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Faculty & Staff

Rob Bentley Larry Boone Randy Gay Tom Gurley Marco Perez Doug Reich Mark Sheafer Mark Szabo David Treherne James Waggoner Tom Zollars Don Filippone Danny Lenz

Rob Bentley
Rob Bentley Years in Aircraft MX Experience:
Years at Southwest Airlines:
Years as an Instructor:
Years of Experience on the 737:

Primary Classes Teaching: 737Classic and 737NG Avionics, CAT III, CAT III Designee, Wing Body Overheat, Fire Detection Troubleshooting. Secondary Classes: POT, New hire Paperwork, Aircraft Deicing.

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Larry Boone
Larry Boone Years in Aircraft MX Experience:
Years at Southwest Airlines:
Years as an Instructor:
Years of Experience on the 737:

Primary/Secondary Classes: EWIS- Primary; CAT III/ HGS- Secondary; B737 Gen Fam- Secondary

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Randy Gay
Randy Gay Years in Aircraft MX Experience:
Years at Southwest Airlines:
Years as an Instructor:
Years of Experience on the 737:

Primary Classes: EWIS, Principles of Troubleshooting. Secondary Classes: Taxi Run, Brakeride, New Hire Orientation

Tom Gurley
Tom Gurley Years in Aircraft MX Experience:
Years at Southwest Airlines:
Years as an Instructor:
Years of Experience on the 737:

Primary Classes: TRAX, New Hire Orientation. Secondary Classes: Brakeride

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Marco Perez
Marco Perez Years in Aircraft MX Experience:
Years at Southwest Airlines:
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Years of Experience on the 737:

Primary Class: Aircraft Structural Repair. Secondary Duties: Creating, filming and narrating MX Training films.

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Doug Reich
Doug Reich Years in Aircraft MX Experience:
Years at Southwest Airlines:
Years as an Instructor:
Years of Experience on the 737:

Primary/Secondary Classes: 737-300/500 Systems, APU Trouble Shooting, Principles of Trouble Shooting, ECS Trouble Shooting, Heavy Maintenance Provider, Contract Maintenance, Recurrent Paperwork, Brake Ride Training, I/W on CFM56-3/5/7 Trouble Shooting.

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Mark Sheafer
Mark Sheafer Years in Aircraft MX Experience:
Years at Southwest Airlines:
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Years of Experience on the 737:

Primary Classes: Human Factors, Advanced Composite Repairs, & Sheet Metal.

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Mark Szabo
Mark Szabo Years in Aircraft MX Experience:
Years at Southwest Airlines:
Years as an Instructor:
Years of Experience on the 737:

Primary Classes Teaching: B737-300/500 Avionics, B737-300/500/700 Taxi and High Power Run.

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David Treherne
David Treherne Years in Aircraft MX Experience:
Years at Southwest Airlines:
Years as an Instructor:
Years of Experience on the 737:

Primary Classes: HEM and New Hire Orientation Confined Space Entry. Secondary Classes: Sheet Metal

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James Waggoner
James Waggoner Years in Aircraft MX Experience:
Years at Southwest Airlines:
Years as an Instructor:
Years of Experience on the 737:

Primary Classes: Principles of Troubleshooting Secondary Classes: 737-800 Differences, Brakeride

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Tom Zollars
Tom Zollars Years in Aircraft MX Experience:
Years at Southwest Airlines:
Years as an Instructor:
Years of Experience on the 737:

Primary Classes: APU Troubleshooting, ECS Troubleshooting, Principles of Troubleshooting, Taxi/Run-Up Initial Class, Taxi/Run-Up Designee. Secondary Classes: 737-300 Systems, 737-700 Systems, PAMA Olympic Coach, Videotape Creator.

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Don Filippone
Sr. Manager - Technical Training

Don Filippone
Years in Aircraft MX Experience:
Time at Southwest Airlines:

Primary Classes:

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Danny Lenz
Manager - Technical Training

Danny Lenz
Years in Aircraft MX Experience:
Years at Southwest Airlines:
Years as an Instructor:
Years of Experience on the 737:

Primary Classes: 737-300/500 Avionics, 737-700 Avionics, 737-300/-500 Systems, 737-700 Systems, 737 General Familiarization

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