Becomes Operations VP For APS
Aviation Protection Systems, Inc. (APS), which holds exclusive
rights tothe dark flare-equipped Flight Guard anti-terrorist
aircraft defense system in the United States, says it's made
longtime aviation and security industry professional Robert A.
Heber Vice-President for Operations.
Heber will oversee daily operations in the US market for
Miami-based APS, which has obtained exclusive rights from Israel
Military Industries (IMI) and ELTA Systems Ltd. (ELTA), a wholly
owned subsidiary of Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI), to market
Flight Guard anti-terrorist missile defense technology in the
United States.
A 30-year veteran in the fields of aviation and security, Heber
has extensive experience in aviation operations management, as well
as intelligence and security operations in both the private sector
and government. Prior to joining APS, Heber spent seven years
providing aviation and security consulting services to various
individuals and organizations as an Aviation & Security
Management Consultant with Gryphon International, Inc.
Previously, he was Senior Customer Support Representative from
1987-97 for Miami-based Pratt & Whitney, providing engineering
technical support to numerous aircraft overhaul and repair
facilities, as well as travelling widely in the Caribbean and
Central and South America in support of Pratt & Whitney
customers.
"We are extremely pleased to welcome Bob Heber to the Aviation
Protection Systems team," said Omer Regev, President of APS. "His
unique combination of aviations operations, customer support and
marketing experience, and his familiarity with sensitive security
and intelligence issues, will prove invaluable to APS as we roll
out the Flight Guard system among aviation clients in the US
market."
Flight Guard technology protects military and commercial
aircraft from the danger posed by shoulder-fired missiles, known as
Man-Portable Air Defense Systems or MANPADS, an increasingly common
tool of terrorists worldwide. It is already in use by more than a
dozen customers on over 15 different types of aircraft, including
military, commercial and private airplanes.
A combat helicopter pilot and flight instructor, Aircraft
Commander, and military airfield operations officer with combat
experience in Vietnam, Heber attained the final rank of US Army
Major in Military Intelligence. From 1974-1979, he served as an
Intelligence Officer with the Central Intelligence Agency within
the Directorate of Operations / Special Operations Group (DDO/SOG).
While employed with the CIA, he was also designated as the Liaison
Officer to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Immigration
and Naturalization Service.
From 1972-74, Heber served as a Regional Marketing Manager for
the Cessna Aircraft Company, and from 1979-83 as General Manager of
Offshore Helicopters & Sabine Marine for Sabine Offshore
Service. In 1983, he joined United Technologies Corporation's
Sikorsky Aircraft as Mid-Western Regional Marketing Manager and
from 1985-87 served as an Internal Security Investigator for the
company, before being named Senior Customer Support Representative
in 1987 for United Technologies' Pratt & Whitney division. He
retired from United Technologies in 1997.
Twice awarded Pratt & Whitney's prestigious Eagle Award to
individuals who exhibit exceptional levels of professional
creativity and skill, Heber was also commended in writing by the
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for his role as a
member of the NTSB power-plant team in the investigation of the May
1996 crash of ValuJet DC-9 in the Florida Everglades.
Heber is Vice President, Director & Membership Chairman of
the Ted Shackley Miami Chapter of the Association of Former
Intelligence Officers (AFIO).
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