Began Working With Airport In Early 1990s
The Salina Airport Authority has
named Kenny Bieker as Manager of Facilities to manage existing
facilities and development projects. He begins June 23.
Bieker joins the Salina Airport Authority staff after working on
Salina Municipal Airport and Airport Industrial Center projects as
a construction manager for a number of years with BWR Corporation.
Bieker began working on Airport Authority projects in the early
1990s.
SAA adds Bieker has worked with Airport Authority staff for
years and is very familiar with the Salina Municipal Airport and
Airport Industrial Center. He assisted in the design and
construction of several airport projects, including runways,
taxiways and aircraft parking aprons. Bieker's past experience also
includes the 1999 reconstruction of over SIX miles of airport
industrial center streets.
"We are pleased to have someone of Kenny Bieker's experience and
capabilities to lead our future airfield and industrial center
construction. In addition, Kenny will manage day-to-day operation
of existing facilities," said Executive Director Tim Rogers, A.A.E.
"His familiarity with the Salina Airport and Airport Industrial
Center is a significant asset."
In Bieker's new position, he will be responsible for managing
nearly 900,000 sq. ft. of existing manufacturing, warehouse, hangar
and office space at the Salina Municipal Airport and Airport
Industrial Center. His staff will include one facilities
maintenance team leader and five maintenance technicians.
Bieker's near-term challenges will include new building
construction that could total over 1 million square feet and an
estimated $11 million in airfield construction over the next five
years.
Bieker has 30 years of experience as an Engineering Technician
with 21 of those years involving airports. He has served in the
capacities of drafter, detailer, surveyor, and construction
observer.
Salina Municipal Airport (SLN) is home base for a wide variety
of businesses and operations, including Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.,
America Jet at SLN, CAV Aerospace, Inc., Kansas Wing Headquarters -
Civil Air Patrol, Flower Aviation, Kansas Army National Guard
Aviation Support Facility, Kansas State University at Salina,
Kansas Highway Patrol Aviation, Professional Flight Training, LC,
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation and the corporate flight departments
for Blue Beacon International, Geoprobe Systems, Pepsi Cola-Salina,
Plains Environmental, Premier Pneumatics, Inc. and Bradley Trucking
co.