Skip Johnson

About Skip Johnson

Skip is a Pilot, ATP, CFII, MEI and A320 Instructor/Evaluator with United Airlines in Denver, Owner of AOA Aviation LLC, an Advanced Airmanship/UPRT and Aerobatics training solution. He is a published author of several articles about STARTLE and its effect on human performance, especially for pilots and First Responders. He\'s passionate about the power of Crew Resource Management (CRM) and it\'s critical Safety benefits in aviation. Skip delivers his expertise as a public speaker, organizational development consultant, leadership mentor and life coach. He is a Certified Wiley partner and consultant delivering transformational presentations routed in self growth and reflection using the Everything DiSC model. He delivers for Individuals or groups and organizations of all sizes. Skip holds Graduate level certifications from Colorado State University in Organizational Development and Leadership Performance and Change as well as certifications from the American Council on Exercise (ACE) in Personal Training and Health Coaching and a certified trainer of Jack Canfield’s Success Principles. He is an advisor for EVENPULSE, a Boulder based high performance coaching company. In 2014 Skip was awarded a Fellowship from Syracuse University, New York in National Security. Colonel (retired) Loren “Skip” Johnson is a 30 year veteran of the USAF. He served in many leadership positions throughout his career with award winning units both in the US and in combat zones abroad. In 2015 Skip retired from the Colorado Air National Guard as the 140th Wing, Mission Support Group Commander. Key assignments include Chief of the Joint Staff for the Colorado National Guard, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Headquarters Commander, Kabul, Afghanistan and Chief of Flight Safety for the Air Warfare Center, known as Red Flag exercises, Nellis AFB, NV.Skip is a command pilot and instructor with over hours of flight time in various assignments, most notably tours with the Air Force Air Demonstration Team, the Thunderbirds and as an Adversary Tactics Aggressor Pilot/Instructor with the Air Force’s Red Flag Combat training. He was a mission commander and instructor in the T-3, T-38, F-15 and F-16. He instructs now in Cessna and Decathlon aircraft. ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS:USAF Safety Accident investigation Board PresidentUSAF Safety Accident investigation OfficerUSAF Squadron Safety Officers CourseNATO Senior Officers CourseAir War CollegeAir Command and Staff CollegeSquadron Officers Course

Experience

1. Captain

   United Airlines

   Dec 2024 — Present

Education

• University of Northern Colorado

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Geology/Meteorology

  1978 — 1982

• Colorado State University

  Organizational Development and Leadership, High Perfromance Organizations and Learning

  2013 — 2017

Skills

• Strategy
• American Council of Exercise (Ace) Certified Personal Trainer
• Us Air Force Certified Resiliency Trainer
• Public Speaking
• Csu Graduate Certification in Workplace Learning and Performance
• U.s. Department of Defense
• Event Planning
• Government
• Fitness Training
• Fitness
• Coaching
• Syracuse University National Security Fellowship
• Command
• Customer Service
• Teaching
• Dod
• Training
• Leadership