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As Head of Global Air Transport at XPO Logistics (and subsequently RXO Inc. when XPO split on the NYSE), Principal Eric Giangiordano created an entirely new "International/Heavy Lift" department directed by Russell Means. Within less than a year, the program successfully ran multiple Antonov An-124 heavy lift international charters for the first time in XPO's 10+ year history.

STRATAGEM Principal Eric Giangiordano and his operations team at XPO Logistics Global Air Transport were strategic advisors to Embraer on their development of the E190/E195 "P2F" freighter conversion program in 2021-2023 as that program developed, providing operations, technical, and other data to help support this exciting new narrow-body cargo freighter program.

STRATAGEM has successfully identified, captured and managed a variety of Government Ops-related revenue projects for clients such as this multi-year, fixed contract with the U.S. Marshals Service, JPATS division which provides special Ops air charter transport services domestically and internationally.

NAS Oceana - VF-101 "Grim Reapers" VIP Visit/F-14 Demo Flight with NASCAR Champion Brian Vickers. The VF-101 "Grim Reapers" squadron was officially disestablished or decommissioned just 4 months following this flight on 9/15/05 in an air show/ceremony at Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana; BuNo #164601 was subsequently flown on its final ever flight to CA for its permanent retired location – Castle Air Museum. The last two active duty Tomcat squadrons (VF-31 and VF-213) completed their combat mission tours on the USS Theodore Roosevelt by early 2006, marking the end of the legendary F-14 Tomcat fleet's operation by the U.S. Navy.

STRATAGEM Aviation can engage companies in a variety of flexible project-based, retainer, and even dedicated roles. For example - in 2020, Fortune 200 transportation, logistics, and supply chain leader XPO Logistics recruited STRATAGEM Principal Eric Giangiordano to accept a dedicated role responsible for business development analysis, then elevated him to Head of Global Air Transport, responsible for re-development and authority over the corporation's entire domestic and international air solutions - including P&L, operations, marketing, and all other business functions. Within 12 months, the LOB was transformed organizationally and culturally, leading to all-time record financial metrics, Top 3 HR/employee ratings, and numerous "1st-ever" achievements by the team in the history of the company.

STRATAGEM has worked with clients to secure and manage U.S. Department of Defense, Commercial Airlift Review Board (CARB) certification. We've also directly managed RFI, RFQ and RFP contracting for BPA/IDIQ contract capture and post-award contract management for clients with the U.S. military branches and other DOD agencies including USTRANSCOM for air medical, special ops and other missions.

Our team has 30 years of experience leveraging the effective use of attendance, meetings, and booth/display designs and operations at aviation industry trade shows, exhibits, and conferences around the world.

STRATAGEM Aviation has worked with airports and FBO's across the country, and even internationally - negotiating hangar, maintenance, fuel and related service/support agreements for clients.

STRATAGEM Principal Eric Giangiordano was retained by a client to lead their fixed-wing contract capture, management and aircraft acquisition with award winning air medical transport consortium Boston MedFlight - including the operational, budgeting and maintenance modeling for the lease/purchase of their late-model King Air B200 and all associated multi-year legal contracts/negotiations between multiple parties.

STRATAGEM Aviation has designed numerous custom exterior paint/graphic schemes for prominent individual, corporate and fixed-contract clients; this Learjet 35A, one of the last 16 produced, was one of the first acquisition/upfit projects developed by our Principal some years ago for a corporate client, including its one-of-a-kind paint scheme. It has been frequently photographed, referenced online as one of the nicest looking Learjets in the world, and even emulated by other aircraft owners/paint shops!

EXTERIOR - Before/After: this transformational Learjet exterior redesign including the colors and marks was developed by STRATAGEM's Principal for AeroMD - the first/only USVI-based air ambulance company. Utilizing the client's primary logo with a combination of detailed paint and graphic accents, the project delivered a state-of-the-art result with greater flexibility, less expense and significantly reduced downtime than an entirely new paint job.

INTERIOR - Air Medical - Before/After: another transformational upfit project, STRATAGEM was tasked with designing and project managing a 145CRS' redo of a light jet's dated/worn interior to a like-new aesthetics, complete with custom 2-tone seats, sidewalls and various other details tailored to the client's specific operational needs.

STRATAGEM was one of the first companies to introduce QR code graphics on aircraft designs, facilitating additional marketing opportunities for viewers both in-person and online. Our Principal worked with a client on the lease/management of this particular Learjet owned by an NFL Hall-of-Fame player, and subsequently coordinated with that player's management to successfully divest the asset.

Our Principal has held executive roles developing and managing a variety of corporate charter programs and Part 91/125 flight departments for clients operating 30-50+ Pax aircraft such as the Dornier 328 and Embraer/Bombardier regional jets.

STRATAGEM has worked with Part 91, 125, 135 and 145CRS owners and operators to manage scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, pre-purchase, sale and upfit/update/mod projects on a diverse variety of turbine jet aircraft.

STRATAGEM founder and Principal Eric Giangiordano is a hands-on, technical and operations-experienced executive - with many visits to aircraft cockpits and cabins, pictured here in the PIC seat of an Embraer E190 commercial aircraft at their heavy MRO facility in Nashville, TN (KBNA)

Conducting business with most United States federal agencies requires a company to be SAM-registered and typically awarded a GSA Schedule; STRATAGEM is well-versed with advising clients on how to navigate, secure and successfully render GSA-related contracts with federal government agencies.

For over 20 years, STRATAGEM team members have helped launch, operate, and grow B2G business for many different companies, and lead the capture/management of small and large contracts with government agencies including: US Department of Defense, USTRANSCOM, NASA, Veterans Administration, US Marshals Services, Justice Department, DHS, UN, and more.

STRATAGEM is well-versed in international and cross-border, USMCA, and global air transport operations and logistics. Our team has worked extensively with Part 121, 135, and foreign air carriers in air cargo, air medical, passenger, and government/defense sectors on strategic management, operations, and business development/sales solutions.

At STRATAGEM, we value our partnership - and it shows in our history with clients! Our firm was proud to help launch industry leader Air EMS, and we support their continued growth and success as they recently celebrated their 10th anniversary, delivering medical support, transport, and related services around the globe.

STRATAGEM has helped successfully launch and build a variety of MRO and FAA Part 145 certified repair station businesses, providing a unique understanding of how to bridge the business & technical sides of business operations to help scale and grow such companies effectively.

STRATAGEM Aviation is familiar with working in partnership with both fixed-wing and rotor aircraft operators and affiliates, including in air medical, government military/defense, and guiding business development and contracting opportunities both domestically and internationally.

When IOPO (Indiana Organ Procurement Organization) set out in 2013 to create the country's newest and most advanced organ procurement air transport program, they turned to air medical leader Jet Logistics - a STRATAGEM client. Our Principal, Eric Giangiordano, led the contracting and early program launch of that partnership, as IOPO later became Indiana Donor Network and the companies launched TxJet - a dedicated division of their business to manage IDN's nationwide OPO transport program. Today, TxJet and JLI operate an advanced fleet of Citation CJ3 and Cirrus Vision jet aircraft dedicated to organ procurement.

A recent example of custom digital sales and marketing activations developed by STRATAGEM, this is a digital flyer and email sales platform developed for MRO client Jet MX ("Jet Maintenance"), an FAA Part 145CRS.

STRATAGEM has worked with clients utilizing the industry's leading fractional programs such as NetJets and can provide objective counsel on best options for charter, fractional and wholly-owned aviation business models.

Because STRATAGEM has worked with MROs both directly as clients - and representing other aircraft owners/operators, we have unique insight into objectively vetting the best maintenance facility options to perform scheduled or unscheduled light to heavy maintenance events. We've also consulted with Part 145CRS on their business operations and understand how to effectively work with DOMs and A&Ps to resolve projects in an effective, cost-efficient and timely manner!

STRATAGEM is a proven expert at designing and developing state-of-the-art business documents, contract proposals for commercial and government RFI, RFP, and RFQ solicitations, and other critical technical, sales, marketing, and business development resources companies require to scale and grow.

Our Principal Eric Giangiordano was a key architect of the launch and scale-up of the only all-new Part 135 cargo airline during the global COVID pandemic - Legends Airways. This was a clean-sheet program launch, from the carrier's acquisition and conversion of the largest fleet of Saab 340 mid-size aircraft through C&L Aerospace, to developing entirely new contract, business development, operations, and maintenance capabilities to operate this fleet across the United States, Mexico, Canada, and the Caribbean.

One of the multiple heavy lift project cargo missions run by the XPO Logistics Global Air Transport team that illustrates the high degree of complexity involved in air and ground operations and handling logistics required to transport, transfer, and deliver high-value, heavyweight and oversized cargo around the world.

STRATAGEM has directly managed and participated in a variety of airframe modification, overhaul, and conversion projects, from custom air medical and donor organ cabin configurations, to complete exterior and interior airframe retrofits, to Part 121 cargo conversions.

Our staff has worked directly with OEM commercial and business aircraft across the industry on a wide variety of projects, from aviation sales events and trade conferences to advanced technical and operational projects such as passenger-to-freighter conversion programs.