2015 40 Under 40: Scott Jefvert
Scott Jefvert: Flew Into FBO Leadership
Director of Sales
Paragon Aviation Group
Age: 37
Years in Aviation: 16
Memberships: Pacific Northwest Business Aviation Association, Schedulers and Dispatchers Committee, International Operators Committee
Did you know?
For his 35th birthday, Jefvert flew on a Gulfstream GIV down to LA.
Scott Jefvert found his passion for aviation early in life. He traveled quite a bit as a kid, both by car and by plane, but of course his favorite means of travel was by plane. He recalls that he’d be glued to the window seat, and that he loved watching the slats and flaps extend and retract during takeoff and landing. On every trip, he says he would ask to see the flight deck cockpit and talk with pilots about their experience flying airplanes. Jefvert’s father also had his private pilot’s license, and flew his family around some during childhood. At that point, Jefvert knew he would one day take the controls and learn how to fly. In high school, he started working on his private pilot’s license, and continued in college to eventually receive his instrument rating from Galvin Flying Services in Seattle. After graduating from Washington State University, he had his first career job in aviation as the director of Line Service Sales for Galvin Flying Services. There, he performed various duties, including marketing and advertising projects, client database management, vendor and tenant relations, as well as business development and client retention. After 12 years, he was ready to take the next step and join Paragon Aviation Group. As the company’s director of sales, he works with a vast independent FBO membership group and continues to work on business development, relationship marketing, and sets sales activities to meet both short- and long-term goals. Much of Jefvert’s time is spent traveling to industry trade shows and events, FBO auditing, as well as continued contact with both 91 and 135 flight departments traveling throughout Paragon’smember network. Outside of Paragon Aviation Group, Jefvert is an active board member in the Pacific Northwest Business Aviation Association, Pacific Rim Schedulers and Dispatchers Association, and works with the Raisbeck Aviation High School’s internship program locally in Seattle.