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Robert A. Heber is a former U.S. ARMY Aviator and Vietnam veteran who served as Enlisted, Warrant Officer, and as a Commissioned Officer with the final rank of Major in Military Intelligence. He also served as an Intelligence Officer with the Central Intelligence Agency within the Directorate of Operations / Special Operations Group (DDO/SOG) and is a licensed Private Investigator with the State of Florida. In addition, he has an extensive commercial and military aviation background with a great deal of experience in marketing, customer service and support, as well as security and intelligence operations.

Since early in 1997, Mr. Heber has been a Management Consultant providing aviation and security consulting services to various individuals and organizations. He is currently the Vice President of Business Development for General Defense Corporation, a U.S. based company which provides specialized procurement for the U.S. Government and allied nations around the world. General Defense specializes in arms and munitions of all types. He was most recently the Vice President of Operations for Aviation Protection Systems. He does have a current TOP SECRET Security Clearance issued by the Defense Security Service of the United States Department of Defense and is retained as a Special Investigator for the U.S. Government Department of Homeland Security. He has also been a Marketing Manager for both the Cessna Aircraft Company, as well as for Sikorsky Aircraft. In addition, he was the General Manager of Offshore Helicopters, Sabine Pass, TX, which operated a large variety of Sikorsky, McDonnell Douglas/Hughes, and Aerospatiale helicopters. He has been twice recognized by Pratt & Whitney with the prestigious Eagle Award, which is presented to individuals who have exhibited exceptional levels of professional creativity and skill. In 1996, he was assigned as a member of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) power-plant team to investigate the ValuJet DC-9 crash in Florida and was commended in writing by the NTSB for my professionalism in this investigation.

As a former U.S. Army officer and Vietnam veteran with extensive experience in military and civilian aviation operations he has had experience dealing with the commercial and military markets on both the domestic and international levels. He was a VFR/IFR combat helicopter flight instructor, Aircraft Commander, and military airfield operations officer with combat experience in Vietnam. While assigned to Headquarters II Field Force Vietnam, he served as an Aircraft Commander for Generals Jonathan Seaman, Fred Weyand, Bruce Palmer, BG Crittenberger and BG Weaver, as well as other members of their staffs. Mr. Heber holds Commercial Pilot ratings for single and multiengine aircraft as well as for helicopters. He attained the rank of Major in the U.S. Army with experiences both as a Transportation Corps and Military Intelligence Officer and has interacted with all levels of the civilian workplace, the U.S. Government, and the U.S. military, having served as Enlisted, Warrant Officer, and Commissioned Officer. In addition, as an Intelligence Officer with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) he was assigned to the Directorate of Operations Special Operations Group (DDO/SOG) where he had experience in the overt and covert collection of intelligence. While employed with the CIA, Mr. Heber was also designated as the Liaison Officer to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Immigration and Naturalization Service. He has had experience in counter-terrorism, counter-narcotics, para-military operations, the overt and covert collection of intelligence information, executive / bodyguard protection of businessmen, dignitaries and high -profile individuals, as well as military intelligence operations.