Meet Our Speakers and Moderators Thank you to our ATCA Technical Symposium Speakers and Moderators Nadine Alameh, Open Geospatial Consortium Dr. Nadine Alameh is the very recently appointed CEO of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), a global organization for the advancement of location standards. Nadine is a recognized leader in the fields of geospatial information systems (GIS) and aviation data exchange (SWIM). Nadine loves challenges, from serving as Northrop’s Chief Architect for Innovation to running a small international software business to advising NASA’s Geoscience Interoperability Program. Nadine holds a PhD and two MS degrees from MIT. Christopher Allison, Sierra Nevada Corporation Space Systems Christopher Allison is the regulatory affairs lead for Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) Space Systems. In support of SNC’s Dream Chaser® orbital vehicle program, he has served as the federal agencies integration lead and landing site coordinator. In recent years, Christopher has represented SNC to the FAA, Department of State, and federal launch ranges, coordinating compliance with government requirements and regulations in support of planned Dream Chaser launches and landings. Recently Christopher was asked to represent SNC on three aviation rulemaking committees discussing topics of commercial space regulations and integration into the NAS. He is also chairman of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation’s Regulatory Committee and advises SNC representation on COMSTAC. Bryan Barmore, NASA Dr. Bryan Barmore has a PhD in nuclear physics from the College of William and Mary and a BS in physics from Ohio University. He is the deputy project manager for technology for NASA’s Air Traffic Management – Exploration project where he leads the technology development for future airspace concepts enabling safe and efficient access to the airspace for all users. Previously he was a research engineer in NASA Langley’s Crew Systems and Aviation Operations Branch. From 2002-2015, he led NASA’s Interval Management research team. Bryan was active in the development of international standards for interval management, including the publication of multiple RTCA and EUROCAE documents. He led the development of the FAA’s Interval Management concept of operations. From 2015-2017, Bryan led Langley’s Advanced Four-Dimensional Trajectory (4DT) research team in NASA’s SMART NAS for Efficient Trajectory-Based Operations project. Bryan’s research interests include improving the operational efficiency and safety of air transportation for existing and new users and operations and enabling new operational paradigms to coexist with existing airspace users. Bryan continues to work to empower users to have a more active role in airspace management through digital information exchange and distributed control paradigms. Prior to coming to NASA, Bryan was a research fellow at the Joint Institute for Heavy Ion Research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory where he studied the structure of extreme nuclei. Bryan was a member of the team that was awarded the 2007 Robert J. Collier Trophy for the development of ADS-B and ADS-B applications. He is the recipient of the NASA Exception Achievement Medal and multiple RTCA and NASA awards. He has over 40 publications in ATM and physics research. Paul Behan, NATCA Paul Behan is a commercial pilot, CFI, CFII, and MEI. He graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Daytona Beach campus) in 2004 with a BS in air traffic management and has worked as an air traffic control specialist at the Jacksonville Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZJX) since 2006. Paul served as the NATCA ZJX South Area representative from 2014-2018 and has served as a NATCA state legislative coordinator from 2015 to present. Paul now serves as the NATCA national commercial space representative and represents NATCA on the FAA’s Commercial Space Integration Team & Joint Space Operations Group. Patrick Biltgen, Perspecta Dr. Patrick Biltgen is the analytics offering family lead at Perspecta. He leads research and development efforts for machine learning, artificial intelligence, modeling, and Internet-of-Things (Iot) capabilities. Patrick holds a bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD in aerospace engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He has supported data fusion and modeling efforts for multiple defense and intelligence clients. In 2016, Patrick published Activity-Based Intelligence: Principles and Applications, the first unclassified textbook on this contemporary intelligence tradecraft. He is the recipient of the 2017 Neil Armstrong Award of Excellence, the 2018 Intelligence and National Security Alliance Edwin Land Award, and the 2014 National Intelligence Integration Award.
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Steve Bradford, FAA Steve Bradford is the chairman of the technical review board that monitors technical decisions related to investments and the enterprise architecture. He works with elements of the FAA to develop midterm plans and five-year budget requests to implement NextGen, including UAS related automation. He has a leading role in NextGen’s international engagement. He was a member of the ICAO technical team that authored the latest Global Air Navigation Plan, the past US panel member and current advisor to the ICAO Air Traffic Management Requirements and Performance Panel, and is technical advisor to the development of GANP 2019. He leads the FAA participation in several activities with SESAR Joint Undertaking and has led several co-operative international efforts with EUROCONTROL. He is also the FAA lead for the FAA/NASA Research Transition Team process that supports collaboration between the FAA and NASA on ATM related activities. A current focus of the RTT process is collaboration on both UAS-in-the-NAS supporting vehicles operating in ATM, and UAS traffic management supporting operation in uncontrolled airspace. Both RTTs depend on direct partnership with the UAS industry and provide many opportunities to look at new technology options for both UAS and traditional manned aircraft operations. Vincent Capezzuto, Aireon Vincent Capezzuto is the chief technology officer (CTO) and vice president of engineering for Aireon. He is responsible for leading the design, development, and implementation of the Aireon system. With more than 30 years of experience in ATM, Vincent has an extensive knowledge of the air traffic systems, ADS-B and related technologies, ground radar, and satellite systems alike. Most recently, Vincent spent 18 years working at FAA. In his role as the director of air traffic systems in the FAA’s PMO, he was responsible for systems that support daily tactical operations, as well as executing new surveillance and automation tools that are forming the basis for NextGen. Vincent currently serves as an ATCA board member, and has held a variety of positions at the FAA, including director of en route and oceanic program operations and supervisory aviation technical system specialist for a variety of air traffic systems. Prior to joining the FAA, he worked for private sector companies including United Technologies, Westinghouse, and Republic Electronics, where he was involved in the design, integration, test, implementation, and manufacturing of electronic equipment for commercial, civil, and military applications. Vincent holds a Bachelor of Technology degree from the New York Institute of Technology and a MS in systems engineering from George Washington University. Jon Damush, Boeing NeXt Jon Damush is director of new business ventures for Boeing NeXt, a business division building the ecosystem that will define the future of urban, regional, and global mobility. He is responsible for collaboration with third parties to advance Boeing’s future mobility initiatives, including oversight of the SkyGrid joint venture that is developing a software platform for the safe integration of unmanned and autonomous vehicles into the global airspace. Jon was formerly the chief growth officer for Insitu, Inc., a Boeing subsidiary whose unmanned products have more than 1.3 million operational flight hours. During his tenure at Insitu, he established the commercial business unit and oversaw the strategy and marketing functions of the company. Jon came to Insitu through Boeing’s acquisition of 2d3 Sensing, where he was president and CEO. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical and aerospace engineering and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of California, Irvine. He is also a licensed commercial pilot and certified flight instructor. Misty Davies, NASA Dr. Misty Davies is a computer research engineer at NASA Ames Research Center, working within the Robust Software Engineering Technical Area. She is also the group lead for the Systems Thinking, Architecture and Collaboration (STAC) group. Her work is focused on predicting the behavior of complex, engineered systems early in design as a way to improve these systems’ safety, reliability, performance, and cost. Misty’s approach is to develop nascent ideas within systems theory and within the mathematics of multi-scale physics modeling. She received her PhD in mechanical engineering from Stanford University in 2008. She was a member of the Laboratory for Virtual Experiments in Mechanics. Her dissertation created a novel, network-based, adaptively coarse-grained computational model for the simulation of polymer materials at the rubbery plateau. She also received a MS in aerospace and astrospace engineering from Stanford University in 2004. She earned her BS is in mechanical engineering from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Ariz., in 2003. Peter F. Dumont, Air Traffic Control Association Peter F. Dumont is the president and CEO of ATCA, where he serves a global membership of nearly 4,000 in all segments of the ATC/ATM community. Through its renowned domestic and international conferences, ATCA brings together more than 15,000 stakeholders, regulators, and subject matter experts from 136 countries and territories each year to discuss all elements of the global airspace. Peter represents ATCA’s membership on the FAA’s NAC and DAC Working Subcommittee, as well as on the Unmanned Aircraft Safety Team and the 22
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FAA ARAC on controller training. He also sits on the policy board of the U.S. Contract Tower Association (USCTA). Peter’s 40-year career in aviation began as an air traffic controller with the U.S. Navy. After retiring from the Navy after 20 years, Peter began his private sector career with Serco, Inc., where he served as vice president of aviation, and later as COO of the North American sector of the $3 billion defense contracting services company. During his tenure, he oversaw multiple lines of business in airport management contracts, ATC, ATC equipment installation, meteorology, weather observation, ATC engineering, control tower fabrication and installation, ATM, labor relations, business development, and a number of non-aviation related contracts and corporate management functions. Peter holds a BS in aeronautics, a Master of Aeronautical Science degree, and a MS in unmanned systems (all domains) with a minor in sUAS, all from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He also holds his part 107 remote pilot certificate. Josh Elliott, Booz Allen Hamilton Josh Elliot is director of artificial intelligence (AI). He has more than 18 years of experience developing and executing business strategy, overseeing technical delivery, creating new solutions, and developing talent across civil and commercial markets. Josh has taken on a key role to help accelerate BAH’s AI work, including machine learning, and quantum and deep learning solutions tied to their clients’ challenges. He is passionate about driving new and evolving technologies in data science and AI, as well as forging industry partnerships. Previously, Josh managed technical and business development for Booz Allen’s US federal civilian aviation practice. He also co-led the establishment of Booz Allen’s IT strategy center of excellence, and currently serves as a mentor to James Madison University’s Hack 4 Defense program. Josh has a BA in finance and computer information systems from James Madison University, and is certified in the governance of enterprise information technology through ISACA. David Hart, FAA David Hart has over 30 years of experience working in the technical field. He began his technical career in the Coast Guard as an electronics technician, then as a controls technician at a nuclear power plant, and finally as an FAA employee. His first position in the FAA was as a technician at Atlanta ARTCC (ZTL). David has also been a technician at Atlanta TRACON (A80) and Atlanta National Network Control Center (NNCC). David has held various management positions in technical operations; ATL NNCC front line manager, network enterprise management center (NEMC) operation manager, NAS cyber operations manager, enterprise data and cyber security 2nd level manager, telecommunications service group manager, and national operation group manager. In November 2019, David moved into a new position as the NAS resiliency team front line manager. Bryan Larish, Verizon Dr. Bryan Larish is a director of technology at Verizon. In that role he leads a team that plans and architects the future security capabilities of Verizon’s networks. His team also develops AI and machine learning capabilities that improve the performance of Verizon's networks. Prior to joining Verizon, Bryan was technical director for enterprise connectivity & specialized IT services at a US government agency where he was responsible for setting the technical direction of the development and operation of the agency's global network infrastructure. Bryan also worked in the chief engineer’s office at the U.S. Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) where he implemented engineering techniques used to manage, architect, and plan the U.S. Navy’s communications/IT systems portfolio. Bryan’s other experience includes technical director for Navy engineering policy and various engineering roles at SPAWAR. Bryan holds a PhD and MS in electrical and computer engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a BSE in electrical engineering from Arizona State University. Jeff McCoy, FAA Jeff McCoy has been serving as the FAA’s deputy vice president, technical operations, for the past two and a half years. He began his career with the FAA as a radar, automation, and communications specialist at the Minneapolis airport. Throughout his 25-year career with the FAA, Jeff has served in key roles. As the lead for terminal surveillance and automation for the Great Lakes region, he led the implementation, optimization, and second-level technical support activities for all radar and automation platforms for key airports, including O’Hare, Midway, Detroit, Minneapolis, and Cleveland. In 2004 Jeff became the manager for the Great Lakes Region Spectrum Engineering and Telecommunications Group. In 2006 he moved to Washington, D.C., to establish and lead a new national-level telecommunications operations team where he oversaw the transition of over 25,000 critical FAA telecommunications circuits to the FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI). In 2011, Jeff established and led the ATO’s National Enterprise Operations Directorate responsible for the operational oversight and management of the NAS infrastructure and leased services providers. As the FAA’s deputy vice president, technical operations, Jeff’s primary focus is on the safe, efficient, and secure operation of the NAS through effective management of air navigation services and infrastructure. As the ATO’s cybersecurity executive, Jeff also has the primary responsibility for securing the NAS domain from emerging threats. Jeff has a BS in electronic systems technologies from Southern Illinois University. 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Jay Merkle, FAA Prior to being named the new executive director of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Office, Peter “Jay” Merkle was the deputy vice president (DVP) of the PMO within the ATO. The PMO is responsible for all NextGen program activity; all NAS communications; navigation, weather, surveillance and automation modernization programs; and all service life extensions to legacy NAS sensors, communications, and navigation aids. Given the tight coupling between successful automation program delivery and current system operation, the PMO also leads and manages all second-level automation engineering efforts. Lastly, the PMO works with FAA operations and aviation users to ensure globally interoperable solutions for NextGen. Prior to that position, Merkle was the director of program control and integration, AJM-1, in the PMO for the ATO. In that capacity, he led the PMO in developing effective, timely, and innovative solutions to evolving business needs. The focus areas were program control, cross-cutting analysis and integration, and special initiatives. Since joining the FAA, Merkle has served as the manager of systems integration for portfolio management and technology development within the NextGen organization. He also has held positions as the lead engineer for tower, terminal, and en route automation systems, as the chief system engineer for en route and terminal domains, and as the chief architect for NextGen at the Joint Planning and Development Office. Merkle has over 30 years of extensive experience in engineering and program management. He started his career as an engineer working in cockpit and crew station design on several aircraft, including the C-17 large transport aircraft. Merkle holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Central Florida and a master’s degree in industrial engineering and operations research from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Eric Neiderman, FAA Dr. Eric Neiderman is manager of the FAA’s aviation research division at the William J. Hughes Technical Center. The division develops scientific solutions to current and future air transportation challenges through applied research and development in collaboration with industry, academia, and government. Research areas include: fire safety, human factors, airport technology, software and systems, and structures and propulsion. He has more than 20 years of government experience, beginning with the FAA as an engineering research psychologist working in aviation security. Eric holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial psychology from La Salle University, and a master’s degree and PhD in human factors from George Mason University. He also holds a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Pennsylvania and is a certified project management professional. Michael O’Donnell, FAA Michael O'Donnell has over 30 years of civil and military aviation experience including managing an airport, building a control tower, and leading a statewide airport system before he joined the FAA in 2008. In April 2018, Michael became the executive director of the Air Traffic Safety Oversight Service (AOV-1). As the executive director, Michael is the principal agency advisor to the administrator, deputy administrator, and associate administrator for aviation safety for all Air Traffic Organization (ATO) safety-related issues and is responsible for the independent oversight of ATO's provision of air navigation services. As AOV-1, Michael represents the FAA both inside and outside the agency, nationally and internationally. Michael also serves as a liaison to congress, the Department of Defense, other federal agencies, and commercial and general aviation and is a focal point on a wide variety and issues relating to safety standards for air traffic control infrastructure, facilities, and systems. Prior to joining AOV, Michael was the executive director of the Office of Accident Investigation and Prevention (AVP-1). As executive director, Michael led as the government co-chair of the General Aviation Joint Steering Committee (GAJSC), which presided over the lowest GA accident rate in US history. Michael joined the FAA as director of the Office of Airport Safety and Standards in June 2008. As director, he was responsible for the certification and safety of 540 commercial service airports and for all airport design, construction, maintenance, operations, and safety standards for the nation's 3,300 federally obligated airports. Michael holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and a private pilot certificate. He is also an experienced college professor. Mike Paglione, FAA Mike Paglione is the branch manager of the FAA’s Software and Systems Branch at the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center. The Software and Systems Branch conducts research in support of aircraft safety technology development and enhancement of aircraft certification procedures, airworthiness standards, operation requirements, inspection and maintenance processes, and safety oversights to achieve the next level of safety. Before taking the current management position in April 2017, he managed the FAA’s Modeling and Simulation Branch for five years and served as a FAA engineer and project lead for 13 years before that. He has extensive experience in ATC automation algorithms, simulation problems, analysis of decision support software, applied statistics, and general systems engineering. Mike holds BS and MS degrees in industrial and systems engineering from Rutgers University.
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Tom Prevot, Uber Elevate Dr. Tom Prevot is director of engineering for airspace systems at Uber Elevate. He and his team are developing airspace systems and cloud services for the future Uber Elevate network of electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft. Prior to joining Uber in summer 2017, Tom was with NASA Ames Research Center for more than 20 years. He was head of the Airspace Operations Lab and project lead for NASA’s UAS traffic management (UTM) research. Tom is passionate about developing and evaluating future concepts and technologies for the air transportation system. He has published over 100 conference and journal papers. He earned his doctorate in aerospace engineering from the Munich University of the German Armed Forces in 1995. Lisa Ryan, FAA Lisa A. Ryan is the acting director of operational readiness within System Operations Services of the FAA’s ATO. The operational readiness directorate is building contingency planning into the culture of the FAA. It leads and manages national policies and, through better technology and procedures, improves planning, rapid response, and decision support during contingency operations. The directorate advances alignment and integration of resources between FAA offices and government and industry stakeholders, domestic and international, by placing a lifecycle focus on continuous process improvements from past events, responses to active events, and preparation for future continuity of NAS operations. Prior to assuming the director position, Lisa was the group manager of policy and procedures within the operational readiness directorate. It is here that Lisa led the strategic planning and implementation of international contingency agreements, policy, training, and stakeholder outreach. Before joining system operations, Lisa held leadership roles in ATO service units such as the PMO, safety and technical training, technical operations, and finance (which has since been organizationally realigned into AFN). Lisa maintained a career in private industry prior to joining the FAA and holds a BS from Clarkson University. David Rottblatt, EmbraerX David Rottblatt is the business development director for EmbraerX and the project lead for EmbraerX’s urban air traffic management project. David works with industry leaders and strategic partners to develop new solutions to enable the urban air mobility industry to scale. Before joining EmbraerX, David held multiple market-development roles at GE, with international assignments in Brazil, South Africa, and Hungary. David holds a Master of International Business degree from Tufts University, a MA in political science from the University of Connecticut, and a BA in international affairs from the George Washington University. David is also a multi-engine instrument-rated pilot, an avid skydiver, and a scuba diver. Confesor Santiago, NASA Confesor Santiago is the chief of the Systems Modeling and Optimization Branch in the Aviation Systems Division at NASA Ames Research Center. Within his branch, researchers and engineers are working on concepts, architectures, and technology development in the areas of detect and avoid for integrating UAS into the NAS, UTM development and evaluation, and field evaluations of integrated arrival, departure, and surface technologies. Furthermore, his branch manages a large-scale warehouse of ATM data with tools for big data, data visualization, and machine learning. Confesor has been with NASA since 2011. Previous to his current role at NASA, he spent five years helping to develop detect and avoid minimum operational performance standards for UAS. His interest in artificial intelligence and machine learning are sparked as new automation/autonomy concepts are envisioned to advance traditional and non-traditional ATM systems in the future. Dennis Sawyer, MITRE Dennis Sawyer is director, ATM innovation, in the Center for Advanced Aviation System Development (CAASD) – the FAA’s federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) operated by The MITRE Corporation. He previously led MITRE CAASD’s NAS Capabilities & Evolution and NAS Systems Engineering divisions. Previous MITRE executive roles include serving as executive director, veterans affairs (VA), in MITRE’s Center for Enterprise Modernization, and director, Department of Defense and US Intelligence Community Chief Information Officer programs in MITRE’s Center for National Security. Before joining the MITRE Corporation in 2001, Dennis was director, aviation solutions, at TRW Systems Integration Group. Bridget Singratanakul, NATCA Bridget Singratanakul is an air traffic controller at DFW Tower, NATCA national runway safety representative, and national runway status lights representative. She also holds a commercial multi-engine pilot rating. Bridget also represents IFATCA and NATCA to ICAO as the runway safety expert and member of the Aerodrome Design and Operations Panel (ADOP). She is a member of the Airport Construction Advisory Council (ACAC) supporting airport construction activates throughout the NAS and internationally. Bridget is the national MAY 14-16, 2019
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industry co-chair to the Surface Safety Group (SSG), which leads government and industry efforts in understanding causes of runway incursions and develops recommendation strategies to mitigate/reduce serious surface events through implementation of data-driven, risk-based integrated systems approach. Bridget is also voting member of the Runway Safety Council (RSC), which leads government and industry strategies to maintain and enhance safe surface operations. Ronald Stroup, FAA Ronald Stroup is the chief systems engineer (CSE) for airborne and ground integration for the FAA’s NAS Systems Engineering and Integration Office. He served as an aviation safety engineer in the Chicago Aircraft Certification Office from 1989 to 1997 and as the software technology specialist in the Special Certification Office in Fort Worth, Texas, from 1997 to 2000. From 2000 to 2003, Ron worked for the chief scientist for air traffic on safety and security of NAS software. Since becoming the CSE in 2003, he is responsible for providing NAS vision and facilitating collaborative partnerships to support overall system-of-systems integration, system performance, and leads system engineering efforts. He performs trade studies and defines technology vector(s); resolves cross-cutting implementation and transition issues; and performs horizon scanning to identify strategies to evolve legacy and new systems to support the future architecture. Ron holds a BS in avionics engineering from Parks College of Saint Louis University and a MS in information management from Syracuse University. Akbar Sultan, NASA Akbar Sultan is responsible for NASA’s aviation operations and safety research portfolio (AOSP) of more than $120 million across four research centers. AOSP works with the FAA, industry, and academic partners to conceive and develop NextGen technologies to further improve the safety of current and future aircraft moving through the NAS. NextGen activity includes research to enable service-oriented architecture and integrated demand management operational efficiencies in the surface, terminal, en route, and oceanic operational domains for traditional aircraft, UAS, and future autonomous systems. The program is also responsible for aviation safety research in the areas of aircraft state awareness, prevention of aircraft loss of control, verification and validation of complex systems, prognostic safety through data mining, and real-time system-wide safety assurance. A key focus is on developing and demonstrating enhanced systems that will enable routine access to the airspace by emergent users of UAS, especially in support of evolving urban air mobility concepts. Akbar is the NASA co-lead on the NASA/FAA Research Transition Teams, which are organized to enable efficient and effective transition of NASA research into FAA implementation roadmaps. He is also the NASA liaison to the multiagency NextGen Interagency Planning Office and leads the program’s international collaboration activities. Akbar has 20 years of professional experience in aerospace and air traffic management research and development. Previously, Akbar was a NASA liaison to the Joint Planning and Development Office in the ongoing development of NextGen, where he led the development of NextGen operational improvements. He also served as the software configuration, release, and verification and validation manager for the terminal radar approach control automation system at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California. There he was responsible for gaining FAA certification for NASA prototype systems in operational field trials. Akbar received two BS degrees – in mechanical engineering and in aeronautical science and engineering – from the University of California Davis, and a MS in aerospace engineering from San José State University. Alice Quinn, Northrop Grumman Alice Quinn is the director of the Citizen Service Solutions Operating Unit for Northrop Grumman’s Technology Services sector. Alice oversees all areas of the operating unit’s business, including program delivery, strategy, execution, sustainment and growth. Alice has over 30 years of technical and management leadership of federal, civil, and commercial programs at Northrop Grumman. She manages portfolios of programs with the FAA, the Department of Treasury, and other civilian agencies, as well as, state, municipal, and commercial customers. Alice holds a bachelor’s degree in physics and chemistry from Longwood University. She has also completed business, technical, and executive leadership courses at the University of Virginia, Darden Graduate School of Business, and the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business. Ken Wall, ARCNet Kenneth Wall is a retired supervisory special agent (SSA) with the FBI. He has over 21 years’ experience investigating international and domestic terrorism along with espionage cases. Additionally, Ken led his division’s evidence response to include 9/11 investigations in Shankesville, Pa., and the World Trade Center. Prior to the FBI, Ken spent eight years in the Air Force and as an engineer and intelligence officer serving at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and Ramstein AB in Germany. He has a degree in aerospace engineering from Georgia Tech and a Master’s in Public Administration from Central Michigan University.
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Lee Wilbur, Deloitte Consulting LLP Lee is a managing director at Deloitte Consulting LLP where he leads the Mission Systems Engineering practice for the government and public service market. In his 35-year career, he has led system engineering efforts on large complex acquisition and development efforts across the federal government landscape. His current emphasis is on applying innovative digital engineering methods to help government clients define, design, develop, acquire, deploy, and sustain new/modernized solutions faster and more efficiently. Prior to joining Deloitte, Lee held positions as the chief system engineer on several large aerospace programs at Boeing and served as an executive vice president and president, Booz Allen Engineering Services, at Booz Allen Hamilton. Lee holds a BS in systems science and engineering from Washington University in St. Louis and a MBA from Pepperdine University. Jeff Woods, NATCA Jeff Woods is currently the NATCA National Program Management Office (PMO) representative. He has over 27 years of ATC experience and has worked in a variety of environments, including military installations, towers, en route, and approach facilities. He began his ATC career in the U.S. Navy. During his 10-year enlistment, Jeff served as a controller first on the USS Kitty Hawk during Desert Storm and Shield, and then on NAS Whidbey Island, where he was certified in tower and approach. He joined the FAA in 2001, working at the agency’s tower in Beaumont, Texas. In 2003, Jeff transferred to Houston ARTCC, working at that facility for six years. From Houston ARTCC he transferred to Houston TRACON. For the last six years, he has been active in a multitude of projects, such as Performance Based Navigation (PBN) development and deployment and decision support tools for controllers. Jeff has also been involved in the initiative to “look across” multiple automation platforms to help ensure a successful operation integration. In addition to his project work, Jeff represents air traffic controllers by serving on numerous panels and workgroups both domestically and internationally. He is proud to bring his subject matter expertise, controller perspective, and commitment to the best path forward to all assignments. Shelley Yak, FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center Shelley J. Yak is the director of the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center, within the NextGen Organization. Shelley serves as principal advisor and is responsible for managing, operating, and maintaining world class aviation laboratories; planning and coordinating FAA’s research and development program; conducting applied research and development; testing, evaluating, verifying, and validating current NAS and future next generation air transportation systems; and providing facility maintenance, engineering support, and support services for all properties at the Tech Center. Her prior positions within the FAA included deputy director of the Technical Center, division manager of the center operations team, director of NextGen performance and reporting, and division manager of information technology. Shelley holds a BS in information and system science from Stockton University and a master’s in engineering management from Rowan University. She has received numerous internal and industry leadership and excellence awards throughout her career.
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