02/1984 to 05/1986Entry Level Interior DesignerCompany Name - City, StateCreation of LOPA's, Cabinet detail drawings, upholstery designs, exterior paint schemes, customer color boards and rendering presentations.
Coordination with all shops and engineering to insure design compliance
Coordinated with Research and Development to create new CL601 galley configurations.
05/1986 to 05/1988Junior DesignerCompany Name - City, StateCreated Construction Documents for Residential and Commercial Projects
Specified materials and all budgetary pricing
Reviewed all custom furniture and job site installations for conformity
Researched, Designed and Oversaw Dallas Historic Imagery for underground public installations.
05/1988 to 03/1991Senior DesignerCompany Name - City, StateAttended customer meetings, created color presentations and oversaw design engineering drawings of all cabinetry, periphery, material location drawings and fabricated all shop boards to be used by each discipline. Maintained FAA compliant material and leather fabric library and continuously met with outside venders providing new products. Ordered all interior materials used inside the aircraft with fire protection requisition specifications as required. Approved all dye lots of soft goods, and inspected incoming materials as needed or flagged by shops. Ensured all upholstery designs, approved wood finish, hardwood, and all covering materials were in compliance with the customers specifications as they were being constructed and finished in the various shops prior to install. Reviewed all emergency equipment locations and placard drawings. Approved all switch layout drawings and functions with engineering, wood shop and upholstery. Met with customer or customer representatives through out process from green aircraft induction, fit checks, final installations, cold soak flights and final squawk list.
04/1991 to 05/1994PresidentCompany Name - City, StateCreated Strack And Associates LLC to provide personalized aviation design consulting specializing in business jet airframes. Specification oversight, all presentations to customers starting with LOPA arrangements, perspective sketching and renderings to the final color schemes. Managed drawing packages and input into completion centers. Oversight of all interior components at various shops. Specification and organization of all loose equipment items for the aircraft. Continuous job oversight thru final installation and delivery.
02/1993 to 04/2008Vice PresidentCompany Name - City, StateStrack and Associates (SA) joined into an alliance with Aviation Concepts Inc. to provide high end interior design services to not only business jet airframes, but also wide body aircraft. In addition to design principles provided with each job either on refurbishments, or green completions, SA was also responsible for the specification creation and management, vendor bid requirements and negotiations, purchasing of interior materials and aviation components, and all required conformity paperwork. All designs had to meet or exceed all FAR's part 25 requirements and limits. Designed medical conversion divans and suites per customer request. On site oversight of programs in US and Europe. Supported marketing by attending trade shows annually for NBAA, Europe and Middle East.
03/2007 to CurrentPresidentCompany Name - City, StateMarketing to potential customers for refurbishment and completion of wide body head of state programs and biz jet airframes. Design consultant and project management. Supported various completion centers in US and Europe for design consultation on wide body and biz jet airframes. Met with various customers and head of state entities providing LOPA designs to 3DVIZ video fly thru presentations, continuing with detailed design packages that conformed to approved presentations. Ensured design standards were maintained from color approvals to shop fabrication and covering to final installations. All designs met all FAR Part 25 requirements. Maintained in house fabric room. Met with outside vendors that supplied aviation components such as; seats, windows, switching solutions, medical systems, lighting, galley components, and table and door mechanisms. Coordinated outside subcontractors and their contracts. On site shop reviews as required or requested. Reviewed or created completion Specification documents, Interior Material Location Documents and complete interior drawing packages. Fabricated exterior paint renderings and coordinated paint approval sign off samples. Presented,specified and procured loose equipment items from specialized bedding, china, crystal and flatware to paintings and artwork. Coordinated engineering liaisons as required for specific disciplines in the interior. Supported each project thru final delivery and return to service.