We are ATeam
Our Story
As the youngest in a family of mechanics, Jim grew up at Buck’s Garage, a third-generation family auto repair shop. From an early age, he learned the craft from his father and grandfather, mastering the art of diagnosing and repairing cars. But his father—an aircraft A&E mechanic and Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force and National Guard—had a broader vision. His advice to Jim was simple: learn to fix airplanes, learn to fly them, and learn how to run a business.
In 1987, Jim took that advice to heart and enrolled at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He became the first from Buck’s Garage to earn FAA certification as an A&P mechanic, achieve his private pilot license, and complete an MBA. His toolbox expanded—from wrenches, to wings, to the boardroom.
Over the next three decades, Jim built his career with leading aviation organizations, including Hawaiian Airlines, Southwest Airlines, AirTran Airways, and AAR Airlift Group. Along the way, he developed forward-thinking maintenance and technology solutions for technical operations, modernized MRO IT systems, rose to Senior Vice President of Technical Operations, and later served as CTO at AAR Corp. and Oliver Wyman CAVOK.
Throughout his journey, one theme kept resurfacing: technology only works when it works for the people turning the wrenches. Too often, systems were designed far from the hangar floor. Jim saw firsthand the gap between innovation and execution—and made it his mission to close it.
In 2020, that mission took shape as AeroATeam.
What started as an idea became a collective of seasoned aviation professionals—people Jim had worked alongside for decades. The vision was straightforward but powerful: bring together best-in-class airline expertise with practical, cost-effective technology solutions built by people who understand flight schedules, MEL pressure, labor constraints, and operational reality.
AeroATeam isn’t just a consulting and technology firm. It’s a trusted aviation brotherhood of seasoned professionals the airlines call upon. The hands that have changed engines. The leaders who have run departments. The technologists who have rebuilt systems. All working together.
Today, AeroATeam serves as a turnkey partner for airlines and aviation organizations facing complex operational and technology challenges. The values behind it all remain the same ones Jim learned at Buck’s Garage: do honest work, solve the real problem, and stand behind what you build.
From a small garage in New Jersey to hangars around the world, the mission hasn’t changed—just the scale.