Team

Matt had been the Assistant Vice President of Finance since November 2013, after previously serving as Interim Controller.

Matt graduated from Brigham Young University in 2002 with a Masters (MAcc) in accounting, and is a Certified Public Accountant. He joined Columbia Helicopters as the Assistant Controller in 2005, after working in public accounting at PricewaterhouseCoopers. As Vice President of Finance, Matt is responsible for the Finance, Accounting and Insurance functions of the company.

He has been a Maintenance Supervisor since 1994. Prior to joining Columbia Helicopters, Kurt attended Embry Riddle University and served in the U.S. Army as a CH-47 mechanic.

Kurt Koehnke assumed the position of Director of Maintenance in December 2002, with responsibility for all maintenance related operations of helicopters in the field, including those leased to Helifor, as well as for the 135 maintenance program.

Early in his career, Mark became a wild land firefighter for the BLM. From his early experience on initial attack crews Mark’s career in fire control ultimately included several seasons on Interagency Hotshot crews based in Oregon and Alaska. In particular Mark’s experience with flying in helicopters in the fire service led to his lifelong fascination with all things rotary wing, and ultimately to Columbia Helicopters.

With a Masters degree in Cinema/Television and two decades of experience in the film and computer industries, Christian transitioned into the aviation world in 2006. His technical background led him to develop an iPad Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) program for the company, write the manuals for Columbia Helicopters’ Air Operator Certificate in PNG, and develop and maintain a Quality Management System (QMS) for the Flight Operations Department.