MEET OUR TEAM
We have built a reputation for high professional standards throughout the aviation industry
Valeria Turner
Director/Senior Assessor
Area:
Europe
Pilot, Flight Instructor and Flight Examiner (A)
+34 609 70 19 24
Valeria is an experienced pilot and a dedicated Assessor with many years of experience. She lives and breathes aviation in its many forms and is constantly travelling to meet our various commitments to our candidates and the company pilots we evaluate all over Europe.
Stewart Jones
Senior Assessor
Area:
Europe
Pilot and Flight Instructor (H)
+34 638 60 31 97
Dedicated to aviation, Stewart is the positive ingredient of the company. Always ready with an encouraging word, he has assessed many candidates and only takes a break to spend time time with his partner and two beautiful children.
Katya Larkina
Administration manager
Area:
Europe
Administration manager
+34 648 74 11 32
Katya joined us in the summer of 2018. She comes from running a small microlight airfield on the Spanish mainland and has a good understanding of Aviation. She looks after the administration and our candidates with care and ensures that everything runs smoothly.
Welcome! This is our dedicated Team.
We will travel to you if you are in a group of a minimum of 5.
András Cserháti
Evaluator/Assessor
Area:
Budapest
Evaluator/Assessor
+36 20 919 0791
András Cserháti is an experienced ATC controller and ICAO ELP Trainer in Hungary. He has worked in Hungary as evaluator for ICAO English and provides trainings all over the country.
Xavier Clerch
Interlocutor/Assessor
Area:
Barcelona and NW Spain
Interlocutor/Assessor
+34 622 824 715
Xavier has joined the team early this year, to reinforce the Barcelona área where demand is high. He is an active private pilot and is currently on his way to achieving his goal as a comercial pilot…
Carlos Watney
Interlocutor/Assessor
Area:
Aerofan (Madrid)
Interlocutor/Assessor
+34 608500048
Carlos is a popular Flight Instructor at Aerofan Flight School. He also
teaches various theory subjects to ATPL level as well as finding the time to
be a TEC Assessor. He is completely bilingual and we are happy to have such
a competent and professional colleague.
Oscar Jimenez
Evaluator/Assessor
Area:
Barcelona and NW Spain
Evaluator/Assessor
+34 637 16 52 68
Oscar is our youngest Assessor and arrives full on enthusiasm. He is a fully qualified commercial pilot and works in the private jet sector as a dispatcher, while he waits for his dream job.
Rod Franks
Interlocutor/Assessor
Area:
Bilbao, Northern Spain and Albania
Interlocutor/Assessor
+34 661 268 632
Rod is a refreshing addition to the team as he is from the Helicopter side of Aviation. He has years of experience flying in exiting places such as Samoa or Venezuela and now we are fortunate to have him as a firefighter flying…
Agustin Cabanillas
Interlocutor/Assessor
Area:
Malaga
Interlocutor/Assessor
+34 951 211 333
A great new Interlocutor on the team, Agustin is the Head of Training and Director of Oneair in Málaga. Hi is a professional commercial pilot and Instructor who is bi-lingual Spanish-English and has a firm dedication to improving flight training in all its areas.
Rafael Rodriguez
Interlocutor/Assessor
Area:
Malaga
Interlocutor/Assessor
+34 951 211 333
Rafael is one of the owners and administrative manager of a large ATO in Málaga. He is a dedicated and sucessful businessman with Aviation as one of his principal hobbies and passions..
Rodrigo Alvarez
Interlocutor/Assessor
Area:
Balearics and Northern Spain
Interlocutor/Assessor
+34 669 110 187
We have been joined by Rodrigo who is presently working as a flight instructor and loving this phase of his career. He has spent time working as a charter pilot in Canada and has aquired his excellent English…
Bora Temizel
Interlocutor/Assessor
Area:
Antalya (Turkey)
Interlocutor/Assessor
+90 506 818 8188
Bora finished his career in the Turkish Air Forces over two year ago, where he worked at many stations in Turkey and gained huge amount of experience in commanding Airforce..
Neal Spurrel
Interlocutor/Assessor
Area:
Spain
Interlocutor/Assessor
+34 696 06 12 65
Neal is a helicopter instructor based in Mallorca. He has a huge flying experience and is a valuable member of the team. He loves teaching and has a real passion for flying and aviation…
Iván Rodriguez
Interlocutor/Assessor
Area:
Madrid
Interlocutor/Assesor
+34 91 116 21 87
Ivan is a captain on the Airbus 320/340 but continues to keep his love of aviation training. He teaches ATPL theory at a busy flight school in Madrid and has now decided to join our team and become an evaluator. He has started with great success and is another great addition to our test centre.
Salva Aguilar
Interlocutor/Assessor
Area:
Valencia
Interlocutor/Assesor
+34 676 250 778
Still at University, studying mechanical engineering, Salva also has time to study for his ATPL license. He is a Bachelor in English with the Cambridge House Community College and has been an Asesor with TEC for a few months, bringing an enthusiastic approach to his evaluating as well as being a support…
Miquel Català
Interlocutor
Area:
Cataluña
Interlocutor/Assesor
+34 937 101 952
A First Officer and Instructor, Miquel will mainly be testing In the Aeroclub de Sabadell. With another three languages apart from English, Miquel brings experience and a good understanding of how the language affects aviation due to his many hours flown. We hope that he will be with TEC for a long time.
Ahmed Blaou
Interlocutor/Assessor
Area:
Mallorca
Interlocutor/Assesor
+34 651 510 630
We are happy to have Ahmed join us. He is an experienced Flight Instructor and Aviation English Teacher in Mallorca and originally comes from Tunisia. He is fluent in four languages and we know that he will do well in his Aviation career and also with us.
Filipe Lopes
Interlocutor/Assessor
Area:
Portugal
Interlocutor/Assesor
+351962450649
Filipe has joined us recently and we are happy to have him in the team. He flies Helicopters as well as Fixed Wing and instructs on both. He is an airborne firefighter as well as Flight examiner and head of training of a small aero club and safety manager of a busy ATO.
Ivan Chirivella
Interlocutor/Assessor
Area:
Valencia
Interlocutor/Assesor
+34622342649
Ivan is a new Assessor and we are happy to have him on the team. He is an A320 Captain and also has a degree in Aeronautical Engineering. Is in the Valencia area.
TALPA
Area:
TURKEY
+90 212 662 12 04 Ext:13 or 24
+90 505 795 55 55
We are proud to have TALPA as our partner in Turkey.
Our partners and friends from TALPA are now conducting ICAO ELP tests in their facilities in Istanbul. The assessors are all trained professionals and to meet them, please click on the TALPA TTC logo.
All the information regarding the test can be found on their webpage by following the link below.
Mahmut Han Savrun
Interlocutor/Assessor
Area:
Istanbul (Turkey)
Interlocutor/Assessor
+90 212 662 12 04 Ext:13 or 24
+90 505 795 55 55
Mahmut Han has joined us at the start of his Aviation career. He is a qualified pilot and working hard to obtain his CPL. His excellent English is an advantage for us all and makes him a very positive addition to the team.
Kerem Isur
Interlocutor/Assessor
Area:
Istanbul (Turkey)
Interlocutor/Assessor
+90 212 662 12 04 Ext:13 or 24
+90 505 795 55 55
As a 320 captain, Kerem is a profesional and ideal addition to the TEC team at TALPA. He is a career pilot who has been with an airline for the past eight years but also has a background in fitness and athletics.
Erdem Alagöz
Interlocutor/Assessor
Area:
Istanbul (Turkey)
Interlocutor/Assessor
+90 212 662 12 04 Ext:13 or 24
+90 505 795 55 55
Erdem is a fully qualified Comercial Pilot and lives and works in Istambul where he joined the TEC Team at TALPA as one of our initial Interlocutors in July 2017. Right from the start he has showed an profesional and enthusiastic manner in his approach to testing. A star member of this team!
Caglar Koçer
Interlocutor/Assessor
Area:
Istanbul (Turkey)
Interlocutor/Assessor
+90 212 662 12 04 Ext:13 or 24
+90 505 795 55 55
As Captain in a large national airline, Caglar is a great member of the team. Knowledgeable and profesional he brings his ample experience to his new role as an Assessor.
Ipek Tektas
Interlocutor/Assessor
Area:
Istanbul (Turkey)
Interlocutor/Assessor
+90 212 662 12 04 Ext:13 or 24
+90 505 795 55 55
We are so proud to have Ipek join us at TEC. She is an outstanding young woman who is devoted to Aviation. As well as being an FO in an important airline, she has experience with gliders and even skydiving. She brings a welcome calm to the team with her practice of yoga and her serene profesional attitude.
Taskin Tasbolat
Interlocutor/Assessor
Area:
Istanbul (Turkey)
Interlocutor/Assessor
+90 212 662 12 04 Ext:13 or 24
+90 505 795 55 55
We are so happy to have Taskin in our team. He is a career pilot with a lifetime of experience in airline flying. He is presently a Captain of the B777 and when he isnt flying he is instructing as a TRI or testing in English Proficiency.
Oguz Yeten
Interlocutor/Assessor
Area:
Istanbul (Turkey)
Interlocutor/Assessor
+90 212 662 12 04 Ext:13 or 24
+90 505 795 55 55
Oguz has a strong Aviation background which includes activities such as training pilots on the F-16 and flying various types of comercial Aircraft. At the present he is an A330 Captain as well as having joined our team as an Interlocutor. We are very happy to welcome him onboard.
Ahmet Bali
Interlocutor/Assessor
Area:
Istanbul (Turkey)
Interlocutor/Assessor
+90 212 662 12 04 Ext:13 or 24
+90 505 795 55 55
As a fully qualified A320 pilot as well as the holder of a degree in engineering and a Master of Science from the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Ahmet brings wide knowledge and a fresh outlook to our assessment process.