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Military and Commercial Aviation. Before I found my true vocation as a teacher and educator, I actually began a career in aviation at the United States Air Force Academy. After graduating in 1971, I attended USAF Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT) at Vance Air Force Base. My first assignment was as a C-130 pilot at Pope Air Force Base, NC, and then two years at Yokota Air Base, Japan. After active duty, I flew the C-130H for the Oklahoma Air National Guard for four, years during which I “went down in flames” after buzzing my alma mater at a very low altitude and dropping a note to them. I guess I’ve always been a free-spririt!
		I left active duty in 1977 and began commercial flying. My commercial experience includes Part 135 single pilot operation in a Piper Seneca, 450 hours as a flight engineer in B-727 and DC-8 for Braniff Airways, and 2,000 hours as a First Officer on the DC-8 for Capitol Airways and First Officer on the DC-9 for Continental Airlines
. A New Career in Training & Education. About 1988, I embarked on a career change and became more active in teaching. I have earned a Masters of Public Administration Degree from North Carolina State University and a Ph.D. in Education (as distinguished from an Ed.D.) from the University of Maryland. After moving to the Washington D.C. area in 1989, I worked as a training consultant to the FAA and DOD and as a flight simulator instructor for a large regional airline and several foreign airlines. I have even taught in Spanish. In the recent past, I have taught FAA exam preparation seminars with a 100% pass rate. Clients have included private individuals, Bell Helicopter, Texas Dept. of Public Safety, Delaware Dept. Of Public Safety, New Jersey Dept. of Public Safety, and contracts with all the armed forces.
	Professor of Business, Management & Statistics. My first position as a college professor after receiving my PhD was with Baltimore International College, a culinary arts college. As I like to quip, it wasn’t aviation, but the food was better! During my career in teaching, I was a full-time Professor of Business & Management at Baltimore International College (BIC) and Strayer University, and an adjunct Professor of Research Methods for Argosy University. I also served as Director of Institutional Research for BIC, Dean of Institutional Research for Strayer University, and Director of Institutional Research and Assessment for American College of Commerce & Technology. During those times I was doing research into student satisfaction and teaching styles, a topic in which I became interested during my own doctoral dissertation research into airline pilot learning and teaching styles. One outcome of my research was the development of my Student Persistence Index (SPI). Research Writing. My current field of specialty is guiding doctoral candidates through their Doctoral Dissertation process (visit my website milesflight.com). I have guided over 40 candidates through completion of their doctoral degrees to include Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy), D.B.A. (Doctor of Business Administration), and Ed.D. (Doctor of Education) in fields that include counseling, education, and business. I have also published a book “Writing Research: a Handbook for Writing Dissertations and Research Articles.” (Visit Milesflight.com). ~ Miles