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Axiom Aviation's ability to offer its clients 360° of expertise is the product of an executive management team whose areas of proven success span the entire spectrum of aircraft sales, acquisitions, refurbishments and operations.

Andy Toy, President/Managing Partner
Andy has held management positions with Flight Options and Miller Aviation, for a total of over 29 years in the aviation industry. At Flight Options, Andy was responsible for the acquisition and prepurchase management of much of the original pre-owned fleet. During the 22 years at Miller Aviation, he held positions as their Senior Aircraft Salesman, Charter Captain, and FAR Part 135 Training Officer. Andy also represented the Rochester, NY Flight Standards District Office as an FAA Designated Pilot Examiner. With over 9,000 hours, Andy holds an FAA Airline Transport Pilot Certificate with Citation type rating and a Flight Instructor Certificate with Instrument and Multi-engine ratings.
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Mike Herchick, COO/Managing Partner
Mike brings expertise in a multitude of areas that combine to aid Axiom Aviation in offering a unique level of complete service during the aircraft transaction.  Although he is involved in nearly every aspect and service offering of Axiom Aviation, he has an expertise in managing pre-buy events that some say is unmatched in the industry and is evident by the fact that competitors regularly retain his services to supplement their capabilities, improve transaction success rate and save clients large sums of money.  Additionally, he has established himself as a knowledgeable aircrafts sales broker and acquisition agent. Mike continues to exercise his proven detailed project management skills on refurbishments, completions, upgrades and large maintenance events.

Prior to the formation of Axiom Aviation he held management positions at Fairchild, KC Aviation, Gulfstream Aerospace and Flight Options. While at Westfield KC & Gulfstream he was responsible for the growth of the refurbishment department. At Flight Options he on the team responsible for acquiring the fleet of pre-owned aircraft and specifically managing the large cabin aircraft from pre-purchase, through recompletion and upgrades to operations delivery.  He was instrumental in developing vendor relations and performance requirements, designing and standardizing of interiors and paint. In addition, he was responsible for the development of the refurbishment program for the fleet of 210 aircraft as well as integration of Flight Options fleet standards during the Travel Air/Flight Options merger.

 Mike is also an experienced A& P Licensed aircraft mechanic and holds a Private Pilot License which he earned after graduating high school a year early to begin his college education.  He graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor Degree in Aviation Management as well as an Associate Degree in Aviation Management.
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Ron Gero, Executive VP/Managing Partner
Ron came into aviation with an experienced background of specialized business ownership and crew management. He started in aviation as an aircraft cabinet maker for K-C Aviation. His quick learning earned him promotions to interior engineering specialist, cabinet shop supervisor, refurbishment project manager, aircraft lead and eventually refurbishment shop manager with a crew of 35 employees, all within a period of 2 years. The transition of KC to a Gulfstream facility allowed Ron the opportunity to learn GAC processes and procedures while working at the Long Beach and Appleton facilities. He was a dedicated interior problem solver at the Long Beach facility for a short period of time during the backlog of G V deliveries.

He was recruited by Flight Options, to develop and manage an in house department to recomplete and refurbish aircraft. He immediately became responsible for several aircraft in the process of re-outfitting and a large operating budget for recompletions and modifications to the aircraft. The recompletions included new interior, paint, modifications and avionics upgrades. With the large quantity of work involved, sometimes with many aircraft in process at the same time, Ron recognized the need for, and assisted Mike with, the development of standardized processes and equipment to mange and provide quality improvements for the end products. There were over 60 aircraft recompleted under his guidance. His department quickly obtained downtimes less than the majority of well established service centers could offer. They also developed STCs for first time installs during product early offerings. 

After joining the team to form Axiom Aviation, Ron took on the task of developing international businessfor the company. He has established numerous contacts and generated business from India, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, China, Venezuela and many countries in Europe. The hiring and managing of Axiom sales representatives in the UK, Australia and Hong Kong are all part of his responsibility. He continues to manage completions, refurbishments, pre-buys, maintenance events and provide general consulting. Currently he has a G 550 acquisition and completion management project in process and is managing the brokerage of several of Axiom’s aircraft offerings.  He too practices the art of aircraft sales and acquisitions for dedicated clients. Ron continues to update Axiom’s written processes and procedures to adapt to changing market conditions.
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Joe Singh , European and Mid East Sales Representative
Although Joe comes from varied experiences outside of aviation, he brings a burning desire to succeed in a new industry. To gain entry into the exciting world of aviation, Joe saw the need for a good charter broker and potential for a successful business in the United Kingdom. Armed with research and motivation, Joe was able to convince the CEO of Bluestar Jets to start an office there. With his management skill and hard work Joe was able to quickly build up a solid team of professionals making Bluestar a very recognizable aviation name inthe UK. Given the nature of the Bluestar charter broker business Joe was expected to forge close relationships with international business leaders, high net worth individuals and large corporations. With his dealings with clients at the highest levels during his tenure at Bluestar, on many occaisions he was asked to help procure aircraft on their behalf. In doing so he introduced him self to Ron at Axiom, looking for assistance and advice, and building a good rapport. Joe realized then that his future lay more in aircraft brokerage and consulting, joining Axiom in late 2008. He has opened many doors internationally, bringing several long range promising projects to Axiom. He continues to provide sales and lead development services, concentrating his efforts in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the Far East, and works closely with Sita Wissenbach in the Indian areas. In his short time in aviation Joe has become highly respected amonst his peers.
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Carl McIntosh , Pacific Rim Sales Representative
Carl is the newest member of the Axiom team, but he has already proved he is capable of bringing real value to the company.