
David Chrest
Experienced and accomplished as a technical business leader as well as an aviator. I offer a unique skill... | Chicago, Chicago, United States
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David Chrest’s Expertise Experienced and accomplished as a technical business leader as well as an aviator. I offer a unique skill set gained through broad academic, business, and military experience. Earning an M.B.A. gave me the in depth knowledge and analytic capabilities in business strategy, marketing, finance, communications, and law that complimented the technical knowledge and problem solving skills I learned in obtaining an engineering degree. This combined with the operational leadership and decision making skills learned and practiced as an Air Force officer and aviator to enable me to make a long-term positive impact as a senior leader. In my career at Motorola I had over 20 years of success as an engineer and senior manager in the land mobile radio business. Assignments in which I made a significant impact included significant customer interaction as part of the initial engineering cadre for the Customers’ Center for Systems Integration staging facility, business and market strategy including large bid responses in Systems Planning, and managing the Central Systems Engineering team providing direct customer support on escalated product issues. I was a consistent top performer that took the generous Voluntary Severance Package offered to all senior managers to accept a job as an airline pilot. Flying jets for airlines has been both enjoyable and challenging, building upon my long time part time work as a Certified Flight Instructor and previous military experience. In today’s technologically advanced cockpits the primary job function of the airline pilot is real time risk management, giving me uniquely valuable experience in critical operational environments. I have earned B737, B747, and B777 type ratings and gained valuable operational experience flying in the challenging night cargo environment. I recently returned to a Systems Engineering role, which enables me to utilize a broader range of my skills and experiences.
David Chrest’s Current Industry Kalitta Air
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Chrest’s Prior Industry
Motorola Solutions
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United States Air Force
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Travel Express Aviation
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Expressjet Airlines
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Southern Air
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Cmc Electronics
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Kalitta Air
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Work Experience

Kalitta Air
Airline Pilot
Fri Jul 01 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Present
Cmc Electronics
Systems Engineer
Sat May 01 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Fri Jul 01 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Southern Air
Airline Pilot
Fri May 01 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Sun Nov 01 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Expressjet Airlines
Airline Pilot
Fri Nov 01 2013 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Fri May 01 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Travel Express Aviation
Certified Flight Instructor
Fri Jul 01 2005 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Present
Motorola Solutions
Senior Engineering Manager, Central Systems Engineering
Thu Jan 01 2004 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Sun Dec 01 2013 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Motorola Solutions
Systems Engineering Manager, North America Group Systems Planning
Wed Jan 01 1997 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Mon Dec 01 2003 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Motorola Solutions
Lead Systems Engineer, Customers' Center for Systems Integration
Tue Oct 01 1991 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Mon Dec 01 1997 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
United States Air Force
Electronic Warfare Officer
Thu Sep 01 1988 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Mon Jul 01 1991 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Motorola Solutions
Systems Engineer, Area B Field Engineering
Fri Jul 01 1988 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Thu Sep 01 1988 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)