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Ruth Axium

Tinley Park

Summary

FAA-Certified Aircraft Dispatcher and NBAA Certified Aviation Manager (CAM) with two decades of progressive leadership supporting executive travel at Walsh Group, complemented by administrative expertise from Aviation Administrative Services. Highly skilled in trip planning, crew coordination, international logistics, and continuous operational improvement, with a dedication to service, safety, and efficiency.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Corporate Flight Dispatcher

Walsh Group
03.2017 - Current
  • Coordinated domestic and international trips in compliance with FAA, ICAO, and company requirements.
  • Performed complex trip planning, routing, and ensured proper support for all executive travel.
  • Supported maintenance planning through aircraft swaps, crew scheduling, and charter coordination.
  • Provided thorough dispatch briefings, flight following, and coordinated with crew members operational risk assessments and assisted with flight plan mitigations.
  • Actively contributed to annual budget preparation by gathering key operational data and compiling a complete budget package for submission to the asset group for integration into the overall company budget.
  • Acted as main point of contact between executives, crew, and external service providers for seamless travel execution

Administrative Assistant

Aviation Administrative Services
01.2006 - Current

Provide support to flight departments on an as-needed basis by assisting with specialized projects such as training new schedulers, updating company manuals, helping maintenance personnel with inventory logging, supporting pilots with logbook updates, and offering notary services upon request.

Corporate Scheduler

Walsh Group
03.2012 - 03.2016
  • Coordinated domestic and international trips in compliance with FAA, ICAO, and company mission requirements.
  • Performed complex trip planning, routing, and ensured proper logistical support for all executive travel.
  • Supported the Director of Maintenance as needed, crew scheduling, and charter coordination.
  • Continued to support Director of Aviation and Director of Maintenance as needed.


Contract Department Administrative Assistant

Walsh Group
01.2006 - 03.2012
  • Supported a active flying Director of Aviation with projects as assigned. Maintained the confirmed flight calendar, purchasing office supplies and completed corporate expense reports, updated company manuals, updated Jeppesen paper flight charts, Passenger data, crew training records and other items.
  • Assisted Director of Maintenance with paper aircraft manual updates and other tasks as needed.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Air Traffic Control/Airport Management

Parks College
St. Louis, MO

MBA - International Business

Keller Graduate School of Management
Tinley Park, IL
05-2008

Skills

  • Knowledge of aviation regulations, airspace restrictions, and operational procedures
  • The ability to interpret weather and its impact on flight safety
  • Industry software proficiency Flexible and comfortable with using most flight planning and dispatch software on the market today
  • Clear and effective communication with corporate ownership, passengers, pilots, domestic/international service providers and customs agents
  • The ability to work under pressure and to make quick sound decisions in high pressure situations

Certification

NBAA Certified Aviation Manager (CAM)

FAA Certified Aircraft Dispatcher

Private Pilot, Helicopter

sUAS Remote Pilot

Timeline

Corporate Flight Dispatcher

Walsh Group
03.2017 - Current

Corporate Scheduler

Walsh Group
03.2012 - 03.2016

Administrative Assistant

Aviation Administrative Services
01.2006 - Current

Contract Department Administrative Assistant

Walsh Group
01.2006 - 03.2012

Bachelor of Science - Air Traffic Control/Airport Management

Parks College

MBA - International Business

Keller Graduate School of Management
Ruth Axium