{"id":22011,"date":"2022-05-09T19:47:29","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T19:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=22011"},"modified":"2022-05-09T19:48:31","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T19:48:31","slug":"former-airport-director-brings-decades-of-leadership-to-bdi-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/neveda\/former-airport-director-brings-decades-of-leadership-to-bdi-team\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Former Airport Director Brings Decades of Leadership to BDI Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Blast Deflectors, Inc. (BDI), a global specialist in jet\nblast protection and ground run-up enclosures for airports, has announced that\nAndrew (Andy) Solsvig has joined its team as a Business Development\nRepresentative in its Reno, NV headquarters.&nbsp;\nSolsvig has attained a broad spectrum of aviation industry experience\nfrom serving in key leadership positions at numerous airports during the course\nof his career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Andy-Solsvig.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22012\" width=\"184\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Andy-Solsvig.jpg 528w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Andy-Solsvig-235x300.jpg 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><figcaption><em>Andrew Solsvig<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Solsvig will be supporting the implementation of the overall\nbusiness development strategy, directly engaging with the airport community,\nand translating the company\u2019s business objectives into marketing strategies\nthat drive revenue.&nbsp; In addition, Solsvig\nwill administer the marketing budget, identify and track key metrics, and\nestablish positioning for a wide range of BDI products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am excited to join BDI and be part of a team of experts\nthat specializes in a niche, but essential, aspect of the airport\nindustry.&nbsp; I\u2019m looking forward to sharing\nmy experience in airport operations with BDI\u2019s current and future projects\u201d\nsays Solsvig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to welcome Andy to our team.&nbsp; His skills and experience as a seasoned, successful\nairport executive is a great addition to BDI,\u201d says President Don Bergin.&nbsp; \u201cAndy will drive market awareness of BDI\u2019s\nproducts and services through a rare combination of technical savvy, customer\nfocus and persuasive communication. His skillset spans all aspects of the\nairport industry, and our projects and customers will benefit from his\nknowledge.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solsvig is an Accredited Airport Executive (A.A.E.) by the\nAmerican Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) and holds a BA in Airport and\nBusiness Management from the University of North Dakota.&nbsp; Previously, Solsvig served in key roles at\nlarge and small airports, including Airport Director at Canyonlands Regional\nAirport, Airport Director at Minot International Airport, Assistant Airport\nDirector at Eagle County Regional Airport and Marketing Coordinator\/Airport\nPlanner at Reno-Tahoe International Airport.&nbsp;\nIn 2012, Andy was selected as a \u201cForty Under 40\u201d award recipient by\nAirport Business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blast Deflectors, Inc. (BDI), a global specialist in jet blast protection and ground run-up enclosures for airports, has announced that Andrew (Andy) Solsvig has joined its team as a Business Development Representative in its Reno, NV headquarters.&nbsp; Solsvig has attained a broad spectrum of aviation industry experience from serving in key leadership positions at numerous [&hellip;]<\/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":[115,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national-news","category-neveda"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22011","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=22011"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22013,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22011\/revisions\/22013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}