Deidra Wilson

About Deidra Wilson

Professional Summary Senior Executive focused on strategic planning, problem solving, financial statement management, international and domestic business relations as well as sales and marketing. Offering a unique combination of technical, financial, sales and analytical skills with the ability to contribute and develop solutions for increased revenue, expense reduction, quality customer service and improved operations.

Experience

1. Ceo-owner

   AeroStar Training Services, LLC

   Feb 2009 — Present · Orlando, FL, US

   Career Pilot Academy, A320, B737 Type Ratings, and Flight Attendant FAA 142 schoolExecutive Leadership: • Equip executive teams with business intelligence for long-term planning and decision making. • Capture lost profits due to inefficiencies in costing, billing and administration, netting additional revenue. • Profit/Loss and cash flow management, cost analysis, and financial project management. • Internal operation management and training. • Business development and corporate tactical planning. • Design and oversight of technical training program footprints. • Interact regularly with senior executive team and individual department heads to monitor business unit performance and ensure overall integrity of services across multiple contracts. • Built and developed operations organization, processes and procedures to support company growth. • Aligning the right people with the right roles and responsibilities, and motivating them to service excellence. • Designed custom data collection and analysis tools that equipped the executive team with the business intelligence for strategic long-range planning. Marketing and Sales • Provided all aspects of marketing, advertising, planning and oversight. Developed strategies for the expansion of customer bases demographically. • Established Social Media Campaigns. Assisted with the creation of the corporate websites. • Increased sales and maximize efficiencies through education and collaborative projects which opened up new markets in the U.S, Asia and Europe. • Implemented Sales Team Management, Training and incentive programs with worldwide recruiters / agents that increased sales by 45%. • Negotiated multiple contracts with airlines and universities worldwide to bring flight training students to the USA to complete their Airline Career Pilot training.