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About AMATS and Personnel
Julio Rodriguez
RETIRED |
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As of December 30th, 2016, Julio has retired. Julio has been in the Aviation field for over 32 years. In several companies he has worked as the Director of Maintenance. IN recent years working for True North, he has put in the 135 Certificate for the Gulfstream III and Gulfstream Astra, and has also written the Approved Aircraft Maintenance Program (AAIP) for several other Aircraft. Julio has a great relation with the FAA and is well known in the FAA FSDO 19 office in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
While working for Bimini Island Air in Fort Lauderdale, Florida as the Director Of Maintenance, Julio maintained the 135 Certificate at 10 and more. Before working with Bimini Island Air, Julio worked in Boca Raton, Florida with Universal Jet Aviation, putting a GV in their Certificate. Besides working with the 135 Commuter Airlines, he worked with the 145 Repair Station as the Director Of Maintenance for Signature Flight Support in Miami, Florida.
Julio been an A/P Technician since 1977 and is active with his IA since June 1985. For AMATS Jet Inc he prefers being the Inspector Specialist because, as Julio puts it, "…there is only one way of doing things - and that is the right way. No short cuts, no maybe."
AMATS Background
Back in the March of 2005, Giovanny Arias, a good friend and coworker of Julio, made a comment to Julio to start their own Management and Maintenance Service Company. From that small comment a plan was created, a company name was chosen, and after receiving tons of input from several customers, AMATS was born. At first, this company arrangement was solely created for a few small, part time jobs, but the business started to pick up faster than they had ever imagined. The calls for business came in and it wasn't too long that they pick up their first GIV contract for none other than Enrique Iglesias. It was at this time that Giovanny made the decision to go full time with the Company. Now with over 15 employees, the Company is still growing at a fast pace, doubling every year.
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Giovanny Arias
Director Of Maintenance, Sr. Service Tech., Vice President |
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Giovanny has over 13 years of Aircraft maintenance experience in Military and corporate Aviation. He served in the Colombia Air-Force for 4 years with the Tucano program. He has a strong relationship with GDAS in Palm Beach Florida and Gulftream in Savana and Long Beach. He began his working career with General Dynamic and learned the Gulfstream line of aircraft very quickly. He worked with the Heavy Inspection Department and learned everything about the Gulfstream GII, GIII, GIV and GV. For two years he worked with Reliance Aviation and maintained their GII. Giovanny has the ability to talk to customers and understand their needs. Helping others is his bottom line. If Giovanny doesn't have the parts to help you, he knows exactly where to get them from. It’s no wonder why he has so many friends. This is a man that dedicates all his time to the Aviation Industry. With the eagerness to always learn something new.
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John H. Lewis
Assistant Director Of Maintenance |
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Mr. John Lewis is known as Mr. Experience. He is the man with all the answers to anything FAA related. Mr. Lewis has worked for over 35 years in the Aviation Field, and for the last 25 years he has dealt directly with the FAA. His experience includes Director of Maintenance for several well known 135 Airlines such as Chardan Aero Corporation and Trans-Air Incorporated. He has also worked as Chief Inspector for 135 Airlines and 145 Repair Stations such as Reliance Aviation, Maxy Aviation Services L.C., South Florida Aircraft Inc., Landon Aviation, Inc., Walkers Aviation, and Bar Habor Airlines.
Mr. Lewis also has a private Pilot's License, but his knowledge doesn’t just end there. He also has several degrees which include a Bachelor of Science in Aviation Management and Bachelor of Science in Aviation Maintenance Management, both from Embry Riddle Aeronautical Institute. In the past he was also an A/P instructor.
With such an Aviation Master as Mr. Lewis, things here run smoothly. This is another A+ employee at AMATS Jet Inc.
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Gregory Charles Letsos
Pilot in Command, Co-Pilot |
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AMATS Jet Inc. is a management company, so besides having to schedule maintenance, we also have several pilots working with us. Greg is one of them. He has over 4600 hours of Total Flight Time. Greg has a Commercial Pilot Certificate with Single and Multi-engine Land., Instrument, and Flight Instructor Certificate. Greg might be a young but he has a Lear Jet Second-in-Command Type Rating and Gulfstream III Second-in-Command Rating. So it is easy to say that Greg is a newcomer but with big love for the Aviation Industry and soon will be one of the best pilots around.
If you talk to Greg you will soon understand the type of love he has for Aviation. He is smart, energetic, and will do just about anything to be around an Aircraft. When Greg isn’t flying, you can find him cleaning aircraft, just to be able to spend more time with them.
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Hector M. Guerra
Pilot in Command |
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Hector is our Ace Pilot in Command. He has flown a wide range of aircraft from a single engine aircraft to the big wide-body 767 Boeing, not to mention that he has over 25,000 Flight Hours. And if you can keep a secret, I’ll let you know that he also has an A/P license. So not only can he fly, but he can also get down and dirty. Some of the aircraft that Hector has flown as Pilot in Command are the Boeing 727-200/300 series, Boeing 757-200 series, Boeing 767-200/300 series, Hawker HS 125-400/600/700/800 series, Gulfstream 1159 GIII and GIV and DH-2X (4 Engines Reciprocating Aircraft).
Hector also has a Bachelor of Science and a second Degree in Education, and has also flown as a Flight Engineer with Boeing 727, L1011, and A300. Hector has experience, is very friendly, and loves to talk about Aviation. How did AMATS found Hector? He just happens to be a personal friend of Giovanny and Julio.
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John C. Taylor
Maintenance Supervisor |
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John is well known as the master of Hawkers and Raytheon Aircraft. He knows the Hawkers (All Series) inside out. He is very knowledgeable with the Hawkers CAMP system. He is the best troubleshooter out there when it comes to the Hawkers. John also worked as Director Of Maintenance for Reliance Aviation in which he worked with Raytheon King Air (All Models), Hawkers (All Models), Citation I, II, III and V, Falcon 50, Challenger 601 and Gulfsream GII, GIII, and IV.
John is the Maintenance Supervisor here at AMATS and if you ever see John work, you will see his organization skills. John is not only a master technician, but he is also a sheet metal mechanic. We are very proud having John work with us, and he really is an all around mechanic and has helped the company to progress.
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John Christie
Lead Mechanic |
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John Christie has over 12 years of experience in the Aviation Field. He is one of the fastest mechanics around. He works very close to Mr. John Taylor and is picking up Mr. Taylor's good habits. Just like Mr. Taylor, John Christie is very neat and clean with his work. He is following the footsteps of a very good leader and is becoming a very good leader himself.
John Christie’s work experience is with the Hawkers (All Series), Citation I, II and IV, Challenger 601, Gulfstream II, III and IV, and with all General Aviation Aircraft.
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