Washington, District of Columbia, United States
I have been serving as an Aviation Industry leader with over 40+ years of Air Traffic Control (ATC), Air Traffic Management (ATM), Information Technology (IT) and Program Management experience with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Department of Transportation (DOT). Serving in the United States Navy (USN) Vietnam Era Veteran. Significant experience with government contracting, business development capture, program management, talent acquisition, and building strategic alliances partnerships. Currently working as a Senior Partner/VP of Aviation with Indev, an industry small business leader in IT Modernization, Data Transformation, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Integration, Cybersecurity, Air Traffic Control Engineering and Training, and Cloud Migration. I served as an FAA Air Traffic Controller in various facilities including: Anchorage Tower (ANC), Minneapolis Enroute Air Traffic Control Center (ZMP), Anchorage Terminal Radar Approach Control (A11 TRACON) and the Potomac Consolidated (PCT) TRACON, and FAA Headquarters in Washington DC as a Senior leader of FAA’s Key programs. Retired from FAA after 24 yrs. I participated in developing the FAA’s NextGen Program and European Sky ATM Research Program (SESAR). Represented FAA Air Traffic Controller workforce issues from 1987-2001, serving as the National Air Traffic Controller Assn. (NATCA) Liaison to the FAA's Free Flight Program Office. Leading consensus-based teams and successfully delivered a variety of technical programs improving NAS capacity. Served as a NATCA national representative on several industry government partnership groups and technology teams in the FAA. I served in leadership positions at Indev, UNITECH and CSSI Inc. leading and managing programs and task orders under the FAA’s Controller Training Solutions (CTS), NAS Enterprise Architecture (NASEA), SETA II and Systems Engineering (SE-2025), PSS and ITIPSS contracts. I have lead or participated in several capture efforts which have resulted in large contract awards with the FAA in Systems Engineering and Air Traffic Organization (ATO) and NextGen program support. I’m interested in leveraging my work experience in the Aviation industry to address U.S and global Air Traffic Management (ATM) and Information Technology (IT) challenges. I have been involved in leading and/or managing efforts to evolve and modernize ATM airborne and ground systems and introduction of unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into NAS operations. I'm also interested in helping to deliver the Brand New Air Traffic Control System into the NAS.
Serving in the role of Partner/VP Aviation Programs developing strategic partnerships with Industry and Gov't clients. Focusing on FAA/DOT opportunities and managing the Controller Training Solutions Contract (CTS) and other FAA/DOT projects. Indev has a staff of 114 senior FAA Air Controllers and other Training Support Staff.
Aviation Consulting: Specializing in addressing technical and engineering challenges in Air Traffic Management (ATM), Aircraft Capabilities, and Air Traffic Control (ATC) Systems Integration. Recently, founded Av Vets LLC, a Veteran owned small business (VOSB) to provide specialized consulting and contract support services to airlines, manufacturers, government contractors, and federal agencies. Areas of Specialization: Technical and Engineering Support Services Expertise in the Federal Aviation Adminstration (FAA) and the Next Generation Air Traffic Control System (NextGen) ATM and ATC Systems and Procedures Systems Engineering & Requirements Development Collaboration and Team Building Avionics and NextGen Equipage Best Equipped-Best Served: Mixed Performance Strategies Human Factors Engineering and Analysis National Airspace System (NAS) Design and Planning Concept Development Concept Validation and Maturity Air-Ground Integration and Global Harmonization Labor Relations Workforce Integration Aviation Industry Representation Wake Mitigation Procedures Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Business Development and Marketing Collaboration with Industry and Labor NextGen Portfolio Planning and Execution Strategic Planning Program & Task Management
Providing contract support for the Chief Systems Engineer for Air-Ground Integration in the FAA's National Airspace System (NAS) Lifecycle Management Division (ANG-D) Task Lead: NextGen Air-to-Ground Integration. Functional Lead: NextGen Integration This effort involves supporting the FAA's NextGen Program office, with direct support for the FAA's Chief Systems Engineer for Air-Ground Integration. I was responsible for overseeing several Task Orders for CSSI Inc. on the FAA's SE-2020 Contract.
Providing Air Traffic Control Subject Matter Expertise. Technical and Engineering support for the Next Generation Air Traffic Control System (NextGen). Served as the task lead for a team of aviation professionals (system engineers, avionics engineers, and airline transport pilots). The team is facilitating and planning for emerging NextGen technologies for the aircraft and ground-based infrastructure.
Served as an Air Traffic Controller in the Federal Aviation Adminstration. Facility Rated: Tower Controller, ARTCC Controller, and TRACON controller. Retired from FAA 11/06 Duty locations: ANC Tower A11 TRACON ZMP Minneapolis ARTCC FAA's Free Flight Program Office Potomac Consolidated TRACON
Served as the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) Co-Lead and Liaison to the FAA's Free Flight Program Office. Implementing capacity enhancements in the FAA's Enroute and Terminal Facilities, ERAM/ URET/ DSR/TMA/ P-Fast/ ETMS/ and CATM decision supports tools.
Served as an Air Traffic Controller at Guam's Joint Civilian and Military Airport in Agana. Tower and Radar Approach Control