Airport
Development Group's Key People
James E. Sirhall
| Charles L. (Chuck) Kellerman, Jr | Dana
P. Hartshorn
Richard A. Crosman | Michael
B. Corkern, Jr. | Stephen P. Marshall
James
E. Sirhall, Principal and Founder
- Planning Manager with more that 25 years experience.
- Private Pilot with airport management experience.
- Responsible for all aspects of airport planning projects, including
Master Plans for new airports and airport expansions, forecasting
aviation activity, environmental assessment, development schedules,
cost estimates for airport improvements, and evaluation of potential
environmental, social and financial impacts of airport development.
- Prepares, reviews and coordinates five-year development plans,
pre-applications and applications with the Federal Aviation Administration
on an annual basis for client airports.
- Coordinates airport land use planning to maintain land use
compatibility.
- Assists in development of airport operations and maintenance
programs, including providing recommendations for fees and schedules
to derive airport revenues and funding sources.
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Charles
L. (Chuck) Kellerman, Jr., P.E., Principal
- Engineering Manager with more than 20 years experience.
- Multi-state Professional Engineer (Civil).
- Commercial Pilot Certificate, Flight Instructor Certificate,
Five years Airport Board experience.
- Military pilot with duties that included integration of airport
facilities and navigational aids, received specialized training
in establishing and evaluating instrument approach procedures
and navigational aids.
- Manages engineering design and construction engineering including
pavements, drainage, roads, parking lots, utilities, fencing,
buildings, etc.
- Analyzes projects for constructability, materials and operational
safety.
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Dana
P. Hartshorn, P.E., Principal
- Electrical Engineering, Navaids, and Equipment with more than
15 years experience (13 years in civil aviation).
- Provides all aspects of electrical design and construction
engineering.
- Prepares electrical design and lifecycle cost analysis calculations;
airfield lighting, NAVAID, weather and surface sensor systems
layouts; lighting plans for aircraft and vehicle parking areas,
and other specialty work such as automatic gates and access control
systems.
- Procures airport equipment such as ARFF vehicles and auxiliary
equipment; vacuum and towed sweepers; displacement and rotary
plows, high-speed brooms, sander/deicers trucks; and more.
- Develops reasonable alternatives to achieve design goals, develop
a comprehensive set of plans and specifications for the project
and ensure proper coordination between specification and drawing
as well as compliance with FAA siting criteria, national standards,
and local requirements.
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Richard A. Crosman
- Accomplished Aviation Management professional with over 25
years of experience in top management and operational positions,
serving with eight different commercial service airports across
the country.
- Specializes in all facets of FAR-139 Commercial Service Airport
operations.
- Technical specialties include airport master plans, aviation
activity forecasts, environmental assessments, airport capital
improvements programs, land use planning, airport operations and
maintenance programs, airport fees/revenues & expenses to
derive budgets and project administration.
- Private pilot.
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Michael B. Corkern, Jr., P.E.,
Project Manager
- Multi-state Professional Engineer (Civil), Mississippi Land
Surveyor Intern with over 10 years consulting experience and over
4 years aviation experience.
- ADG Jackson office Engineering Manager.
- Responsible for oversight and construction of projects within
Mississippi and surrounding states.
- Experienced in design, construction, administration for runway
and taxiway extensions, apron expansions, pavement rehabilitation
and overlays, safety area improvements, NAVAID installation and
relocation, security fencing and gates, fuel farms, and T-Hangars.
- Drainage specialist within the project site as well as downstream.
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Stephen P. Marshall
- Airport Planner with more than 5 years of professional consulting
experience and more than 10 years of aviation industry experience.
- Experienced in Airport Master/Layout Planning, Environmental
Analysis/Assessment and Facilities Planning at Commercial Service,
Reliever and General Aviation Airports; Completed ICAO Airport
Layout Planning in Kenya, Africa and at the Gobi Desert, Mongolia.
- Provides comprehensive, turnkey project administration for
airport sponsors including: FAA and State Grant Pre-Applications
and Applications; Airport Capital Improvement Plan revisions,
DBE Program Issuance and Regulation Compliance, Request for Reimbursement
and Change/Pay Order Management.
- Experienced in CFR Parts 139 & 1542 Airport Operations
and Security compliance at regional and international airports,
including experience with routine airside and landside maintenance
and inspection, Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting on-scene functions
and emergency/security exercise design and execution.
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