Meet the Staff

Jack Hareland: President

Jack Hareland brings a wealth of experience to Cage Consulting. As an active and reserve U.S. Marine Corp A4 pilot Jack logged over 2,000 hours and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. After active duty Jack worked in management and flew for two years with a regional airline.

In 1979 Jack was hired by a premier U.S. major airline. He has achieved top cockpit and operations management positions including: Fleet Captain for the B-727, Quality Assurance Manager, Flight Operations Duty Manager, Line Check Airman / FAA Designee (B-777/ 767/ 757/ 737 and A320). While serving as the Chief Pilot, Jack became a major decision maker in the selection process as well as the training.

Jack also has a long list of ‘firsts’ at the airline. He was one of five captains responsible for developing and implementing the pilot training program of the new A320 program. He also worked with Boeing as one of the first five pilots on the B777 conducting proving runs and introducing the 777 into the airline industry. He was also selected as a pilot representative and Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the design process of the A380 jumbo Airbus.

Over the last five years Jack has been instrumental in the start-up of two successful aviation companies.

Angie Marshall: Director of Operations

Angie has been Director of Operations and Pilot Consultant for Cage Consulting since 1994. She has over 17 years of experience managing, interviewing, consulting, and preparing pilots for their professional aviation careers.

Angie is responsible for all of the Cage Consulting Programs along with having a major input into long-term strategic planning in the areas of marketing and business development. She is our Consultant to the Consultants with regards to our pilot interview preparation processes which includes; documentation review, performing interview preparation consulting, counseling pilots with areas of special concerns, and assisting in seminar and job fair presentations.

She will receive her second college degree, a B.S. in Human Resources from Colorado State University, in 2012.

Richard Martinez: CRM/CLR Instructor & Interview Preparation Consultant

Rich has a background that covers both civilian and military arenas. He served in the United States Air Force as a C141 Aircraft Commander, Twin Otter pilot, Air Force Academy Coordinator, and Cadet Mentor/Counselor. In 1978 Rich left the military to accept a flight officer position with a major airline. Rich has over 20 years as an airline Captain, flying the B737’s, Airbus 319-20, and for the last 10 years, the B777, on which he is currently a Line Check Airman. Additionally, Rich has served his airline as a pilot interviewer, and has sat on the Pilot Selection Board. He was one of the principal developers of his airline’s Initial Captain’s Leadership seminar (prerequisite to upgrade) and remains as its Lead Facilitator. This seminar fulfills the FAA’s Captain CRM requirement and has educated over 2,000 pilots over the last 12+ years.

Currently, Rich is conducting and developing a unique “Enhanced CRM” training for pilots having difficulties in leadership and/or conflict management. He is responsible for designing, developing and improving training systems and programs for the US Air Force, Martin Marietta Aerospace, United Airlines, Kaiser Permanente, and SaferHealthCare.

Rich has a Bachelor of Science degree from Georgia Tech in Applied Psychology. Outside of airline work, Rich serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Center for Hispanic Theological Studies (CHET) based out of Compton, California.

Bob Zimmermann: CRM/CLR Instructor & Interview Preparation Consultant

Bob is a 1982 Graduate from The United States Naval Academy. He graduated number one in his flight school class and logged over 300 carrier landings flying the A-7E Corsair, in which he earned the Top Hook Award for his carrier landing expertise. While in the Navy, Bob was nominated Light Attack Pilot of the Year, Naval Aviator of the Year, and Naval Reserve Pilot and Outstanding Junior Officer of the year for Operation Desert Storm. He received the Ken Harvey Memorial Award and Navy Commendation Medal for Outstanding Leadership.

His civilian career began as a B727 Flight Engineer with Pan American. After leaving Pan Am, he gained employment with another major airline. He was selected as one of the initial Pilot Instructors for the B777 and became one of the first pilots in the world to receive a type rating on this aircraft. He was instrumental in developing the Advanced Qualification and Continuing Qualification 777 training programs. He was the Quality Assurance Training Manager responsible for safety related changes to the B777 flight manual and for training Pilot Instructors in Command Leadership Resources Management (CLR/CRM). Bob represented the 777 fleet concerning training standards and evaluations. He was a Pilot Instructor on the B747 and Check Airman/FAA Designee for the B777. Type ratings include the A320, B737, B747, B747-400, B757, B767, B777, and DC9.

He is currently flying as a Captain for a major airline and for NASA, on the modified 747 Space Shuttle Carrier.

Hugh Forsythe: Military to Civilian Transitional Specialist

Maj. Gen. H.H. "Bugs" Forsythe is the mobilization assistant to the Commander, 9th Air Force, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. In this capacity he often serves as the acting commander or vice commander for 9th Air Force and U.S. Central Command Air Forces. Additionally, he serves as the principal adviser to the commander for Reserve forces that are mobilized into 9th Air Force or USCENTAF. The 9th Air Force comprises four wings in the eastern United States and four direct reporting units with more than 350 aircraft and 24,000 active-duty and civilian personnel. The command is also responsible for the operational readiness of 189th Air Force-gained National Guard and Air Force Reserve units. As the air component for U.S. Central Command, USCENTAF develops contingency plans, conducts air operations and supports national engagement policy for a 25-nation area of responsibility.

General Forsythe graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1969 with a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering. He has served on active duty, in the Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve. His duties have included instructor pilot, flight commander, weapons officer and operations officer. He has commanded a squadron and operations group. General Forsythe is a command pilot with more than 4,500 hours in various military aircraft.

In his civilian occupation, he is a Boeing 777 captain with a major airline based in Washington D.C. He also has flown as a corporate pilot, charter pilot, and Learjet test pilot, and has more than 16,000 civilian flight hours.

John Grueser: Military to Civilian Transition Liaison

As a Captain for a major carrier and a Brigadier General in the United States Air Force, John has an extensive and impressive background.

He has over 40 years of flying, instructing, managing, and leading military units and operations. He has held positions as Vice Commander, HQ 4th Air Force, March Air Reserve Base, CA, Executive Director of the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), Human Resource Development Council (HRDC), Executive Director of the Air Force Reserve Command Advisory Board (AFRAB), and Managed the mobilization and demobilization of over 10,000 NAF members and their unit specific equipment during operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, just to name a few. John has experience flying the T-37, T-38, KC-135A, KC-135Q, T-37 (IP), C-5, KC-10, and the KC-135E/R/S

John also brings 30 years of civilian experience to the table. He is currently a flight officer with a major carrier. He has a background as a Flight Operations Instructor, Flight Operations Training Instructor, Pilot Instructor, Flight Manager, Standard’s Captain, Union Representative (elected and appointed). He has an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) ratings in the following aircraft: B-727, B-737-300, B-747-400, B-757, B-767, DC-9, A-320, CE-500. Currently John is a Captain, full flight simulator and ground school instructor in for B777/787.

John has a Bachelors of Science degree in Engineering, and two Masters Degrees; Business and Education.

Rick Dake: ATP Prep Course Instructor

Captain Richard "Rick" Dake has 39 years of professional airline experience logging over 19,000 hours of accident/violation free time. Rick is a Captain with a major airline flying the A320/319. He is type-rated on the B737, B757, B767, A320/319, SA227, B747-400 and has an Airplane Transport License.

Rick has been a Southwest Region Assistant Chief Pilot for the Los Angeles and Denver domiciles for a major carrier, an In-flight Stewart, Line Check Airmen, Pilot Instructor and Standards Captain on the B747-400, B737-300/500, and has been involved in the In-flight Management, Marketing, Customer Service, and Human Resources departments.

Rick currently is an aviation expert witness specializing in airline operations, aviation weather, cockpit crew performance, flight safety standards, simulator training and aircraft incidents/accidents and In-flight incidents.

Tim Welch: ATP Prep Course Instructor

Tim: Brings a wealth of airline and military experience to Cage Consulting.

As a U.S. Army aviator, Tim had helicopter flying assignments in the 82nd Airborne Division. As a fixed-wing aviator he had assignments with the USAPT "Golden Knights " and aerial exploitation assignments in Europe, Central America and the Middle East. He is an active Army Reserve officer and recently served as Deputy Commanding General of the United States Army Reserve's 108th Training Command.

Tim was hired by a major airline in 1992. He has served in the airline's training center teaching new hire pilots Command, Leadership and Resource Management; and the airline's more senior pilots Navigating Change. As a pilot Tim has FAA ATP rating for the Boeing 737, 747, 757, 767, 777 and the Airbus A-319/320.

Doug Kelly: New Pilot Career Development Specialist

Captain Doug Kelly has over 35 years of aviation experience in commercial, military and civil aviation, as an evaluator, instructor and line pilot. Doug is a Standards Captain and Line Check Airman with a major airline, flying the Airbus 320. He also has type ratings on the B727, B737, B747, B747-400 and B777.

Prior to joining the airlines, Doug spent over 10 years in the United States Air Force. He has experience flying the F-16 and as an instructor and evaluator in the OV-10. Prior to his active duty service, Doug was a crew chief on C-5 and C-141 in the USAF Reserves. He was top of his class in USAF pilot training and has received multiple distinguished graduate and top gun awards.

Doug has his Airline Transport License, Airplane Single and Multi-Engine Land, Flight Engineer Rating and is a current Certified Flight Instructor Airplane Single and Multi-engine Land, Instrument (Gold Seal). Advanced and Basic Ground Instructor.

Doug is a graduate of San Jose State University with a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Operations and he received his Master’s degree in Aviation Management from Embry Riddle University.

David Powell: New Pilot Career Development Specialist

Dave is a graduate of Arizona State University and entered the Air Force upon graduation. During his time in the military Dave was a T-38 instructor/check pilot training both American and International students. Follow-on assignments took him to the A-10 where he taught and evaluated initial student and instructor pilots. Upon seperation from active duty, Dav joined the Air Force Reserves and the Air National Guard flying the A-10 and A-7. During his military career Dave was awarded the Quarter and ATC Quarterly Safety Award and two Top Gun awards and was named Tactical Air Commands Aircrew of Distinction as well as other various military service awards.

In 1986 Dave accepted flight officer postion with a major airline. He became qualified on every aircraft in their inventory and type rated on the A319/320, B-727, B-747-400, B-757, B-767 and B-777. For 17 years, Dave held a variety of management positions in their Flight Training Center and Domiciles and managed the Basic Instrument Review Course and Initial Flight Officer Training Class. He was also selected to be one of the initial cadre of instructors for the introduction on the Airbus fleet.Additional duties were Flight Manager, Assistant Chief Pilot, and Interim Chief Pilot at Chicago O’Hare Airport. He was also the Chief Pilot at Miami International Airport and San Francisco International Airports and was Flight Officer Hiring. He was a key member in selecting and hiring over 7000 pilots.

In August 2003 Dave was hired by Western Michigan University’s College of Aviation to be the Assistant Dean and Director of Operations and at one point was appointed to serve as Interim Dean. He now serves as the leader of the third largest collegiate aviation program in the United States.

Dave is married with three sons.

Carl Hankwitz: Marketing Developer

Carl Hankwitz has an extensive aviation history. His father and mother were both pilots, and owned their own Seabee amphibian; so it was natural for him to follow suit.

After college (Mechanical Engineering), he joined the US Coast Guard, who sent him through U.S. Navy Flight Training (T-34, T-28 and S-2 aircraft) and then assigned him to fly the HU-16E Grumman Albatross amphibian, eventually as an air/sea rescue aircraft commander. He was involved in numerous life-saving rescue events throughout the southeastern United States coastal areas during his seven years of active duty. Carl was promoted to Lieutenant before completing his military obligation in late, 1969.

In January, 1970, Carl was hired by a premier U.S. major airline. During his 31 year career with this company, Carl's management abilities were recognized early and he achieved top cockpit and management positions, including, Pilot Simulator Instructor, Training Check Airman, Standards Captain and FAA Aircrew Program Designee in all versions of the B-737 (-200, -300, -500) and eventually in the B-747-400 aircraft. Carl was involved in numerous special projects having to do with pilot training and pilot training syllabus development, and received several corporate awards for his work in creating the first FAA Approved Captain/First Officer syllabus to include CRM training during the full-motion simulator portion of initial training and also the development of the computerized publishing of flight crew manuals, the project saving over five (5) million dollars the first year, and shrinking the time for critical updates by 75%.

Carl is now retired with his wife Elise residing in Marana, Arizona, where they indulge in golf, photography and cruise travel.

Cheryl A Cage: Author/Seminar Presenter/Founder

Cheryl Cage began Cage Consulting, Inc. in 1988. Over 100,000 pilots have used the Interview Preparation and Career Planning products and services of Cage Consulting. Cheryl is the author of five aviation career books including the best-selling Checklist for Success: A Pilot’s Guide to the Successful Airline Interview.

From 1990 to 2001 Cheryl acted as an Independent Consultant to the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) where she presented her pilot interview preparation seminars to displaced ALPA pilots. Cheryl has also presented career and business development seminars to employees and management for a wide variety of organizations. Cheryl’s career articles have appeared in Flight Training, Air Line Pilot, Aviation for Women, and The Independent. For two years Cheryl wrote a career column for The Army, Navy, and Air Force Times that offered advice on military to civilian employment transition. In 1994 Cheryl opened a publishing branch of Cage Consulting with Checklist for Success being the first title.

Prior to Cage Consulting, Cheryl graduated from college with a B.A. in Psychology and immediately went to work for Braniff Airways.