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Sgt Ari Maayan

Marine Corps | Air Traffic Controller-Tower

Dates of Service: no date specified

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Bio

PhD Applied Microbiology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 46 years of experience in biotechnology. Reserve Officer Israel Defense Forces. Fought the Syrians on the Golan Heights in the Yom Kippur War. Currently Chief Technology Officer, WaterSpirit SA, Tunisia.

Military Experiences

Feb 1972 - Mar 1992

Platoon Commander

Israel Defense Forces, Border Police | Various locations in Israel

Border defense of Israel's borders. Security forces in Gaza Strip and West Bank. Platoon Commander of Border Police Company during 1973 Yom Kippur War. Served on Golan Heights against the Syrians. Stopped 2 AK rounds in December 1973.

May 1962 - Sep 1967

Air Traffic Controller - Tower, Student Naval Aviator

MATCU 62, MATCU 65, MATCU 68 | MCAS El Toro, CA, MCAS Cherrry Point. NC. MCAS Kaneohe Bay, HI.

FAA Certifed Air Traffic Control Specialist - Tower, Student Naval Aviator - Class 15-63, Pensacola FL

Oct 1962 - Dec 1962

Air Traffic Controller

5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade | U.S.S. Iwo Jima

Staging to assault Cuba during Cuban Missile Crisis

Deployments

(3 months)

Oct 1962 - Dec 1962

U.S.S. Iwo Jima, Cuban Missile Crisis

5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Preparations to assault Cuba

Military Credentials

Professional Development Schools

Apr 1963 - Nov 1963

US Navy Flight School

Nov 1961 - May 1962

Air Traffic Controller "A" School

Certifications

Apr

FAA Air Traffic Controller

Foreign Language Skills

Hebrew (5/5)

Security Clearance

Top Secret

Academic Degrees

1972 - 1978

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

PhD, Applied Microbiology

1966 - 1971

University of New Mexico

B. S., Anthropology and Geology