Fokker Airinc Management Team Bios

Mr. Brad Caban – Managing Director
Brad joined Fokker Airinc from Delta Air lines. While Brad was with Delta he held the following positions: A&P mechanic, Engineer, Technical Analyst, Fleet Manager and Manager of Customer & Supplier Management. As the manager of Customer & Supplier Management, Brad’s group controlled $42M in component insourcing maintenance and $80M in component maintenance outsourcing. Brad brings to Fokker Airinc strong leadership, diverse technical background, and a strong commitment to customer service. Brad Graduated from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University with a degree in Professional Aeronautics.

Mr. Jan-Ynse Miedema – Director of Operations
Jan-Ynse has been with the Stork company since 1998 and he joined Fokker Airinc in 2006. He managed the integration of Airinc with the Fokker Services organization back in Europe and after succesfully finalizing that assignment he was promoted to Director of Operations. Jan-Ynse has a broad experience in the Aerospace industrie where he held various positions as Business Development Manager and Director of Procurement and Logistics. In that last role he was responsible for an annual spend of USD 100 million in spares and piece parts and for the provisioning for a 500.000 man-hours Aircraft Maintenance Facility.

Mr. Greg Guzman – Director Regional Sales
Greg has been with Fokker Airinc since 2001 years in Customer Service and now serves as Director Regional Sales. Greg’s expertise is in negotiating and marketing with both domestic and internationally based customers.  Greg has negotiated many long term agreements for Fokker Airinc. Greg holds a BS Degree in International Business from the University of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama.

Mrs. Candi Wynn – Controller
Has been with Fokker Airinc since 2003.  She brings to Fokker Airinc a strong background in management, communications, and accounting standards. In addition to her duties as Controller, Candi has implemented and maintains an employee recognition to improve overall morale.  Candi graduated magna cum laude with departmental honors in Accounting and holds a BS in Business Administration from the University of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama. Additionally, she holds Associate Degrees (summa cum laude) both in Science and in Arts from Faulkner State University in BayMinette, AL. Future plans include finishing her Masters degree in Business and strengthening the accounting department’s contributions to Fokker Airinc.

Mr. Frank Lapcheske – Director of Quality Assurance
During his tenure in the aviation industry, Frank has served in the United States Air Force, where through experience, he earned his Airframe and Power plant license, and on to earn his Inspection Authorization in 2002. After a short stint in general aviation gaining valuable experience on Piper and Cessna aircraft, he was hired by Fokker Airinc as a mechanic and has been in the quality department for the last year and one half. He is currently in school part time working on his degree in mechanical engineering.

Mr. Brent Trotter – Director of Technology
Brent is an engineer with over 10 years of aviation experience.  Graduated Georgia Institute of Technology with Bachelor's Aerospace Engineering.  Brent has an extensive background in landing gear and hydraulics systems.  He functioned as Shop Liaison, Hangar Support, Line Maintenance Support, and Outstation Support Engineering while at Delta Airlines.  Extensive knowledge of machine shop, plasma/HVOF, plating, repair development.  Authored PMA products assisted in HVOF testing and approval process for new coatings on high strength steels with Boeing and HCAT.  Also familiar with several operations research tools such as SAP, Hyperion BRIO Datamining/EIS.

Mrs. Johnnie Miller- Human Resources/Administrative Manager
Johnnie Miller joined Fokker Airinc in March of 1997 as the Administrative Assistant to the owner. As Fokker Airinc grew she assumed additional responsibilities for Human Resources and other Administrative functions.  In addition to the Human Resources responsibilities she also provides support for major customer proposals and marketing assistance as well as arranging all company travel.  As part of her work she has been the primary contact for local and state community relations and political contacts.  Before the hiring of a full time controller she also supervised the Accounts payable and accounts receivable personnel.