54th ANNUAL ALPA AIR SAFETY & SECURITY WEEK • AUGUST 11–14, 2008 • CAPITAL HILTON, WASHINGTON, DC ALPA National Air Safety Committee ALPA National Security Committee

Captain Rory Kay, UAL Captain Robert Hesselbein, NWA Executive Air Safety Chairman National Security Committee Chairman

Captain Scott Schleiffer, AAI Captain Bill McReynolds, FDX Executive Air Safety Vice Chairman National Security Committee Vice Chairman

Captain Paul Brady, EGL Captain Todd O’Brien, PDT Training Program Coordinator Director of Operations

Captain Victor Cabot, EGL Captain Craig Hall, ACJ Operations Committee Chairman Director of

Captain Bill de Groh, EGL Captain Avery Bates, AAI Aircraft Design and Operations Group Chairman Director of Information

Captain Ray Gelinas, ACJ Accident Analysis and Prevention Group Chairman

Captain Chuck Hogeman, UAL Human Factors and Training Group Chairman

Captain Larry Newman, DAL Air Traffic Services Group Chairman

Captain Linda Orlady, UAL Safety Management Systems Director

Captain Robert Perkins, ACJ Air Safety Coordinator, Canada Airport and Ground Environment Group Chairman TABLEAGENDA OF AT CONTENTS A GLANCE

General Information ...... 4 Registration Hours Pilot Office Lost and Found Recommended Attire Food and Beverage Discount Schedule at a Glance ...... 5 Monday, August 11 (Detailed Agenda) ...... 6 Tuesday, August 12 (Detailed Agendas) ...... 7 Wednesday, August 13 (Detailed Agendas) ...... 9 Thursday, August 14 (Detailed Agendas) ...... 10 Exhibitors and Sponsors ...... 12 Airline Luncheons ...... 16 Speaker Biographies ...... 17 Hotel Map ...... Inside Back Cover

LEADERSHIP AT WORK 3 GENERAL INFORMATION

Registration Hours Monday, August 11—7:00 a.m.–5:15 p.m. Tuesday, August 12—7:15 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 13—7:15 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Thursday, August 14—7:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

Pilot Office A pilot office for attendee use, equipped with printers, computers, and a fax machine, will be open Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Massachusetts Room.

Lost and Found Please report lost and found objects at the registration area. Please note that ALPA and the Capital Hilton are not responsible for lost items. Items not claimed at the hotel will be brought back to ALPA headquarters and held for six months.

Recommended Attire Workshops⎯Business Casual Atti re Air Safety and Aviati on Security Forums⎯Business Atti re Awards Banquet and Recepti on⎯Cocktail Atti re

Food and Beverage Discount All attendees will receive a 10 percent discount on all food and non-alcoholic beverages from Twigs, The Bar (lobby bar), and room service from Saturday, August 9, to Friday, August 15. Please show the wait staff your ALPA conference badge or the card enclosed in your hotel check-in packet (if staying at hotel).

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Key MONDAY, AUGUST 11 General Session TIME MEETING ROOM Safety Session 7:00 a.m.–5:15 p.m. REGISTRATION Upper Lobby Security Session 7:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m. *HFT Leadership Meeting (closed) Continental *President’s Committee for Cargo Meeting Suite 1026 * Concurrent Sessions SAFETY *ATS Group Meeting South American A 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. WORKSHOPS *Dangerous Goods Meeting Michigan ARE FOR Aviation Security Forum ALPA MEMBERS 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (See page #6 for detailed agenda) Federal A & B ONLY. 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. *AGE Group Meeting New York Concurrent Sessions *SMS Meeting Statler B 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. *FOQA/ASAP Project Team Meeting Statler A Concurrent Sessions *Operations Committee Meeting Senate 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. *Combined Human Factors & Training Group Meeting South American B 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. LUNCH (Upper Lobby & Pan American Foyer) 12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. *ADO Group Meeting California *Accident Investigation Board (AIB) Meeting 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. (AIB members only) Ohio 5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Optional Event–Crewmember Self-Defense Demonstration Congressional 7:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m. Security Council Meeting Senate Suite TUESDAY, AUGUST 12 7:15 a.m.–5:00 p.m. REGISTRATION Upper Lobby Concurrent Sessions *President’s Committee for Cargo Meeting Suite 1026 8:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. *ATS Group Meeting South American A Aviation Security Forum 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (See page #7 for detailed agenda) Federal A & B *ADO Group Meeting California Concurrent Sessions *Accident Analysis & Prevention Group Meeting Statler A 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. *Operations Committee Meeting Senate *Combined Human Factors & Training Group Meeting South American B 8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. *AGE Group Meeting New York 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. LUNCH (on your own) *Joint Safety Meeting 1:30 p.m.–5:45 p.m. (See page #8 for detailed agenda) Presidential Ballroom 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Hospitality Suite Congressional WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13 7:15 a.m.–5:00 p.m. REGISTRATION Lobby/Foyer 1 Concurrent Sessions *President’s Committee for Cargo Meeting Suite 1026 8:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. *ATS Group Meeting South American A Aviation Security Forum 8:00 a.m.–11:50 a.m. (See page #9 for detailed agenda) Federal A & B *ADO Group Meeting California Concurrent Sessions *Operations Committee Meeting Senate 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. *Chief Accident Investigator Refresher Statler A 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. LUNCH (on your own) Air Safety and Security Forum 1:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m. (See page #9 for detailed agenda) Presidential Ballroom THURSDAY, AUGUST 14 7:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m. REGISTRATION Foyer 1 Air Safety and Security Forum 8:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. (See page #10 for detailed agenda) Presidential Ballroom Aviation Security Forum 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. (See page #11 for detailed agenda) Federal A & B 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Individual Airline Lunches (See page #16 for details) Air Safety and Security Forum 1:00 p.m.–4:45 p.m. (See page #10 for detailed agenda) Presidential Ballroom 6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Reception Congressional/Senate 7:00 p.m.–9:30 p.m. Awards Banquet Presidential Ballroom 9:30 p.m.–11:30 p.m. Hospitality Suite Congressional

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Monday, August 11, 2008 Aviation Security Forum–Federal A & B

8:00 a.m.–8:15 a.m. Welcome and Introductory Remarks Captain Robert Hesselbein, NWA–National Security Committee Chairman, ALPA 8:15 a.m.–8:45 a.m. Welcome Address–Opening Remarks Captain John Prater–President, ALPA 8:45 a.m.–9:15 a.m. Aviation Security: The Federal Air Marshal Service Perspective Mr. Robert Bray–Director, Federal Air Marshal Service 9:15 a.m.–10:00 a.m. The FAMS Mission: An Organizational Overview Mr. Robert Byers–Deputy Director, Federal Air Marshal Service 10:00 a.m.–10:20 a.m. Break 10:20 a.m.–11:50 a.m. Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO) Presentation Mr. Richard Bert–Special Agent in Charge, Office of Law Enforcement, Federal Air Marshal Service, Flight Programs Division Mr. Ron Phifer–Deputy Special Agent in Charge, Flight Programs Division, Federal Air Marshal Service Captain Michael Keane–Deputy Chief, Flight Programs Division, Federal Air Marshal Service 11:50 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Lunch (on your own) 1:00 p.m.–1:50 p.m. Airport Policing Mr. Stephen Holl–Police Chief, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority 1:50 p.m.–2:35 p.m. Rewards for Justice Program Overview Rewards for Justice Coordinator & Deputy Coordinator, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, U.S. Department of State 2:35 p.m.–2:50 p.m. Break 2:50 p.m.−3:40 p.m. Civil Aviation Security Program—Transportation Security Unit Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Counterterrorism and Criminal Investigative Divisions Mr. David Wiegand–Airport Liaison Agent, DCA The Terrorist Planning Cycle Mr. Allen Ellison–Intelligence Analyst, Counterterrorism Division, Transportation Security Unit 3:40 p.m.–4:50 p.m. Crewmember Self-Defense Training Overview First Officer Paul Chesek–DAL MEC Security Chairman Mr. Michael Rigney–Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Federal Air Marshal Service, Flight Programs Division 4:50 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Wrap-up Captain Robert Hesselbein, NWA–National Security Committee Chairman, ALPA 5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Optional Event (Congressional Room) Crewmember Self-Defense Interactive Demonstration Mr. Michael Rigney–Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Federal Air Marshal Service, Flight Programs Division 7:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m. Security Council Meeting (Senate Suite)

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Tuesday, August 12, 2008 AviationAviation Security Security Forum Forum–Federal – South American A & AB & B

8:00 a.m.–8:15 a.m. Welcome and Introductory Remarks Captain Robert Hesselbein, NWA–National Security Committee Chairman, ALPA 8:15 a.m.–9:30 a.m. History of TSA Office of Security Operations (OSO) and Organizational Structure of Office of Security Operations with Q&A Mr. Morris “Mo” McGowan–Assistant Administrator, OSO, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) 9:30 a.m.−9:45 a.m. Break 9:45 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Panel Discussion and Q&A: Application of Security Directives, Regulations, and Differences Between Airport Federal Security Directors Ms. Karen Burke (DCA), Mr. Joseph Terrell (PIT), Ms. Debra Engel (CHS, MYR), and Ms. Annie Nelson (RIC) Moderator: Captain Robert Hesselbein, NWA–National Security Committee Chairman, ALPA 11:45 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Lunch (on your own) 1:00 p.m.–1:45 p.m. Office of Security Operations (OSO) Program Overview Mr. Ray White–Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Security Operations 1:45 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Counter MANPADS Update Mr. James Shilling–Director, Business Development, IRCM, Northrop Grumman 2:30 p.m.–2:50 p.m. Break–Meet the Vendors (Congressional Room) The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, would like to thank ESCO/EMAS for sponsoring this break. 2:50 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Threatened Airspace Management Overview and Panel Discussion with Q&A Captain Clyde Romero−Subject Matter Expert F/O Steve Westover, FDX−Threatened Airspace Management Project Team, ALPA Mr. James Shilling–Director, Business Development, IRCM, Northrop Grumman Moderator: Captain Bill McReynolds, FDX−National Security Committee Vice Chairman and President’s Committee for Cargo Chairman, ALPA 4:45 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Wrap-up Captain Robert Hesselbein, NWA–Nati onal Security Committ ee Chairman, ALPA 6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. Hospitality Suite (Congressional Room) The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, would like to thank the ALPA Federal Credit Union for sponsoring this hospitality suite.

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Tuesday, August 12, 2008

AviationJoint Safety Security Meeting Forum–Presidential – South American Ballroom A & (ALPA B Members Only)

1:30 p.m.–1:50 p.m. Introduction–EASC Updates Captain Rory Kay, UAL–Executive Air Safety Chairman, ALPA 1:50 p.m.–2:10 p.m. Operations Committee (OPSCOM) Update Captain Victor Cabot, EGL–OPSCOM Chairman, ALPA 2:10 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Accident Analysis and Prevention (AAP) Group Update Captain Ray Gelinas, ACJ–AAP Chairman, ALPA 2:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Airport and Ground Environment (AGE) Group Update ALR and Airport Awards Captain Robert Perkins, ACJ–AGE Chairman, ALPA 3:00 p.m.–3:25 p.m. Break (Congressional Room) The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, would like to thank ESCO/EMAS for sponsoring this break. 3:25 p.m.–3:45 p.m. Air Traffic Services (ATS) Group Update Captain Larry Newman, DAL–ATS Chairman, ALPA 3:45 p.m.–4:05 p.m. Environment and Energy Task Force Update Captain Mary Ann Schaffer, UAL–Environment and Energy Task Force Chairman, ALPA 4:05 p.m.–4:25 p.m. Safety Management Systems Update Linda Orlady, UAL–Director, SMS, ALPA 4:25 p.m.–4:50 p.m. Break–Meet the Vendors (Congressional Room) The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, would like to thank ESCO/EMAS for sponsoring this break. 4:50 p.m.–5:10 p.m. Aircraft Design and Operations (ADO) Group Update Captain Bill de Groh, EGL–ADO Chairman, ALPA 5:10 p.m.–5:30 p.m. Human Factors and Training (HFT) Group Update Captain Chuck Hogeman, UAL–HFT Chairman, ALPA 5:30 p.m.–5:45 p.m. Closing Remarks 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Hospitality Suite (Congressional Room) The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, would like to thank the ALPA Federal Credit Union for sponsoring this hospitality suite.

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Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Aviation Security Forum–Federal A & B

8:00 a.m.–8:15 a.m. Welcome and Introductory Remarks Captain Robert Hesselbein, NWA–National Security Committee Chairman, ALPA 8:15 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Overview of Transportation Sector Network Management (TSNM) Mr. John Sammon–Assistant Administrator, Transportation Security Administration 9:00 a.m.–9:50 a.m. Overview of Airlines Mr. Dave Bernier–General Manager, Commercial Airlines, Transportation Sector Network Management, TSA 9:50 a.m.–10:10 a.m. Break 10:10 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Overview of Cargo Mr. Ed Kelly–General Manager for Air Cargo, Transportation Sector Network Management, TSA 11:00 a.m.–11:50 a.m. Overview of Global Strategies Ms. Cindy Farkus–Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Global Strategies, TSA 11:50 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Lunch (on your own)

Air Safety and Security Forum–Presidential Ballroom

1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. Opening Ceremony Captain John Prater–President, Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l Captain Rory Kay, UAL–Executive Air Safety Chairman, ALPA Captain Scott Schleiffer, AAI–Executive Air Safety Vice Chairman, ALPA Captain Robert Hesselbein, NWA–National Security Committee Chairman, ALPA Hank Krakowski–Federal Aviation Administration, Chief Operating Officer, Air Traffic Organization 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. “Hold Short for Runway Safety”: A New Approach Moderator: Captain Robert Perkins, ACJ–Airport and Ground Environment Group Chairman, ALPA Moderator: Captain Bill de Groh, EGL–Aircraft Design and Operations Group Chairman, ALPA Maria Kuffner–MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Human Factors Specialist Mark Slimko–ESCO/EMAS, Aviation Industry Specialist Dr. Dominic Walker–QinetiQ Airport Technologies, Product Development Director Tom Phillips– Commercial Aircraft 3:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Break (Congressional Room) The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, would like to thank Rockwell Collins for sponsoring this break. 4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m. “Clearing the Air”: Threatened Airspace Management 7 Years On Moderator: Captain Robert Hesselbein, NWA–National Security Committee Chairman, ALPA Douglas Gould–Federal Aviation Administration, Manager, Office of Tactical Operations Security (DEN) Alexis Smollok–Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Deputy Assistant Director, FAMS Office of Security Services and Assessments Major General Hank Morrow–U.S. Air Force, Commander Conus NORAD Region, I AF 5:30 p.m. Adjourn

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LEADERSHIP AT WORK 9 AGENDA

Thursday, August 14, 2008 AviationAir Safety Security and Security Forum Forum–Presidential – South American A & Ballroom B

8:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m. “What We Don’t Know Will Hurt Us”: Guaranteeing Maintenance Standards Moderator: Captain Bob Aaron, NWA–Central Air Safety Chairman The Honorable John Goglia, Former NTSB Board Member Mr. Gregory A. Feith, Former NTSB Investigator in Charge (IIC) 9:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m. Break (Congressional Room) The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, would like to thank NAV CANADA for sponsoring this break. 10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. “Follow the Leader”: ALPA Advancing NASMOD Moderator: Captain Marc Henegar, ALA–Director RNP/RNAV - NASMOD, ALPA Donald Porter II–NAVERUS, Senior Technical Air Traffic Specialist First Officer Grady Boyce, DAL–Technical Pilot Captain Brian Townsend, Aviation and Performance-Based Navigation Consultant Jim Arrighi–FAA Air Traffic Organization, System Operations Services, RNAV/RNP Group 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Individual Airline Lunches (sponsored by individual ALPA MECs) 1:00 p.m.–2:20 p.m. “Cultural Evolution”: SMS Takes Off Captain Linda Orlady, UAL–Safety Management Systems Director, ALPA Captain Simon Stewart, easyJet–SMS Development and Training Manager, Operations and Risk Group, Safety and Security Directorate Captain Nick Seemel, ACJ–Central Air Safety Chairman 2:20 p.m.–2:40 p.m. Break (Congressional Room) The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, would like to thank Airbus for sponsoring this break. 2:40 p.m.–4:00 p.m. “Show Me Yours, I’ll Show You Mine”: Data-Sharing in the Spotlight Captain Brit Etzold, NWA–Chief Accident Investigator Captain Bill Yantiss, UAL–Vice President Corporate Safety, Security, Quality & Environment Hassan Shahidi–MITRE Corporation, Associate Director of Aviation Safety and Performance-Based Services Peggy Gilligan–Federal Aviation Administration, Office of the Deputy Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety Kenneth P. Quinn–Flight Safety Foundation, General Counsel 4:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Swissair 111: Where Do We Go from Here? Ms. Kathy Fox–Transportation Safety Board of Canada, Board Member 4:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Closing Comments 4:45 p.m. Adjourn 6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Reception (Congressional/Senate Room) 7:00 p.m.–9:30 p.m. Awards Banquet 9:30 p.m. Hospitality Suite The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, would like to thank Boeing for sponsoring this hospitality suite.

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Thursday, August 14, 2008 Aviation Security Forum–Federal A & B

8:30 a.m.–8:40 a.m. Welcome and Introductory Remarks Captain Robert Hesselbein, NWA–National Security Committee Chairman, ALPA 8:40 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Transport Canada SeMS Presentation Ms. Patricia Docking–Chief, Security Management Systems Policy, Transport Canada 9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Air Cargo Security 101. Aviation Security and the All-Cargo Pilot Captain Bill McReynolds, FDX–National Security Committee Vice Chairman and President’s Committee for Cargo Chairman, ALPA 10:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. Break (Congressional Room) The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, would like to thank NAV CANADA for sponsoring this break. 10:45 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Pilot-in-Command Authority and Cockpit Security in the All-Cargo Environment F/O Rich Odbert, FDX–National Chairman, ALPA National Jumpseat Committee 11:45 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Lunch Airline Luncheons (sponsored by individual ALPA MECs) 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. All-Cargo MEC Security Committee Captain Bill McReynolds, FDX–President’s Committee for Cargo Chairman, ALPA F/O Greg Bergner, ASTAR–Cargo Security Project Team Member, ALPA 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Security for the All-Cargo Pilot (A Management Perspective) Captain Billy Wilson–Assistant Chief Pilot, FedEx Flight Operations Security 3:00 p.m. Break–Meet the Vendors (Congressional Room) The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, would like to thank Airbus for sponsoring this break. 2:40 p.m.–4:00 p.m. “Show Me Yours, I’ll Show You Mine”: Data-Sharing in the Spotlight (Presidential Ballroom) Captain Brit Etzold, NWA–Chief Accident Investigator Captain Bill Yantiss, UAL–Vice President Corporate Safety, Security, Quality & Environment Hassan Shahidi–MITRE Corporation, Associate Director of Aviation Safety and Performance-Based Services Peggy Gilligan–Federal Aviation Administration, Office of the Deputy Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety Kenneth P. Quinn–Flight Safety Foundation, General Counsel 4:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Swissair 111: Where Do We Go from Here? (Presidential Ballroom) Ms. Kathy Fox–Transportation Safety Board of Canada, Board Member 4:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Closing Remarks Captain Robert Hesselbein, NWA–National Security Committee Chairman, ALPA Captain Rory Kay, UAL–Executive Air Safety Chairman, ALPA Captain Scott Schleiffer, AAI–Executive Air Safety Vice Chairman, ALPA 6:00 p.m.–9:30 p.m. Reception and Awards Banquet (Congressional/Senate Room) 9:30 p.m. Hospitality Suite The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, would like to thank Boeing for sponsoring this hospitality suite.

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LEADERSHIP AT WORK 11 AGENDAEXHIBITORS AT A & GLANCE SPONSORS

AEROBYTES, LTD. Bob W. Whetsell, Sales Manager 30015 Oakland Hills Drive Georgetown, TX 78628 (512) 868-8808 www.aerobytes.co.uk E-mail: [email protected] Aerobytes is the fastest-growing provider of FDM/FOQA software in the industry. Aerobytes is emerging as the industry leader in flight data monitoring software with its easy-to-use system and innovative tools. Aerobytes FDM software is the most advanced and fully specified FDM/GDRAS/FOQA software available. No other product provides so many integrated features as standard, and no other product provides such high levels of automation. For users of an Aerobytes FDM system, this means that less time needs to be spent managing their data-monitoring program. In the past three years, our customer base has grown to over 70 airlines worldwide. Aerobytes has attracted “first-time” FDM/FOQA operators. The system has become the “upgrade of choice” for experienced FDM/ FOQA operators. Users have found the move to an Aerobytes system preferable to receiving an upgrade of their existing legacy software. Please stop by our booth for a demonstration of the Aerobytes FDM Software.

AIRBUS AMERICAS, INC. 198 Van Buren Street, Suite 300 Herndon, VA 20170 Phone: (703) 834-3400 www.airbusamericas.com Airbus Americas supports and sells to customers in North and Latin America and conducts engineering work for the global Airbus product line. In 2007 alone, Airbus spent $9.1 billion with hundreds of U.S. suppliers in more than 40 states, translating into Airbus support of more than 170,000 American jobs.

AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION FEDERAL CREDIT UNION Michele Timpe, Manager 825 Midway Drive Willowbrook, IL 60527 (630) 789-2575 www.alpafcu.org E-mail: [email protected] The Air Line Pilots Association Federal Credit Union has been providing quality financial services to the membership since 1947. We have sought to provide our members with a safe and convenient place to save, and to offer loans at rates and terms more favorable than those of other financial institutions. Membership is open to ALPA members, staff, pilots, retired pilots, and immediate family members. When you join the credit union, you become a shareholder—or an owner—of a very unique financial institution. We exist solely for the purpose of serving our members’ best interest. Our assets total more than $150 million and we serve over 6,300 members worldwide.

AJP-67 Nancee Pruett, Program Analyst 800 Independence Ave., SW Washington, DC 20591 (202) 267-3973 E-mail: [email protected] OurOur mmission is to identify, validate, and demonstrate innovative technologies with proveproven benefits to support the NextGen Air Transportation System vision. Once the techntechnologyo is successfully demonstrated and funding is identified, we facilitate the transitransitiont of these technical solutions to ATO Service Units for implementation.

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ASIAS GOVERNMENT/INDUSTRY INITIATIVE Wally Feerrar, Program Manager 7515 Colshire Drive McLean, VA 22102 (703) 983-6133 E-mail: [email protected] ASIAS is a national-level safety analysis capability that uses de-identified airline safety data combined with other safety and operational data sources to analyze known aviation risks as well as proactively discover vulnerabilities before any accidents occur.

ESCO/EMAS Mark Slimko, Aviation Industry Specialist 2239 High Hill Road Logan Township, NJ 08085 (856)-241-8620 x484 www.esco.zodiac.com E-mail: [email protected] ESCO manufactures an engineered material arresting system (EMAS) that provides enhanced runway overrun safety. ESCO’s EMAS is composed of a bed of customized cellular cement material designed to crush under the weight of an aircraft, thus providing predictable, controlled deceleration.

EVAS WORLDWIDE Jon Parker, COO 545 Island Road, Suite 2B Ramsey, NJ 07446 (856) 241-8620 x484 E-mail: [email protected] EVAS Worldwide manufactures EVAS (Emergency Vision Assurance System), a product for cockpit smoke displacement that allows pilots to see the instruments and flight path clearly and to safely land in dense continuous smoke. EVAS is the only system available for cockpit smoke displacement that has been FAA tested and certified.

FEDERAL EMPLOYEE DEFENSE SERVICES Anthony Vergnetti, President Paul Nelson P. O. Box 65282 Washington, DC 20035 www.fedsprotection.com E-mail: [email protected] Melissa Wender, Principal, Dement Wender Group, LLC www.dementwender.com FEDS provides premier professional liability insurance to the entire federal employee community. FEDS is endorsed by, and the preferred provider of, liability insurance for members of many federal employee associations, including associations representing the interests of law enforcement and national security personnel. With the assistance of the Dement & Wender Group, FEDS has recently determined that airline pilots who have been authorized to carry firearms and act as a federal law enforcement officer—pursuant to the Arming Pilots Against Terrorism Act (See APATA, Title XIV), which established, and is otherwise known as, the Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO) program—are eligible for membership in the FEDS program providing professional liability insurance. FEDS provides federal employees and those operating in the federal interest with the protection they need to do their jobs. You protect our country—let us protect you! For more information, stop by our booth, go to www.fedsprotection.com, or call 866-955-FEDS.DS.

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HECKLER & KOCH 19980 Highland Vista Drive #190 Ashburn, VA 20147 E-mail: [email protected] Heckler & Koch is the world’s premier small arms systems company and a major supplier to global military and federal law enforcement agencies. An innovative leader in design and manufacturing, Heckler & Koch provides technologically advanced firearms, logistical support, training, and specialized services with the highest standards of innovation and reliability. Heckler & Koch’s well-known range of weaponry includes the MP5 submachine gun, the MP7 Personal Defense Weapon, the G36 weapon system, and the HK 416.

LOCKHEED MARTIN COHERENT TECHNOLOGIES Hasmik Nikoghosyan, Marketing Manager 655 Aspen Ridge Drive Lafayette, CO 80026-9341 (303) 604-2000 www.lockheedmartin.com/windtracer E-mail: [email protected] Lockheed Martin Coherent Technologies (LMCT) is a world leader in the development and demonstration of state-of-the-art laser radar technologies. Our primary product is the WindTracer©, which is targeted at several markets but based on a single basic design. WindTracer is a pulsed Doppler lidar device that collects high-resolution wind data over a broad volumetric area. Unlike Traditional Doppler radar technology, WindTracer continually detects dangerous wind hazards without relying on precipitation. WindTracer is the only commercially available infrared Doppler laser radar system in the world. For more information, visit http://www.lockheedmartin.com/windtracer.

NASA AVIATION SAFETY REPORTING SYSTEM (ASRS) Charles Drew, ASRS Program Manager 385 Moffett Park Drive, Suite 200 Sunnyvale, CA 94089 (408) 541-2800 www.asrs.arc.nasa.gov E-mail: [email protected] The ASRS is an important facet of the effort by government, industry, and individuals to improve aviation safety. The ASRS collects voluntarily submitted aviation safety incident/situation reports from pilots, controllers, and others; acts on information in these reports, identifying system deficiencies, and issues alerting messages to persons for corrective action.

NAV CANADA 77 Metcalfe Ottawa, K1P 5L6 Canada 1-800-876-4693 Fax: 1-877-663-6656 www.navcanada.ca E-mail: [email protected] NAV CANADA is the private sector company that owns and operates Canada’s Air Navigation System. Through its coast-to-coast operations, NAV CANADA provides air traffic control, flight information, weather briefings, aeronautical information, airport advisory services, and electronic aids to navigation.

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NORTHROP GRUMMAN James Shilling, Director, IRCM Marketing 600 Hicks Road Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 (224) 625-5215 E-mail: [email protected]

ROCKWELL COLLINS Steve Paramore, Director, Systems Marketing 400 Collins Road NE Cedar Rapids, IA 52498 (319) 295-0973 www.rockwellcollins.com E-mail: [email protected] Rockwell Collins is a pioneer in the development of innovative communication and aviation electronics solutions for commercial and government applications. Our expertise in flight deck avionics, cabin electronics, mission communications, and information management is strengthened by a global service and support network.

SENNHEISER AEROSPACE David Dunlap, Director 1 Enterprise Drive Old Lyme, CT 06371 (860) 434-9190 www.sennheiserusa.com E-mail: [email protected] Sennheiser Aerospace is a division of the global Sennheiser electronics/audio group. The Aerospace division supplies professional headsets to more than 170 airlines and general aviation headsets to private pilots around the world. Sennheiser headsets provide the most comfortable passive attenuation and the most stable active noise reduction performance available.

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Key Air Safety and Security Forum Aviation Security Session Bob Aaron Central Air Safety Chairman Northwest Captain Bob Aaron is the Central Air Safety chairman at Northwest Airlines, a position he has held since 2003. Bob previously served as the Central Air Safety vice chairman from 1998 to 2001. From 1995 to 2003 he also served as chair of the NWA ALPA Technical Operations Committee, which functions as the direct conduit for line pilot concerns with the NWA maintenance organization. Captain Aaron served ALPA International as the Aircraft Design and Operations Group chair from 2001 to 2002 and the Master Minimum Equipment List (MMEL) and Maintenance Reliability chair from 1996 to 2003. Captain Aaron was the ALPA representative to the B-757, B-767, and B-787 Flight Operations Evaluation Board, which oversees MMEL applicability affecting those fleets worldwide. At Northwest Airlines, Captain Aaron has flown the B-727, B-747, DC-10, and MD-80. He currently serves as captain on the B-757. Bob completed USAF pilot training in 1978 and served as a T-38 instructor and check airman, a C-141 instructor aircraft commander, and a C9A instructor pilot. Prior to joining the Air Force, he graduated from Tulane University with B.A. degrees in English and history. Captain Aaron is a trained accident investigator, member of ISASI, and has been involved in numerous NTSB and ICAO Annex 13 investigations on behalf of the Air Line Pilots Association, International. Bob currently lives near Golden, Colorado, with his wife Vera and their three kids, Katie, Robby, and J.P.

James Arrighi System Operations Service RNAV/RNP Group FAA Air Traffic Organization James Arrighi is an air traffic control specialist with the Federal Aviation Administration Air Traffic Organization (ATO), System Operations Services, RNAV and RNP Group. He is the technical lead for all RNAV projects managed by the RNAV and RNP Program Office. For the last six years Mr. Arrighi has been involved with developing and implementing the U.S. Performance Based Navigation (PBN) DME/DME/IRU analysis methodology. Since 2006 he has managed national implementation of RNAV SID and STAR procedures. Mr. Arrighi is the ATO lead for development of STARs incorporating vertical profiles that permit use of cockpit-based energy managed arrival techniques. Since 2008 he has been the government co-chairman of the JPDO Environmental Working Group, Operations Standing Committee. He has over 36 years experience in air traffic control. He started his career in the U.S. Navy in 1972 and is a former chief air traffic controller. In 1986 he was commissioned as an air traffic control limited duty officer, and in 2001 he transitioned to the civil sector. His experience includes terminal air traffic control facilities, aircraft carrier air traffic control centers, tactical air traffic control, and air traffic facility and airspace management. Mr. Arrighi holds a master of public administration degree from Troy State University and a bachelor of science degree in aviation management from Southern University. A native of Los Angeles, he lives with his wife and two children in Montclair, Virginia.

Greg Bergner Member, Cargo Security Project Team Air Line Pilots Association, International First Officer Bergner has been flying professionally for 23 years. Currently, he flies a B-727 for a major cargo company, where he also assists his corporate Security department as a project assistant. He is also the chairman of his pilot group’s Security Committee. F/O Bergner is the assistant director of Operations for ALPA’s National Security Committee. In this capacity, he oversees the cargo security, secondary barrier, and

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threatened airspace management projects. He has also represented ALPA on the TSA’s Aviation Security Advisory Committee’s Air Cargo Working Group. F/O Bergner is a member of ALPA’s President’s Committee for Cargo. He is also an advisor to the Federal Flight Deck Officers Association. F/O Bergner lives in Florida with his wife Suzanne.

Dave Bernier General Manager, Commercial Airlines, Transportation Security Network Management Transportation Security Administration Born in Cleveland, Ohio, and a resident of that region until age 14, Mr. Bernier and his family relocated to northern California where he spent the remainder of his educational and early business career years in the San Francisco Bay Area. A licensed private pilot at the age of 18, and a lifelong aviation enthusiast, Mr. Bernier attended the College of San Mateo majoring in aviation engineering. After completing his military activity in the United States Air Force, with assignments in Southeast Asia, Mr. Bernier began his airline industry profession with the former Pacific (PSA) in San Francisco, where he held numerous management positions both in Station Operations at San Francisco and Los Angeles International Airports, and at the corporate headquarters level in San Diego, including that of director of Flight Dispatch and Crew Scheduling, and assistant vice president, Station Customer Services. Subsequent to the purchase of PSA by US Airways in 1988, Mr. Bernier moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he headed the company’s Air Traffic and Airfield Operations department, with responsibilities for the coordination of flight planning, air traffic control, and system airport/airline interface management. Mr. Bernier, along with his wife Yvonne and daughter Michelle, relocated to the Annapolis area in 1997, where he assumed the position of director, Station Customer Services, at US Airways corporate headquarters in Crystal City, Virginia, responsible for the overall operations of up to 30 hub-and- spoke stations. After retirement from a 35-year career in the airline industry in 2002, Mr. Bernier assumed a position with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration at BWI. Currently, as general manager, Commercial Airlines, at TSA headquarters, Mr. Bernier is responsible for formulating TSA strategic plans and policies within the commercial airlines transportation sector and for establishing and enhancing relationships within the industry and with other government partners.

Richard Bert Special Agent in Charge, Flight Programs Division Federal Air Marshal Service, Transportation Security Administration Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Rick Bert is the chief of the Flight Programs Division, having assumed this role in May 2008. In this position, SAC Bert has program management responsibility for the Federal Flight Deck Officer program. Rick joined the Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS) in 2003 and served as the chief of the Domestic Planning Branch, then as the SAC of the Emergency Preparedness Division, which oversees the COOP and exercise activity for TSA nationally. Prior to joining FAMS, Mr. Bert worked at the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) for 13 years as the Security director and later as a special assistant to the director. FinCEN focuses on money-laundering investigations supporting federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies. His first career was spent as a Secret Service agent engaging in investigations of federal criminal violations, protecting government officials, and managing special projects. Rick has over 30 years of government experience.

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Grady Boyce Technical Pilot Delta Grady Boyce started his professional aviation career in 1994 with Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA), where he flew as first officer on the EMB-110 and EMB-120 as well as captain on the EMB-120. From 1998 to 2000 he served as an APD and the senior/chief check pilot on the EMB-120 in charge of standardizing ASA’s check ride program as well as hiring and training of new instructors. In 2000 Boyce left ASA for Delta, where he has flown the MD-88/90, B-737-800, and B-757/767 and is currently an International B-767ER first officer. While at Delta, in addition to his flying duties, he has served as an MD-88 instructor, a Flight Operations duty pilot, and currently a technical pilot. As technical pilot he is responsible for overseeing all RNAV developments and implementations for Delta’s hub airports, Constant Descent Arrival developments, and RNAV (RNP) applications, approvals, and implementations for the B-737-800, B-757/767, and B-777.

Robert S. Bray Director Federal Air Marshal Service Mr. Bray began his career with the Federal Air Marshal Service on May 5, 2003, as the assistant special agent in charge of the Mission Operations Center at the FAA Technical Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In November 2003, Mr. Bray was appointed as the deputy assistant director for the Office of Training and Development and subsequently selected as the assistant director, Office of Security Services and Assessments in March 2006. During his 20-year career with the United States Secret Service, Mr. Bray was assigned to offices in Denver, Colorado, Palm Springs, California, Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Washington, D.C. Mr. Bray served as supervisor on the Vice Presidential Protective Division under Vice President Gore, and as a supervisor on the Presidential Protective Division under President Clinton and President Bush. Mr. Bray, as the special agent in charge of the Office of Administration, United States Secret Service, supervised the development and execution of the annual budget for the Secret Service. Mr. Bray began his law enforcement career as a police officer for the Metro Dade Police Department in Miami, Florida. Mr. Bray then worked as a police agent for the Lakewood, Colorado, Police Department prior to his appointment to the United States Secret Service. Mr. Bray holds a bachelor of science degree in criminology from Florida State University.

Karen R. Burke Federal Security Director (FSD)–DCA Transportation Security Administration Ms. Burke is currently a federal security director (FSD) for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in the DCA national capital region. Her responsibility covers the security of multi-modal transportation in the area, including the security of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. She works closely with other government agencies, ensuring alignment with our partners and stakeholders. Prior to joining TSA, Ms. Burke worked for as the general manager of the hub operations at Dulles Airport. She was at Dulles on 9/11, and lost co-workers as well as neighbors in the crashes. Her team was a first responder to the United Airlines plane lost in Pennsylvania. These experiences brought her to TSA, where she hoped she could make a difference in the fight against terrorism. In her first job with TSA she had the responsibility to “stand up” 114 airports across the country with government employees and a new agency. This experience, along with working with the Terrorist Screening Center and the use of the watch list in Aviation Security, has had the greatest impact on her since 9/11. She is committed to making a difference in the fight against terrorism and the protection of our country. Ms. Burke attended Northwestern University and majored in psychology/sociology, and obtained a teaching certificate. She is currently attending the Naval Postgraduate School working on a master’s degree in homeland defense and security.

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Robert F. Byers Deputy Director Federal Air Marshal Service Mr. Byers was appointed as the deputy director of the Federal Air Marshal Service on April 1, 2003, after serving as the assistant director for Field Operations. Prior to his career with the Federal Air Marshal Service, he served for 23 years as a special agent with the United States Secret Service, where he achieved the rank of deputy assistant director. During his career with the Secret Service, he was assigned to the Milwaukee, San Francisco, and Washington field offices and completed three tours of duty with the Presidential Protective Division under Presidents Reagan, Bush, and Clinton. Mr. Byers began his career in law enforcement as a police officer with the Fairfax County, Virginia, Police Department, and later as an investigator with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. He has been a member of the Senior Executive Service since 1999. Mr. Byers holds a bachelor of science in law enforcement from Penn State University, a master of science degree in administration of justice from George Washington University, and a second master’s in national resource strategy from the National Defense University. In addition to his current position with the Federal Air Marshal Service, Mr. Byers serves as an adjunct professor at George Mason University in the Administration of Justice Program.

Paul Chesek Chairman Delta MEC Aviation Security Committee As chairman of the Aviation Security Committee, Paul coordinates the activities of other pilot aviation security volunteers, assisting and advocating for security programs on behalf of Delta’s 7,000+ pilots at each of their bases in Atlanta, New York, Cincinnati, Salt Lake City, and Los Angeles. The committee also includes representatives from several of Delta’s larger regional affiliates, including Comair, ASA, and ExpressJet. Paul began as an ALPA aviation security volunteer in the aftermath of 9/11. Since then, Paul has been a strong and vocal advocate for aviation security programs at Delta. With destinations on every continent, including Africa and the Middle East, Paul and his volunteers work to ensure that security receives its due when working with his corporate counterparts at Delta. Paul has flown for Delta for 11 years, as a captain on the 737 and a first officer on the 727, 737, 757, and currently flies internationally as a 767 first officer based in Atlanta. Prior to Delta, Paul served 10 years in the U.S. Navy, flying T-39 Sabreliners in Europe and the carrier-based Lockheed S-3 Viking from the USS America.

Bill de Groh Aircraft Design and Operations (ADO) Group Chairman Air Line Pilots Association, International Bill currently flies for American Eagle Airlines and is the Aircraft Design and Operations Group chairman. He earned his bachelor of science degree in aerospace engineering from Iowa State University in 1986. While at Iowa State, he lettered as a member of the NCAA men’s gymnastics team. After graduation, Bill spent 11 years working for McDonnell Douglas Aerospace as a flight test engineer on the AV-8B Harrier II and the F/A-18 Hornet. With the merger of McDonnell Douglas by Boeing, Bill continued his work in flight test but as a Mission Systems engineer on the F/A-18 Advanced Tactical Air Reconnaissance System. His T&E experience includes time at the Naval Air Warfare Center at Patuxent River NAS and China Lake NAS, with some time spent at Point Mugu NAS and Edwards Air Force Base. Bill earned his first pilot certificate in 1980, and the journey to the left seat at American Eagle included time as a flight instructor, Patuxent River Navy Flying Club chief pilot, glider tow pilot, and skydive pilot in both the DHC-

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6 and King Air. He holds a commercial glider pilot certificate and the FAA advanced and instrument ground instructor certificates. He is typed in both the Saab 340 and the Embraer 145. Bill began his involvement with ALPA Air Safety in 2001, attending Basic Safety School during the events of September 11. He has served as a Local Council Safety representative and is currently the vice chairman for the Central Air Safety Committee at American Eagle. In 2002, Bill became involved in the ADO Group as a member of the Aircraft Manufacturer Liaison project for the Embraer products. In 2003, he was a member of the ALPA team that participated in a flight evaluation of the EMB 170 at the Embraer facilities in Brazil. In 2004, Bill was named the director of the Aircraft Performance project and became deeply involved in the slippery and contaminated runway problem. In November 2005, Bill presented a paper on rejected takeoffs at the International Aviation Safety Seminar in Moscow sponsored by the Flight Safety Foundation. That paper included a strong focus of the effects of slippery and contaminated runways on the takeoff. He also testified, on behalf of ALPA, at the NTSB public hearing following the runway overrun accident at ’s Midway airport. The November/December 2006 issue of Air Line Pilot magazine contains Bill’s article on slippery/contaminated runway operations, “Rink or Runway.” In March 2007, Bill accepted the position of ADO chairman and continues working on the slippery/ contaminated runway problem. As the U.S. representative to the International Federation of Airline Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) ADO Group, he is working with IFALPA on slippery/contaminated runway issues through the Flight Safety Foundation Runway Safety Initiative. He currently serves on the steering committee of the FAA-sponsored Aviation Rulemaking Committee regarding takeoff and landing-distance reassessment. The ADO Group is made up of many dedicated aviation safety pilot professionals working on numerous projects in the areas of aircraft certification, development, evaluation, performance, all-weather flying, and MMEL. Their work is greatly appreciated. Bill and his wife, Sandy, live is Saginaw, Texas, with their three wonderful children, Billy, Katie, and Josef.

Patricia Docking Chief of Security Management Systems (SeMS) Policy Transport Canada Patricia Docking is the chief of Security Management Systems (SeMS) Policy for Transport Canada. Patricia leads the design and testing of Transport Canada’s SeMS framework, and oversight options and programs for Canadian aviation, marine, and surface modes. This innovative work contributes to related efforts by the International Air Transport Association, the International Civil Aviation Organization, and the G8 Roma/Lyon Transportation Security Sub-group. She is a liaison with transportation security stakeholders nationally and internationally, including the U.S. Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security. Patricia has a very diverse and extensive background in her 30 years in government. Her experience ranges from frontline management positions with the Canada Border Services Agency at Vancouver International Airport to key roles in a government agency design team. Prior to her current position, she was the executive director of the Secretariat for a task force resolving the Vancouver Ports/Truckers dispute. Patricia holds a diploma in metallurgical engineering technology and an MBA from Royal Roads University, where she occasionally teaches graduate-level classes and is a thesis advisor. She is a Certified Management Consultant (CMC), former director of the BC CMC Institute, and an advisory council member for the Justice Institute of BC.

Allen Ellison Intelligence Analyst, Counterterrorism Division, Transportation Security Unit Federal Bureau of Investigation Allen Ellison is an intelligence analyst (IA) with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Counterterrorism Division, Transportation Security Unit, Civil Aviation Security Program. IA Ellison has over 18 years of aviation experience. He is a former U.S. Navy flight simulator technician and air traffic controller, having controlled aircraft at NAS Pt. Mugu, CA, and on board the USS Peleliu (LHA-5). In addition, he was an en route controller for the Federal Aviation Administration at Fort Worth ARTCC (ZFW). Prior to joining the FBI in 2004, he was a transportation security officer for the Transportation Security Administration. From 1994 to 2001, he owned private investigative agencies in Oklahoma, Texas, and Florida, and conducted investigations domestically and internationally beginning in 1991.

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IA Ellison is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University (MA ’07) and National University (BBA ’89). His thesis involved compiling and analyzing crimes against commercial aviation from 1931 to 2001 and analyzing the resultant policy effects, if any. In 2007, he earned a certificate in aviation safety and security from the George Washington University Aviation Institute.

Debra S. Engel Federal Security Director Charleston and Myrtle Beach International Airports Debra S. Engel became the Federal Security director for both Charleston and Myrtle Beach International Airports on August 26, 2002. Prior to joining the Transportation Security Administration, she was a senior attorney for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in Rockville, MD, where she was the principal advisor on security matters since 1999. Ms. Engel holds a bachelor’s degree from Newcomb College of Tulane University and a law degree from the University of South Carolina. She began her career as a solicitor for Charleston County and moved on to be an assistant district attorney for Chatham County Georgia for over seven years. During that time, her primary focus was in juvenile court. Ms. Engel returned to the public sector in 1988 when she began to work for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the Charleston District. In that capacity, she spent three months in Kuwait as part of the reconstruction effort after Operation Desert Storm. She also participated in the recovery efforts for Hurricanes Hugo and Fran. She practiced environmental, contract, and labor law while working for the Corps of Engineers.

William B. “Brit” Etzold Director, ALPA Safety Information Analysis Chief Accident Investigator, NWA Mr. Etzold joined Northwest Airlines in 1998 where he has flown the DC-9, 727, and currently flies the Airbus 319/320 (and a 1951 C-170 when he can). He has been involved with ALPA Air Safety since 1999 with significant involvement in the development and operation of Northwest’s Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP). He has been serving as the chief accident investigator at NWA since 2007. On the ALPA national level, he assists with the ALPA Accident Investigation courses, runs volunteer recruitment and retention seminars, and is course director of the ALPA ASAP course. He is director of ALPA’s Safety Information Analysis group, and as part of that role, he represents ALPA on the Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing (ASIAS) issue analysis team. Brit’s aviation career began with flight instructing and flying checks in Raleigh, NC. He progressed through freight, charter, air ambulance, and over 10 years of flying a variety of corporate jets for two major operators near Portland, Oregon. He is typed in the Citation 550, 650, Lear 24, 35, and Gulfstream 2. He holds a bachelor of science with a double major in physics and history from Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon. Mr. Etzold currently lives near Stillwater, MN, with his wife Ginger, and daughters Sarah and Katie (plus six cats, one dog, and two gerbils).

Cindy Farkus Deputy Assistant Administrator Office of Global Strategies, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Cindy Farkus is the deputy assistant administrator for the Office of Global Strategies (OGS) at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). OGS works proactively through bilateral and multilateral collaborative foreign partnerships and capacity building to enhance global transportation security. OGS members include the Transportation Security Administration Representatives (TSARs) and International Industry Representatives (IIRs) who work closely with foreign governments and industries to improve international transportation security, as well as a cadre of transportation security specialists who conduct security assessments at overseas airports. Among the many OGS efforts are the Airport Assessments Reform Team, harmonization working groups establishing

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the foreign repair station office and program, realigning overseas OGS positions to better reflect threat and regional capacity-building needs, and refining OGS processes and strategy. Ms. Farkus is a 29-year veteran of the National Security Agency (NSA), where her previous assignments involved guiding and directing new organizations as they rose to meet new challenges. She served in many capacities, including the chief of staff of an operations center in San Antonio, Texas; executive assistant to the director of the National Security Agency; and special U.S. liaison officer, Ottawa, Canada. From 2005 until her appointment to OGS, she served as the assistant deputy director for Analysis and Production. In this role, she led a worldwide enterprise in providing products and services to military, national, and policy-level decision-makers. Ms. Farkus is a graduate of the University of Maryland–Baltimore County with a bachelor’s degree in economics and certificates in accounting and finance. She has completed leadership and change management courses with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Kellogg School of Management, and Center for Creative Leadership. She also served four years in the U.S. Air Force.

Gregory A. Feith Former NTSB Investigator in Charge (IIC) Mr. Feith is a former National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) senior air safety investigator with a wide range of aviation investigative and safety experience. He has investigated hundreds of general aviation, business/corporate, and air transport aircraft incidents and accidents worldwide during his 28 years as an aircraft accident investigator and aviation safety expert, of which more than 20 years was with the NTSB. Greg served as the investigator-in-charge or U.S. accredited representative for the investigation of numerous high-profile aircraft accidents that include the ValuJet DC-9 in-flight fire in the Florida Everglades in 1996; the American Eagle ATR 72 in-flight icing accident at Roselawn, Indiana, in 1994; the US Airways DC-9 wind shear accident at Charlotte in 1994; the Korean Air 747-300 controlled flight into terrain at Guam in 1997; the MD-83 runway overrun at Little Rock in 1999; the Emery Worldwide Airlines DC-8 elevator control failure at Sacramento in 2000; the Swissair MD-11 in Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia, in 1998; and the Silk Air Boeing 737 in Palembang, Sumatra, in 1997. Greg has won numerous NTSB and aviation industry awards and was the recipient of an Aviation Week and Space Technology Laurel Award in 1996 for his leadership in the investigation of the ValuJet DC-9 in-flight fire accident in the Florida Everglades. He also received the 2001 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Distinguished Alumni Award for “extraordinary distinction and success in the field of aviation and achievements”; and the SAFE Association’s Michael R. Grost Award for “outstanding contribution in the field of accident investigation.” Greg is currently in private practice as an international aviation safety and security consultant specializing in aircraft accident investigation, reconstruction, and flight safety; expert witness testimony; general aviation, business/corporate, and commercial airline flight safety and security program design, development, implementation, and evaluation; and business/corporate and commercial airline emergency response (ERP) and crisis management program development and evaluation. He is also a principal member of The Aviation Response Management Advisory Group (TARMAC), which is made up of former NTSB, FAA, FBI, NYCPD, and UN experts dedicated to analyzing, developing, and implementing programs that enhance both the flight safety and security of corporate/business aviation flight operations. Greg is widely known and respected for his frequent public speaking engagements and safety lectures; his involvement in aviation safety and security education programs; and his persona as an instructor at Embry- Riddle Aeronautical University in the area of accident investigation/reconstruction and aviation safety. Greg regularly appears in a variety of aviation safety-related television programs on Discovery, TLC, the History Channel, as well as “Mayday” and “Seconds to Disaster” on National Geographic. He is the host of a television series on the History Channel titled Secrets of the Black Box, dedicated to telling the story about the investigation of aircraft accidents and the “lessons learned” that have enhanced the safety of aviation. In addition, he is a frequent contributor to various writers for articles in aviation publications such as Business & Commercial Aviation, Aviation Week and Space Technology, and Aviation International News. Greg is seen regularly as an aviation safety and security expert on NBC, MSNBC, and other major networks worldwide. Greg holds a bachelor of science degree in aeronautical studies from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida. He is an active pilot with an FAA

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Airline Transport Pilot certificate, with airplane single and multi-engine land privileges, and currently owns a Piper PA-24-260 Comanche.

Kathy Fox Board Member Transportation Safety Board of Canada Kathy Fox selected air traffic control as a career in 1974 and worked at Transport Canada control towers in Baie-Comeau, Sept-Îles, Saint-Hubert, and Montréal-Dorval, as well as at the Montréal Area Control Centre. From 1982 until 1986, she was in charge of air traffic control training at the CEGEP Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, a cooperative training program coordinated by Transport Canada and the Ministry of Education. Ms. Fox left operational controlling in 1992 to accept a developmental assignment with Air Traffic Services headquarters in Ottawa, assuming progressively senior positions. She transferred to NAV CANADA in 1996 and became director, Safety and Quality, in 1997 and then director, Air Traffic Services, in 1999. In 2000, she was appointed assistant vice president, Air Traffic Services. She became vice president, Operations, on April 1, 2003. As vice president, Operations, Ms. Fox was responsible for providing executive leadership and direction throughout NAV CANADA’s Operations Group. She retired from NAV CANADA in June 2007. Ms. Fox received a bachelor of science degree and a master’s degree in business administration from McGill University. She is currently pursuing a master of science in human factors from Lund University in Sweden. She has been extensively involved in other aviation activities for over 35 years, including sport parachuting and commercial aviation. She holds an airline transport pilot license, has flown over 4,000 hours, and still flies part-time as an instructor and pilot examiner. Ms. Fox is a recipient of the Fédération aéronautique internationale Paul Tissandier Diploma and the Queen Elizabeth II Anniversary Medal for her contributions to sport parachuting in Canada. She received the Transport Canada Aviation Safety Award in 1999. In November 2004, she was inducted into the Quebec Air and Space Hall of Fame.

Margaret Gilligan Deputy Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety Federal Aviation Administration Ms. Gilligan was named deputy associate administrator for Aviation Safety in July 1995 after 15 years with the Federal Aviation Administration. As deputy associate administrator, she assists the associate administrator in providing oversight and direction for the certification, production approval, and continued airworthiness of aircraft; the certification of pilots, mechanics, and others in safety-related positions; the certification of all operations and maintenance enterprises in domestic civil aviation; development of regulations; and the certification and safety oversight of some 7,300 U.S. commercial airlines and air operators. These programs have a direct impact on every facet of domestic and international civil aviation and are the heart of the nation’s aviation safety efforts. Aviation Safety programs are carried out by a workforce of more than 6,100 employees located in Washington headquarters, nine regional offices, and more than 125 field offices throughout the world. The Aviation Safety workforce is augmented by some 16,000 persons in the private-sector aviation community who are designated to perform certain aviation safety functions on behalf of the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA’s annual Aviation Safety budget is more than $940 million. Ms. Gilligan was chief of staff at the FAA, serving four administrators. She also served in the Chief Counsel’s office in Washington and as a staff attorney in FAA’s Eastern Region in New York. Ms. Gilligan is a 1979 graduate of Boston University School of Law and a 1975 graduate of Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY. She resides in Washington, DC. She received the DOT Secretary’s Award for Meritorious Achievement in 1990 and Senior Executive Service Performance Awards in 1993 and 1994.

John Goglia Senior Vice President for Aviation Operations and Safety Programs JDA Aviation Technology Solutions John Goglia served as a member of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). With more than 30 years’ experience in the aviation industry, he was the first NTSB member to hold an FAA aircraft mechanic’s certificate.

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As a Board member, Goglia distinguished himself in numerous areas of transportation safety. He played a key role in focusing international attention on the increasing significance of aircraft maintenance in aviation accidents. Also as an NTSB member, Goglia participated in numerous air, rail, and bus accident investigations. He chaired the Board’s public hearings on the ValuJet crash into the Florida Everglades. Prior to becoming a Board member, Goglia held numerous positions in the airline industry and was involved for more than 20 years as a union flight safety representative on accident investigation teams. For 12 years, he operated his own aircraft service company. Goglia served as the governor’s appointee to the Boston Area Second Airport Site Selection Board and the Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Review Commission. Currently, Goglia is senior vice president for aviation operations and safety programs for consulting firm JDA Aviation Technology Solutions, a consulting firm supporting all aspects of aviation with a broad offering of services, including Part 121 Air Carrier Certification, Part 77 Obstruction Analysis, ATOS-Conformance Audits, and Expert Witness/Accident Investigation Services. Goglia also serves as the Professional Aviation Maintenance Association’s vice president of Government Affairs.

Douglas Gould Manager, Office of Tactical Operations Security Federal Aviation Administration Doug Gould is the manager of the FAA’s Office of Tactical Operations Security. Mr. Gould has over 26 years in Air Traffic Control and government service, including five years in the United States Marine Corps. Mr. Gould started his FAA career as an air traffic controller at the New York Terminal Air Traffic Control facility in Westbury, NY, and, after several years there, aggressively moved up through several facilities on the East Coast as a watch supervisor, support manager, air traffic manager, manager of the Eastern Region’s Quality Assurance office, and at one point as the FAA’s Office of Accident Investigations senior investigator. Mr. Gould has been directly or indirectly involved in every major aircraft accident since TWA 800 in July 1996, including the Space Shuttle Columbia and the tragic events of 9/11/2001. Mr. Gould has also represented the Department of Transportation in the reconstruction of the New Iraq Aviation System, including opening Baghdad and Basrah International airports. Over the years, he has been honored with numerous awards, including the Secretary of Transportation’s Gold Medal for 2004 for two tours of duty in Iraq. Mr. Gould continues to serve the Department of Transportation and the FAA as the agencies’ air traffic organization primary lead for emergency operations and crisis response, primary interface between the DOT/FAA and all other government agencies, managing all presidential and other VIP movements, managing all National Sensitive Security Events, and leading the way for FAA’s Air Traffic Organization’s planning and policy for security integration into the national airspace system.

Marc Henegar Director, RNAV-RNP Initiatives Air Line Pilots Association, International Marc Henegar is director of RNAV-RNP programs for the National Airspace Modernization Team of the Air Line Pilots Association, International. In this position, he works with government, industry, and local stakeholders to help build safe, environmentally friendly departure and arrival procedures in the national airspace system for today and tomorrow. Marc flies the Boeing 737 for , where he also spent five years as a technical pilot, designing Required Navigation Performance (RNP) procedures for challenging environments in southeast Alaska, Palm Springs, Washington, D.C., and San Francisco. Prior to Alaska Airlines, he flew a Cessna Citation X for NetJets and a Canadair Challenger for a private charter company. Marc began his flying career in 1988 while still an air traffic controller for the Federal Aviation Administration. In addition, he has extensive experience in the avionics industry and aviation/aerospace insurance brokerage.

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An Orange County, California, native, he holds a bachelor’s degree from California State University–Fullerton in geography and computer science and an MBA from the University of Georgia. He is a regular feature contributor to AOPA Pilot magazine. He lives in Bend, Oregon, and is an avid mountain biker.

Robert Hesselbein National Security Committee Chairman Air Line Pilots Association, International Captain Robert Hesselbein is the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA), National Security Committee chairman. As the National Security Committee (NSC) chairman, Captain Hesselbein provides oversight of all committee activities, participates in government and industry meetings, testifies before Congress, and makes presentations to the public and media worldwide to represent the security interests of 55,000 airline pilots in North America and their crewmembers, passengers, and cargo. Captain Hesselbein has an extensive background in aviation security. He has performed airborne counter- drug surveillance duties in support of diverse law enforcement agencies, researched and created the standard airline crewmember procedures guide for countering in-flight chemical/biological/nuclear/radiological threats, and provides a pilot-based security perspective to government entities and the aerospace industry through his liaison, writing, and public-speaking venues. Currently piloting the A320 Airbus, Captain Hesselbein has flown throughout the world for Northwest Airlines since 1986. Highly decorated and a graduate of the prestigious United States Air Force Fighter Weapons School, he started his flying career as a U.S. Army helicopter gunship pilot flying the AH-1G attack helicopter during combat operations in Southeast Asia. He then transitioned to the United States Air Force and later the Wisconsin Air National Guard, flying A-10 and F-16 fighters until his retirement as a lieutenant colonel in 2000.

Stephen L. Holl Chief of Police Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Chief Holl serves as the chief of police for both Washington Ronald Reagan National Airport and Dulles International Airport. His department consists of approximately 250 police officers and civilians. He has served in this position for the past two years. Chief Holl previously served as the deputy police chief in Arlington, Virginia. During his 33-year career there, he was assigned to various duties, including Research and Planning, Special Operations, Internal Affairs, Special Weapons and Tactics, and Motorcycles. On September 11, 2001, Steve, in his position as deputy chief in Arlington, responded to the Pentagon site and assumed command of the Arlington police units on the scene. He assisted with security of the perimeter, evidence collection, and mutual aid for the following two weeks. Steve is a graduate of the FBI’s National Academy and has earned a master of science degree from the American University, Washington, D.C.

Rory Kay Executive Air Safety Chairman Air Line Pilots Association, International Captain Rory Kay serves as Executive Air Safety chairman for the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA). He represents ALPA pilots in airline safety and engineering matters arising within the industry and government. His responsibilities include the oversight of more than 700 safety representatives from 40 airlines in the United States and Canada, as well as budgetary and management supervision of over 200 projects within the ALPA Safety structure. Captain Kay is a member of the Steering and Oversight Committee for ALPA’s Safety structure and is a former member of the Operations Committee.

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Prior to his current appointment, Captain Kay served as Central Air Safety chairman for the United Airlines MEC. He also worked as Safety coordinator for the Association of STAR Alliance Pilots (ASAP). Captain Kay began flying in 1974 and attended the Oxford Air Training School, where he worked as a commercial flying instructor, teaching airline pilot students from all over the world. He subsequently worked as a training and checking pilot for British Aerospace, as well as managing a Flight Department for a diamond- mining operation in West Africa. Currently, Rory Kay is a Boeing 767 and 757 captain and line check airman for United Airlines. He is rated on the Boeing 777, 767, 757, 727, and 737, and Airbus 320 and 319 family. He was an FAA check captain on the Boeing 727. His total flight time is around 18,000 hours. He holds FAA and UK CAA Airline Transport Pilot’s Licenses. Captain Kay, originally from the Channel Island of Guernsey, lives with his wife and two children in Warrenton, Virginia.

Michael Keane Deputy Chief, Flight Programs Division Federal Air Marshal Service Captain Michael T. Keane is a United Airlines pilot who works full time for the Federal Air Marshal Service as the deputy chief, Flight Programs Division. Shortly after the attacks of September 11, Capt. Keane was assigned to the Federal Air Marshal Service as the lead instructor, Flight Operations, at the FAMS Academy. Along with Capt. Jim Krauss from UAL, Capt. Keane participated in government working groups helping to develop the Federal Flight Deck Officer Program. A graduate of the prototype FFDO class, he has been flying as an FFDO for more than five years. Currently an A320 captain, Capt. Keane has flown at United Airlines for 12 years.

Ed Kelly General Manager for Air Cargo, Transportation Sector Network Management Transportation Security Administration Mr. Kelly joined the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in September 2006 and brings with him a wealth of knowledge and over 30 years of experience in the supply chain and cargo industry. In his current capacity as general manager for cargo, Kelly manages a $70M budget with a staff of 55 headquarters transportation security experts, program managers, and contractors. Prior to joining TSA, he was vice president-controller and treasurer at Emery Worldwide in Redwood City, Calif., and most recently served as a consultant with UPS Supply Chain Solutions in Alpharetta, Ga. In these positions, Ed was a member of key management teams and was involved in day-to-day operational decisions. Mr. Kelly holds a bachelor of science degree in accounting from the University of Scranton.

Henry P. “Hank” Krakowski Chief Operating Officer, Air Traffic Organization Federal Aviation Administration Hank Krakowski became the chief operating officer of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Air Traffic Organization on October 1, 2007. He reports directly to the FAA administrator. As COO, Krakowski is responsible for all aspects of the U.S. air traffic control system—its operation and maintenance, financial performance, research and acquisition of new systems and equipment, and planning for the air traffic control system of the future. The ATO includes 38,000 of FAA’s total workforce of some 48,000 employees. He comes to the FAA from United Airlines, where he spent nearly 30 years in a variety of senior management positions. His last position there was as vice president of Flight Operations, where he was responsible for flight operations, flight training and standards, technology, and labor relations. Previously, as United’s vice president of Corporate Safety, Security, and Quality Assurance, he was responsible for managing all aspects of corporate and flight safety, security, and regulatory compliance. This included environmental and occupational safety and all counterterrorism and corporate security programs, as well as United’s

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corporate emergency response programs and internal evaluation programs. On 9/11, he was in charge of United’s operations control as director of the Flight Operations Council. Krakowski is a 737 captain and has also flown the Boeing 747 and 727, as well as the Douglas DC-10 and DC-8. He is also an experienced aircraft dispatcher and certified as an airframe and power-plant mechanic. In addition, he served as co-chair of the Commercial Aviation Safety Team, chairman of the Star Alliance Safety Advisory Group, and a member of the Air Transport Association Safety Council. He also has held numerous positions with the Air Line Pilots Association. Before joining United, he worked for Midway Airlines and Air Illinois Airlines. For five years, he flew as an aerobatic pilot on the air show circuit with the Lima Lima aerobatics team. He holds a master’s degree in business and management from National-Louis University and a bachelor’s degree in aircraft maintenance engineering from St. Louis University’s Parks College.

Maria Picardi Kuffner Human Factors Specialist MIT Lincoln Laboratory Maria Picardi Kuffner has been employed as a human factors specialist for nearly two decades at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. Ms. Kuffner designs advanced computer human interfaces, develops training and testing of pilots and controllers, analyzes feedback, and manages the Runway Status Lights (RWSL) website. She is focused on providing technology and training to prevent runway accidents, specifically by supporting operational evaluations of RWSL at DFW and SAN currently and at LAX and BOS in the future. Before joining MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Ms. Kuffner was a senior engineer at Raytheon Company. Prior to Raytheon, she was a member of the technical staff at GTE Laboratories Incorporated. She received a master’s degree in cognitive/experimental psychology from Arizona State University sponsored by a Regents scholarship. Earlier, she was at the Psychophysics Laboratory of Harvard University while completing graduate courses in psychology and law there, and was a programmer/analyst for the Air Force Geophysics Laboratory while completing a degree at Regis College. Ms. Kuffner is past president of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society’s New England Chapter, was recognized by the FAA for contributions to the National Plan for Aviation Human Factors, and holds a private pilot’s license.

Morris (Mo) McGowan Assistant Administrator, Office of Security Operations Transportation Security Administration Mo McGowan currently serves as TSA’s assistant administrator for Security Operations, providing executive management of daily field operations for a diverse workforce in excess of 47,000 employees. As assistant administrator, Mr. McGowan is in charge of ensuring multimodal transportation security, detecting and deterring threats, managing daily operations, and enhancing operational efficiency while protecting critical transportation infrastructure. Mr. McGowan is responsible for planning and executing a total operating budget of $3.2 billion. He provides strategic guidance for operational plans and programs including cargo, aviation, and rail inspection/ compliance, procedures, disaster planning, training, field communications, and major security programs such as Screening Passengers by Observation Techniques (SPOT), the Travel Document Checker Program (TDC), the Aviation Direct Access Security Program (ADASP), and the Screening Partnership Program (SPP). His organization also executes and oversees field operations, which encompasses a workforce of three area directors, 12 senior field executives, 130 FSDs, and 43,000 TSOs at over 400 airports nationwide. The third component of security operations for which Mr. McGowan is responsible includes operational performance, which conducts checkpoint optimizations, executes a national deployment force, and tracks performance measurements for the organization. Finally, Mr. McGowan oversees the business management office, which assists in the development of strategic plans for the future operational role of TSA. McGowan began his career at TSA on February 19, 2002. He has served TSA in a number of capacities, both at headquarters and in the field, including tenure as deputy assistant administrator for security operations, general manager for cargo security at TSA headquarters, director for airside security, assistant federal security director at Dallas Love Field, and deputy federal security director at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.

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Prior to working for TSA, McGowan worked for a Fortune 500 company in the area of network protection. He also served for 25 years as a municipal police officer in Texas, ultimately reaching the rank of captain and commanding several bureaus. McGowan has been recognized as a “Plank Holder” at TSA, which honors those individuals considered to be founders of the new federal agency. Most recently, he was the recipient of the 2006 TSA Leadership Award.

William McReynolds Chairman, President’s Committee for Cargo Vice Chairman, National Security Committee Air Line Pilots Association, International Captain McReynolds, a FedEx Express pilot, is the chairman of the ALPA President’s Committee for Cargo, vice chairman of the ALPA National Security Committee, and the Security Committee chairman for the FDX MEC. Captain McReynolds has worked extensively with ALPA on air cargo security issues since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. After 9/11, Captain McReynolds became ALPA’s representative to the Aviation Security Advisory Committee’s (ASAC) Air Cargo Security Working Group. These efforts culminated in the creation of the all-cargo carrier security programs that were recently implemented. Captain McReynolds also worked on the All-Cargo Carrier Common Strategy guidance that was recently adopted. Additionally, he has worked with the TSA’s Freight Assessment System working groups and continues to provide guidance and input with regard to ALPA’s air cargo security policies and recommendations. As chairman of the ALPA President’s Committee for Cargo, Captain McReynolds leads a group that studies safety, security, labor, and regulations to identify cargo-specific issues and to make sure they are properly addressed as they pertain to all-cargo operations. This committee reports on all-cargo issues and hot topics to ALPA’s president to ensure that they receive the proper attention from the appropriate departments within the ALPA structure. In these various capacities, Captain McReynolds has been working extensively in the international arena with IFALPA, ICAO, and IATA. This involvement has been critical, as the largest growth sector for all-cargo operations has been in the international environment. Captain McReynolds has been flying as a pilot for FedEx Express since 1996. Prior to FedEx, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps for 22 years in active and reserve service and was qualified in the F-4, OV-10, and AV-8B. In addition to his duties as a naval aviator, he served as an intelligence officer, a weapons and tactics instructor, and a forward air controller. Captain McReynolds resides in Las Vegas, NV, with his wife, Missy Wender, the principal partner of the Dement Wender Group, a privately held insurance brokerage and financial risk management group. Bill has two sons, Brendan and Conor.

Henry C. Morrow Commander Conus NORAD Region, I AF U.S. Air Force Major General Hank Morrow is commander, 1st Air Force (AFNORTH), and commander, Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. His command is made up of four direct reporting units, 10 aligned Air National Guard units, and a large number of active air defense alert sites—including aircraft, air defense artillery, and up to 15,000 active duty, National Guard, Air Force Reserve, and civilian personnel. Force falls under Air Combat Command and is responsible for the operational readiness of assigned and attached U.S. Air Force forces. As the Joint Force Air Component Commander for North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, General Morrow develops contingency plans and conducts full-spectrum U.S. Air Force air and space operations in CONUS, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as over the maritime approaches to the United States. General Morrow received his Air Force commission through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, in 1977. He continued his education in Europe at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, completing a master’s degree in aeronautical science in 1984. An outstanding graduate of undergraduate pilot training, General Morrow has served as an F-111 and F-16 instructor pilot. His flying assignments include two tours in Europe, one in the F-111F and one in the F-16. After completing the USAF F-16 Fighter Weapons

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School in 1985, he was assigned to Hill AFB, Utah, and served as both a squadron and wing weapons officer. His previous experience with the Texas Air National Guard includes assignments as 182 Fighter Squadron commander, 149FW Operations Group commander, director of Operations, HQ TXANG, vice commander, 147th Fighter Wing, Houston, Texas, and Wing commander, 149th Fighter Wing, San Antonio, Texas. He joined the Kentucky Air National Guard in March 2002 and served as the chief of staff, HQ KYANG, commander KYANG, J-3 Joint Force Headquarters KYNG, and the Kentucky assistant adjutant, General-Air. Most recently, General Morrow served as the mobilization assistant to the commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command. General Morrow is a combat veteran and command pilot with more than 3,000 flying hours in trainer and fighter aircraft.

Annie Nelson Federal Security Director Richmond International Airport Appointed as federal security director for Richmond International Airport effective August 2008, Annie brings years of federal experience to her new appointment. Prior to reporting to Richmond, she served over 10 months as the acting federal security director for the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport where she directed the day-to-day management and security operations for the nation’s fifth busiest airport and eight spoke airports in the north and central Arizona area. As a senior federal official, Annie’s scope of responsibilities has included the management and oversight of over 1,000 transportation security officers and support staff, representatives from the Federal Air Marshal Service, and teams of Transportation Security Inspectors that include surface transportation and cargo, training facilities, an incident command center, and human capital services. Annie joined TSA in 2005 where she successfully served as a staff director for the South Central Regional Offices before accepting the position of deputy federal security director and subsequently the federal security director at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and now in Richmond. Prior to TSA, Annie enjoyed a highly successful federal career as a federal senior executive within the Department of Defense, serving in various management positions throughout her career to include holding key staff positions within the Office of Secretary of Defense/Homeland Defense and the Intelligence Directorates within the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Concurrent with her civilian civil service career, Annie also served over 20 years as a U.S. Army National Guard officer, advancing to the rank of lieutenant colonel before retiring in 1994. Annie holds a master’s degree in organizational development and is a graduate of the U.S. Army’s Command and General Staff College.

Rich Odbert National Chairman, Jumpseat Committee Air Line Pilots Association, International First Officer Rich Odbert was recently appointed chairman of the national ALPA Jumpseat Committee, having formerly served as the vice chairman. First Officer Odbert is presently an MD-11 F/O for FedEx, based in KMEM, and previously served as a B-727 F/O and engineer. He has served as the FDX ALPA MEC Jumpseat chairman since 2003. First Officer Odbert’s background consists of a limited military service, six FAR 121s, two FAR 135s, and Part 91 past employment (91, 135, and 121). His line captain and LCA experience was mostly in passenger airline operations. His previous airline jobs were with America West, (UAL subsidiary corp.), Mountain Air Express (Western Pacific), Big Sky Airlines, , , and Alpine Aviation. Rich Odbert has been a four-time ALPA member since 1997 with Cactus, Air Willy, non-active continued membership, and then FedEx after the FedEx Pilots Association voted in ALPA. He has been a jumpseat commuter since 1993.

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Linda M. Orlady Director, Safety Management System Project Air Line Pilots Association, International Captain Linda Orlady is the Safety Management System (SMS) project director for the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA). Assisted by a talented committee, the mission of this project is to educate, promote, and participate as SMS is embraced, further developed, and adopted by the different sectors of the aviation system. Captain Orlady is a member of the FAA SMS Focus Group and the Joint Planning and Development Office (JPDO) Safety Working Group. Captain Orlady has been involved in aviation and human factors for 30 years as author, researcher, instructor, and lecturer. She helped organize the first International Symposium on Aviation Psychology in 1981 and later served as technical chair. She has been a NASA-sponsored researcher for Yale and Harvard University on a research project investigating crew complement, procedures, and automation. With her late father, Harry Orlady, Linda coauthored a 600-page book, Human Factors in Multi-Crew Flight Operations, published by Ashgate Publications in 1999. Linda is a third-generation pilot. She received her initial flight training at the Ohio State University while completing a master’s in business administration with a concentration in organizational behavior and human factors. She flew for several corporations and for Henson and Comair Airlines in the early ’80s. She was hired by United Airlines as a line pilot in 1985 and has flown the Airbus A319, A320, Boeing B-737, and B-747-400. Captain Orlady also worked in United’s Cockpit Resource Management Department and was the program manager. She presently flies domestic and international routes on the Boeing B-757 and B-767 out of Washington, DC. She also holds a commercial rotorcraft rating. Captain Orlady is the vice chair of the Flight Safety Foundation Icarus Committee and serves on the Board of Governors for the Foundation. She was also recently elected as a trustee for the Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology in New York. Captain Orlady resides in Lothian, Maryland, with her husband, John Cirino, and four dogs.

Robert Perkins Airport and Ground Environment (AGE) Group Chairman Air Line Pilots Association, International Bob began his flying career in 1968 at ’s Island Airport on a flying scholarship with the Royal Canadian Air Cadets. After graduation and with a brand new private pilot’s licence, he began working part-time at the Central Airways School, washing and fueling aircraft and keeping track of the flights of the school’s student pilots. Commercial, multiengine, and IFR ratings followed as did a Class II instructor’s rating, which allowed Bob to rise to the position of assistant chief flying instructor at Central Airways. At the time, it was one of the busiest flying schools in Canada. In 1973, Bob quit Central to take a position as chief (and only) flying instructor at White River Air Services flight training school in , Ontario. This was the beginning of a long relationship with the Deluce family, which would see the acquisition of Austin Airways and Great Lakes Airlines, the transformation into , the amalgamation with the other connectors into Air Canada Regional, and finally the formation of Air Inc. Throughout the years, Bob has flown across Canada, from east to west, and north to the Arctic. He has logged time on virtually every type of aircraft the airline has operated over the years, with the exception of the DC-3 and the Canso, and was instrumental in the development and implementation of the first dedicated air ambulance fixed-wing aircraft in Ontario, a Cessna Citation 500, on which he logged around 2,500 hours. Bob has also been involved with pilot associations for a long time and was the first chairman of the Austin Airways pilot council at the old CALPA. Switching from the political side to the air safety side, Bob was the Air Safety vice chair for a time at CALPA and was named the Canada Air Safety chairman after the merger of CALPA with ALPA. Bob currently holds the position of Air Safety coordinator–Canada for ALPA, as well as being the AGE Group chair, a position he holds at IFALPA as well. Bob sits on numerous regulatory committees and working groups with Transport Canada and

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Nav Canada and is a member of the ICAO Visual Aids Working Group. He also sits as the IFALPA member on the ICAO Aerodromes panel. Bob is an active line captain with Jazz on the CRJ and has accumulated approximately 26,000 hours of flight time.

Ronald R. Phifer Deputy Special Agent in Charge, Flight Programs Division Federal Air Marshal Service Ronald R. Phifer joined the Federal Air Marshal Service in May 2002 and is currently the deputy special agent in charge of the Flight Programs Division. Mr. Phifer is responsible for oversight and management of the Federal Flight Deck Officer Program, the Crewmember Self-Defense Program, and the General Aviation Armed Security Officer Program, which includes program budgets, contracts, and communication to senior management at FAMS, TSA, and DHS, as well as other federal agencies, aviation industry partners, and corporate executives. Prior to joining the Federal Air Marshal Service, Mr. Phifer served for over eight years with the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office as a patrol deputy, detective, patrol sergeant, and detective sergeant. In addition, he worked for four years as a fraud investigator in the Securities Division of the Arizona Corporation Commission. During his career with the Federal Air Marshal Service, he was assigned to the Chicago Field Office as a federal air marshal. He was then transferred to the Mission Operation Control Center and the International Planning Branch to work as a watch officer. In May 2005, Mr. Phifer was promoted to an assistant to the special agent in charge of the Liaison Division, Passport and Visa Section. In October 2005, after a review by DHS of alignment within its organizations and divisions, Mr. Phifer was put in charge of transitioning the Federal Flight Deck Officer Program into the management and organization of the Federal Air Marshal Service. In December 2005, he was promoted to assistant special agent in charge of the Federal Flight Deck Officer Program and was responsible for the daily management of the FFDO program, applications and training requirements. Mr. Phifer holds a bachelor of science degree in criminal justice from Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, Arizona. He was selected by the Transportation Security Administration to participate in the first class of TSA managers identified for the Senior Leadership Development Program, which provides senior-level leadership training to selected managers within the organization.

Tom Phillips Boeing Commercial Aircraft Captain Phillips is a senior safety pilot for Boeing Flight Operations Test and Validation type rated in the Boeing 727, 737, 757, 767, 777, Airbus 320 and 330. His duties entail external and internal representation of the Boeing product, accident investigation, and support of production and engineering flight test. Prior to joining Boeing, Captain Phillips has spent over 25 years of his career as a commercial airline pilot and was ALPA’s 2002 Air Safety Award recipient.

Donald Porter Senior Air Traffic Technical Specialist Naverus Incorporated Don is employed as a senior air traffic technical specialist at Naverus, an international leader in RNP Instrument Flight Procedure design and implementation located in Kent, WA. He came to Naverus in April 2008, and is responsible for Naverus’ RNP airspace projects in what is the equivalent of the FAA’s Eastern Service Area. Prior to Naverus, Don was employed by the MITRE Corp. and the FAA. Don began his FAA career in 1982 as an air traffic controller, spending 20 years in various ATC facilities, controlling traffic for the last 13 years at Chicago’s O’Hare TRACON. Don also served in various positions with National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) while at Chicago, including the local’s vice president, safety and technical representative, and RNAV and GPS representative. Don also served as NATCA’s Great Lakes Regional RNAV and GPS representative. Don left the TRACON in 2001 for the RNAV RNP Program Office, at FAA headquarters, to serve as NATCA’s national RNAV and RNP technical

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representative. After serving for three years, Don accepted the position of ATC specialist in the RNAV RNP Program Office, serving in various roles including RNP projects lead, RNAV and RNP Program Office lead for ADS-B, and lead for RNAV and RNP ATC training. He also chaired the Performance Based Operations Aviation Rulemaking Committee’s (PARC) ATC Procedures and Phraseology (ATCPP) Action Team (formerly known as the Pilot/Controller Procedures and Phraseology Action Team), and the PARC’s RNP Parallel Approach Transition (RPAT) Implementation Team. Prior to his ATC specialist position, Don spent three years as NATCA’s RNAV technical representative to the RNAV RNP Program Office. Don retired from the FAA in November 2006 and accepted a position at MITRE’s Center for Advanced Aviation System Development (CAASD), where he continued to provide support to the RNAV RNP Group as well as providing his TC expertise in many of MITRE’s ATC-related projects and programs, including ATC training and simulation, and ADSB future concept development. In addition to his duties at Naverus, Don continues to serve in a chairperson or co-chairperson role in the following PARC workgroups: the RNP Parallel Approach Transition Implementation Team, the Air Traffic Control Procedures and Phraseology Action Team, and the new Pilot Controller Procedures and Systems Integration (PCPSI) Working Group (old Human Factors Working Group).

John Prater President Air Line Pilots Association, International Captain John Prater is the eighth president of the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA). He was elected by the union’s Board of Directors on Oct. 18, 2006, and began his four-year term on Jan. 1, 2007. His election signaled a change in direction for the largest airline pilot union in the world, representing 55,000 pilots who fly for 40 U.S. and . Under Prater’s leadership, ALPA has taken an aggressive stance aimed at restoring strength within the union, defending the professional standards and interests of airline pilots, and reclaiming losses suffered when pilots helped to save the industry after the events of 9/11. As ALPA’s chief executive and administrative officer, Prater oversees daily operations of the Association and presides over the meetings of ALPA’s governing bodies, which set policy for the organization. He is also chief spokesman for the union, advancing pilots’ views before Congress, Parliament, government agencies, and the news media. Prater’s labor affiliations include membership on the Executive Council of the AFL-CIO and the Executive Committee of the Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO. He also is a member of the Air Traffic Management Advisory Committee, the Air Traffic Management Steering Committee, the NGATS Institute Management Council (IMC), and the NGATS Institute Executive Committee, and is a member and co-chairman of the FAA Age 60 Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC). Prater, who comes from a family background of strong union supporters, is a 31-year veteran of ALPA. He served in positions ranging from Strike Committee chairman to chairman of the Continental pilots’ Master Executive Council (MEC), as well as vice chairman of the international Wings Alliance (now part of the Skyteam Alliance). He helped to lead union fights against such notorious airline management figures as Frank Lorenzo, Carl Icahn, and Dick Ferris. Currently a B-767 captain, Prater has flown the B-727, DC-8, DC-10, A300, B-757, and B-777 for passenger and cargo airlines during a piloting career that spans nearly three-and-a-half decades. Before joining Continental, he flew for a number of companies, including Buckeye, Skyway, the Wall Street Journal, United (as an instructor), and contract freight for UPS/Airborne. His experience spans several eras: He flew as a single pilot on night freight runs in WWII-era propeller airplanes and, more recently, was a member of ALPA’s working group addressing the development of the B-787. A graduate of Parks College of St. Louis University with a bachelor’s degree in meteorology, Prater is a resident of Edwardsville, Ill., with his wife, Michele, and daughter, Alexandra.

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Kenneth P. Quinn General Counsel Flight Safety Foundation Mr. Quinn is co-leader of Pillsbury’s top-ranked aviation practice. For the third year in a row, the Chambers USA 2008 Guide again singled out Mr. Quinn for praise and ranked Pillsbury’s aviation practice as “National, Tier 1.” He represents airlines, aerospace companies, airports, security companies, online travel companies, global distribution systems, banks, private equity and hedge funds, and aircraft lenders/lessors in a variety of regulatory, litigation, acquisition, antitrust, enforcement, legislative, product liability, and criminal matters. He serves as counsel to a variety of airlines in regulatory, litigation, and enforcement matters. He is litigating cases in the Second, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits for airport and airline clients. He also serves as counsel to cities on airport and congestion matters. He is currently serving as the chief judge of an AAA/ICDR arbitral panel in an aviation dispute between two airlines. Mr. Quinn is general counsel of the Flight Safety Foundation and editor-in-chief of the Air & Space Lawyer. He formerly served as FAA chief counsel and counselor to the Secretary of Transportation during the first Bush administration. He received his B.S. in finance from Northern Illinois University and his Juris Doctor with honors from DePaul University College of Law, where he served as editor of the DePaul Law Review. Mr. Quinn serves on the Parish Pastoral Council at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., and serves as chairman of its Stewardship and Development Committee. Mr. Quinn lives with his wife and five children in McLean, Virginia.

Michael Rigney Assistant Special Agent in Charge Federal Air Marshal Service, Flight Programs Division

Clyde Romero, Jr. MANPADS SME Captain Clyde Romero Jr. is the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA), national MANPADS subject matter expert (SME). As the National Security Committee (NSC) MANPADS SME, Captain Romero provides oversight of all the MANPADS activities, participates in government/DOD meetings, and makes presentations throughout the world as appropriate to represent the security interest of 55,000 airline pilots in North America. Captain Romero has an extensive background in all aspects of the MANPADS threat to both military and civilian aviation. He has performed SEAD (suppression of enemy air defensive) duties in support of DOD policy while on active duty. He actively continues to work with government/DOD entities and provides a pilot-based perspective to ongoing aviation security efforts through his writing and speaking venues. Currently piloting the A330 Airbus, Captain Romero has flown throughout the world for US Airways. Highly decorated (Bronze Star, Purple Heart, DFC, Air Medal with “V,” ARCOM, AFCOM, RVM Campaign Medal), he is a graduate of the prestigious United States Fighter Weapons School. Captain Romero’s flying career began as a U.S. Army helicopter pilot flying the OH-6A Scout during combat operations in Southeast Asia. He then transitioned to the United States Air Force flying the F-4 Phantom II.

John Sammon Assistant Administrator Transportation Security Administration As the assistant administrator for Transportation Sector Network Management, John P. Sammon leads a unified effort to protect and secure, through public-private networks, our nation’s intermodal transportation systems, including aviation, rail, transit, maritime, cargo, highway, and energy pipelines. Sammon brings more than 25 years of transportation experience to his position, including management of customer networks for railroads, motor carriers, ocean carriers, petrochemical manufacturers, and ports and other public agencies.

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Most recently, Sammon was the principal partner in a software venture, e-Carload. Before that, he spent many years in the railroad industry, working for both Conrail and CSX. As senior vice president at CSX he was responsible for a $3.5 billion industrial products business unit with a staff of 500. Sammon has extensive experience with business development, operations, and managing change. Sammon has a bachelor of science in economics from Bucknell University and a master’s of science in economics from Texas A&M University.

Scott C. Schleiffer Executive Air Safety Vice Chairman Air Line Pilots Association, International Captain Scott C. Schleiffer joined in June 1996 and was assigned as a first officer on the Classic B-747 based at JFK in New York. He upgraded to captain in November 1998 and became a line check airman in April 1999. He has accumulated 10,100 flying hours—1,900 of them as an instructor in transport category aircraft. He is actively involved in the company’s Training Department as a ground instructor and courseware developer, with specialties in long-range navigation, performance, captain leadership, and CRM. He has also taught and worked on instructor training and human factors course materials. He was the editor of the company’s Check Airman and Instructor Manual. Captain Schleiffer has served as chair of the Training and Flight Operations Standards Committee for the Atlas MEC since May 1999. He was elected vice chair of the ALPA Training Council in March 2003. He has represented ALPA on the FAA’s Flight Training Device Aviation Rulemaking Committee (Part 60) since July 2003 and on the FAA’s Crewmember/Dispatcher Qualification Aviation Rulemaking Committee (Part 121 N & O) since June 2004. He was selected chairman of the Human Factors and Training Group in December 2004 and became ALPA’s Executive Air Safety vice chairman in December 2005. Prior to joining Atlas, Captain Schleiffer retired as a lieutenant commander after a 21-year career in the U.S. Coast Guard that began in November 1974. He completed Avionics Tech School in 1977, graduated from Officer Training School in 1982, and after completing Naval Flight Training began primary duty as a Coast Guard aviator in 1984, flying the C-130 Hercules for 13 years at Clearwater, FL, Borinquen, PR, and Kodiak, AK. He was an instructor for 10 of those years. Captain Schleiffer earned an AS from Regents College, SUNY, in 1987—becoming the first recipient of the Catherine Craig-Erhardt Memorial Award given to a military graduate “for service to others, commitment to education, and academic, professional, and personal achievement”—and a BS with concentrations in sociology and management in 1995. He is a member of the National Association of Flight Instructors and the National Eagle Scout Association. He has published several flying articles in a variety of military and trade magazines. He has been married to Candace Marie Nenn for 33 years. They have three grown children and live in Algonquin, Il.

Nick Seemel Central Air Safety Chairman Air Canada Jazz Nick Seemel is currently the ALPA MEC Central Air Safety chairman at Air Canada Jazz and has held that position for four years. Nick has been flying professionally since 1980. He left university to pursue a career in flying, and with the typical start-up issues of the day, found himself flying skydivers in Western Canada. Since then he has enjoyed a successful career that has included a stint as a Canadian “bush pilot” flying a variety of aircraft on a wide range of missions from medevacs in to sled-dog delivery in a single-engine Cessna on skis. Rated in helicopters and fixed wing, he holds an ATPL in both Canada and the United States and currently flies various versions of the Canadair regional jet on a schedule that includes both the busiest airports in North America and remote locations in Canada. His ALPA volunteer work began 20 years ago as a CALPA-elected representative at . He also chaired various local committees and was a member of the Negotiating Committee for three collective agreements, including one round of bargaining that was supported by a nine-week strike.

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Having completed the accident investigation training at ALPA, his interest turned to ALPA flight safety work. This led to Nick’s being a member of the ALPA team on the SWR 111 investigation 10 years ago. This team was acknowledged for their contribution with an IFALPA presidential citation at Air Safety Week. He was also included in an IFALPA citation for the volunteer work done by a group of Halifax-based pilots who assisted the 44 overseas flight crews who were diverted and stranded in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on 9/11. Transport Canada’s commitment to SMS coincided with Nick’s becoming involved in leadership positions within the ALPA safety team at Air Canada Jazz. In this role, he was a member of the development of the Integrated Safety Management System (iSMS) at his airline. He represents the local ALPA membership on the corporate development and maintenance of safety policies and practices. He was key in the development of nonpunitive reporting and investigation in flight operations at Air Canada Jazz. When time permits, he also participates in flight safety investigations. As Central Air Safety chairman, he manages a team of volunteers and reports to the MEC. Nick is also a member of the SMS team with ALPA International. Nick has been married to Wendy for 24 years, and they live in Halifax, Nova Scotia. They are proud of two daughters currently in university. When he is not on duty at 5 a.m. somewhere away from home, most mornings you can find him enjoying the sunrise from his surfboard along the rugged Nova Scotia shoreline.

Hassan Shahidi Associate Director of Aviation Safety & Performance-Based Services MITRE Corporation Hassan Shahidi is the associate director of Aviation Safety and Performance-Based Services at MITRE’s Center for Advanced Aviation System Development. He has over 20 years of experience in air traffic control modernization and development of modeling and simulations capabilities. His current areas of responsibility include aviation system safety, performance-based navigation RNAV/RNP, communications, and navigation service. In this capacity, Dr. Shahidi is overseeing MITRE’s modeling, analysis, and data fusion of the Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing (ASIAS) initiative. In addition, he oversees a number of other key safety analysis initiatives including Safety Management System (SMS), runway incursions analysis and prevention research, and aviation human factors research. Dr. Shahidi also directs MITRE’s modeling, analysis, and research on RNAV/RNP, in support of the FAA and industry initiative to implement these procedures both domestically and internationally. Prior to MITRE, Dr. Shahidi led a number of ATC modernization and aviation human factors activities at Systems Control Technology and FAL Inc. He holds a private pilot license. Dr. Shahidi is a recipient of a number of awards, including RTCA Outstanding Achievement Award. He holds a master’s in systems engineering from the University of Virginia and a doctorate in systems engineering management from George Washington University. Dr. Shahidi also holds a master’s in economics from George Mason University.

James Shilling Director, Business Development, Infrared Countermeasures Northrop Grumman Former Captain James Shilling has a long and distinguished career as an aviator, formerly flying as an airline captain and line check airman for a major air cargo carrier. He began his career in 1983 serving as a flight crewmember in both fixed-wing and rotor-wing aircraft. While acting as a flight crewmember, he was legislative director for his professional organization and was most recently focused on aviation security matters, spending countless hours in the nation’s capital assisting the Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations (CAPA), the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and the Department of Homeland Security. Post–September 11, Shilling, then legislative and security liaison for CAPA, resolved to maintain a presence on Capitol Hill until the necessary safeguards were in place to protect the industry. One of the shared successes of this work is the implementation of the Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO) program and the inclusion of cargo pilots in that program. Shilling also served on the TSA’s Aviation Security Advisory Committee (ASAC), where he and other industry stakeholders generated recommendations that will be used to craft new regulations governing the shipping protocol of air cargo, thereby enhancing the security of the flight crewmembers, aircraft, airlines, cargo facilities, and airports. Shilling was CAPA’s Manned Portable Air Defense Systems expert. As such, he was invited to discuss the numerous issues associated with the deployment of such systems on a number

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of national news programs, including Greta Van Susteren, CNN, MSNBC, Good Morning America, and many others. Beginning in September 2004, Shilling accepted a position with Northrop Grumman Corporation, a 35-year leader in Infrared Countermeasures (IRCM). As director of Commercial IRCM Business Development, he is responsible for ensuring the continued development and acceptance of IRCM in the commercial airline environment.

Mark Slimko Aviation Industry Specialist Engineered Arresting Systems Corporation Mark Slimko is the aviation industry specialist for Engineered Arresting Systems Corporation (ESCO) in the Engineered Materials Arresting System (EMAS) Division. In this role, Mark assists the EMAS division in working with aircraft operators, regulatory agencies, professional pilot groups, training centers, and other areas involving airport and aircraft operations. As part of his responsibilities with ESCO, he has focused on pilot education and awareness of EMAS. His career in aviation began following graduation from the United States Air Force Academy in 1989. He attended Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT) at Reese Air Force Base in Lubbock, Texas. After flying the T-37 and T-38 at UPT, he moved on to fly the C-21 (Lear 35) and later the KC-10 (DC-10) on active duty. Throughout his military aviation career, Mark held positions as the chief of Squadron Standardization and Evaluation and chief of Aircrew Training, while serving as an instructor pilot and flight examiner in both the C-21 and KC-10. In addition to his position at ESCO, he is still flying the KC-10 in the Air Force Reserves as an instructor and lead flight examiner and serves as the chief of Standardization and Evaluation. Upon leaving the active-duty Air Force, Mark also flew as a first officer with a commercial U.S. air carrier until he was furloughed in late 2003. Mark holds an FAA Airline Transport Pilot certificate, is type rated in the DC-10, and has accumulated over 6,500 hours flying both military and civilian aircraft.

Alexis Smollok Deputy Assistant Director, Office of Security Services and Assessments Transportation Security Administration, Office of Law Enforcement Federal Air Marshal Service Ms. Smollok joined the Federal Air Marshal Service in May 2006. The Office of Security Services and Assessments is responsible for the TSA Explosives Division, the National Explosives Detection Canine Team Program, the TSA Office of Security, Reimbursable Agreements, and the Office for Security Services and Assessments. In addition, Ms. Smollok is the primary contact for the Department of Homeland Security on MANPADS issues. Prior to joining the TSA, Federal Air Marshal Service, Ms. Smollok was a special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 10 years. During her career with the FBI, Ms. Smollok was assigned to the Newark, NJ, Field Division and worked primarily interstate theft and fugitive cases along with assignments in special operations. Ms. Smollok was a pilot for the FBI and member of the Newark SWAT–Tactical Operations Unit. After being promoted to supervisory special agent, Ms. Smollok was the coordinator for the FBI Civil Aviation Security Program (CASP) within the Counterterrorism Division, handling aviation matters for the FBI in Washington, DC, and was responsible for coordinating over 650 special agents and legal attachés who were assigned duties as airport liaison agents at all TSA-regulated airports. In 2004, Ms. Smollok was selected to represent the Homeland Security Council at the White House as director–Aviation and Transportation Security on all aviation and transportation matters. In this position, Ms. Smollok coordinated the successful mitigation of numerous vulnerabilities within the aviation sector involving various federal agencies. Also, she led several interagency efforts involving airspace security, standoff weapons including MANPADS, and border protection issues. Prior to her career with the FBI, Ms. Smollok was employed by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in the Aviation Department. Her assignments included security coordinator and assistant manager–Security at John F. Kennedy International Airport, and assistant manager–Security at LaGuardia Airport. Ms. Smollok has her Certified Protection Professional Accreditation (CPP) from the American Society for Industrial Security, is a licensed private pilot with an instrument rating, and is an alumnus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University with an MBA in aviation management.

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Simon Stewart Safety Strategic Development Manager easyJet Operations Risk Group Capt. Simon Stewart is currently the head of Strategic Safety Development at easyJet and a line captain on the Boeing 737. Prior to that role he was the easyJet Flight Operations quality and safety manager. His responsibilities include the capability development, implementation, and training requirements for the easyJet Safety Management System. He has been working on the evolution of an integrated Fatigue Risk Management System (FRMS) within the existing SMS for the last five years and is a member of the ICAO FRMS Subcommittee generating regulatory and guidance material on FRMS for member states. He has published four papers on FRMS and is documenting his work as part of his post-graduate studies at London City University.

Joe Terrell Federal Security Director Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) Joe Terrell has over 20 years of airport and air carrier security experience. He is currently the Federal Security director for the Transportation Security Administration, based in Pittsburgh. Mr. Terrell’s office is charged with coordinating and overseeing transportation security responsibilities throughout western Pennsylvania. Prior to coming to Pittsburgh, Mr. Terrell held the same position for TSA as one of the initial Federal Security directors in eastern North Carolina. Mr. Terrell came to the TSA directly from the Federal Aviation Administration in 2002. Mr. Terrell started his federal career with the FAA in 1988. He spent most of his time in the FAA’s international security program. On behalf of the FAA, he was based in Brussels, Belgium, for seven years in the ’90s and was the manager of the FAA’s Civil Aviation Security International Field Office. He worked directly with civil aviation authorities from countries throughout Europe, Africa, and Asia as well as multilateral efforts with ICAO and the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC). Mr. Terrell also has done a couple of FAA headquarters tours working in the Office of Civil Aviation Security Policy and Planning as well as the International Security Operations Office.

Brian Townsend Aviation and Performance-Based Navigation Consultant Brian Townsend has been a professional pilot for 27 years. Prior to entering the airline industry, he devoted seven years to general aviation. Brian professionally flight instructed and managed fixed-base and airport operations for six years. He has flown a wide variety of aircraft and flew for a Fortune 50 company prior to joining the ranks of a major airline. Employed with America West since 1990, he has flown the De Havilland Dash 8, B-737, and currently the Airbus A319/320 as captain. Brian is currently based in Las Vegas with the recently merged “new US Airways.” He volunteered as a safety representative for the Air Line Pilots Association in 1998, serving as the airport liaison representative for Las Vegas McCarran International Airport. In addition to his liaison duties, he served as the chairman of the National Airspace System Modernization Team and vice chairman of the Air Traffic Services Group until April 2008. The NASMOD committee projects encompassed RNAV-RNP, Data Communications, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, and ADS-B. Public Terminal RNAV procedure design was in its infancy when he entered the arena at Las Vegas. His involvement has afforded him the opportunity to participate in the grassroots development and evolution of the Next Generation Air Transportation System. As a result, he has represented ALPA at numerous airspace modernization organizations, including the Communication, Navigation, and Surveillance (CNS) Task Force; the Performance-based Operations Aviation Rulemaking Committee (PARC); and the Next Generation Air Transportation (NGATS) Institute. In addition to his duties at US Airways, Captain Townsend currently provides subject matter expert consulting on NowGen and NextGen initiatives and programs.

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Dominic Walker Product Development Director QinetiQ Airport Technologies Dr. Dominic Walker is the Product Development director for the Airport Technologies division of QinetiQ, the UK defense and security company. His role covers the application of new and emerging technologies to civil airport operation. Before taking up his current role, Dominic was the product manager for Tarsier, QinetiQ’s high resolution debris detection radar system. During his time in this role, he took Tarsier from a lab demonstration unit through to its global launch. Previous to this, he worked in the company’s radar division, conducting research into high-resolution maritime surveillance radar. His work in this area produced several peer-reviewed publications, and he was awarded his PhD from University College, London, in 2001. He is a graduate of Cambridge University in the UK, where he read natural sciences, is a member of the Institute of Physics, and is a chartered physicist.

Steve Westover Member, Threatened Airspace Management Project Team Air Line Pilots Association, International Steve Westover is currently an Anchorage-based first officer with FedEx flying the MD-11 and a retired U.S. Navy captain (25 years) flying the EA-6B Prowler aircraft. F/O Westover’s naval career included squadron command and squadron deployments aboard the aircraft carriers USS Ranger, USS John F. Kennedy, and USS Midway. Some of his shore-based assignments included Pensacola, Florida; Norfolk, Virginia; Whidbey Island, Washington; and the Pentagon. F/O Westover graduated from the University of Washington with a BS in 1971, from the University of West Florida with an MS in 1973, and from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in 1990. Steve is married with two sons, ages 31 and 24.

Ray White Deputy Assistant Administration for Security Operations Transportation Security Administration Ray White is currently serving the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) as the deputy assistant administrator for Security Operations. In this position, Mr. White provides both regulatory and operational oversight of the entire spectrum of security operations at the nation’s 450 federalized airports, including the activities of over 55,000 TSA security officers and staff. White joined the TSA shortly after its inception in November 2001. Mr. White began with TSA at Dallas Love Field Airport, Dallas, Texas, where he initially served as the assistant federal security director for Regulatory Inspections. In this initial assignment, he assumed responsibility for federalizing Dallas Love Field and 27 additional airports in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. He led the efforts of the initial deployment of security technology and hiring of federal security officers at Dallas Love Field Airport, allowing it to become the first airport in the nation to meet 100 percent of the initial first-year deadlines of the Aviation Security and Transportation Act. Mr. White served as the acting federal security director at Dallas Love Field for over two years and has served on several detail assignments at TSA headquarters in Arlington, VA. Prior to joining TSA, White was a supervisory special agent and the acting manager of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Dallas/Fort Worth Civil Aviation Security Field Office. In this position, he was responsible for aviation security oversight for commercial airports and air carriers across a five-state region. While with the FAA, White also worked as the southwest region program manager for Risk Management and Physical Security where he was responsible for security at over 200 facilities. White also served 28 years on active duty with the United States Army, retiring in 1990. During his service he held positions in the Artillery, Infantry, Signal, and Adjutant General Corps. White is a graduate of Delaware State University.

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David Wiegand Airport Liaison Agent, DCA Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent (SA) David Wiegand is currently assigned to the FBI’s Washington field office and serves as the airport liaison agent (ALA) at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). SA Wiegand has 29 years of experience in the aviation industry. He has an ATP rating with over 10,000 hours of flight time; 2,000 of those hours are in turbojet aircraft. SA Wiegand possesses three aircraft type ratings and has flown all over the world in support of the FBI’s counterterrorism mission. SA Wiegand entered on-duty with the FBI and began New Agents Training in September 1987. Less than three months after graduation, Dave was designated a Bureau pilot-in-command. Over the last 21 years, Dave has served in the Buffalo, Newark, New York, and Washington, DC, field divisions. He also served five years as a pilot-in-command with the FBI’s Critical Incident Response Group. As the sole representative of the FBI at DCA, SA Wiegand oversees the administration of all FBI investigative programs. SA Wiegand received his bachelor of science degree in aeronautics from Florida Institute of Technology.

Billy Wilson Assistant Chief Pilot FedEx Flight Operations Security Captain Billy Wilson is the assistant chief pilot, Flight Operations Security, for Federal Express. He is the creator and head instructor for the nationally recognized FedEx Flight Crew Defense Course and the author of the governing security policies and training for FedEx flight crews. Captain Wilson served as a U.S. marine in a multitude of billets including F/A-18 pilot, and on the ground as OIC Special Mission Branch, Special Operations Training Group, and PSD detachment OIC. He also served as NCIS reserve officer, and currently is a black belt instructor for the Marine Corps Martial Arts Center of Excellence. He has worked as an adjunct instructor for FLETC Gylnco where he instructed and developed courseware for the Advanced Flying Armed Program. He is a highly requested speaker and SME invitee regarding CQ tactics, counterterrorism, training development, and aviation security for varied agencies and organizations.

Bill Yantiss Vice President Corporate Safety, Security, Quality and Environment United Airlines Captain Bill Yantiss began his aviation career as a T-38 instructor pilot in the U.S. Air Force. During his 20- year military career, he had an opportunity to instruct in the F-4D/E, F-5E, and F-15A/B. He has served in many leadership capacities that include F-15 program manager, Operational Test and Evaluation test pilot, Training Squadron commander, and Fighter Squadron commander. Bill concluded his military career as assistant deputy commander for Operations, responsible for the daily supervision of three fighter squadrons, an academic training squadron, and an air weapons controller training squadron. Bill Yantiss joined United Airlines as a pilot instructor in October 1989 and was quickly promoted to department manager. And shortly thereafter, he assumed staff responsibilities in both Flight Standards and Flight Safety. These short assignments have led to a 14-year career in developing Flight Safety and Quality Assurance programs. Bill played a key leadership role in the implementation of United’s industry-leading Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) program. He also developed and implemented two of United’s Aviation Safety Action Programs (ASAP). These programs for flight crews and aircraft dispatchers laid the foundation for developing similar programs for aircraft maintenance technicians and flight attendants. As director of Quality Assurance (QA), Bill had the opportunity to establish United’s Quality Assurance program for Airline Operations, which served as the model for three major U.S. carriers. Bill also implemented a United Express audit program that soon expanded into the international code-share arena, ultimately becoming a U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) requirement. Similarly, Bill played a leadership role in developing the supporting Airline Transport Association (ATA) code-share standards that were accepted by both the FAA and DOT and a Star Alliance audit program that served as a model for the industry. Bill assumed a leadership role in the development of the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) program, the first global

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operational performance standard accepted by all international carriers and most state regulatory agencies. He continues to serve as a member of the IATA Safety Committee. Bill has served as the managing director of Quality Assurance for Airline Operations for eight years. Although no longer actively flying as a United captain, he has earned B-737, B-757, and B-767 type ratings. Bill assumed the position of vice president–Safety, Security, Quality, and Environment in December 2006. In this position, he oversees flight, in-flight, ground, and environmental safety, emergency management, corporate security, and quality assurance. Captain Yantiss holds a bachelor of science in zoology/botany and a master’s of business administration. He has completed the University of Southern California Aviation Safety Program and achieved registration as a Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) and Certified Quality Manager (CQMgr). Bill resides in Chicago with his wife Glennda.

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