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The People Behind JET LINX

Biography of Executives and Board Advisors

Dennis P. Walker
Founder and CEO

Before founding JET LINX Aviation, Dennis was a founder, Executive Vice President and board member of MemberWorks Incorporated, which later changed its name to Vertrue Incorporated (Nasdaq: VTRU). In September of 2002 Dennis resigned from his position at MemberWorks to focus his energy on the further development and continued success of JET LINX.

Jamie J. Walker
President

Jamie W. is responsible for overseeing the day to day operations of the Company, which includes sales and marketing and the coordination of the Flight Department. He has been active in the management of JET LINX since its founding, initially working on the branding and positioning of the company before taking on operations and sales.

Jamie R. Barrett
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Jamie B. is a seasoned aviation business executive with over 30 years of business aviation experience. Prior to joining JET LINX, Mr. Barrett held several executive positions with notable aviation companies such as AVCARD in Hunt Valley, MD, Jet Aviation Business Jets in Teterboro, NJ and Corporate Jets in Pittsburgh, PA. Mr. Barrett is a Graduate of St. Louis University’s Parks College of Aeronautical Technology and holds an Airline Transport Pilot certificate with a type rating in the Learjet Series aircraft. Mr. Barrett is responsible for the day-to-day overall operations of the company.

Justin R. Kuykendall
Executive Vice President of Business Development and CFO

Justin is in charge of strategic development of the business as well as oversight of the company’s financial administration. Prior to JET LINX, Mr. Kuykendall served as a consultant focused on the strategic development of aircraft management groups and fixed base operations. He spent several years as Chief Operating Officer of Apex Aviation Corporation in the San Francisco Bay area, as well as serving in management and director-level positions at various aviation and technology organizations. Mr. Kuykendall holds a degree in Accounting from the University of Montana, advanced study of international mediation, and professional coursework in a variety of technology disciplines.

Bruce Tuttle
Director of Safety, Training and Standardization

Bruce has been in the aviation business for more than 35 years. His career began in 1966 as a flight instructor in Omaha, NE where he flew as a co-pilot for the Corps of Engineers. He then flew for Herman Brothers Trucking, Godfathers Pizza, Kam Air and most recently for ConAgra Foods. Bruce spent 20 years at ConAgra where he retired as their Chief Pilot. His responsibilities as the Chief Pilot for ConAgra were to oversee the operations of ConAgra’s corporate flight department which included seven jets, eighteen pilots, dispatch, scheduling, maintaining training records and the development of their Standard Operating Procedures. Bruce has logged nearly 15,000 total hours in the cockpit flying the King Air C90 and B200, Douglas DC-3, Falcon 20, Lear 35 and 45, and the Gulfstream II and IV. He is now responsible for and oversees all aviation operations at JET LINX.

Maynard L. Smith
Director of Operations

Maynard began his career in aviation as a flight instructor at Sky Harbor Air Service at Omaha’s Eppley Airfield. He flew as a charter pilot with Sky Harbor piloting Cessna 310’s, 421’s and a King Air C-90. Maynard then accepted a job with SkyWest Airlines as an EMB-120 First Officer and was later upgraded to Captain and finally Line Check Airmen on the EMB-120 where he was in charge of conducting new-hire initial operating experience as well as conducting annual line checks on EMB-120 flight crews. He was then hired by United Airlines and flew as a B-727 Flight Engineer and served as an Airbus A-319/320 First Officer. As Director of Operations for JET LINX he is responsible for the operational control of all JET LINX flights, including aircraft compliance, flight crews, and scheduling. Maynard is the main point of contact for the FAA and is responsible for insuring all JET LINX operations are compliant with the Federal Aviation Regulations for Part 91 and Part 135 operations. He also coordinates scheduling of aircraft maintenance with the Director of Maintenance.

Anthony W. Boatwright
Director of Maintenance

Tony began his career at Duncan Aviation in Lincoln, Nebraska. During his employment at Duncan he attended several Flight Safety training schools including Falcon, Cessna and Hawker until finally earning the Lead Mechanic position specializing in Cessna 500 through 650 and Hawker 125 aircraft. Tony then accepted the position as Lead Mechanic at Garrett Aviation in Omaha, Nebraska. At Garrett he inspected and maintained aircraft ranging from the smallest Cessna to commercial airliners. As the Director of Maintenance Tony is now responsible for the inspection and maintenance of the company’s fleet of aircraft and maintaining all technical data for the aircraft. Above all, he is responsible for and strives to make our aircraft the safest in the industry.

Philip Huntley
Director of Maintenance Coordination

As Director of Maintenance Coordination, Phil forecasts and plans future maintenance events for managed aircraft and serves as a liaison between the Company and aircraft owner for coordinating the events. Phil comes to JET LINX with over 20 years of aviation experience. He holds an Airframe and Powerplant certificate, an Inspection Authorization and is a past Designated Mechanics Examiner. He has served as Chief Inspector for Garrett Aviation in Omaha and as Quality Manager for AAR Corporation in Tampa, FL. He currently serves on the Aviation Maintenance Advisory Board for Iowa Western Community College, as well as a part-time instructor in Aviation Maintenance Technology.

Michael D. Kopp
Chief Pilot

Mike Kopp, Jet Linx Chief pilot has been with Jet Linx since May 2001. Mike has been Chief Pilot since June 2003. He has 12 years experience as a pilot in On-Demand Charter Operations. Overall he has over eighteen years experience in General Aviation. Prior to joining Jet Linx team, Mike was a charter pilot for a local FBO in Omaha, with previous experience in charter and flight instruction in Columbus NE and Tulsa Oklahoma. Mike’s current duties include supervising pilot’s, interviewing and hiring new pilots, training and checking pilots, and assisting in regulatory compliance issues.

Kent Jackson
Independent Legal Counsel and Board Advisor

Kent, a Partner of Jackson and Wade L.L.C., counsel’s JET LINX on behalf of issues relating to FAA compliance, acquisitions, leasing, operations, registration, and financing. He has participated on the Fractional Ownership Aviation Rule Making Committee on behalf of Bombardier’s Part 91 Flexjet fractional jet program, is the past Chairman of the National Business Aviation Association Tax Committee, and is currently working with the federal government on the federal regulations for pilot’s rest and duty times. He writes a legal column for Business & Commercial Aviation and has been quoted as an industry expert in Aviation International News, Flying, and USA Today.