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.
Cristina Stipp
Herndon, VA
I enjoy applying my years of hospitality experience to the aviation industry.
I love music, crafting and going on adventures with my two boys.
Dawn Schrammel
Herndon, VA
I enjoy making sure our clients have a wonder experience from the time they walk in to the time their trip is done. Its very important to me that we get to know and learn our clients so we are able to be proactive in all of their needs.
I love to go hiking with my family in Harpers Ferry, learning about the history and enjoying the beautiful scenery. I also like to go kayaking down the Shenandoah river. Spending time with my family and pups.
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.
Clint Koontz
Hagerstown, MD
Working at ProJet is an outstanding opportunity for networking, developing relationships, and meeting great people in an industry that I am working to one day join as a professional pilot myself.
I spend my time flying, sippin’ on good cups of coffee, and hanging with great friends.
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.
Miles Dewey
Manassas, VA
Ever since I was a kid I had a fascination with planes as well as tinkering with things. As I got older and was able to drive, I was drawn to working on and modifying cars, so I combined those interests and decided to go to school to get my A&P license so I can work on planes for my career!
Work on cars, hiking, video games, hanging out with friends.
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
Greg Essner
Manassas, VA
I have always loved aviation since I was a kid growing up near a major airport. I enjoy working in aviation because it is something I’ve always wanted to do.
I volunteer to help out at school with rebuilding some aircraft as well as help out my community with any projects that might need to be done.
Ricardo Simmons
Washington, DC
I like being able to be so up close to cool aircraft I wouldn’t normally see.
I like to read and learn things related to building and fixing electronic components.
Walter Romano
I was born in Winchester, MA but grew up in Gaithersburg, MD
I’ve been involved in aviation, in one form or another, since I was in college. I love that it gives people a different perspective on the world and that it serves as a means for literally bringing people from all walks of life, together.
If I’m not flying a plane, I’m jumping out of one. That is usually with Operation Enduring Warrior, a veteran and first responder non-profit organization that a few friends and I started about 10 years ago. When I’m not working one of my paying jobs I’m working with OEW.
