US MRO specialist Stevens Aerospace and Defense Systems has appointed Paul Moats as maintenance director within the company's AOG division.

Moats joined Stevens in early 2020 as a second shift supervisor at its Greenville, South Carolina facility. Prior to joining Stevens, he spent 26 years at Textron Aviation working on Citations, Hawkers and other airframes in many positions, including A&P mechanic, scheduler, AOG team lead and field service engineer. Prior to Textron, Moats served in the US Army for eight years in helicopter divisions, and also worked with the US Customs Air Operations Support division for five years.

“Paul's previous knowledge and experience with AOG maintenance is already moving Stevens to a higher level of response and customer service,” says Dendall Wood, general manager, AOG division. “His customer relations skills and understanding of the AOG segment are impeccable. He is clearly an asset to our company.”