Summit Aviation announced that it has promoted Dennis Hurst to the position of regional sales manager.
A veteran of the United States Marine Corps, Hurst has 17 years of mechanical experience with 15 of those years dedicated to aviation. Hurst was initially introduced to Summit Aviation in 2011 as a contracted flight test mechanic for Strom Aviation. He officially transitioned from that role to the Summit team in 2013. In time, he moved up as Summit’s flight test team lead, and most recently, program lead.
As a regional sales manager, Hurst will support Summit’s airborne law enforcement and ISR customer base; state and federal agencies; King Air owners and operators and other general aviation aircraft.
Hurst earned his bachelor’s degree in Program Technical Management specializing in Project Management from DeVry University. He is currently pursuing a Program Management Professional certificate from the Project Management Institute.