Title: Vice President of Solutions Architecture
Company: Spirit Airlines Inc.
Location: Miramar, Florida, United States
Sapana R. Patel, vice president of solutions architecture at Spirit Airlines Inc., has been recognized by Marquis Who’s Who Top Executives for dedication, achievements, and leadership in airlines and aviation.
Ms. Patel has crafted her extensive expertise in business intelligence, solution delivery, mobile technology, and application and software development implementation across a career of nearly 30 years. Her professional life began in the airplane industry as a ground operations safety analyst for Northwest Airlines in 1996. Ms. Patel continued gaining experience as a project consultant at Cargill Incorporated and assistant vice president of application services at Interval International, where she remained for 10 years. In 2011, she stepped into the role of director of business intelligence at the University of Miami. Ms. Patel returned to the aviation field in 2012, joining Spirit Airlines Inc. as the senior director of business intelligence. Since then, she was promoted to senior director of solutions delivery in 2015 and her current role, vice president of solutions architecture, in 2024.
Prior to embarking on her professional journey, Ms. Patel established a strong educational foundation to draw upon. She obtained a Bachelor of Science in aerospace engineering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 1991. Subsequently, Ms. Patel earned a Master of Business Administration in aviation from the same institution in 1992. Her achievements have been honored with such accolades as the CRM Elite Award from Interval International in 2006, the Leadership of the Year Award from Spirit Airlines in 2022, and the Women’s Award from Spirit Airlines. Ms. Patel credits her success to her upbringing and her openness to always learn from the experiences and insights of others.
Beyond her career, Ms. Patel is a loving mother to two children. In her free time, she finds joy in biking, kayaking, canoeing, skiing, traveling and writing. As she moves forward, Ms. Patel hopes to play a key part in leading both Spirit Airlines and the airline industry toward positive changes. In particular, she is focused on making advancements in the technology powering her company, while also making a point to commit time and energy toward mentoring the next generation of employees. Additionally, Ms. Patel has written a book, titled “Ascending Through Training, Innovation, and Excellence,” which she looks forward to publishing in the future.
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