John Robbins

Pilot and Entrepreneur

John Robbins

SNAPSHOT:

Transitioning military officer and pilot with over 2,500 flight hours of experience as instructor on multiengine aircraft, including the C-17A GlobeMaster and Gulfstream V (C-37A). Experienced in leading worldwide flight operations, safety programs and executing large multi-ship formation operations. Self-taught software developer and en·tre·pre·neur proficient in Visual Basic & iOS development. Currently pursuing projects to improve safety and efficiency in multi-element, multi-chronos, multi-locality program management.


ABOUT:



A graduate of University of Washington's Physics and Applied Computational Mathematics programs, I accepted a commission and served for 13 years as a pilot in the United States Air Force. During my career I flew around the globe, twice, and to all seven continents. I had the opportunity to deliver supplies to the remote corners of Afghanistan in command of multiple combat airdrop missions in the C-17A. I also had the opportunity to ensure the "Safe, Comfortable and Reliable" transportation of our nation's senior military and civilian leadership to locations all over the globe in a modified Gulfstream V.

During my service to the nation I frequently encountered inefficient and outdated processes and work efforts. Using the computer science component of my undergraduate education as a foundation and my knack for understanding code, I began to develop software to help make our work more efficient, accurate and most of all safe.

Seeing the potential of many of my projects, I recently separated Active Service in order to pursue the development and expansion of what my fellow pilots affectionally dubbed "Robbinsware".


ACCOMPLISHMENTS & AWARDS:



FAA Rating: Airline Transport Pilot, Commercial, Multi-Engine Land
Code Languages: Visual Basic, Objective C, C++, Java, Swift
Security Clearance: Top Secret