On Sunday, July 27, 2008 VATUSA selected Tommy Rogers as the next ATM of Albuquerque ARTCC to replace the visionary leadership of Nate Johns. While ZAB will be different without the presence of Nate, Tommy has stated that he would like to continue in the direction Nate Johns was going and to help move ZAB further. With his appointment, Tommy would like to see Albuquerque ARTCC be more active, and with this initiative, he would like to focus on getting controllers trained on Albuquerque positions.
The following is a letter sent to the Albuquerque ARTCC controllers as a welcoming notice:
Hello Everybody,
I just wanted to take a moment to introduce myself. I'm Tommy Rogers and I have been selected as your next ATM. I'm very excited about this position and can't wait to see what the future hold for us here in ZAB.
I joined VATSIM in June 2006 and was an early graduate of the VATUSA Training Academy and was assigned to the Cleveland ARTCC where I have been since. I became a C-1 in October 2006 and a C-3 Feb 2007. I was also an Instructor at the VATUSA Training Academy before it closed. After I received my C-3 Rating and the 30 mandatory waiting period I became an instructor in April 2007. I served as Training Administrator here in ZOB but had to step down do to Real World commitments (I had a baby, moved to a new state and started a new Job all in the same month). After I stepped down as the TA, I stayed on as a Staff Instructor. I also severed for a short time as ATM in ZMA.
I'm currently living in a small town outside of Philly in PA. I'm married with 2 Children, a 1 year old girl and a 3 year old son. I'm a Director/Pastor of a local Salvation Army center and love what I do.
I love VATSIM and it has given me many, many hours of enjoyment and I'm pleased that I'm able to give back in this way.
I've herd great things about this ARTCC and I can't wait to see what we can do together to make it one of the best in VATUSA.
I'm almost always available by email, feel free to contact me at: magtom2003@me.com
Also by these IM Clients:
AIM: satrogers
Yahoo: satrogers
MSN: satrogers@hotmail.com
Skype: magtom2003
Again, I can't wait to get on the scopes and see what we can do together! |