Paul Gross

Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer

Paul is Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Diatom Aviation, with full responsibility for business development and operational execution. Paul has led the Company since signing in 2018 its first contract with DHL for ULD repair services at CVG. Earlier, Paul managed operations support for a portfolio company, Tufco Flooring, from 2015-2018, prior to which he had managed all aspects of ULD repair services and aircraft interior modifications for a Part 145 repair station in Greater Cincinnati, with a team of up to 40 employees, from 2009-2015; and Chief Inspector / Materials Manager for Nordisk Aviation in Wilmington Ohio, with a team of up to 25 employees, from 2003-2009.

Paul studied Avionics and earned an Associates of Applied Science degree in Aviation Maintenance Technology from Spartan School of Aeronautics in 2003.

Paul and his wife Katie have four young children and live in Florence, Kentucky. When not building his own company, Paul is active in family life, loves to restore boats and to fish, and is an avid individual competitor in trap shooting and team competitor in paintball.

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