Evan Kraemer

Crew Planning Specialist @Allegiant

Las Vegas, NV, US

Support the leaders of Flight Crew Operations and other departments with the evaluation and recommendations for pilot and flight attendant staffing as it relates to hiring and bidding-related processes.Subject matter expert (SME) for the crew schedule bidding (PBS) software.Develop monthly schedule bidding resources and bid preparation documents for crews and internally.Be a liaison to the Crew Support Administrators (CSAs) and provide relevant resources and recommendations to the CSAs to better assist crew members during various types of bidding-related processes (e.g. schedule, vacancy, TDY, etc.).Actively communicate between departments to ensure bidding/staffing trends are addressed.Collaborate with Business Intelligence (BI) to enhance vacancy bidding, vacation bidding, and TDY bidding tools.In collaboration with the ‘Flight Crew Reliability and Dependability Specialist’, develop monthly presentations for upper management to review key productivity data (e.g. sick, no show, fatigue), while developing recommendations to address concerning trends.Assist the leaders of Flight Crew Operations with bidding-related processes including, but not limited to, structuring bidding documents, developing emails, updating Company portals with bid results, etc.Responsible for updating Merlot base changes, TDY assignments, bid flags, etc.Take an active role in the preparation of monthly schedule (PBS) bidding preparations and procedures for crew members.Help facilitate monthly TDY / VTO / CCL / VSTL bidding processes.Track and evaluate crew member attrition trends to assist management with hiring decisions.Continuously monitor crew member bidding eligibility as it relates to qualification status, leave of absence, and voluntary time off. Work with multiple departments (e.g, Crew Training, Crew LOA, etc.) to ensure accurate bid statuses for all Allegiant crewmembers.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

High School, Aeronautical Science

University of California, Davis

Bachelor's degree, Political Science and Government

Foothill College

High School, Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

Orange Coast College

Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General