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“We have so little turnover, and we want to keep
promoting our current employees. So, we want to provide training to move them into management positions.”
►Carol

Boshart

of her three children was 4 years old. She joined the company as bookkeeper, and said, “I didn’t even keep my own checkbook, so I was completely self-taught. I didn’t know accounting. I didn’t even know how to use a computer. I did everything by ledger.” That was in 1985. Step by step, she learned the business and became computer savvy. “Now when the computers are down,” she said, “I’m lost.” She learned how to manage human resources issues and the legal paperwork involved, along with all the rules and regulations from the Federal Aviation Administration. Today, Boshart Enterprises has 10 employees. Along with HR issues, repair station documentation and other administrative functions, Carol is always looking for new training opportunities for their employees, whether it’s in management or technical areas. “We have so little turnover, and we want to keep promoting our current employees. So, we want to provide training to move them into management positions. That’s a hard transition for many people to make.” As for what she likes best about her job, Carol didn’t hesitate and said, “Working with customers. I’m at the front desk, so customers see me first. I love providing a high level of customer service.” With the hiring of a full-time assistant, some time has

been freed so Carol can volunteer in community service initiatives. “We’re in the process of trying to start a community garden, and I’m also active in a group called Coalition for Healthy Children and Families, which is involved with healthy ways of eating,” she said. In addition, Carol is active in doing student tours, working with a local high school when there is a student interested in aeronautics or flying. The student will come for the day to shadow a worker. She wishes, however, there were more students interested in fixing airplanes than there are in flying them. Carol is working with the Business Education Alliance and local aviation enthusiasts to launch a weeklong summer camp called WNY Aviation Adventure Camp for youth in grades 9-12. When it comes to her own professional development, Carol said, “If there’s something I don’t know how to do, I find someone who does to show me.” For example, she didn’t know how to write a repair station manual, so she called her local flight standards district office. “They walked me through it,” she said. “It’s the same with accounting. I called our accountant, and she showed me what to do.” When asked what it’s like to work with your spouse,
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Avionics News March 2012

Point of Communication
AEA Now
The View from Washington
International News and Regulatory Updates
WAAS GPS
Member Profile
All in the Family
Survey Reveals Hiring Trends For the Aviation Industry
A Conversation With...
Meet the AEA Awards Nominees
Aviation Aces
Member Profile
The ABCs of Jeppesen
Business Basics
Air France Flight 447
Theory & Practice
Legal Ease
What's New
Marketplace Classifieds
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Avionics News March 2012 - Survey Reveals Hiring Trends For the Aviation Industry
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Avionics News March 2012 - Meet the AEA Awards Nominees
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