Tom Sutfin

Long Beach, California, United States Contact Info
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Thomas Sutfin embarked on his journey with Cypress College as an adjunct in 2015 before…

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  • Cypress College

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Licenses & Certifications

  • Certified Flight Instructor - CFI, MEI, CFI-I

    FAA

    Issued

  • Crosscultural, Language and Academic Development Certificate

    California Commission on Teacher Credentialing

    Issued
    Credential ID 000124648

  • Single Subject Teaching Credential-Life Science

    California Commission of Teacher Credentialing

    Issued Expires
    Credential ID 080056401

  • Career Technical Education Teaching Credential: Transportation and Information Technology

    California Commission on Teacher Credentialing

    Issued Expires
    Credential ID 130101847

  • Advanced Ground Instructor, Instrument Ground Instructor

    FAA

Volunteer Experience

  • EAA Graphic

    Pilot

    EAA

    - Present 19 years 7 months

    Education

    Providing aviation experiences through Young Eagles Flights, ground school, and generally advocating for aviation.

Projects

  • Student Management and Communication System Implementation- School Loop

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    Evaluated, selected and implemented a student management system. The system allows daily communication of grades to parents and students. Teachers have access to education teams as well as course and grade book data. We trained and supported each of the comprehensive high schools using a train the trainer model. Within a year middle school parents made their appeal to the school district to have School Loop in their schools. Since then, we've adopted School Loop across the district.

    Other creators
    • Paul Copeland
    • Vanitha Chandrasakhar
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  • Urban Air Mobility Simulation

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    I had the opportunity to contribute as a pilot in a study conducted by NASA, focusing on the exploration of requirements for a new method of safely transporting people and cargo within densely populated urban areas. This endeavor involved addressing numerous technical and bureaucratic challenges, including aspects related to weather, noise, pollution, and safety, as well as legal, regulatory, and infrastructure considerations.

    Supported by NASA Ames, I participated in a study with CSULB…

    I had the opportunity to contribute as a pilot in a study conducted by NASA, focusing on the exploration of requirements for a new method of safely transporting people and cargo within densely populated urban areas. This endeavor involved addressing numerous technical and bureaucratic challenges, including aspects related to weather, noise, pollution, and safety, as well as legal, regulatory, and infrastructure considerations.

    Supported by NASA Ames, I participated in a study with CSULB that was a virtual simulation aimed at evaluating the feasibility of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) concepts of operation. In the context of this study, I played a pivotal role in testing and refining the operational procedures for transitioning through controlled airspace using vehicles equipped with vertical take-off-and-landing (VTOL) capability. The quadcopter, which I operated, had the capacity to carry two to four passengers, thanks to its VTOL capabilities that enabled it to hover, take off, and land vertically. Additionally, the vehicle featured a four degrees of freedom vehicle model and was equipped with four rotor wings, controlled using a joystick and buttons.

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