Aviation Expert Witnesses

ID: 14146

This experienced aviation expert earned his BS from Amherst College and is a certified airline transport pilot and flight instructor. He formerly served as a pilot for Penobscot Island Air and as the president of Skywagon Air Service, where he specialized in aircraft marketing and developed technology to maximize turn around time on charter requests to qualified vendor selection. For the almost a...

E-695222

Pennsylvania

This highly-qualified expert has over 35 years of experience in aviation, as well as a practicing attorney. In addition to being a licensed attorney, he has a private pilot's license and a commercial pilot's license. He earned his BAS in biomedical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and his JD from Pennsylvania State University. He has worked for several law firms throughout his...

ID: 23850

California

This aviation expert's total flight time is over 24,000 hours in over 100 different aircraft types. He is a certified multi-engine flight instructor, flight engineer, and airline transport pilot. He is a member of numerous aviation organizations, including the Allied Pilots Association and the United States Pilot Association. Aircrafts this expert has flown include the Boeing 727, 737, 757, 767,...

E-009401

Texas

This aviation and aerospace expert is one of the leaders in his industry and has extensive experience in flight test, materials and properties laboratories, unmanned aerial systems, engineering operations, Safety Management Systems and quality. This expert started his career as a United State Army pilot and then advanced to several senior positions with the Federal Aviation Administration(FAA)....

ID: 36259

This highly-qualified expert of aircraft certification has over 40 years of experience in the aircraft field. He earned his BS in aeronautics from the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and holds a Federal Aviation Administration airframe and powerplant license. He is also a certified aircraft appraiser and is an active member of the Professional Aircraft Appraisal Organization and the...

E-009905

Kansas

This highly qualified aeronautics expert earned his masters and PhD in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT. He is a fellow in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and an associate fellow in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He has authored more than 100 publications in the aeronautics space and is currently a Professor of Aerospace Engineering at a top midwest...

ID: 39798

California

This highly qualified helicopter pilot has been flying for over 40 years. He earned his BA in East Asian studies at the University of Oregon before going on to serve in the United States army. He served in the army as the medical platoon leader, operations officer, pilot in command, airfield sub installation commander, and co-commander of air medical evacuations. He then continued his career as a...

E-008135

Michigan

This highly qualified expert currently serves as as a Senior Flight Surgeon for the United States Air Force Reserve Medical Corps as well as Adjunct Professor for an aviation university where he teaches Aviation Physiology. He also provides medical examination services to pilots and aviation companies. He is board-certified in Family Medicine and is a member of the Experimental Aircraft...

ID: 6081349

Colorado

Dr. Robert C. Winn has over 46 years of experience in the fields of Aviation Accident Reconstruction and Engineering. He earned his BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado State University. Today, this expert is licensed as a Professional Engineer in the states of Colorado and Alabama and as a Commercial Pilot by...

E-017781

Pennsylvania

This expert has been involved in aviation for more than 40 years. She spent time as a flight attendant for both American Airlines and Capitol Air, and has been involved in business aviation flying both full time & contract/freelance. She flew full time as a business aviation flight attendant for Coca Cola, DuPont, and others. This expert also runs her own training company, an extensive program...

ID: 6209647

North Carolina

Mr. Charley M. Pereira has 32 years of experience in Transportation Safety. He earned his BS in Aeronautical Engineering from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. Today, this expert is licensed as a General Contractor in the state of North Carolina and as the United States Coast Guard Captain in the state of Maryland. Formerly, this expert served as a Senior Aerospace Engineer of the Engineering...

E-026490

Oklahoma

This expert's career in the aviation industry spans 37 years and has included work in turbine power plant, aircraft overhaul and component repair and overhaul. He has performed risk assessment for the insurance industry and both corporate and business aircraft owners have utilized his talents. He has received many awards from the Federal Aviation Administration while maintaining a staff position...

ID: 6249686

Idaho

Mr. Richard Stowell Jr. has over 35 years of experience in Aviation. He earned his BSME from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Today, he is certified as a Commercial Pilot, Flight Instructor, and Remote Pilot by the Federal Aviation Administration. He has logged 10,000 hours of flight time with 9,000 hours of flight instruction given and is credited for developing, PARE, an acronym that helps...

E-057780

North Carolina

This highly qualified expert has served as a senior operations executive for regional and international airports. He is an Accredited Airport Executive by the American Association of Airport Executives, as well as a Certified Airport Security Coordinator, a Certified Private Pilot, and certified by the FAA in Airport Planning & Capacity. He earned his B.S. in Aeronautical Studies and Airport...

ID: 6249687

California

Dr. Kenneth L. Orloff has 55 years of experience in Aeronautical Engineering. He earned his BS in Physics from Harvey Mudd College, his MA in Physics, and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California Santa Barbara. Today, this expert is Certified by the Federal Aviation Administration as an Airline Transport Pilot, an Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic, and a Flight...

E-058063

Colorado

This 40+ year veteran of the aviation industry has extensive experience as an airline pilot and additional background in safety inspection, flight instruction, airport management, and accident investigation. He earned his B.S. in Aviation Technology and Business Management from Metropolitan State College and holds several certificates from the FAA, including the Airline Transport Pilot...

ID: 6249688

Virginia

Mr. Mark W. Olsen has 39 years of experience in the fields of Aviation Management and Air Traffic Control. He earned his AS in Biomedical Technology from Springfield Technical Community College and his BS in Aviation Management and Air Traffic Control from Daniel Webster College. Today, this expert is certified as a Student Pilot and as a Control Tower Operator by the Federal Aviation...

E-070880

Florida

This expert started his aviation career in 1990 while serving in the US Marine Corps as a jet engine mechanic on the CH-53 helicopter. Upon reporting to his duty station, he was selected to fill a security detachment, answered the call of duty and served in the Gulf war. He has since immersed himself into the world of Light Sport Aviation. He is one of very few Rotax engine experts on the...

ID: 6249689

Minnesota

Mr. Chad W. Menne has 23 years of experience in Aviation. Today, this expert is certified as an Airline Transport Pilot and a Ground Instructor by the Federal Aviation Administration. Formerly, this expert served as the Chief Pilot at Uni-Systems, LLC, as a PA46 Program Manager at Roger Aviation, LLC, and as the Founder of Malibu Aerospace where he was the Chief Experimental Test Pilot....

E-089778

Texas

This expert has spent more than three decades in the federal government, filling critical national security roles domestically and on behalf of the U.S. government overseas. He previously served as Assistant Administrator of TSA Security Operations, overseeing 450 airports and a $3.7 billion dollar budget. During his tenure, he successfully led a reorganization of the Office of Security...