Collateral Verifications LLC

Based near Fort Lauderdale, Florida USA, CV is a global provider of financial & technical services with an established base in Aviation & Aerospace markets. Additional offices are located in New Haven, Nashville and Orlando.

Since 2004, Collateral Verifications, Inc. has redefined Aerospace Valuation & Technical services. The dramatic growth of CV, Inc. resulted in the founding of CV LLC in 2008 to better address the requirements of many long standing Military & Commercial clients.

CV's client base includes National Banks, Transport Aircraft Manufacturers, General Aviation Manufacturers, Major Commercial Aircraft Parts Suppliers, Major Military Aircraft Parts Suppliers, National Insurance Companies, Law Firms, Private Capital Investment Groups, Domestic & Foreign Airlines.


MANAGEMENT

Gueric Dechavanne - Vice President, Commercial Aviation Services

Mr. Dechavanne is the head of Commercial Aviation Services at Collateral Verifications, L.L.C. He is an ISTAT Certified Appraiser and graduate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University where he received his Bachelor’s degree in Aviation Business Administration with a concentration in International Air Transportation Management. Mr. Dechavanne worked for CIT’s Corporate Aircraft Department in Phoenix, AZ Piston Aircraft Division sales before moving on to Eagle Aviation, Inc., a corporate aircraft sales company, as an Aircraft Researcher in the turboprop and jet markets.

In 2001, he joined CIT Aerospace as a Marketing Analyst, tracking aircraft values, industry trends, issues of concern to CIT's aircraft portfolio, as well as assisting the marketing department on special projects for the placement of new and used aircraft.

In 2004, he joined OAGBACK Aviation Solutions as the Manager of Valuation Services and was promoted to head their Asset Management group in 2006 where he managed all of the aspects of their valuations, technical, advisory, and aircraft remarketing services.

While at OAGBACK Aviation, Mr. Dechavanne also developed and maintained their Commercial Jet Aircraft Value Guide and Commercial Jet Lease Rate Guide. As a recognized expert in his field, he has been published & quoted in such publications as the Chicago Tribune, Airline Fleet & Network Management, Airline Business, Air Transport World, Air Finance Journal, Air Cargo World, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Flight Global, MSNBC, and various other industry publications.

Location: New Haven
Extension 702
gueric@i-collateral.com


Mark Peterman - Vice President, Technical Operations & Business Aviation

Mr. Peterman serves as the head of Business Aviation Valuation services and Field Technical Operations. Prior to joining CV LLC, Mark served as President and Founder of Collateral Verifications, Inc. Since 2004, Collateral Verifications, Inc. has redefined Aerospace Valuation & Technical services. The dramatic growth of CV, Inc resulted in the founding of CV LLC in 2008 to better address the requirements of many long standing Military & Commercial clients.

Mark's past executive positions include serving as President of Aviation Appraisal Corp and COO of B2B Valuations, Inc. His 20 plus years of aviation experience includes 17 years with Delta Airlines TechOps, active duty military service in the US Marine Corps and as a subject matter expert in the US Navy Civil Service for Marine Transport Squadron 1. He has also served 2 tours in Iraq. One in the US Army Reserves as a combat MP and another as a US Air Force contractor in the Predator UAV program.

Mark's appraisal & inspection project experience and areas of expertise include several complete MR&O facilities, large part inventories, military aircraft and hundreds of corporate & business aircraft. Mark has performed certified appraisals on aircraft in many of our nations aviation museums including aircraft on display at the Smithsonian Institution

Location: Orlando
Extension 703
markp@i-collateral.com


Brian Byrne - Vice President, Government Programs

Mr. Byrne's background consists of Maintenance Test Pilot, Maintenance Manager, as well as an Instructor Pilot for both the OH-58A/C and OH-58D (Improved) Kiowa Warrior helicopters. In addition, he holds a commercial license for single and multi-engine aircraft and maintains an instrument rating. To date, he has amassed nearly 3000 flight hours.

During his tenure in Army Aviation, his experiences ranged from the management of maintenance programs for a tactically deployable Army aviation battalion to responsibilities for training power plant, airframe systems, weapons systems, and night vision goggle operations for novice pilots. Prior to his commission in the Warrant Officer Corps, he served in the Intelligence and Special Operations fields in the US Army.

He is a distinguished graduate from the Defense language Institute Foreign Language Center, Monterey California from both the basic and intermediate Korean Language Courses and an honor graduate from the Special Forces Qualification Course, Light weapons committee. BS Professional Aeronautics, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. After completing 22 years of military service, he retired from the US Army in the grade of Chief Warrant Officer Three.

After his retirement from the US Army in 1999, he joined an aerospace firm as a Field engineer and Program manager. These duties included the development and management of several programs such as a sophisticated turbine engine performance analyzer for helicopters, an automated engine test system for the all US Army Aviation field engine test systems, and an Auxiliary Power Unit tester. At the time of his departure from this firm he had been promoted to manager responsible for overall sales efforts in the entire southeastern United States.

Location: Fort Lauderdale
Extension 707
brianb@i-collateral.com


John Meyers - Vice President

Mr. Meyers serves has head of Sales & Business Development.

*Update in Progress

Location: Nashville
Extension 704
johnm@i-collateral.com


We are listed & registered with:
US Department of Defense (DoD) CAGE System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) registered contractor
US Government Contractor (CCR) registered
Federal Aviation Administration SourceNet registered contractor

Professional Memberships & Staff Credentials:

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI)
International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading Certified Aircraft Appraiser (ISTAT)
National Aeronautic Association
National Business Aviation Association (NBAA)
Professional Aircraft Maintenance Association (PAMA)
FAA licensed Private Pilot
FAA licensed Commercial Pilots - Fixed Wing & Rotorcraft
FAA licensed A & P Mechanic
FAA licensed Inspection Authorization(IA)

Other Credentials
Certificate of Training for Suspected Unapproved Parts National Seminar
Certificate of Initial Training for FAA Designee Standardization Seminar
Boroscopes with Internal Blade Blending of CF6-50 and CF6-80 Engines
Certified Level II Eddy Current and Ultra Sound
Level II Dye and Fluorescent Penetrate
Language Skills - Various - Spanish, French, Korean, Portuguese

Previous Industry Positions Held By Staff Members
Material Control Supervisor
Maintenance Control Manager - Major Airline
Maintenance Control Manager - Military
Quality Control Inspector - Regional Airline
Quality Control Inspection Supervisor - Major MR&O
Quality Control Manager
Managing Director, Asset Management - Aerospace Leasing Company
Program Manager - Various
US Army Special Forces - Honor Graduate