37-year-old John Wing says, "I was born into the aviation industry as the son of an air traffic controller, that held a commercial pilot's license. My father worked for 28 years as an ATC, working at both Fort Lauderdale and Tampa airports. After high school, I decided to go to A&P school, because I knew I wanted to work with planes. I thought of becoming an air traffic controller or pilot like my father, but just felt the drive to work in the maintenance industry."

As a program manager at PEMCO World Air Services Wing oversees all aircraft in the program, a major U.S. air carrier. He establishes the manpower, makes sure the appropriate people are where they need to be, plans for upcoming jobs and upcoming aircraft, makes sure everything stays on budget, and all work is in compliance with company policy, customer policy, and the FAA requirements.

Wing attended National Aviation Academy in Tampa, FL, where he received his A&P certificate, an associate's degree in aviation maintenance, and attended Influential Leadership Training at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, FL. 

From the beginning Wing has worked in the airline industry working for Midway Airlines, Mesa Airlines, and JetBlue before starting his career MRO career with PEMCO. He's worked his way up from student, to A&P technician, then supervisor, to his current position of program manager at a leading MRO. 

Wing says of a mentor, "Over the last six years of my career, Mr. Shane King (vice president of maintenance at PEMCO) has been instrumental in the knowledge I have received of the MRO aviation industry." He feels that he knows how to mentor his team members to become better leaders and technicians, by instilling safety, quality, and reliability into their final product. John says, "I have always believed you get what you put into it. You are only as successful as your team."

Dan Teters, Wing's supervisor says, "John has an outstanding ability to direct complex projects from concept to fully operational status. He is highly motivated, goal oriented, and a detailed problem-solving leader.”