Aviation and Airport Management Expert Witness

Expert Witness No.67

Education

A.A. and A.S. Degrees - Aviation Management, Airport Management, Marketing, and Business Administration

B.S. Degree - Aviation Technology

University of Oklahoma:  Master’s Degree - Social Law and Education

Oklahoma State University, Department of Aviation and Space Education - College of Education: Doctorate - Higher Education Administration, from the Department of Aviation and Space Education

Experience

16,100 flight hours in 288 different models of aircraft and 39 models of helicopters

Airline Transport Pilot Certificate

Flight Instructor Certificate in airplanes and helicopters

FAA Designated Pilot Examiner (for 25 years)

FAA Authorized Inspector

Aircraft and Powerplant Mechanic

Judge for the U.S. Helicopter Championships (1994, 1996)

Judge for the World Helicopter Championships (1996)

Captain and Flight Standardization Officer in the CAP/USAF

Owned and/or Managed 20 Aviation Business

18 Years as an Aircraft Manufacturer

Engineered and manufactured aircraft using artificial intelligence and fly-by-wire concepts for the U.S. Army

10 Years experience as an Airport Manager

Air Line Pilots Union, Mutual Aid Association in WDC (Past Director and President)

Director of Aviation Research

Instructor in Western Oklahoma State College

Adjunct Professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Adjunct Professor at Southern Nazarene University’s Graduate School

100 Technical Papers and/or Articles and two Books

Current Position - Aviation Accident Investigator

Graduate of the National Transportation Safety Board, Federal Aviation Administration, University of Southern California, and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University accident investigation schools

Aviation Technical Advisor to CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, the FOX Network

President and CEO of an Aviation Research and Consulting Firm

Certified Oklahoma Supreme Court Mediator

Organizations

Society of Flight Test Engineers, Senior Aerospace Executives

International Society of Air Safety Investigators

University Aviation Association