Team,
I will be on vacation beginning today June 26,2018 and returning on July 1, 2018. 

Tony Jeppesen VATUSA 2 will be handling things during my absence in addition to the many other things that he takes care of.

I wanted to take the opportunity to Thank all of the controllers and pilots who participated in the VATUSA "Live Up America 2018 Event".  I can only hope that all participants had a good time during the event.  Thanking Matt Bartels for organizing the event, The ARTCC's and their members for staffing up for the event and the pilots who came out to fly for the event. 

Thank You,

Please join me in welcoming Matt Bromback as our new VATUSA 5 Events Manager/VA Liaison.  Matt is a longtime VATSIM/VATUSA member.  Most of his time on the network has been with the Atlanta ARTCC where he has held many different staff roles.  Matt is a commercial airline pilot and will bring a wealth of knowledge and experience both from his profession and experience on the network to the position. 

Congratulations!!!!

Daniel Hawton has announced that he intends to retire from his role as Data Services Manager.  Daniel has been extremely busy with his job and traveling to very remote locations with limited internet access.  In addition he is going to school to prepare for a second career therefore he feels that he cannot dedicate the time to our web needs.  Daniel has agreed to remain in position for an interim period to conduct routine maintenance and to provide consultation as needed until we can find a permanent replacement.  I want to thank Daniel for the tremendous effort that he has poured into developing and maintaining our website not to mention the countless features that he has been able to add to improve functionality.  Furthermore, Daniel has been very instrumental in restoring damaged and lost data not only for VATUSA but some of the ARTCC's that have had issues in the past.  Often times making repairs etc. to systems in the early morning hours while most of us were asleep in our beds.  Thanking Daniel for his dedicated service.  Wishing you the very best in your future endeavors and pursuit of a second career although you will truly be missed. 

VATUSA is currently seeking highly motivated, well experienced applicants for the position of Southern Region Air Traffic Director.  The Southern Region consists of the following Facilities:  Albuquerque ZAB, Dallas Fort Worth ZFW. Houston ZHU, Kansas City ZKC, Memphis ZME, Atlanta ZTL, Jacksonville ZJX, and Miami ZMA.

Key Accountabilities:
* Reports to the Division Director
* Directs the subordinate ARTCC's air traffic operations, administrative responsibilities, and team
* Oversight on Regional Airspace Operations
* Maintains an active online presence within the Division, Region, and on the VATSIM network
* Administers the selection of ARTCC ATM candidates using established guidelines
* Approves the selection of ARTCC DATM candidates
* Guides and mentors the subordinate ARTCC ATMs (and staff, if necessary)
* Addresses disciplinary situations with the Division Director and Division Conflict Resolution Manager
* Coordinates with adjacent Air Traffic Directors on inter-regional issues
* Coordinates with subordinate Air Traffic Managers on intra-regional issues
* Prepares and analyzes relevant data and/or reports
* Functions as VATUSA staff member and attends meetings as necessary


Core Requirements:
* Active member of the network in good standing for at least 12 months
* Considerable experience and success in an ARTCC senior staff role, ideally as an ATM
* Able to effectively lead in a team environment
* Excellent written and oral communication skills
* No significant disciplinary record or history of unprofessional behavior
* Minimum rating of C1

Desired Skills and Capabilities:
* Demonstrated experience with the management of ARTCC operations
* Demonstrated project management skills
* Demonstrated possession and utilization of a high degree of energy, commitment and dedication
* Demonstrated qualities of understanding, patience, maturity


To be effective, the successful candidate must devote a considerable amount of time to the position. Candidates must commit to devoting the time required. Only those who fully understand and meet the requirements and will make the appropriate commitment should apply. Candidates can expect an initial evaluation of their application after which they MAY be contacted for a comprehensive interview.

Interested members must provide letter of application, including full name, active email, CID, rating, and a resume.  The resume must include VATSIM experience, including leadership roles. Additionally, the letter of application should outline the applicant's vision for the region, including goals, strategies, plans and timelines.  Finally, the application should detail the applicant's reasons for wanting to lead the region, compelling evidence to show how the position requirements are met, and how the region will thrive under the applicant's leadership.  Knowledge of current Region initiatives are a plus.

Applications should be submitted to Mark Hubbert, VATUSA Division Director, at [email protected] as well as Tony Jeppesen, VATUSA Deputy Division Director at [email protected].  Application deadline is May 16, 2018 23:59Z

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On behalf of the VATSIM Board of Governors it is with much pleasure that I announce the successful candidates for the four vacant positions on the Board of Governors.

VP Network Systems - VATGOV3 - Jamie Fox (VATUK) - Jamie lives in the United Kingdom and joined SATCO as a pilot in 2000. Jamie has spent the past 18 months working as an Assistant to Kieran Hardern when he was VP Web Services, with responsibility for networks systems. Jamie was on staff at VATUK for some years as London Area RTS Manager and ATC Training Director. Jamie has been working as an Administrator for the VATSIM SSO (Single Sign On) systems since May 2015. He was on the organising committee for the Connexion 2017 and has been working as a member of the Cross the Pond organising committee since March 2017. Jamie brings significant real world network systems experience to the BoG.
 

VP Technical Development - VATGOV5 - Zach Biesse-Fitton (VATPAC) - Zach lives in New South Wales, Australia. He joined the network in 2012 and currently holds a Senior Instructor rating. Zach currently works as a Flight Instructor with a pilot training school: he also runs his own web development company. Zach has a passion for VATSIM and presented the appointments panel with enthusiasm for improving a number of VATSIM systems to enhance the member experience. He has been a member of the VATPAC Board of Directors as the Director of IT.
 

VP Web Services - VATGOV6 - Matt Cianfarani (VATCAN) - Matt lives in Ontario, Canada. He joined the network in 2006 and is currently the Division Director of VATSIM Canada. Matt has also spent the past 18 months working as an Assistant to Kieran Hardern when he was VP Web Services assisting with Web and Network Services. He has been working as a membership manager with the Membership Team since December 2016. Matt works full time as a Manager of Operations for a large IT company in Canada. He presented the panel with a very clear vision for a short term and long term plan for Web Services with clear priorities.
 

VP Marketing and Communications - VATGOV10 - Matt Bartels (VATUSA) - Matt lives in Minnesota, USA and joined VATSIM in 2003. He is currently the Events Director at VATUSA. He works as an aircraft dispatcher for a major US airline. Matt has extensive experience with a number of flight sim conventions and traveled to London for Connexion 2017. He also has experience managing VATSIM's attendance at major flight simulator exhibitions in the United States.
 

This is an exciting time for the Board of Governors with all positions filled for the first time in many years.
 

The biggest priority for the team in the coming weeks will be to ensure that VATSIM is prepared for the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as there are a number of technical challenges to overcome to achieve compliance.
 

The technical team are currently completing short, medium and long term strategies for VATSIM to take advantage of new technology advances. The overarching aim is to make VATSIM fit for the future technologically to enhance the experience of our users. Members will be pleased to learn that priority is being given to the delivery of a new voice codec.
 
We welcome Jamie, Zach, Matt and Matt to the team and look forward to working with them.

Gunnar Lindahl
President
VATSIM Board of Governors

On behalf of VATUSA, please join me in Congratulating Brayden Manzella as the new VATUSA7.  Brayden brings a wealth of experience to this position.  Having served in various staff roles both at Seattle, VATSIM Supervisor, VATNA Staff.  In addition to his VATUSA experience Brayden also holds a Management role for local government.


Congratulations