John Parker

Airline Pilot

2023 - Current

Southwest Airlines Co. is the world's largest low-cost carrier. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, we offer scheduled service to 121 destinations in the United States and 10 additional countries. Southwest carries more domestic passengers than any other airline in the US. It is currently the third largest airline in North America based on passengers flown.

Airline Pilot

2022 - 2023

Embraer E-175 pilot based in San Francisco (SFO). Operating thousands of daily flights, SkyWest Airlines connects millions of passengers each year to hundreds of destinations across North America. SkyWest operates in partnership with United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and Alaska Airlines and has a fleet of over 500 aircraft and 5000 pilots. Headquartered in St. George, Utah, SkyWest’s industry-leading workforce and excellent leadership team have consistently generated solid operational and economic performance, setting the standard for excellence in the regional industry.

FTO Operations Leader - Europe (Interim)

2021 - 2022

Responsible for all aspects of strategic leadership and general management for the multi-site European flight training organization (FTO). Leads the multinational training and support teams to deliver ab initio flight training under EASA and UKCAA regulations from flight and ground training bases located in England, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Italy, and Norway. FTO Europe has grown out of the acquisition of Oxford Aviation Academy and Sabena Flight Academy, renowned airline training academies founded in 1939 and 1953, respectively. CAE is a high technology company, at the leading edge of digital immersion, providing solutions to make the world a safer place. Backed by a record of more than 70 years of industry firsts, we continue to reimagine the customer experience and revolutionize training and operational support solutions in civil aviation, defence and security, and healthcare. CAE is headquartered in Montréal. TSX/NYSE:CAE

Head of Safety & Quality

2021 - 2021

Member of the CAE Phoenix SLT, leads the safety and quality teams including aviation safety, EH&S, and the Training Excellence Department (standards check airmen). The CAE Phoenix Academy is a global leader in ab initio airline training programs with over 20+ airline customers and around 1000 cadets trained annually.

Training Manager - FAA Programs

2019 - 2021

Leads ab initio professional pilot training programs for Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Aeroméxico and IndiGo Airlines. The CAE Phoenix Academy produces the highest quality first officers through airline-specific primary training in a multi-crew environment.

Senior Director, Air Operations

2017 - 2019

Surf Air connects a new type of traveler with a new way to fly. Launched in June 2013, we are the nation’s first subscription-based airline and membership club with services in California, Texas, and Europe. For one monthly fee, Members book unlimited private flights and travel in the company of an inspiring community. In addition to the "all-you-can-fly"​ membership, we offer both corporate and leisure membership options to fit the needs of every traveler.

Vice President, Head of Growth & GM of Texas

2015 - 2017

Booster is offered at hundreds of companies, office parks, and university campuses, as well as to commercial fleets in the San Francisco Bay and Greater Dallas-Fort Worth areas. Dozens of Fortune 100 companies offer Booster to their employees. The company has raised over $80 million in funding from such venture capital firms as Conversion Capital, Maveron, Madrona Venture Group, Version One, Stanford-StartX, and Perot Jain LP.

Operations and Logistics Manager

2014 - 2015

Product Manager, Specialty Consulting Services

2013 - 2014

VHA Inc., (now Vizient) based in Irving, Texas, is a national network of not-for-profit health care organizations that work together to drive maximum savings in the supply chain arena, set new levels of clinical performance, and identify and implement best practices to improve operational efficiency and clinical outcomes. VHA serves more than 1,350 hospitals and more than 72,000 non-acute care providers nationwide, coordinating delivery of its programs and services through its 13 regional offices.

Product Manager

2012 - 2013

Serving more than 3,000 patients each day, Miraca Life Sciences is a leader in providing academic-caliber pathology services in the fields of dermatopathology, GI pathology, hematopathology and urologic pathology. Miraca Life Sciences is a subsidiary of Miraca Holdings, Inc., Japan’s largest clinical diagnostics and laboratory testing service provider. The company, previously known as Caris Diagnostics, was renamed Miraca Life Sciences in February 2012.

Senior Business Intelligence Analyst

2009 - 2012

Children's Medical Center is private, not-for-profit, and is one of the largest pediatric healthcare providers in the nation. As the only academic healthcare facility in North Texas dedicated exclusively to the comprehensive care of children from birth to age 18, Children's provides patient care ranging from simple eye exams to specialized treatment in areas such as heart disease, hematology-oncology and cystic fibrosis. In addition, Children's is a major pediatric kidney, liver, intestine, heart and bone marrow transplant center. Children's is the primary pediatric teaching facility for the UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.

Emergency Medical Technician

2008 - 2010