Brandon is a licensed CPA in Florida, with over 20 years of Fortune 100 corporate and tax accounting experience. He is also a commercial pilot and Certified Flight Instructor (CFII/MEI). Brandon’s career journey began in aviation where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Aviation Management/Flight from Florida Institute of Technology. Upon graduation in 1997, he worked in airline operations for Atlantic Coast Airlines (dba United Express) while flight instructing in the Washington D.C. area. Brandon was hired as a First Officer with ExpressJet Airlines (dba Continental Express) in 2000 where he flew the Embraer 135/145 for 3 years.
With the decline in the airline industry after 9/11, Brandon made the decision to exit the airline industry and return to school to pursue Accounting, earning a Master’s of Accounting degree from Nova Southeastern University and his CPA license. Brandon has worked in tax accounting, specializing in business aircraft acquisitions, Part 135 charter company accounting and flight crew tax returns. He is very excited to be returning to the aviation industry after spending 15 years in corporate accounting with Disney and Verizon.
Brandon is a native Floridian, growing up in Titusville. In his spare time, he enjoys flying, traveling the world, college sports and spending time with family.