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Professional Aviation Experience

01/04 - Present - President & CEO Flight Pro Consulting Services LLC.
02/00 - 01/04 - FAA Senior Air Carrier Aviation Safety Inspector, System Safety Audit Team Lead, FAA Headquarters
11/97 - 02/00 - Senior Aviation Technical Advisor, Airworthiness/Operations to the Director, Flight Standards, FAA Headquarters
04/97 - 11/97 - Manager, FAA Strategic Requirements Division, FAA Headquarters
04/96 - 04/97 - Manager/Deputy, FAA National Airspace Systems Development Division, FAA Headquarters
10/94 - 04/96 - Manager/Deputy Division, FAA Systems, Plans and Programs Division, FAA Headquarters
01/90 - 10/94 - United States Air Navigation Commissioner/Deputy United States Representative to ICAO, U.S. Department of State
10/88 - 01/90 - Deputy Division Manager, FAA Major Air Carrier Accident Investigation Division, FAA Headquarters
01/86 - 10/88 - Manager, FAA Special Accident Investigation Branch, Air Carrier Operations, FAA Headquarters
10/82 - 01/86 - Senior FAA Investigator in - Charge, Major Air Carrier Accidents, FAA Headquarters
09/77 - 10/82 - FAA Principal Aviation Safety Inspector Airworthiness, FAA Flight Standards District Office, Little Rock, AR.

Aeronautical Training


FROM
07/01
12/00
09/94
05/81
10/00
04/29/84
01/09/84
08/30/78
1975 and 1990
12/75
04/06/81
08/12/85
08/06/79
03/24/80
05/09/87
10/29/79
1985 through1989
03/1/07

TO
12/01
12/00
09/95
05/83
11/00
05/25/84
01/23/84
10/25/78

01/04
04/17/81
09/16/85
08/17/79
04/04/80
05/16/87
05/16/87

03/31/07

HOURS
80
24


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160
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307
528
960
80
200
80
240
80
80
160

SUBJECT
ISO 9001/2000/AS 9100 Advanced Aerospace Certified Lead Auditor Trained
ISO 9001/2000 Quality Management Systems Internal Auditor Trained
Senior Executive Service Certification, Approved, 1996, Senior Executive Level IV
Aviation Applied Science Degree-Southern Arkansas University
FAA Air Transportation Safety Oversight/Aviation Safety Action Program Trained
FAA Aviation Safety Inspector FAR 121 Air Carrier Operations Inspector Indoctrination
FAA Aviation Safety Inspector FAR 121 Air Carrier Airworthiness Inspector Indoctrination
FAA Aviation Safety Inspector General Aviation Airworthiness Inspector Indoctrination
United States Department of State Foreign Service Indoctrination/Language Training
Various FAA/OPM Senior Executive Service Leadership & Management Courses
FAA FAR 135 Air Taxi Certification/Surveillance Training
FAA Flight Inspector Helicopter Qualifications Course
FAA Regulatory Compliance and Enforcement Procedures
FAA/NTSB Basic/Advanced/Fire/Human Factors Accident Investigation Procedures
FAA/Boeing 757/767 Aircraft Familiarization
FAA General Aviation Aircraft Alterations Course
FAA Aviation Safety Inspector Helicopter Flight Training Courses
FAA Designated Manufacturing and Airworthiness Representative Initial Courses

Various Airplane/Helicopter/Rotorcraft Basic & Advanced Accident Investigation & Fire and Explosives course - FAA Academy

Technical Qualifications, Aeronautical Ratings, Designations & Authorizations

United States Air Navigation Commissioner - United Nations International Civil Aviation Organization, Montreal Canada 
•  Deputy United States Representative - United States Mission to the United Nations International Civil Aviation Organization 
•  FAA Pilot Certificate - Airplane Single and Multi-Engine Land, Rotorcraft-Helicopter, Instrument Rating
FAA Flight and Ground Instructor Certificates - Basic, Advanced, Instrument (Airplane, Rotorcraft-Helicopter)
FAA Mechanic Certificate - Airframe and Powerplant Ratings and FAA Inspection Authorization
FAA Designated Airworthiness Representative - DART831138EA, FAA Functions Codes: 23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,49
Designated Airworthiness Aviation Safety Inspector, Bermuda Department of Civil Aviation - Approval #239
*RAB/QSA Int’l ISO 9001/2008 - Certified Quality Management Systems (QMS) Lead Auditor & QMS Internal Auditor, #Q09448 • *RAB/QSA Int’l AS-9100 & AS-9110 - Certified Quality Management Systems Aerospace Industry Experienced Lead Auditor, #A09448 *RAB/QSA - Registrar Accreditation Board Quality Systems Auditor International • International Air Transport Association Airline Operational Safety Auditor (IOSA) - IOSA #066567 Certified 12/03/2004
(Qualified disciplines, Engineering & Maintenance, Airline Security, Organizational Structure, Cargo, Ground Handling, Aircraft Dispatch, Cabin Safety)
International Standards for Business Aircraft Operations Lead Auditor (IS-BAO) - Certified all Business Aviation Elements
Air Charter Safety Foundation - Certified Operational Safety Auditor

Significant Career Accomplishments

•  Presented United States Offer of the Global Positioning Satellite System to the United Nations International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) 
•  Negotiated and presented United States proposal to ICAO to form an worldwide International Aviation Safety Oversight Program 
•  Elected Vice President of the United Nations ICAO Air Navigation Commission, the highest aviation technical body in the world
• Occupied the highest ranking senior diplomatic aviation technical position in the Department of State (Senior Foreign Service Officer-Level IV)
• As United States “Air Navigation Commissioner” provided executive direction over worldwide aviation safety programs in the fields of aircraft
operations, communications, navigation, surveillance, aviation safety, aviation law, aviation medicine, aviation security, air navigation routes,
air traffic control, ground navigational aids, aeronautical information services, meteorology and search & rescue activities • Supervisory Federal Aviation Administration Investigator in Charge of 47 of the world’s worst aviation disasters • Appointed by United States Department of State as “Alternate U.S. Representative to the United Nations International Civil Aviation Council”
Member of the ICAO Air Transport Committee, Finance Committee and Alternate Member of the ICAO unlawful Interference Committee • As United States Representative presented the official United States position on all aviation safety issues to ICAO for the Department of State,
Transportation to include FAA, Commerce, Department of Defense, National Weather Service and National Oceanic and Atmosphere
Administration (NOAA), National Transportation Safety Board, Customs, Department of Justice, and all other United States government agencies. • Retired from the Federal Aviation Administration & United States Department of State after 34.8 years of Federal Service



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