Trevor Stedke
VP Technical Services

Leadership is...
only earned, through grant, by willing followers.
--Trevor Stedke
| TITLE: | VP Technical Services |
| JOB DESCRIPTION: | Provide Leadership for Engineering Services and Standards, Quality, Maintenance Safety, Powerplant and Aircraft Programs |
| EXPERIENCE: | 15 years at Federal Express culminating in his role as the Managing Director of Aircraft Engineering Planning and Performance. His areas of responsibility included Aircraft Engineering, Aircraft Maintenance Programs, Propulsion Engineering, Air Operations Technology, Engineering Planning, Aircraft Reliability, Air Operations Standards, Analysis, and Controls, Engineering Support, and Airline Fleet Management (Fleet Teams). |
| LENGTH OF SERVICE AT SOUTHWEST: | June 20, 2012 |
| EDUCATION: | Bachelor of Science from The Ohio State University in Aviation Engineering/Atmospheric Science, where he also completed United States Marine Corps Officer Training. In 2004, Trevor earned his Master of Science in Engineering Management from Christian Brothers University, where he completed a hybrid program which blended a Master of Engineering with a Master of Business Administration. |
| FAMILY: | Trevor and his wife, Schelli, have two teenagers, Alexandra (Ali) and Collin. |
| FIRST PAYING JOB: | Scraping concrete forms when I was 14 years old. |
| PROUDEST MOMENT: | When God blessed me and my wife with the births of our daughter and son. |
| BEST ADVICE EVER RECEIVED: | You become what you think about. |
| BEST ADVICE EVER GIVEN: | You can't always control the things that happen to you… but you can always control how you choose to react. |