Andrew Jay Blackburn

• Providing airline and airport planning consulting services, with focus on the following: o Airline strategy development o Network planning o Flight scheduling and implementation o Airline profitability analysis o Network analysis and performance measurement o Market potential analysis o Revenue management support

• Developed 10-Year network strategy and fleet plans, using state-of-the art forecasting models and techniques for airlines • Developed business process mapping schemes to support the definition and integration of network strategy, planning and scheduling business processes for airlines • Developed and conducted seminars for several carriers on network strategy development, schedule planning and airline profitability & performance measurement

• Responsible for the management and development of the Commercial Business Unit, which included Network Management, Market & Sales Development and Brand & Product divisions

Manager, Network Planning and Schedule Development • Managed the calibration process for the airline schedule profitability forecasting model • Conducted ad-hoc analyses for the profitability potential of the airline network schedules 03/2002 – 05/2003 Manager, Finance – Estimation and Forecasting • Developed model for forecasting the Profit/Loss performance for Swiss International Air Lines • Provided financial forecasts to support the development of the annual Business Plans

Developed the business case and specified the product functionality requirements for a network performance monitoring and analysis system for sale to airlines • Coordinated and summarized the technical due diligence on an acquisition opportunities • Developed business process mapping descriptions for the Network Management and Finance division • Supported the business development for the web-enabled JAVA-based revenue integrity and reservations processing system

• Provided internal consulting for the development of airline network strategic plans and schedules • Developed methodologies and processes for using decision-support systems to forecast and analyze the potential performance of airline networks and schedules • Developed and moderated Network Planning workshops on behalf of Lufthansa Systems • Developed a prototype system and complementing decision-support process for measuring and analyzing the historical financial and operational performance

Senior Analyst, Capacity Planning • Developed financial forecasts and modeled historical performance data on competitor airlines to support competitive development of American Airlines’ network flight schedules • Performed financial and strategic analysis to support the acquisition of airlines, slot positions and senior manaegment decision-making

Transportation

Energy Engineering