Zach Biesse-fitton
Q400 Fleet Manager at Flare Technologies
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Top SchoolZach Biesse-Fitton is an aviation-focused technology leader and QantasLink Q400 Fleet Manager with 12 years’ experience blending hands-on flying, technical systems work, and product strategy. He progressed from flight instruction to captaincy and technical pilot roles while directing a software firm (Flare Technologies) and shaping technology strategy for healthcare at Nurse Next Door. Equally comfortable in the cockpit and the codebase, Zach has developed avionics/EFB software experience (AvPlanEFB, FlyPelican) alongside operational fleet oversight. His background in emergency services and competitive freestyle mogul skiing reflects a disciplined, safety-first mindset and resilience under pressure. Based in Melbourne, he brings a pragmatic cross-domain perspective—uniting aviation operations, software delivery, and training management—to improve safety, efficiency, and crew performance.
12 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Victorian Certificate Education, Victorian Certificate Education at Carey Baptist Grammar SchoolBachelor of Aviation, Bachelor of Aviation at Swinburne University of Technology
English
Github Skills (24)
procedures10
letter10
operating-system10
mail-client9
linux9
imap8
smtp7
windows7
api7
x-plane7
electron6
macos5
laravel-nova5
menu4
cross-platform2
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
vatSys/docker-fsd-server-alpine
Sep 2020 - Oct 2022
FSD Server for Microsoft Flight-Simulator X
Contributions:12 pushes in 2 years
flightfsdmicrosoft-flight-simulatorsimulatormicrosoft
vatpac-technology/bmac
Apr 2022 - Nov 2022
Booking system for Vatsim events.
Contributions:21 pushes in 6 months
booking-systemphpeventsvatsim
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