Leadership

Headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota, Global Aviation Services, LLC (GAS) was established in 2007 to meet the growing industry demand for an aviation ground support equipment, fleet and facilities maintenance service provider who you could trust and who was committed to customer service performed at the highest integrity and at a fair price.

Our seasoned leadership team, along with 325 technicians (360 total employees), grew up in the aviation industry. We understand first hand the challenges and importance of successfully running efficient airport maintenance programs. Our network of 67 airports across the U.S. gives us a unique perspective to the current challenges facing the aviation industry and airport ground support operations. Today, GAS is one of the fastest growing aviation ground support equipment maintenance service providers in North America.

Brad Osborn

CEO

Brad Osborn is CEO of Global Aviation Services, LLC and has over 30 years of experience in the aviation industry. Seeing a need in the industry for a high quality maintenance provider for ground support equipment, Brad founded the company in September 2007.

He began his career in airline industry with Minneapolis-based Mesaba Airlines. Brad held various positions in his 23-year tenure at Mesaba, most notably were 10 years as Hub Director overseeing operations at its hub in Minneapolis and 6 years as Director of Corporate Services overseeing non-aircraft purchasing, properties and facilities for the airline.

Rob Root

VP of Business Development

Rob joined Global Aviation Services, LLC in July, 2014 and is responsible for all sales, marketing activities and new business operations.

For most of his professional career, Rob has led teams to achieve challenging sales and operational goals. He is adept at identifying the highly valued needs of customers and matching those needs to organizational best practices.

Rob has a diverse professional background having held leadership positions in sales, marketing, and operations in the restaurant, wholesale distribution, and commercial building services industries.

Dan Miling

VP of Maintenance

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Barb Severson

VP of Finance

Barb joined Global Aviation Services LLC. in October of 2017. Barb is responsible for all of Global’s accounting operations.

Barb was previously a VP of Finance for a national provider of food service management in schools, higher education, healthcare facilities, correctional institutions, and business dining. She managed a team of accountants through rapid organic and acquisitive growth, growing from $40M to $365M in annual revenue spread over 600 client locations.