Philip A Roberts

Background and Experience Summary

• Corporate Travel Director, Ford Motor Company – 6 years
• Globalization of all facets of company travel
• Strategic Aircraft Planning and interface with airline negotiations
• Policy Development – global effect but local foreign operations specialized
• Travel strategy and cost reduction techniques developed and implemented
• New market initiations with all facets of travel and travel related activities

• Global interfaces of operating organizations and management – 14 years experience

• Arrangements and implementation of senior management off-site meetings, seminars, and conferences – 17 years experience

• Travel negotiations with large and small travel agencies, airlines, hotels, and rental car companies worldwide

• High technology product evaluations, applications, development, training, installations, and education – 27 years experience

• Online travel installation program management – 3 years

• Automated travel expense and reports process initiated and managed – 3 years

• New Market policy, process, strategy, and implementation – 8 years

• 20 years experience with professional association management and membership services
• National Business Travel Association
• National Business Aviation Association
• American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics
• Technology Transfer Society
• Association of Old Crows
• Aviation Director’s Roundtable

• PhD, Aeronautics, Purdue University, 1976

• Masters of Science, Astronautics, Purdue University, 1972

• 2 years collegiate level professorship, Mathematics Department, USAF Academy

• 35 years aviation specialist: including active pilot, instructor, test pilot, military and civilian part 135 (unscheduled commercial) experience