Management Team

Bill McLendon
President & CEO
Mr. McLendon is an accomplished senior executive in the aviation services industry. Prior to joining Ranger International, he was President and CEO of JetCorp Technical Services in St. Louis, MO. Mr. McLendon has also held executive positions with Aircraft Service International Group, Stevens Aviation, ATS Aerospace, and ARC Corporation. He holds an Engineering Mechanics degree from the U.S. Air Force Academy, where he graduated first in his class. A Rhodes Scholar, he holds B.A. and M.A. degrees from Oxford University, England. Mr. McLendon completed intensive graduate study in business finance, mergers and acquisitions, including the Wharton Business School’s Executive Development Mergers and Acquisitions program. He serves on the Aviation Technology and Maintenance Committee of the National Air Transportation Association. Mr. McLendon was an F-15 pilot in the U.S. Air Force.

Keith "Goose" Moncrief
Vice President - Operations
Mr. Moncrief is an accomplished leader and a recognized expert in aerospace logistics. While leading some of the largest and most complex aerial port operations in the Department of Defense, Mr. Moncrief has demonstrated operational excellence and visionary leadership of worldwide air mobility operations for over two decades. A retired Colonel from the U.S. Air Force, he last served as the Chief of the Air Transportation Division for the U.S. Air Force’s Air Mobility Command. Mr. Moncrief holds a Master's degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College, a Master's degree in Air Mobility Management from the Air Force Institute of Technology, and a Master's in Education from Troy University.

Jack Gundrum
Vice President - Business Development
Jack Gundrum joins CAV International after a successful 26 year military career and six years in the civilian sector. Mr. Gundrum’s military career included serving within the Pentagon as the Deputy Chief, Global Mobility, Plans and Programs, a tour in the Republic of South Korea as Commander of an Air Mobility Squadron, and the Commander of an Airlift Squadron while stateside. In his roles as Commander, he was responsible for organizing, training and equipping aerial port personnel to perform in the fields of passenger management, cargo handling, and equipment maintenance. In his early career, he was a command pilot and subsequent to that, had served as a navigator. Upon retirement, Mr. Gundrum joined a defense contractor as the Manager of Business Development and Project Management. Immediately prior to joining CAV International, Mr. Gundrum was the Principle Project Line Manager for government systems at a major avionic firm. Mr. Gundrum holds a Bachelor degree from the University of Nebraska and a Masters from South Dakota State University. He is a graduate of the United States Air Force’s Air War College, the Army’s Command and General Staff College as well as the Air Force’s Air Command and Staff College. Mr. Gundrum’s CAV International responsibilities include the pursuit and development of business opportunities with a variety of airfield services, air terminal operations, air traffic control, aircraft refueling and other related services in the aerospace /defense sector.

Paul M. Chamberlain
Vice President, Europe, Africa, and Middle-East
Mr. Chamberlain is a seasoned manager who brings over 24 years of experience in air traffic control, air transportation, logistics, project management, and business development. He is a graduate of Embry-Riddle University who brings a diverse dynamic to CAV International. His is a 12 year veteran of the United States Navy and spent nine years working with the United States Air Force ultimately running one of their largest Base Maintenance Contracts. His expertise in international operations earned recognition from the King of Spain with the award of the Cross of Naval Merit.

Mike Kreisman
Controller, CAV
Mr. Kreisman has 30 years of Financial / Accounting experience in both public accounting and business and industry. Former experience includes 5 years of public accounting background with a regional CPA firm, 20 years as Controller a large textile manufacturer, 5 years as Accounting Manager of IAP Worldwide Services. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Economics from Queens College of the City University of New York in 1980.

Carroll A. Vaughan Jr.
Founder & Chairman
Mr. Vaughan is a retired military officer with over 33 years of Logistics experience. He holds a BS degree from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, majoring in Aviation Management. His assignments have taken him from the Far East, Middle East, South America, and Europe to the establishment of CAV International.

Steve Townes
Chairman, RISG
Mr. Townes is an aerospace entrepreneur with almost 30 years experience running and growing large scale aviation services operations in both the military and civilian arenas. As CEO and Founder of Ranger Aerospace, he has led Ranger’s efforts for the past 12 years in the successful acquisition and growth of Aircraft Service Intl Group to over 4000 employees (www.asig.com) and Keystone Helicopter (www.keystonehelicopter.com), Ranger’s two largest “realized” investments. With Keystone, Townes and the Ranger team drove growth efforts that resulted in tripling of revenues and profits in 4 years. Keystone reached $125 Million in sales and was sold to a strategic buyer for over 9 X EBITDA, yielding 51% “IRR” to institutional equity shareholders. Townes is a West Point graduate, earned an MBA at Long Island University, and is a PMD alumnus of Harvard Business School. He earned the Eisenhower Award upon graduation from West Point, and served in the Army’s Rangers as a young officer before commencing his distinguished aerospace career. Townes also trained as a “Lancero” in Colombia, South America.

Jeffrey P. Hartman
CFO, RISG
Mr. Hartman holds an active CPA license for the State of Florida and has numerous years of CFO experience in Private and Public Companies. He has over 20 years of aviation industry experience with KPMG, Signature Flight Support, Aircraft Service International Group and Sentient Jet prior to joining Ranger International Services Group. Growth Environments are a specialty of his as all of the companies have experienced rapid above market growth and as such is fluent in large scale integration efforts. Mr. Hartman has worked with numerous Private Equity Groups such as CIBC, John Hancock, HSBC, AIG, Argosy, ABS Capital, CD Ventures, Brantley Partners and the Seligmann Group. Mr. Hartman received his MBA and MA in Accounting from Northeastern University in Boston, MA.