Professor Strickland is the director/administrator of B-737-800NG training and education, where he develops, directs scheduling, training, education, and standardization for the Boeing 737-800NG collegiate level AQP modeled flight simulation courses using an MPS-FTD-2 (FAA Level 5/6) Flight Training Device (FTD). In addition to overseeing student simulation resource utilization, he is responsible for teaching and standardizing the systems, flight maneuvers, routine procedures, flows, and scenarios in normal/routine or non-normal/emergency flight scenarios to offer deep experiential learning.
Before entering academia at Purdue University, Professor Strickland accumulated over 42 years of Military and Airline Flight experience. He is a 33-year veteran American Airlines Captain and First Officer who flew as a Part 121 International & Domestic Airline Transport Pilot with type ratings in the B-787, B-777, B-767, B-757, B-737, and FK-100. He has current flight experience in the United States / Canada / Mexico and various international locations like China, Japan, Australia, South America, India, Europe, and Africa, with recent over-water flight experience in international airspace like POLAR, PACOTS, NOPAC, WATRS, and NATS.
Retiring as a U.S. Army Joint Qualified Officer at the rank of Colonel, Professor Strickland's 34-year military career spanned the areas of Tactical and Reconnaissance Flight Support Operations, Tactical Satellite Integration, Aviation Safety Management, and service in the United States Intelligence Community. He has held multiple commands, with various other leadership and supervisory staff positions worldwide. His capstone military assignment was as the Chief of Operations, Plans & Training (G-3/5/7), where he was responsible for developing and managing training concepts, policies, and requirements while continuing to direct current and future operations for an organization with 6,000 personnel and a multi-million dollar budget. Professor Strickland is a United States Air Force's National Security Space Institute, National Defense University (Joint Forces Staff College), and Air War College graduate.
Professor Strickland is a Senior Air Safety Investigator who graduated from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) National Aircraft Accident Investigation School and the U.S. Military versions of the Aviation Safety Officer and Accident Investigation Courses.
His previous teaching experience includes being a Military Flight Instructor Pilot and a Graduate-Level Military Academic Lecturer at the Command and General Staff College. He has also been adjunct faculty at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Austin Peay State University, and Central Texas College.
Professor Strickland's industry experience and government service have involved flying various aircraft to or over every continent. He has embraced and experienced diverse cultures through his travels by working abroad in many countries, such as Egypt, South Korea, Germany, Kuwait, and Qatar, for approximately five years.