A little bit about me....

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Overview:

An electrical engineer with over 44 years of experience in the aviation industry performing avionics systems engineering, hardware design and development, project management, continuous improvement initiatives, and finding compliance with aerospace regulations (FAA 14 CFR and global equivalents). 

Over 35 years of leadership experience managing personnel and organizations including engineering, quality and continuous improvement, and program management. Business acumen acquired through support of monthly financial management activities, enterprise wide organizational restructuring, merger and acquisition assessment support, and operational efficiency initiatives. 

Knowledge and expertise areas:

FAA Regulations: 

· Aircraft system design and certification: Support of OEM approvals per 14 CFR Part 21, Subpart B ‘Type Certificate’, and installation and approvals under 14 CFR Part 21, Subpart B ‘Supplemental Type Certificates’ for 14 CFR Part 25 ‘Transport Category Aircraft’ and Part 23 ‘Normal Category Aircraft’

· Avionics design and certification: Obtaining FAA approvals per 14 CFR Part 21, Subpart O ‘Technical Standard Order Approvals’, and per 14 CFR Part 21, Subpart K ‘Parts Manufacturer Approval’

· Avionics manufacture: Complex avionics production under 14 CFR Part 21, Subpart G ‘Production Certificates’

· Avionics maintenance: Repair & overhaul authorizations per 14 CFR Part 145 ‘Repair Stations’, and Part 43 ‘Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance, Rebuilding, and Alteration’

· FAA Delegations: Obtaining delegations per 14 CFR Part 183 ‘Representatives of the Administrator’, Subpart C ‘Kinds of Designations: Privileges’ (Designated engineering representatives, Designated manufacturing inspection representatives, Designated Airworthiness Representative), Subpart D ‘Organization Designation Authorization’

· Safety: Compliance per 14 CFR Part 39 ‘Airworthiness Directives’, and Part 11 ‘Rulemaking Procedures’

· Global coordination: Working with various country Civil Aviation Authorities such as the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA), the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority (UKCAA),  Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC), and the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for the validation and acceptance of FAA STC and TSOA, and avionics safety issues

Safety:

· System safety analyses per SAE ARP 4754 ‘Guidelines for Development of Civil Aircraft and Systems’, SAE ARP 4761 ‘Guidelines and Methods for Conducting the Safety Assessment Process on Civil Airborne Systems and Equipment’

· Safety assessments showing compliance to certification standards by performing system hazard analyses, fault tree analyses, failure mode and effects analyses

· Safety oversight: Managing compliance per FAA Order 00-68 ‘Voluntary Disclosure Reporting Program’, managing noncompliances with FAA and foreign regulatory agencies

Aircraft systems: 

· Operations: Direct support of major airlines supporting entry into service of new avionics and continued operation of existing avionics systems

· Systems: Aircraft surveillance systems (TCAS, Transponder), flight controls, displays, communication, warning systems, flight and performance management systems

· Design and development: Avionics digital and analog circuit design, test equipment design, system integration facility design and development

Leadership: 

· Business: Senior leadership positions including engineering development, aircraft certification, quality, program management, environmental heath & safety, and communications

· Project management: Wide variety of project execution using tools such as SPI, CPI, Earned Value, critical path management, PERT, Gant, etc.

· Personnel: Development of personnel through skills assessments and training, teaming development, personnel mentoring

· Training: Course development and presentation of topics such as aircraft and avionics certification, engineering design and development, teaming, business operating models, ABD0100 compliance

Quality and Continuous Improvement:

· Engineering development improvements per industry standard ‘Capability Maturity Model Integration’, Lean engineering, Demand flow engineering

· Quality system registration and compliance per AS9100 ‘Quality Systems – Aerospace’

· OEM Compliance per Airbus ADB0100, Boeing D6

· Quality improvements utilizing methodologies such as Kaizen events, 8D Eight Disciplines Problem Solving Process, Process Failure Mode & Effects Analysis

· Organization operational efficiencies per Balanced Scorecard methodologies (Kaplan and Norton)