Leadership
Shye Gilad
Managing Partner
Utica, NY
Until someone invents a time machine, there is no greater magic than private air travel
Meeting new people, learning new ideas, enjoying time with friends and family, technology, travel, music, reading, hiking, motorcycle touring
FBO/Flight Support
Julie O’Brien
General Manager
Frederick, MD
There is a level of satisfaction that comes from helping people achieve their goals. Aviation is an amazing tool to assist other in their travel, business, leisure, and family needs.
Hiking, horses, camping, family, sports, travel, food & wine.
Core Services
Tina Gray
Controller
Meyersdale, PA
I have worked at Leesburg Executive Airport for over 15 years. I like working in aviation because every day is different. It is nice to talk to all the customers.
I love spending time with my family. I like to take my two sons swimming and to the county park. We like riding four wheelers on our property and being outside.
Courtney Desmarais
Executive Administrator
I love being exposed to all different types of people from all over the world. I enjoy hearing about different adventures they’ve been on and being so close to the aircraft is pretty awesome to see.
I enjoy camping, crafting & cooking/baking occasionally. I love to spend time with my family and my pup. I’ve just moved here from Upstate NY, but while there I coached a Pop Warner Cheer team & taught a Tiny Tots dance class. My family holds a Golf scholarship scramble annually which I do enjoy and put a lot of time into.
Lindsey Sherman
Myersville, MD
I enjoy the aviation industry because every day is different.
In my spare time, I enjoy hiking with friends, trying new recipes, reading, water sports and spending time with my family!
Andrew Henson
Leesburg, VA
I like working in the aviation industry because it is changing constantly and no day is the same as the last!
While not working at ProJet you can find me playing golf, working at Monks BBQ, I’m also a student pilot working on becoming a professional pilot.
Helen Riordan
Ashburn, VA
I love meeting all the different kinds of people through aviation and hearing their experience and stories. Seeing all the aircraft landing and taking off makes me so excited, and I really enjoy all that goes into making that happen.
My hobbies include: soccer, football and track and field, love watching movies on Hulu or Netflix, love going to beach and travel.
Stephen Crouse
Hamilton, VA
I love the variety of people you can meet, and I look forward to the opportunities that come along with that.
I am an avid photographer, I love working on cars, and enjoy the outdoors and being active!
Lilia McKinley
I was born in Oxford, UK, but have grown up in Fairfax, VA.
I have grown up surrounded by an Air Force family, which naturally led to an interest in aviation. I get to meet so many amazing people and the opportunities in this industry are endless.
I spend a lot of my time swimming competitively, and when spring season comes around I love assistant coaching grades 1-6 lacrosse. When the chances arise, I am also always willing to go hiking, hang out with friends, or spend time at home relaxing.
Graham Balderson
Hamilton, Virginia
From the moment I was born, I’ve been surrounded by aviation. I love working in the industry because it’s such a tight-knit, friendly group of people.
I like to play lacrosse, guitar, and hang out with my friends.
Jonathon Ngo
Burke, VA
It brings me joy to see the planes come and go every day in addition to meeting new people that do different jobs in this world. Putting a smile on people I help brings me to smile every day.
Relaxing at home with my family and dog and driving around exploring new areas
Tom McFadden
Northern Virginia
No two days are alike. Every morning I wake up eager to see what adventure the day brings, and what people I will get to meet today! It is exciting to get to work in a fast-paced environment, facing the challenge of ensuring every single guest arrives and leaves here feeling special because we provided them with industry standard-setting service and attention.
While aviation is my life, both as a Line Service Manager as well as a pilot, music is my passion which I pursue as a French Horn instrumentalist with the Loudoun Symphony Orchestra, along with playing and singing at Church. In addition to this, I am an avid road-tripper, as well as nature enthusiast, disappearing to go camping as often as I can get away with it.
John Nickle
Philippines
My Dad was in the United States Air Force, I like being around planes.
Martial arts and weight lifting
Ed Garcia
Lima, Peru
I get to know all kind of people and see all models of aircraft
Levi Smith
Danville, VA
Everyday I am amazed by the vast network that is air travel.
Flying, fishing, eating
Ben (Benjamin) Goff
Leesburg, VA
I adore planes, and want to be a pilot.
I play a lot of video games, especially flight simulators while I save up for the opportunity to attend flight school.
