RAGENA AARNIO Acting Special Assistant, ARR3 DOT Nassif Building, Room 8226

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RAGENA AARNIOActing Special Assistant, ARR-3DOT
Nassif Building, Room 8226 [phone] Pager
[phone] email ragena.aarnio_at_faa.gov

• Background
• March 1999 to Current - ARR-3, Special Assistant
  to the Program Director, Requirements
  Development, ARR, Air Traffic System Requirements
  Service (ARS), FAA, Washington, DC, FG-2152-14
• June 1996 to March 1999 - ATCS, Aviation Weather
  Directorate, Policy Division, ARW-100, Air
  Traffic System Requirements Service (ARS), FAA,
  Washington, DC, FG-2152-14.
• February 1995 to June 1996 - Program Analyst,
  GS-343-13 ATCS, GS-2152-13, Aviation Weather
  Division, ASC-300, Office of System Capacity and
  Requirements (ASC), FAA, Washington, DC.
• June 1993 to July 1994 - Womens Executive
  Leadership Program
• August 1992 to February 1995 - ATCS, GS-2152-12,
  Leesburg AFSS, VA.
• November 1990 to August 1992 - ATCS, GS-2152-12,
  Oakland AFSS, CA.
• October 1989 to November 1990 - ATCS GS-2152-11,
  Terre Haute AFSS, IN.
• April 1982 to October 1989 - Private sector
• April 1981 to April 1982 - ATCS GS-2152-11,
  Ontario FSS, CA.
• August 1977 to April 1981 - GS-5/6, Pers. Assist.
  to Facility Manager, Phoenix TRACON, AZ.
• March 1977 to August 1977 - GS-4, Pers. Assist.
  to Sector Manager, Midland AFSFO, TX.
• January 1970 to March 1977 - Administrative
  positions with Department of Agriculture, Soil
  Conservation Service and Department of Defense,
  Webb AFB, TX, and Kincheloe AFB, MI.
• Education, Professional Memberships,
• 1994 - Masters Degree in Business
  Administration, California Coast University of
  Santa Anna, California.
• FAA Certified Facilitator
• Cultural Diversity Awareness
• Expanding Your Influence

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• Recognition and Awards
• Facility Rating Ontario FSS, Terre Haute AFSS,
  Oakland AFSS, Leesburg AFSS
• Letters of Commendation 1975 (4), 1978, 1992,
  1993
• Special Achievement Awards 1979, 1981, 1982,
  1992 (2), 1999
• Exceptional Ratings 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995
• Outstanding Ratings 1979, 1992 (interim and
  annual)
• Professional Women Controllers Presidents Award
  1994
• Professional Women Controllers Team Award 1995.
• Elected Eastern Area Director for Professional
  Women Controllers 1993
• Named one of Department of Transportations
  Extraordinary Women of the Year 1996.