US MRO Elliott Aviation has hired Rick McCormack as a project manager at its headquarters in Moline, Illinois. McCormack brings nearly 25 years of aviation experience, including interior installation, sheet metal and interior supervisory positions. He was most recently the interior supervisor for Flying Colours in St. Louis, Missouri, where he oversaw the fit and installation of executive interiors on green aircraft. In addition to his time with Flying Colours, he has held positions with Midcoast Aviation, Premier Air Center, McKinney Aerospace and King Aerospace.

McCormack will be responsible for overseeing large projects at Elliott's one-stop-shop MRO location in Moline, Illinois.

“Rick has a great background managing large and complex aviation projects,” says Lawrence Harting, VP and GM for Elliott Aviation's Moline facility. “He is an experienced operations manager and has a long history of developing a great rapport with customers.”

McCormack holds an FAA airframe and power plant licence and is experienced in 5S.