Rob Bentley
Years in Aircraft MX Experience: 24
Years at Southwest Airlines: 13
Years as an Instructor: 17
Years of Experience on the 737: 19
Primary Classes Teaching: 737Classic and 737NG Avionics, CAT III, CAT III Designee, Wing Body Overheat, Fire Detection Troubleshooting. Secondary Classes: POT, New hire Paperwork, Aircraft Deicing.
Robert Geisheimer
Years in Aircraft MX Experience: 29
Years at Southwest Airlines: 4
Years as an Instructor: 4
Years of Experience on the 737: 24
Primary/Secondary Classes Teaching: 737-700 Systems, Pneumatic & Air Conditioning Systems Troubleshooting, & New Hire Class (2nd Week-Computers and Paperwork)
Richard Koons
Years in Aircraft MX Experience: 30
Years at Southwest Airlines: 22
Years as an Instructor: 9
Years of Experience on the 737: 22
Primary/Secondary Classes: Heavy Maintenance Provider, Contract Maintenance, Brake Rider Training, Recurrent Paperwork, Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting along with an assortment of modified or as-needed classes.
Marco Perez
Years in Aircraft MX Experience: 24
Years at Southwest Airlines: 9
Years as an Instructor: 9
Years of Experience on the 737: 15
Primary Class: Aircraft Structural Repair. Secondary Duties: Creating, filming and narrating MX Training films.
Doug Reich
Years in Aircraft MX Experience: 25
Years at Southwest Airlines: 9
Years as an Instructor: 9
Years of Experience on the 737: 20
Primary/Secondary Classes: 737-300/500 Systems, APU Trouble Shooting, Principles of Trouble Shooting, ECS Trouble Shooting, Heavy Maintenance Provider, Contract Maintenance, Recurrent Paperwork, Brake Ride Training, I/W on CFM56-3/5/7 Trouble Shooting.
Mark Sheafer
Years in Aircraft MX Experience: 39
Years at Southwest Airlines: 14
Years as an Instructor: 12
Years of Experience on the 737: 14
Primary Classes: Human Factors, Advanced Composite Repairs, & Sheet Metal.
David Sones
Years in Aircraft MX Experience: 24
Years at Southwest Airlines: 3
Years as an Instructor: 3
Years of Experience on the 737: 22
Primary/Secondary Classes: Avionics courses on the -700 model & Standard Wiring Practices. Previous experience include: -200,-300 and -400 models.
Mark Szabo
Years in Aircraft MX Experience: 28
Years at Southwest Airlines: 3
Years as an Instructor: Part-Time: 15 Full-Time: 3
Years of Experience on the 737: 27
Primary Classes Teaching: B737-300/500 Avionics, B737-300/500/700 Taxi and High Power Run.
Tom Zollars
Years in Aircraft MX Experience: 32
Years at Southwest Airlines: 13
Years as an Instructor: 26
Years of Experience on the 737: 19
Primary Classes: APU Troubleshooting, ECS Troubleshooting, Principles of Troubleshooting, Taxi/Run-Up Initial Class,
Taxi/Run-Up Designee. Secondary Classes: 737-300 Systems, 737-700 Systems, PAMA Olympic Coach, Videotape Creator.
Barry Smithley
Sr. Manager - Technical Training
Years in Aircraft MX Experience: 29
Years at Southwest Airlines: 12
Years as an Instructor: 7
Years of Experience on the 737: 15
Primary Classes: 737 General Familiarization
Dennis Pelletier
Manager - Technical Training
Years in Aircraft MX Experience: 33
Years at Southwest Airlines: 9
Years as an Instructor: 21
Years of Experience on the 737: 25
Primary Classes: 737-300/500 Avionics, 737-700 Avionics, HGS/CAT III, 737 General Familiarization