7 May 2020: Mr. John Berizzi and Mr. John Wasmund joined the US sales team of Universal Avionics. The announcement was made by Mr. Don Milum, Senior Sales Manager.
"John Berizzi and John Wasmund each bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to UA's US Sales team," said Don Milum. "They are both solid team players that will serve us well as we move forward with our growth initiatives in the Business Aviation Aftermarket," he added.
With over three decades of experience, John Berizzi joins the company as South-Central US Regional Sales Manager and he will be supporting the company's Authorized Dealer and Integrator Network along with aircraft owners and operators throughout the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia.
Specializing in aircraft modifications since 1993, John Berizzi has developed a thorough understanding of the complexities of aircraft improvements for both their operational features and benefits, and for aircraft value increases. Prior to UA, John Berizzi held various positions at Stevens Aviation, National Flight Services, and Boca Aircraft Maintenance. John Berizzi has overseen many Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out compliance installations and numerous Future Air Navigation System (FANS) 1/A and Aeronautical Telecommunications Network Baseline 1 (ATN B1) upgrades using UA solutions.
John Wasmund will be the Southwest US Regional Sales Manager. He will be based out of the greater Phoenix, Arizona area and in his new role he will support the company's Authorized Dealer and Integrator Network along with aircraft owners and operators throughout the states of California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. He has over two decades of experience in general aviation aircraft ranging from bench test/repair, installation, engineering, Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) development, project management, product development, and quote team development. For the past 12 years, John Wasmund has held Technical Avionics Sales roles at Hawker Beechcraft and Constant Aviation, serving customers across North America.