sub arc, air arc gouging, lathework etc.

Education

GED -

School of Mines
Ballarat, VIC
12-2002

High School Diploma -

Warracknabeal Secondary Collage
Warracknabeal, VIC
12-1999

Skills

  • Structural fabrication
  • Heavy Lifting
  • Rigging techniques
  • Blueprint interpretation
  • Material selection
  • Working at heights
  • Problem solving
  • Computer work
  • Fabrication Techniques
  • Night Flying
  • Customer Service
  • Business Management

Accomplishments

    Work co Apprentice of the year 2000

    Chief Pilot Approval 2015

    Silver Winner Best New Tourism Business 2016 VTIC

    Winner Best New Tourism Business 2016

    Finalist Best Tourism Service 2017

    Winner Best Tourism Service 2018

    Finalist 2022 Outstanding Experience

    Bronze winner 2022 Tours and transport VTIC

    Silver winner 2023 Tours and Transport VTIC

Certification

Chief Pilot

Haamc Head of airworthiness and Maintenance control.

Head Of Training and Checking

Safety Manager

Drug and Alcohol supervisor

Cert 3 in Fabrication

Dangerous goods

Class 1 Medical

White Card

First Aid

Driver licence with Light truck

Commercial driver certification

Timeline

Lead Boilermaker

Action Steel
08.2023 - Current

Chief Pilot

Grampians Helicopters
11.2015 - 09.2024

Boilermaker

Bells Farma
01.2013 - 11.2015

Boilermaker

SLE Engineering
10.2010 - 11.2012

GED -

School of Mines

High School Diploma -

Warracknabeal Secondary Collage
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