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MBA, Aviation · A.A.E. · C.A.E. · Cyprus

I lead when work crosses teams, contractors, and regulation.

Operations, contracts, procurement, suppliers, and change. Six years of that was airport leadership at Sonoma County Airport. I am available now, from Cyprus, on Eastern European time.

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Omar Daaboul Paphos, Cyprus
Work moving between responsibilities
  1. Operations
  2. Contracts
  3. Procurement
  4. Suppliers
  5. Change
Availability
Available now
Base
Cyprus · Eastern European time
Citizenship
US and French

Also on the record: the university’s first hotel expo, with roughly 25 hotels, and four years of honorable service in the U.S. Air Force. Figures for project size describe the work I supported, not a budget I owned.

Work

Four pieces of work, with the part I actually held

01 · Sonoma County Airport · construction

Terminal modernization, while flights continued

A terminal project of about $40 million changed passenger routes and contractor access in phases, including during COVID. My job was operational and security coordination. I did not manage the construction budget or the build.

Commercial flights kept operating. The modernized terminal opened in 2022.

Read the account of the terminal work

The situation

Construction moved passenger routes, work areas, and contractor access while the airport was still running commercial flights. COVID added another set of daily constraints.

What I was responsible for

I connected airport staff, contractors, and the security rules. The project outcome is shared. My part was the coordination below.

  • Coordinated passenger routes and contractor access as the phases changed.
  • Worked with staff, contractors, airlines, and TSA on holdroom access and passenger flow.
  • Adjusted daily arrangements for safety and COVID conditions.
  • Prepared Airport Security Program amendments and changed-conditions documents for TSA review, including diagrams.
  • Oversaw contractor badging and access training.

What came of it

Flights continued through the work. The terminal opened in 2022. The dollar figure is the size of the project I supported.

Photograph: 2022 opening, County of Sonoma CAO Communications.

Passenger seating in the modernized Sonoma County Airport terminal, with a timber ceiling and skylights
2022 opening. Photograph: County of Sonoma CAO Communications.

02 · Sonoma and Fresno · inspections and badging

AirBadge, and digital Part 139 inspections

Two places where a paper process had to keep moving between the person in the field, the person who fixes it, and the regulator. I translated how the airport actually worked. I did not build AirBadge, and I do not treat the audit timing as an official measurement.

By my estimate, a full badge audit went from about six months to about 1.5–2 months. At Sonoma, inspection findings on App 139 were tied to photos, locations, and work orders. That system was still in use when I left.

Read the account of AirBadge and digital inspections

AirBadge, 2019–2023

A badge audit at Sonoma could take around six months. Staff tracked replies in spreadsheets. A simple question, such as who still owed a response, took work to answer. COVID made remote access more important.

I was the airport’s primary operational contact. I explained the audit to the founder, where follow-up broke down, and what TSA needed on file. I worked on that from 2019 to 2023.

  • Turned Part 1542 badging practice into workflow requirements for the developer.
  • Helped shape how the airport sent questions, tracked replies, and followed up.
  • Coordinated the audit method with TSA inside the Airport Security Program.
  • Helped staff and badge holders move to online steps, including mobile access and training.

By my estimate, a full audit then took about 1.5–2 months, and the team could see outstanding replies in one place. TSA approved that audit method within the Airport Security Program. The timing is my estimate, not an independent measurement. The May 2020 county minutes show the AirBadge work. They do not establish how long audits took before or after.

Digital inspections

At Fresno Yosemite International, from 2016 to 2017, I adapted the city’s Corrigo system so Part 139 inspection evidence matched what the FAA inspector needed.

At Sonoma, in 2017–2018, paper findings did not tell maintenance exactly where a problem was, what it looked like, or whether someone had already taken it. I compared systems for fit, usability, airport size, and cost, then led the rollout with the Operations Supervisor.

  • Configured App 139 inspection forms and the work-order path.
  • Put iPads with staff so a finding could carry a photo and a location.
  • Trained staff with the Operations Supervisor and set the procedure.
  • Walked the FAA inspector through the reporting change.

Maintenance could see the work order and its status. The system was still in use when I left in 2023.

03 · Embry-Riddle · September 2024–April 2025

Supplier agreements, and a first hotel expo

Contracts across university campuses needed a renewal decision, not another unread file. Students and families also needed a straightforward way to see local hotel rates.

I tracked 500+ agreements and organized the university’s first hotel expo. Roughly 25 hotels came to campus.

Read the account of the supplier agreements

What I did

  • Contacted contract owners about expiring and expired agreements, clarified whether they would renew or lapse, and updated Workday.
  • Read the language and the dates, and looked at renewal, bidding, and consortium options so owners could reach negotiated rates.
  • Organized the first hotel expo and brought roughly 25 local hotels to campus for students and families.

What I took from it

A purchasing record is only useful if the person who depends on the service can still get a decision.

04 · Independent · April–October 2026 · paused

TarmacSync

My own project, not client work. Airport purchases can take a different path depending on local policy and where the money comes from. I turned that into rules and a usable prototype, then paused it before any customer launch.

There are no clients and no customer results. I demonstrated the prototype to peers. Development is paused.

Read the account of TarmacSync

What I did

  • Defined the buying-path rules and built the first usable version myself.
  • Directed a contract developer for about two months on regulatory-document retrieval, agent workflows, login, and security.
  • Built the site and tested custom skills across models. Tools included Claude Code, Codex, and VS Code.

What it is not

It is not a launched product. Google for Startups and Neon provided $2,000 each in platform credits. Those credits are not revenue and not customers.

What I learned

A buyer needs to see which rule applies, what decision it changes, and where to check it.

Scope at Sonoma

Assistant airport manager, August 2017–March 2023

I was promoted after two months as airport administrative manager. I set daily priorities across operations, maintenance, security, and contractors. I was airport safety coordinator and the primary TSA contact, including Part 139 and Part 1542.

When the airport manager was away, I led the operation. My direct reports were the operations supervisor, a maintenance worker, a security specialist, and an administrative staff member. The operations supervisor led about 10–12 operations, firefighting, and extra-help staff. That wider count is approximate, and those people were not my direct reports.

I also issued RFPs and RFQs, reviewed contractor performance, and helped prepare the airport’s operating budget. I did not hold the construction budget for the terminal.

Credentials in view: MBA in Aviation, Airport Management, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Accredited Airport Executive (A.A.E.), AAAE. Certified Airport Executive (C.A.E.), SWAAAE. US and French citizen. Training dates and public records.

Working together

Straight answers

What can you take on?

A renewal backlog: reconcile the file, name the agreements that need a decision, and work with the owners until those decisions are made. A live change: map what is moving, who has to act, and what has to keep running.

Where are you, and when can you start?

I am in Paphos, Cyprus, on Eastern European time, and I am available now. I hold US and French citizenship. I will take remote employment, consulting, and independent contracts with organizations that can engage someone based in Cyprus. In US terms, independent work is often called 1099. Elsewhere it is a consulting contract.

Is this only aviation?

No. The same work shows up in logistics, facilities, procurement, travel, and other services: a change that crosses teams, a supplier who has to perform, and a record someone else can check.

How should we start?

Send the problem, the outcome you want, and the timing. For a project, we can agree the deliverable, who decides, and when you need an update.

Contact

Tell me the work that is stuck.

If a change has to cross teams, contractors, and a rulebook, I can take that coordination.

Available now · Cyprus, Eastern European time · US and French citizen · Employment, consulting, and independent contracts.

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Full timeline, 2000–2026

Earlier airport operations at Fresno, freight in France, commercial roles, and military service. The Sonoma leadership above is the part to read first.

  1. 2026

    Founder and product lead · TarmacSync

    April–October 2026

    Built a usable procurement prototype and paused it before any customer launch. No clients.

  2. 2025

    Family sabbatical and professional development

    May 2025–March 2026

    Family caregiving and travel, with self-directed work on AI tools. TarmacSync began in April 2026.

  3. 2024

    Contract administrator · Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

    September 2024–April 2025

    Tracked 500+ supplier agreements and organized the first hotel expo, with roughly 25 hotels.

  4. 2023

    Family sabbatical and travel

    April 2023–August 2024

    Family travel through Southeast Asia.

  5. 2017

    Assistant airport manager · Sonoma County Airport

    August 2017–March 2023

    Daily priorities across operations, maintenance, security, and contractors. Airport safety coordinator and primary TSA contact.

    Role detail
    • Direct reports: operations supervisor, maintenance worker, security specialist, administrative staff member. Responsible for all-staff training, including the Injury and Illness Prevention Program.
    • Part 139 inspections and Part 1542 security, badging, and Airport Security Program amendments.
    • Tabletop and triennial exercises with FAA and TSA. When the airport manager was away, I led the operation, including its staff of about 25. That was coverage, not a permanent post as airport manager.
    • RFPs and RFQs, contractor performance, and support for the operating budget. Supported the terminal project while flights continued. I did not manage the construction budget.
    • Operational contact for AirBadge. Led the App 139 inspection rollout with the operations supervisor.
  6. 2017

    Airport administrative manager · Sonoma County Airport

    May–July 2017

    Administrative staff, board items, solicitations, contracts, and financial reporting, as Administrative Services Officer I.

  7. 2016

    Airport operations officer · Fresno Yosemite International

    March 2016–April 2017

    Inspections, NOTAMs, maintenance, and construction. Adapted Corrigo for Part 139 inspection records with the FAA inspector.

  8. 2014

    Air freight manager · AMC Logistics, Cognac

    May 2014–February 2016

    Ran the air-freight desk: carriers, customers, and import and export requirements.

  9. 2011

    Airport operations officer · Fresno Yosemite International

    December 2011–March 2014

    Airfield inspections and live construction, including a taxiway reconstruction of about $8 million.

  10. 2011

    Property manager · Action Property Management

    January–November 2011 · Long Beach

    Owners, residents, leasing, maintenance, and contractors.

  11. 2009

    Sales management executive · Aramex, Beirut

    July 2009–August 2010

    Sales, distribution, and movement of goods.

  12. 2005

    Sales account executive · Quickmarsh, London

    June 2005–August 2007

    Customer relationships, territory work, and product recommendations.

  13. 2000

    U.S. Air Force · ground support equipment

    November 2000–November 2004

    Four years of honorable service. Air Force Achievement Medal.

    Role detail

    A 2003 evaluation records scheduled service on more than 30 vehicles with zero quality rejects, work with a team that processed 325 assets ahead of schedule, and a bumper repair that avoided a contract cost of $1,000. Those figures come from that evaluation.

Sonoma County Airport

Terminal modernization

Sonoma and Fresno

AirBadge and inspections

Embry-Riddle · 2024–2025

Supplier agreements

Independent · paused

TarmacSync