Paul P. Ross became the Federal Security Director (FSD) at Eppley Airfield (OMA) inSeptember 2013. He is responsible for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) federal security oversight of seven additional airport and statewide TSA surface transportation security operations in the State of Nebraska.

Mr. Ross joined the Transportation Security Administration in May 2003. Assigned to the Northeast Area Staff, Aviation Operations Division, Mr. Ross was the principal area Operations Officer responsible for the oversight of 81 Northeast region airports and all aspects of passenger and baggage checkpoint operations, including equipment acquisition, maintenance and training, airport checkpoint security standard operating procedures, facilities and space acquisition, OSHA safety representation, checkpoint construction and expansion scheduling, and hazardous materials disposition.

In May 2004, Mr. Ross transferred to the Transportation Security Operations Center (TSOC) where he is currently the senior TSA Command Duty Officer and Training Officer. Mr. Ross completed three details assignments to the Los Angeles International Airport as the Deputy Federal Security Director as part of TSA’s first Candidate Development Program and was designated as a certified Senior Executive by OPM in March 2010. He is a member of several interagency working groups representing the TSA and TSOC interests for a variety of topics most notably DHS’s integrating domain awareness programs. In November 2010, Mr. Ross transitioned the TSA Contact Center, security component, from the Office of Special Counsel to the Office of Law Enforcement and remains the Program Manager.

Prior to joining the TSA, Mr. Ross was a commercial airline pilot for sixteen years with US Airways. He also served twenty-seven years in the United States Navy, seven years on active duty and twenty years on Reserve assignments, including four command tours.

During his career with US Airways, he was based in Greensboro, North Carolina and Washington DC flying as a Flight Engineer on the B-727 and as a Copilot on the Fokker F-100, Douglas DC-9, and Boeing 737-300. Additionally, Mr. Ross flew as a Captain on the Douglas DC-9 and Boeing 737-200. During his active duty Navy career, Mr. Ross flew P-3B Orion aircraft based at Barbers Point, Hawaii. His Navy Reserve assignments included two squadron tours and three assignments on the Chief of Naval Operations’ staff (OPNAV). The three OPNAV tours included one Executive Officer assignment and one Commanding Officer assignment. He also completed two Commanding Officer assignments with US Joint Forces Command, and a Commanding Officer assignment with a forward deployed logistics unit supporting the European theater.

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Paul P. Ross

Federal Security Director

Omaha, Nebraska (OMA)

Mr. Ross holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland and a Masters of Arts degree in National Security Studies from the US Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island. He is an OPM certified Senior Executive.

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