Kalea Texeira

About Kalea Texeira

As FAA National Training Program Manager, I lead enterprise-wide modernization of training, compliance, and data systems spanning 9 regional offices — work that\'s given me a unique perspective on what makes multi-site operations succeed or struggle with regulatory oversight.After 13 years building FAA\'s internal oversight systems (including dashboards for OIG, OMB, and ICAO audits) and 20 years in military aviation maintenance and logistics, I\'ve seen the compliance challenges that keep Quality Directors up at night.In parallel, I advise a small number of dual-use and advanced aviation teams on building internal certification and compliance systems that align engineering output with FAA review logic and applying evaluation approaches consistent with federal oversight practices.The pattern is consistent across multi-site Part 145 repair stations:→ Training certifications scattered across locations→ Audit findings tracked in spreadsheets→ No unified visibility into compliance health→ Manual consolidation across 2-5 facilities→ Sunday night panic, wondering what Monday\'s FSDO visit will uncoverI understand these challenges from both sides: I built internal FAA systems that track oversight effectiveness and compliance trends, and I came up through hands-on aviation maintenance and logistics operations.My expertise areas:• Aviation compliance and regulatory oversight systems• Multi-site quality management and data consolidation • Enterprise training program design and automation• Compliance dashboards and performance analytics (Power BI, Tableau, SAP)• Part 145 repair station quality systems• FAA audit preparation and finding remediation• Data-driven operational improvementI\'m passionate about modernizing aviation quality management through better data visibility and proactive compliance monitoring. Always interested in connecting with Part 145 Quality Directors and aviation maintenance professionals working to strengthen their compliance systems.Current focus: Building modern training and data systems at the FAA that improve oversight consistency and operational transparency across the National Airspace System.*Views expressed are my own and do not represent the Federal Aviation Administration or U.S. Government.*

Experience

1. Director, Enterprise Training Modernization & Workforce Strategy

   Federal Aviation Administration

   Jul 2024 — Present

   Leading FAA-wide modernization of training, compliance, and data systems across 9 regional offices — solving at enterprise scale the exact challenges multi-site operators face: maintaining consistent compliance, training tracking, and audit readiness across distributed locations.Multi-Site Compliance Systems I Build:• Unified Visibility Across Locations: Built centralized dashboards consolidating compliance data from 9 regional offices into a single executive view — giving leadership real-time answers to \"Where do we stand right now?\" instead of waiting days for manual consolidation• Proactive Training Tracking: Modernized certification tracking systems reduce manual follow-up by 60% through automated alerts for credentials expiring in 30/60/90 days — eliminating Friday afternoon scrambles for expired certifications• Audit Readiness: Designed compliance monitoring systems that reduced audit discrepancies by 30% through real-time data validation and automated quality checks — preventing surprises during oversight reviews• Cross-Location Consistency: Implemented standardized workflows that increased training completion rates by 25% across facilities with different legacy systems and operational tempos• Data Consolidation Automation: Transformed reporting that previously required 2-3 days of manual spreadsheet work into real-time dashboards with drill-down capability by locationTechnical Environment: Power BI, Tableau, SAP, ETMS2, automated compliance workflows, multi-site data aggregation, enterprise training systemsScale: 9 regional offices, 500+ personnel, national training and compliance infrastructureThe Parallel: These are the same challenges Part 145 Quality Directors face — just with FAA resources. Most repair stations are solving this with spreadsheets and hope. Better systems exist.

Education

• University of Phoenix

  Bachelors Degree, Health/Health Care Services

  2003 — 2007

• Heald College

  Associate of Applied Science, Medical Assisting

  1998 — 1999

• University of Phoenix

  Master's Degree, Health/Health Care Administration/Management

  2011 — 2012

• Community College of the Air Force

  Associate of Applied Science, Aviation Maintenance Technology

  2002 — 2005