Chad Griffith
Founder & CEO, FileFlo
Chad Griffith is the founder of FileFlo. Before that he was the COO of an autonomous trucking company (writing code and building system architecture himself) and then spent years running operations for a Part 135/91 charter operation and FAA Part 145 MRO facility with more than 30 aircraft, including defense-adjacent autonomous drone programs.
Every year before an FAA audit, his team would spend weeks pulling certificates, maintenance records, pilot files, and drug testing logs from binders, email threads, and spreadsheets. Not because they weren't compliant, but because nothing lived in one place. That problem is what became FileFlo.
He doesn't love compliance. He loves building things that work. But he's seen what happens when a solid operator loses their certificate or their company over a document that existed; they just couldn't find it when it mattered. That's the problem FileFlo solves.
"I don't enjoy compliance. But I've watched good operators lose everything over a missing document that existed; they just couldn't find it. That I can fix."
Chad Griffith, Founder & CEO, FileFlo
Background
The industries that shaped how FileFlo was built.
Professional Bull Rider
Competed professionally on the circuit out of Scottsdale. The injuries ended that, and took a second dream with it. He'd planned to fly jets for the military, but the medical packet from riding made that impossible too. So he built things instead.
COO, Autonomous Trucking
Joined a remote-controlled semi truck company as COO, but ran small enough that he was directly writing code and building the system architecture. Got his hands deep into the ops and tech side of regulated freight.
Aviation Ops: Part 135/91 & 145 MRO
Ran operations and management for a Part 135/91 flight operation and FAA Part 145 repair station with 30+ aircraft. Worked on autonomous drone systems for defense, similar to Anduril's programs. Every year: weeks of pre-audit scramble pulling certificates, maintenance logs, and drug test records from folders, binders, and spreadsheets.
Founded FileFlo
After one too many pre-audit fire drills across a 30-aircraft operation, he built the system he wished he'd had: one place for every compliance document, automated expiration alerts, one-click audit binders. FileFlo launched mid-2025.
Who is Chad Griffith?
Who is Chad Griffith?
Chad Griffith is the founder and CEO of FileFlo, an AI-powered compliance platform that helps regulated businesses stay audit-ready. Based in Scottsdale, Arizona, he is a former professional bull rider who served as COO of an autonomous trucking company and directed operations for a 30+ aircraft FAA Part 135/91 and Part 145 operation before building FileFlo.
What company did Chad Griffith found?
Chad Griffith founded FileFlo in mid-2025. FileFlo is an AI-powered compliance platform that automatically organizes, tracks, and verifies the regulatory documents that keep businesses audit-ready across FMCSA, FAA, OSHA, and other regulated industries.
What is Chad Griffith's background?
Chad Griffith began his career as a professional bull rider, later served as COO of an autonomous trucking company (where he wrote code and designed system architecture), and directed operations for a Part 135/91 flight operation and FAA Part 145 repair station with more than 30 aircraft, including defense-adjacent autonomous drone programs.
Where is Chad Griffith based?
Chad Griffith is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Areas of Expertise
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One place for every compliance document. Automated expiration alerts. Audit-ready in minutes, not weeks. $299/month flat, with a 5-day free trial.