Northrop Rice USA Management...


Mary Alice Rice, Chairman

Mrs. Rice has devoted thirty years of her professional career to aviation maintenance education. She is the cofounder of Northrop Rice USA and has served in various capacities within the company including President and Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mrs. Rice is a member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Women in Aviation Maintenance and is a member of Women in Aviation, International. She is a past officer of the Aviation Technicians Education Council and attended Benedictine College. Mrs. Rice is also active in other community, charity, and aviation organizations including the Northrop Rice Foundation.

James W. Rice, Vice Chairman

Dr. Rice has over forty years of experience in the aviation industry. He is the cofounder of Northrop Rice USA Inc and has developed and operated the largest system of aircraft maintenance schools in the United States. Dr. Rice has also developed and operated aviation schools overseas. Dr. Rice has held several executive positions at NRUSA and has also served in various administrative positions with Braniff and Continental Airlines as well as Lockheed Aircraft.  Dr. Rice is the founder of Advanced Educational Concepts, Inc. and has developed and patented a unique instructional technology that allows students to experience dramatic three-dimensional stereoscopic images. Dr. Rice holds a Doctor of Education degree from the University of Houston. 

J. Micheal Rice, Executive Vice President

Mr. Rice has 17 years of management experience in human resources, operations, and marketing and is currently responsible for NRUSA sales and marketing. Mr. Rice holds a B.S. ArchE from UT-Austin and an MBA from the University of Houston. His FAA pilot certificates and is the President and owner of Aerolearn, Inc.

Ibrahim Karim , Vice President of Sales (Asia)

Mr. Karim has extensive experience in international relations and business development. He has been instrumental in establishing strategic business relationships between the government of Malaysia and NRUSA. Mr. Karim is a graduate of  Northrop University where he earned a BS in Business Administration and an MS in Management of Technology.

James Lukins, Vice President

Mr. Lukins served as Director of Customer Support Training for Boeing and was responsible for managing over 200 staff in the development and delivery of aircraft maintenance training courses. Mr. Lukins has been actively involved in ATEC (Aviation Technician Education Council) for many years.  Mr. Lukins received a B.S. degree in Aerospace Engineering from Iowa State University. Mr. Lukins also acts as the President of the Northrop Rice Foundation. Mr. Lukins brings to Aerolearn.com over 35 years of experience in the aviation industry along with invaluable expertise on aircraft maintenance training.