Management Experience
The principals of Air Ambulance Card, LLC have been involved with the travel assistance program business model since it was first established in the U.S. in 1992. Air Ambulance Card, LLC was formed in 2002 as a successor to the original assistance program created by Medjet International, Inc.
The principals of Air Ambulance Card have over 60 years experience in healthcare and air medical transportation business.
Samuel W. Jackson, Jr.
President
Mr. Jackson has served as President of Air Ambulance Card, LLC since its incorporation in 2002. He has 20 years experience in healthcare management and 30 years total experience in financial management. He was directly responsible for creating the first large group covered by a subscription based prepaid air medical transportation program in 1992.
Mr. Jackson was the chief executive of the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, a 750 physician multi-specialty group practice at the University of Alabama at Birmingham for eight years. He also served for three years as the vice president of finance and administration at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He was directly responsible for the financial management of both the group practice and the university, including a 900 bed tertiary care hospital with a combined budget of $1.9 billion. UAB has the distinction of operating the first civilian air ambulance in permanent configuration with a liquid oxygen system for long-distance transports.
Mr. Jackson holds a B.S. degree from Auburn University and a J.D. degree from Jones Law School. He is Certified Public Accountant and member of the AICPA, and a member of the Alabama Bar and the American Bar Association.
Claude S. Bradley, Jr.
Executive Vice President
Mr. Bradley has served with Air Ambulance Card, LLC since its incorporation in 2002. In 1992, he became associated with MEDjet International, Inc., an FAA Part 135 Operator. He was a shareholder in MEDjet International, which has performed over 9,000 transports, and Vice President of the MEDjet Assistance Division until it was sold to an investor group in 1998. Since then, has been directly involved with air ambulance operations and operations of the subscription based prepaid air medical transportation program.
For 20 years Mr. Bradley held marketing executive positions and general sales manager positions with local Birmingham television stations. For 9 years he was president of Illustrated Care, Inc. a company he founded that produced and marketed patient and physician educational videos nationwide, produced custom medical education and marketing videos and provided marketing and advertising services to medical groups nationwide.
Mr. Bradley has a B.A. degree from the University of Alabama.
J. Michael Phillips
Executive Vice President and Director of Sales
Mr. Phillips has served with Air Ambulance Card, LLC since its incorporation in 2002. He was directly involved in the creation and implementation of the first subscription based prepaid air medical transportation program in the U.S. in 1992.
He has 23 years experience in senior management with BlueCross and BlueShield of Alabama and 36 years total experience in healthcare insurance and benefits.
Mr. Phillips has a BA from the University of Alabama and an MBA from the University of South Alabama.
Darrel C. Weaver, M.D.
Medical Director
Dr. Weaver has served as the Medical Director of Air Ambulance Card since February 2004.
He has been a flight physician since 1989, flying over 600 Lifesaver flights. Since 1995 he has served in administrative capacities including Medical Director and Vice President of Baptist Shelby Medical Center while continuing an active practice as an Emergency Physician.
Dr, Weaver is a 1988 graduate of the University of Alabama School of Medicine and is Board Certified in Family Practice.