instructors based on who can best meet
a client’s requirements.
Since the company’s creation, James
and his team, two full-time employees
and one part-time, have grown the
business exponentially. Partnerships
with organizations such as Spranza,
LLC, producers of aviation training
and consulting materials, have helped
the company develop its online aviation web portals, and there are plans to
conduct several international aviationtraining conferences in Spranza’s training facilities in Barbados and Bulgaria.
As President of Brainseed, James has
successfully cultivated partnerships with
the MITRE Aviation Institute, the
Airport Minority Advisory Council,
Momberger Airport Information, Pelos ID and the Airport Law Enforcement Agencies Network.
When asked about the challenges
involved with running an international
training firm, James notes that the uniform standards and practices issued by
the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) have streamlined the
process across borders. The application
of its 18 technical annexes—in particular, Annex 14, which deals with airport
operations, and Annex 17, which deals
with airport security—have eliminated
nearly all confusion for civil aviation
businesses. His company’s greatest
challenge is the language barrier staffers encounter when conducting educational sessions in non-English-speaking
countries, which can produce the added
expense of hiring translators for training
sessions.
Brainseed’s future plans include expanding course offerings and pedagogical methods. James recently announced
that the company will begin designing and developing computer-based,
interactive training courses that meet
the eligibility requirements for Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) human resource development programs.
Brainseed has also contracted with
Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport to conduct its four-day
airport management primer. As one of
the company’s signature courses, the
Partnering
for the
community
seminar has been taught at locations
including Reno-Tahoe International
Airport, Dallas Love Field, the Port
Authority of New York & New Jersey,
and Entebbe, Uganda.
When James is not in the office, he
splits his time almost evenly between
family, fitness, and philanthropy. He sits
on the Fairfax County School Board as
an advisor on equal access for students,
and volunteers with the Mount Vernon
Unitarian Church. Brainseed has been a
supporter of Water Wells for Africa for
three years, and through the company’s
donations, two water wells have been
created.
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Jazmin Brooks received her bachelor’s
degree in English
from Harvard University and her works
have appeared in Ed.
magazine, World
Poverty and Human Rights Online
and The Collegiate
Review.
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