FlightSafety Names Ed Buckley Manager, Strategic Planning and Support

March 30, 2009
Buckley will manage the department that support designs, develops, and distributes training materials.

LA GUARDIA AIRPORT, NY – FlightSafety International announces that Ed Buckley has joined the company's courseware support department as Manager, Strategic Planning & Support.

FlightSafety's courseware support designs, develops, and distributes the training materials used throughout the company's network of Learning Centers and in eLearning. Designers and engineers translate the software used in FlightSafety's simulators into training curriculums, programs, and course content. The department manages the development and deployment of the materials and ensures compliance with regulations established by aviation regulatory authorities worldwide.

"We are delighted that Ed has joined the courseware support team," says Jon Pollack, Director, Courseware Support, FlightSafety International. "His contributions and extensive background in project, supply chain and logistics management and corporate shared services will help us to continue to provide industry leading training programs."

Buckley started his career in the construction industry and held various management roles on safety critical and public entertainment projects, including the Millennium Dome in the United Kingdom. Prior to joining FlightSafety, Buckley was with Blue Ambit, a supply chain management software company, and Capital One in the United States and Europe. As a Senior Director at Capital One, he was responsible for shared services and corporate real estate as well as for the successful deployment of corporate training centers, advanced workplace environments and the company's corporate campus in Plano, TX.

Buckley received a Bachelor Degree from the University of Salford and a Master of Business Administration from the Open University in the United Kingdom. He regularly speaks on change management and innovation in the workplace and is currently engaged with community leadership programs in Frisco, TX, and Habitat for Humanity.