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JUNE/JULY 2016 AviationPros.com 19 FUTURE FIVE DEREK ROSE DIRECTOR AND VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING, AERO SPECIALTIES Growing up around pilots, from his brother to his grandparents, it was almost expected that Derek Rose would follow suit. But despite completing ground school and heading down the path to receiving his own pilots license, he didn't see himself in the air. Still, Rose couldn't seem to shake aviation even after a college baseball scholarship and graduating with a degree in politics and economics. Twelve years ago, around Christmas, Rose accepted a part-time position as an assistant for international marketing at AERO Specialties. Fast forward to present time, Rose is now the Vice President and Director of Marketing at AERO Specialties, where he oversees sales and marketing, and has a hand in both product development and international exporting. Rose says the beneft of working in a smaller company with emphasis on customer service is getting to wear "a lot of different hats." He fnds challenge in working in what he calls a complicated industry, where there is always something new to learn and no one knows it all – even if they think they do. Rose travels internationally for work, and for pleasure, but when he's not overseeing AERO Specialties' marketing or attending conventions, he's paddle boarding on the Rock River in his hometown of Boise, Idaho. TOM BORIACK DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT MANAGEMENT AND INNOVATION, BETA FUELING SYSTEMS When Tom Boriack stepped inside an airplane for the frst time in high school, he says, it "sealed the deal" for him and he never looked back. Since then, he's always jumped at the opportunity to get involved in aviation in anyway he's needed, from shuffing around trash cans at the EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin as a high school volunteer to contributing to various documents in the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)'s Aviation Ground Fueling Systems Committee. Boriack, who considers himself a pilot by trade, has been in aviation for 20 years now, 16 of which have been in the ground support industry. "His range in the aviation industry is multi-faceted: ground support, infight (com- mercial pilot), dispatch/scheduling, accident investigation, sales and general man- agement," Sandra Greinke, BETA Fueling Systems Administrative Assistant, wrote in her nomination. Boriack is currently the Director of Product Management and Innovation at BETA Fueling Systems, where he creates products and contributes to industry standards. In addition to his position at BETA, he serves on several committees. Boriak is a member of SAE AE-5C, where he has contributed to at least fve aviation fueling-related documents, the National Fire Protection Association 407 —which outlines standards for aircraft fueling services— and participates in the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Boriack was also nominated by a service member and BETA employee for the Patriot Award. The award, which Boriack received, is given through the ESGR, a U.S. Department of Defense offce, to recognize supervisors who make special efforts to support service members and their family "through a wide-range of measures." "They give a lot to us," Boriack said of service members. "We owe everything we have to them." AGE: 34 YEARS IN AVIATION: 12 AGE: 36 YEARS IN AVIATION: 20