President and a member of the Boards of Directors of Erickson Group and Precision Conversions. Mr. Thomas is responsible for all business aspects of Precision Conversions, LLC. Mr. Thomas joined Erickson Air-Crane in 1981 as the operating officer for the company's Asian operations, based in Singapore. Upon returning to Oregon in 1982, Mr. Thomas met a succession of executive responsibilities for both managing and building operational subsidiaries, and then establishing a corporate organization to execute the company's growth strategy. Mr. Thomas managed all financial and risk management functions and directed the company's joint venture activities. At the time of Erickson Air-Crane's sale in 1997, he was Vice President and General Manager of the company. Since 1997, Mr. Thomas has been the President of Erickson Group, Ltd. He is also Corporate Secretary of Aero Air LLC and president of Erickson Ventures, the controlling member of Aero.