Our Team

With more than 10 years of financial management and sales experience including owning his own mortgage company in Brooklyn, New York, Wendell Chindra joins Whooshfly as Vice President of Business Development. Prior to joining Whooshfly, Wendell spent the last nine years with Merrill Lynch. Following the merger with Bank of America, he was part of the Merrill Edge pilot group that initially developed the service offerings. He then transitioned to the Tier 1 Client Relationship Team. Wendell’s passion is public policy and entrepreneurship. He holds a masters degree in public policy as well as a bachelor’s degree both from Jacksonville University. He saw Whooshfly’s potential to revolutionize the private aviation industry and had to jump on board. Wendell is active in his church and volunteers with Junior Achievement of Northeast Florida.

Ashby is an attorney with a focus on aviation litigation, FAA defense and compliance, accident defense, insurance defense, general civil litigation, professional liability and general law. Ashby has received an AV rating and has been designated as a Super Lawyer Rising Star. He is a certified pilot and comes from a family of aviators. When not working, he loves to travel with his wife.

David’s aviation experience spans the last decade including building Surf Air from the ground up as the creator and c0-founder. Surf Air was the first private air travel club offering all-you-can-fly service for a monthly fee initially on the West Coast of the United States. While no longer involved in Surf Air’s operations, David is well acquainted with the value in effortless flying experiences that save valuable time. He joined Whooshfly as an advisor because he recognizes the company’s differentiator and vision to bring private flight mainstream. As a consultant, David breeds success with disruptive concepts in highly regulated industries and thrives on thinking outside the box. He brings a wealth of business strategy and industry expertise to Whooshfly. David holds a bachelor’s degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

A talented full-stack software developer, Bryan has experience in data mining, optimization, visualization and predictive analytics software. He holds an MBA and a Master’s of Industrial and Systems Engineering from the University of Florida. When he’s not at a computer, Bryan can often be found playing a guitar.