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James D. Vance Resume
Jim Vance began his career in
aviation as an officer in the United States Army
helicopter training program and was an active Army
aviator for five years. During that period he served
in Vietnam and was decorated for valor.
Upon leaving the Army with the rank
of Captain, he flew professionally while completing a
Bachelors Degree in Business Administration with an
emphasis on Aviation Management at Boise State
College, Boise, Idaho.
After graduation he spent four
years with Lester B. Knight & Associates, a large
architectural, engineering and consulting firm based
in Chicago. Starting as the business manager of their
airport planning and consulting division, Mr. Vance
then became director of the corporate flight
department and manager of billings and collections for
the entire company.
Moving into aircraft sales in the
late 1970's, Mr. Vance quickly became the manager of
the jet division of Joseph T. Barta Associates. At the
time, they were a well-known broker of used business
aircraft.
In 1979 Mr. Vance opened his own
company, Vance Aircraft Brokers, and over the years he
grew to understand the intricacies of the business
while providing invaluable services to dozens of
clients. Having joined forces with Rick Engles in
1993, Mr. Vance is today the chief executive officer
of Vance & Engles Aircraft Brokers.
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