Conair Aerial Firefighting
Bernhardt Schuster has a diverse work experience spanning over 15 years. Bernhardt started their career as a Project Engineering co-op at BMW Group in 2006 and later moved on to Group ACS as a Research & Development Engineering co-op. At Group ACS, they led a project to develop and implement a control system for air and water tightness of lateral sliding windows in the automotive industry. Bernhardt then joined MTU Aero Engines in 2008, where they worked as a Project Engineering co-op, focusing on preventive maintenance and technical approvals of exhaust systems for industrial machinery.
In 2010, Schuster joined MTU Maintenance Canada and held several roles throughout their tenure. Bernhardt started as an Industrial Engineering & Production Coordinator in the process engineering & repair development team, supporting process optimization and implementation of new capabilities. Bernhardt was later promoted to the position of Senior Manager Process Engineering & Repair Development, where they played a key role in coordinating repair development and process engineering. Bernhardt further progressed to the role of Senior Manager Technical Support & Production Control, responsible for production planning, control, and development of production strategies. Finally, Schuster served as the Director of Engineering & Technical Support, reporting to the CEO and leading five departments within the organization.
Most recently, Schuster joined Conair Aerial Firefighting in 2018, where they initially served as the Vice President of Engineering, Maintenance & Supply Chain. Bernhardt later took on the role of Vice President of Engineering & Programs in June 2020. Additional details about this role, such as the start and end dates, are not provided.
Bernhardt Schuster possesses a Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) degree in Production Engineering & Automation from EPF Engineering School, and another Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) in Production Engineering & Information Technology from Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences.
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Conair Aerial Firefighting
For over 50 years Conair Group Inc. (Conair) has led the aerial firefighting industry, supporting government agencies with the largest, privately owned, fixed-wing fleet in the world, operating in Canada, the US, Australia and France. A skilled team of 350 professionals equips the company’s 70 aircraft with the latest tools and technology, going above and beyond to ensure aircraft are ready to dispatch when needed to respond to wildfires. With a focus on safety, Conair offers pilots a specialized Training + Tactics Centre, the only one in the world of its kind, providing access to simulators that produce successful missions in real world operations. Conair’s versatile fleet includes Bird Dogs, Land-Based Airtankers and Amphibious Aircraft. The newest airtanker is the Dash 8-400AT, with a 10,000 litre capacity to drop suppressant over diverse geography. The airtanker is converted at Conair's hangars in Abbotsford at a pace of one every 75 days. Offering a depth of resources, Conair provides wildfire agency partners the full advantage of economies of scale when enhancing, modernizing, or outsourcing operational support for their aerial firefighting resources. Conair provides aircraft for purchase, lease or contract, offering specialized services including engineering, flight operations and fleet maintenance related to aerial firefighting. We incorporate four values into everything we do and base all of our corporate decisions and actions on these fundamentals: • Supporting each other • Refining our safety practices • Improving service to our customers • Being accountable for our commitments. Individually and collectively, we are accountable for our performance, the delivery of our commitments and the results delivered to our customers.