1. João Vieira
Rua Actor Chaby Pinheiro nº4, 2º Dto
2795-060 Linda-a-Velha - Portugal
Mobile: +351 91 7933 740
E-mail: joaomvra@gmail.com
LICENSES/RATINGS: FAA CPL(H), IR(H)* pending checkride
FAA CFI(H)
FAA Class 2 Medical
Robinson Safety Course – Oct. ‘15
EASA CPL(H)
EASA ATPL(H) Theory
EASA UK Class 1 Medical
FLIGHT HOURS: TOTAL TIME 522.5 AIRCRAFT BY TYPE
(As of March ‘16) Pilot in Command 359 (FAA: 467.6) H269 C-1 157
Night 39.6 R44 364.4
Instrument (Simulated) 39.4 R22 0.8
Cross Country 60
EMPLOYMENT
HISTORY:
May ’15 – Feb ‘16 Tour pilot: Hawkeye Helitours, Orlando – FL. USA – hawkeyehelitours.com
• Every flight was an exercise in power management with weights close to Max
gross weight, Florida heat and very tight approach and departure areas.
• Good personal skills were a plus with customers and the knowledge of
Portuguese/Brazilian/Spanish also proved extremely valuable with tourists.
• Experience in very busy airspace sharing uncontrolled airspace with 6 other
tour companies. Making traffic calls, maintaining spacial awareness while
talking to passengers and coordinating routes with other helicopters.
• Organized working schedules and created IT solutions for business analytics.
Nov. ‘07 – July ‘13 Applications Engineer: Jaguar & Land Rover, Whitley/Gaydon UK
• Applications engineer in the Product Development department in the
Associative Vehicle Architecture team. Team leader for Chassis and Hybrid
powertrain centres of design.
• Project and resource manager - sourcing, selecting and developing projects
to help JLR department managers up skill their engineers and reduce costs in
design, development and testing activities by an increase of process
efficiency.
• Creation of technical documentation and delivering of training within the
company.
EDUCATION:
Aug. ‘14 – Apr. ‘15
Sept. ‘13 – Aug. ‘14
FAA CPL(H) + FAA CFI(H) + FAA IR(H) – Bristow Academy, FL USA
EASA CPL(H) + ATPL(H) Theory – Bristow Academy, FL USA
Sept. ’04 – Jun. ‘07
Sept. ’04 – May ‘05
BEng. in Motorsport Engineering and Design –
Swansea Institute of Higher Education, Swansea, Wales
Welding and Fabrication PEO 1, TIG and Plasma and guillotine cutting -
Coleg Sir Gâr – Carmarthenshire College, Carmarthenshire, UK
OTHER: Eligible to work in the European Union.
Languages: Portuguese (mother tongue); English (Fluent); Spanish (Average).
Good interpersonal skills and strong team player.
European car and motorbike driving license.
REFERENCES: Hawkeye Helitours: Leland Giddens +1 (407) 353-3856
Bristow Academy: Hodges Brown +1 (321) 385-2919