In this story fromn WBOY, Pierpont Community & Technical College has announced the interim director of the Robert C. Byrd National Aerospace Education Center.

 

Dr. Brad Gilbert is a founding faculty member of Pierpont C&TC’s aviation program, with more than 40 years of aircraft maintenance experience and 28 years teaching in higher education and workforce training.

 

“The aviation maintenance field, as it is now, there is a large demand for aircraft technicians. In fact, a local community with Bombardier, Pratt & Whitney, Aurora, they are looking to grow,” said Gilbert. I’ll be more involved in the FAA in the operational aspects, also collaborating with the administration more versus typically being in the classroom from day to day.”

 

Read more HERE at WBOY.