AVIATION EXPERT WITNESS

EDUCATION

Military, Officer's Commission, Pilot's wings
Civilian, Airline Captain, Instructor, and Manager

LANGUAGES

English, French

EXPERIENCE

1992-Date Management Consultant President

PILOT TRAINING AND PILOT STANDARDS SPECIALIST

Pilot training and pilot standards systems, supervision and assessment provided to airlines, business and general aviation

Assessment of (flight safety standards, training programs, in-flight procedures and practices. Technical and human resource audits.

ARBITRATION, MEDIATION and LITIGATION SPECIALIST

Arbitration, mediation and litigation support for aircraft accidents, incidents and disputes; accident analyses airline, corporate and general aviation pilot standards and performance analyses; pilot, air traffic controller and cabin crew error evaluations regulatory compliance and flight operations policy adherence reviews.

FLYING EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

Total time 15,000 hours
Multi Engine 14,000 hours
Instructor 3,000 hours
Jet Transport 12,000 hours
Simulator (s) 3,000 hours
RCAF 2,500 hours

AIRCRAFT FLOWN
Chipmunk, Harvard T-33 Silver Star, Beechcraft 18 DC3 Neptune CP1O7 Argus, Vickers Viscount, DC 8 L1011 Boeing 727, challenger 600 & 601, Gulfstream III & IV, Citation I, II & III, Falcon 50 & 900, HS 125, various single and twin engine light aircraft.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Consultant services performed within private and public sectors on a wide range of projects in aviation finance, technical and marketing roles.

THESE PROJECTS INCLUDE, AS EXAMPLES
Extensive involvement with domestic and international major and regional airline in flight operations related activities.

Project manager as Senior Safety Officer for the Caribbean Airport project. This Canadian Int'l Development Agency five-year program was multi-disciplinary in nature to develop and improve aviation safety in the region.

Consultant services completed for ICAO, IATA, IFALPA, NBAA, CALPA, Canadian Armed Forces, CAR, Pratt & Whitney Canada, etc.

MARKETING - SALES

Aircraft and aircraft support system, sales and marketing service within the corporate and airline transport industries include the following

(Past) Canadian representative for Saab aircraft of America Inc. for the SF 340
Corporate aircraft cost-benefit analyses for major Canadian and American corporations
Sale, finance/lease and implementation service for corporate (business) aircraft
Sale, Finance/lease and implementation service for airline aircraft

1966-1982 Airline Pilot (Air Canada) Line Pilot, Flight instructor, Manager

1963-1966 RCAF Pilot, Initial Pilot Training 1963-1964, Staff Pilot, 405 ASW SQN, RCAF Station Greenwood, Nova Scotia 1964-66

MEMBERSHIPS

Member, Institute of Management Consultants
American Board of Forensic examiners
National Forensic Center
Canadian Airline Pilots' Association

CAREER CHRONOLOGY - FLYING SUMMARY

Jan. 1953 to Nov. 1966 ROYAL CANADIAN AIR AIRCE (RCAF)
Aircraft Flown Chipmunk, Harvard, T-33 Silver Star Beechcraft 18, DC 3, Neptune, CPIO7 Argus

RESPONSIBILITIES Student pilot, Staff Pilot, 405 Anti-Submarine Warfare CREW) Squadron, RCAF Station Greenwood, Nova Scotia Flying Hours Accumulated 2,500 hours

Nov. 1966 to Dec. 1981: AIR CANADA Aircraft Flown DC 8, Vickers, Viscount, Lockheed L1011, Boeing 727

RESPONSIBILITIES DC 8 Models: -54, -55, -61, - 63 Second Officer (Flight Engineer), Navigator, First Officer, flight Instructor Viscount first Officer L1011 First Officer B 727 Captain and Flight Instructor - 3000 simulator hours B 767 Simulator implementation

FLYING HOURS ACCUMULATED
12,500 hours.

Airline Transport Rating (ATR), Flight navigator

December 1981 to date MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT Boeing 767 Simulator: Pilot Consultant: CAE production Eng. Dept. Aircraft flown: Challenger 600/601, Gulf stream III, IV, Citation I, II, III, Falcon 5O, 900, HS 125, various single and multi aircraft

KEYWORDS

Airline Pilot Expert Witness, aviation expert witness, management L-1011 expert witness, Vanguard expert witness, DC 10 expert witness, DC8 expert witness, 767 expert witness, 747 expert witness, ICAO expert witness, IATTA expert witness, start-up operations of airline companies expert witness, management issues expert witness, training issues expert witness, aircraft accidents expert witness, incidents and disputes expert witness, corporate and general aviation pilot standards and performance analyses expert witness

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