Gulf Coast Avionics Taps John Theobald as Its New Avionics Manager

Rick Garcia, president and CEO of Gulf Coast Avionics, announces that the company has hired John Theobald as its new avionics manager.

“We are very proud to welcome John to our team, not only as a 10-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force, but also because he brings a fantastic background in line maintenance and avionics system planning and installation aboard a wide variety of civilian, military and commercial aircraft,” Garcia says. “I’m very excited about how his depth of GA and corporate aircraft experiences will help us as Gulf Coast Avionics continues to grow in the upper end of the turboprop and jet markets.”

“I’m very fortunate to be able to continue my career here at Gulf Coast Avionics,” Theobald says. “Rick and his team have built a dynamic company with an enviable reputation for quality and support. I’m looking forward to my opportunity to use my skills and experience to help the company continue to expand into new markets.”

“Gulf Coast Avionics is a very customer focused company,” he adds. “And that’s an aspect of my job I’m really looking forward to. I really enjoy working directly with aircraft owners to find the best solutions to their avionics needs. That’s going to be a lot of fun.”

Along with his background in avionics installation, repair and troubleshooting, Theobald has extensive experience in aircraft inspection, component integration, continuous airworthiness requirements, corrective actions and implementation and electrical load analysis.

Prior to joining Gulf Coast Avionics, Theobald was a senior avionics installer for Airbus Military, Defense and Space in Mobile, AL. He also served in the U.S. Air Force from 1985 until 1995. Theobald holds a private pilot’s license.