Age: 38
Years in Aviation: 22
Brian Orgis is a maintenance manager with Bristow U.S. LLC in Galliano, LA. He’s worked for Bristow for 14 years starting as an A&P mechanic. He was nominated by Nicolas Riley, the chief inspector, and he says of Brian, “Brian is a young, smart, and dedicated employee of Bristow U.S. LLC. His knowledge and dedication have made Brian one of the youngest maintenance managers in one of the largest helicopter transportation companies in the world.“
Orgis says, “I began working on aircraft at the age of 15, when my parents, motivated by the economic requirements of college-bound children, started a small aviation maintenance and refurbishment center. I quickly realized that a fledgling childhood fascination in helicopters would blossom into an enthusiastic career in aircraft maintenance.”
Orgis’ father Bryce J. Orgis was his mentor and he worked as an apprentice with him gleaning his skills and ethics.
He’s had advanced maintenance training in the Sikorsky S92A and on HUMS.
Orgis is a member of the FAASTeam, he participates in local A&P schools mentoring future aircraft maintainers, and he’s an active participant in the Helicopter Association International.
Orgis has a strong understanding of electronics and computers. One of his recent accomplishments was to design the framework used for Bristow’s electronic flight bag, specifically the Bristow Library App for the iPad and cloud storage website to distribute the library app and the documents it stores. Based on Orgis’ design the FAA accepted the controlled documents of Bristow’s electronic flight bag.
As for Orgis’ career goals he says, “Encourage the next generation of A&P technicians. Foster an intellectually motivating, safe environment and preserve the high ethical standards of today’s aviation industry.”
