Age: 28
Years in Aviation: 6
Scott Ingold grew up with a fascination of airplanes and how they work. “As a result, I decided to study engineering. While I was finishing studying I applied for an internship with AAR to continue to learn more. I got the internship and I never left.” He is currently vice president and general manager at AAR’s Garden City, NY, facility.
He joined AAR six years ago at AAR Landing Gear Services in Miami, FL, as a lean facilitator. Then he moved into IT management and supply chain management which prepared him for an operations role at AAR Aircraft Component Services in Garden City, NY. In his current role, he has profit and loss responsibility for the entire business unit, including operations, business development, customer service, and accounting.
Ingold has a bachelor and master of science degrees in industrial engineering from the University of Miami and a master’s of business administration from the University of Florida. He received Lean for MRO certification from the University of Tennessee and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt from Villanova University.
His mentor is Pastor Lopez, CEO, PEMCO World Air Services.
Ingold has found the best way to give back is to recruit more talent into aviation. As a result he has spearheaded efforts to oversee internship programs to bring in college students and expose them to the industry. “Four of those interns have stayed with the company and gotten full-time positions,” he says. “Many others have stayed within the industry. This gives me three months to spend with the next generation of contributors and leaders and show them what aviation is about. It is a great opportunity to generate interest and continue to funnel talent into our field.”
As for career goals Ingold would like to run a large aviation organization as CEO to give him further opportunities to continue to drive growth and innovation in the aviation industry.
