Mark Richards Posted January 1, 2015 at 09:44 AM Posted January 1, 2015 at 09:44 AM It is with much sadness that I announce that Jeff Smith has stepped down as Deputy Regional Director for Oceania Region. Jeff's real world commitments has seen him have less and less time for activities outside of his work and family and he's gone from having time to be on VATSIM almost every day to only having the time for a quick flight or the odd bit of ATC every few months. Jeff has been a stalwart of the Region for many years and was instrumental in many of the Iron Mic Awards that both VATNZ (his home division) and VATPAC have achieved over the years. Jeff has also been coordinating the Pacific Oceanic Partnership, a joint venture between VATPAC, VATNZ and VATUSA, bringing together a standard set of procedures, and a standard training and testing syllabus. Jeff is ever hopeful that his work/life balance returns to equilibrium in the future and he can once more enjoy his time on the Network. On behalf of all members of the Oceania Region, I thank Jeff for his time, dedication and support and wish him all the best for the future. I will be announcing the process for Jeff's replacement in the coming week. Regards Mark Mark Richards (811451) Auckland, New Zealand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Schoen Posted January 1, 2015 at 06:01 PM Posted January 1, 2015 at 06:01 PM Thank you, Jeff. Enjoy your time off. Colin Schoen VATSIM Senior Network Supervisor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Lang Posted January 2, 2015 at 04:45 AM Posted January 2, 2015 at 04:45 AM Thank you Jeff for everything you have done for the region, enjoy your time away from vatsim and hope to see you back on the vatsim network in the future. Ray Lang Vatsim Senior Supervisor Pacific Oceanic Partnership Admin Have a question? Email [email protected] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Fuchs Posted January 3, 2015 at 11:09 AM Posted January 3, 2015 at 11:09 AM Hey Jeff, thanks for contributing and I hope that you will find more time for your family and for your hobbies. It was great meeting you in person! Hopefully there will be another time. Cheers, Andreas Member of VATSIM GermanyMy real flying on InstagramMy Twitch streams of VATSIM flights and ATC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Francois Desrosiers Posted January 11, 2015 at 12:09 AM Posted January 11, 2015 at 12:09 AM Good luck in your real world endeavours, it's been a pleasure working with you for all those years. Jean-Francois Desrosiers Controller - Montreal FIR VATSIM Network Supervisor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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