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\u201cJoe Hennessy brings to the job a strong background in\naviation safety, management and collaborative process development,\u201d Leqve said.\n\u201cJoe\u2019s inclusive, data-driven, servant-leader approach to challenges and\nopportunities will be key to the success of the new Integrated Operations\nDepartment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That department is responsible for promoting\ncross-functional alignment, process optimization, communication and data driven\ndecision-making, with a particular focus on safety, efficiency and performance.\nAs director, Hennessy will oversee airfield operations, process integration and\noptimization, operation analysis and planning, airfield regulatory compliance,\nand technical operations training programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The MAC\u2019s long-term plan includes development of an\nintegrated operations center, bringing together representatives from a\ncross-section of airport operational and public safety functions to anticipate\nand respond quickly to operational and customer experience needs. As integrated\noperations director, Hennessy will lead the new center when it is constructed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am greatly honored to be entrusted with shepherding\ndevelopment and management of the new Integrated Operations Department,\u201d\nHennessy said. \u201cThe combination of new technologies, meaningful data collection\nand sharing, and a highly collaborative and integrated approach to operations\nwill enable us to be as agile, efficient and productive as possible. Airports\nare highly dynamic in nature, and increased planning and coordination will\nenable us to anticipate and respond to needs quickly and effectively.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since March 2019, Hennessy has managed the MAC\u2019s Safety\nManagement System, leading development of an enterprise safety policy. He has\ncollaborated with the Risk Management office to integrate and strengthen risk\nmanagement and safety programs. Additionally, he has played key roles in the\nMAC\u2019s COVID-19 response and in operational change management activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prior to joining the MAC in March 2019, Hennessy was safety\nmanager at Life Link III and, before that, safety specialist at Northwest and\nDelta Air Lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since 1992, Hennessy has served in the Air National Guard\u2019s\n133rd Maintenance Group where he is currently a Lieutenant Colonel and deputy\ncommander of the Maintenance Group, overseeing aircraft maintenance and,\ndirectly or indirectly, supervising more than 300 C-130 aircraft maintenance\ntechnicians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He holds a Master of Science in aviation safety from the\nUniversity of Central Missouri and a Bachelor of Arts in communication from the\nUniversity of Minnesota at Duluth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hennessy serves on the Airports Council International-North\nAmerica Safety Management System Task Force and is a member of the American\nAssociation of Airport Executives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A recipient of the 2020 Values Award for Innovation from the\nMAC, Hennessy also has received the Airbus Vision Zero Aviation Safety Award\nfrom the Association of Air Medical Services and the Governor\u2019s Safety Award\nfrom the Minnesota Safety Council.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Chad Leqve, vice president of management and operations at the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC), has named Joseph Hennessy as the organization\u2019s first integrated operations director. \u201cJoe Hennessy brings to the job a strong background in aviation safety, management and collaborative process development,\u201d Leqve said. \u201cJoe\u2019s inclusive, data-driven, servant-leader approach to challenges and opportunities will be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-minnesota"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19868"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19868\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19870,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19868\/revisions\/19870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}