RICHARD J. STECKEL 2138 Meadow Oaks Lane

RICHARD J. STECKEL, Ph.D. 2138 Meadow Oaks Lane, Washington, Missouri 63090 636-239-4013 (home), 636-359-1954 (cell), Email - [email protected]

Education: B.S. Aero Operations, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA. M.S. Aviation Safety, University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO Ph.D. Aviation, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO.

Certificates: FAA Airline Transport Pilot Certificate, Multi Engine Land FAA Commercial Pilot Certificate, Single Engine Land FAA Airframe & Powerplant Mechanic Certificate FAA Certificated Flight Instructor, Airplane Instrument, Single & Multi-engine Land (1977-1992) Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), 1991-present, American Society for Quality Certified Quality Auditor (CQA), 2005-present, American Society for Quality IS-BAO Accredited Auditor, Fixed Wing American Charter Safety Foundation Audit Training

Professional Societies: Member, American Society for Quality (ASQ) www.asq.org Member, Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) www.auvsi.org Past member, University Aviation Association (UAA) uaa.aero Past member, Coordinate Metrology Society, (CMSC) www.cmsc.org

Experience: Research Assistant September 2009 to September 2010 Senior Research Assistant September 2010 to October 2014 Assistant Research Professor November 2014 to present Center for Aviation Safety Research (CASR) Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology, Saint Louis University I am employed by the Center for Aviation Safety Research to investigate topics in aviation safety. Research interests include Line Operations Safety Audits (LOSA), Aviation Safety Action Programs (ASAP), SMS implementation and auditing, voluntary aviation safety reporting programs, Unmanned Air Vehicle licensing and operations in the National Airspace System and proactive/predictive accident prevention.. I managed Institutional Review Board (IRB) protocols for the center. I developed and implemented a Technology Control Plan (TCP) in compliance with International Trade in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR) for CASR. I and a team from CASR conducted a system wide safety assessment of a major air carrier in India in anticipation of implementing an ICAO SMS. Assisted in conducting and presenting at the Safety Across High Consequence Industry Conferences held at Saint Louis University 2009- 2013. Associate editor of the Journal of Safety Across High Consequence Industries, 2011.

Founding secretary Gateway Chapter of the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), October 2014

Quality Engineer IV, Quality Engineer III, Quality Engineer II February 2000 to September 2009 Boeing Phantom Works Investigate and develop new aircraft assembly technology. Technologies investigated and implemented include laser projection, portable arm coordinate measurement machines (CMM), and indoor GPS measurement systems.

Specialist, QA Engineering/Senior Quality Engineer/Quality Engineer October 1987 to February 2000 Supported assembly operations for aerospace products in St. Louis, MO. Investigated, identified, and resolved design, tooling, vendor, and assembly problems on the F/A-18 and C-17 assembly lines in St. Louis, vendor, and customer facilities, involving machined, sheet metal, composite parts and aircraft systems. Gathered and disseminated data on Cost of Quality, nonconformance trends, and root cause analysis corrective action activities.

Quality Procurement Representative/Associate Quality Engineer September 1985 to September 1987 Source inspected vendor-supplied parts, equipment, and tooling. Performed process and quality surveys at suppliers’ facilities throughout the Eastern U. S. Certified ASNT Level II to perform radiographic, ultrasonic, magnetic particle and penetrant inspection surveys.

Flight Inspector/Assembly Inspector January 1985 to September 1985 Assembly Inspector F/A-18 Final Assembly Line. Assured correct installation and operation of aircraft components, and other inspection duties. Flight Inspector F/A-18 Flight Ramp. Assured correct installation and operation of aircraft components and systems, performed pre-flight inspections, and released aircraft for flight.

Federal Aviation Administration Air Traffic Controller Trainee July 1983 – September 1983 Attended Air Traffic Control School, Oklahoma City, OK, Air Route Traffic Control Center option.

Charter Pilot/Flight Instructor/A&P Mechanic August 1977 – June 1983 Employed as a FAA Part 135 charter pilot, FAA Part 141 Flight School Assistant Chief Flight Instructor, and aircraft mechanic at 2 fixed base operators flying/maintaining various general aviation aircraft ranging from single engine piston aircraft to multi-engine turbine aircraft.

Flight Time 4600+ hrs total flight time 2000+ hrs flight instruction given 500+ hrs multi engine 10 hrs turbine .5 hrs Bell Jet Ranger (helicopter)

U.S. Patents: 7,015,459 - Method and apparatus for locating laser projection alignment targets 7,158,241 - Method for calibration and certifying laser projection beam accuracy 7,614,159 - Locating and drilling determinate assembly holes using a coordinate measuring device 7,626,692 - Automated imaging of part inconsistencies 7,668,616 - Method of rapid hole transfer to replacement parts 8,094,921 - Method and system for remote rework imaging for part inconsistencies 8,687,872 - Method for remote rework imaging for part inconsistencies

Dissertation Developing and establishing the validity and reliability of the perceptions Toward Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) and Line Operations Safety Audit (LOSA) Questionnaires. May 2014. Peer Reviewed Journal Articles Yablonsky, G. S., Steckel, R. J., Constales, D., Farnan, J., Lercel, D. L., Patankar, M.S. (2014). Flight delay performance at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Journal of Airline and Airport Management. 4, (1), 78-95.

Steckel, R., Lercel, D., Matsuo, H. (2010). Factors that Influence an Undergraduate Student to Choose a Career in Aviation, and Enroll in the Aviation Science Program, Parks College of Engineering, Aviation, and Technology. Collegiate Aviation Review, Fall 2010.

Poster Sessions Steckel, R., Ligrani, P., Sabin, E., Matsuo, H., Willoughby, L., Borener, S. “Developing and Establishing the Validity and Reliability of the Perceptions Toward the Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) Questionnaire”. Sigma Xi Research Symposium, Saint Louis University, May 2014, St. Louis, MO

Steckel, R., Lercel, D., Matsuo, H., Sigma Xi Poster Presentation - . “Factors that Influence an Undergraduate Student to Choose a Career in Aviation, and Enroll in the Aviation Science Program, Parks College of Engineering, Aviation, and Technology.” Sigma Xi Research Symposium, Saint Louis University, May 2010, St. Louis, MO.

Presentations Caponecchia, C., Wickens, C., Regan, M., Steckel, R. and Fitch, G. Panel discussion “Naturalistic Flying Studies: Innovation in Aviation Safety Research.” Panel Discussion at the 2014 International annual meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Conference, October 29, 2014, Chicago, IL

Arendt, D., Stockhausen, E., Bernhardt, A., Lasday, S., Steckel, R. and Westbrook, C. Panel discussion “Risk management in single-pilot operations.” FAA Safety Infoshare, September 25, 2014, Baltimore, MD.

Steckel, R., Patankar, M. “The Application of Line Operation Safety Assessment (LOSA) and Flight Data Management Technologies to General Aviation Flight Training”. FAA Safety Infoshare, September 25, 2014, Baltimore, MD.

Steckel, R., Patankar, M. “The Application of Line Operation Safety Assessment (LOSA) and Flight Data Management Technologies to General Aviation Flight Training”. 4th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics July 2012, San Francisco, CA.

Steckel, R. “Proposed Safety Management Systems (SMS) Regulations vs. existing FAR 139 airport regulations.” The SMS Gap Analysis Conference, October 2011, St. Louis, MO.

Steckel, R. “Proposed Safety Management Systems (SMS) Regulations vs. Quality Standards.” The SMS Gap Analysis Conference, October 2011, St. Louis, MO.

Steckel, R. “Proposed Safety Management Systems (SMS) Regulations vs. Industry Standards.” The SMS Gap Analysis Conference, October 2011, St. Louis, MO.

Steckel, R. “Proposed Safety Management Systems (SMS) Regulations vs. Aviation Industry Safety Tools.” The SMS Gap Analysis Conference, October 2011, St. Louis, MO.

Steckel, R. “Proposed Safety Management Systems (SMS) Regulations vs. Rail and Maritime Industry Standards.” The SMS Gap Analysis Conference, October 2011, St. Louis, MO.

Steckel, R. “Proposed Safety Management Systems (SMS) Regulations vs. FAA Regulations Parts 121, 135, 141 and 145.” The SMS Gap Analysis Conference, October 2011, St. Louis, MO.

FAA reports Steckel, R.J., Farnan, J., Patankar, M.S. Analysis of Federal Aviation Administration Airworthiness Directives Issue Dates: 2000-2010: Understanding the Nature of Past Corrective Actions and how Safety Management Systems Could Change the Scope of Future Corrective Actions. February 2013, Center for Aviation Safety Research, Saint Louis University.

Steckel, R.J., Lercel, D.L., Rieser, T., Kostal, E., Patankar, S. Safety Management Systems for Aviation Service Providers. February 2013. Center for Aviation Safety Research, Saint Louis University.

Lercel, D., Steckel, R.J., Mondello, S., Carr, E., Patankar, M.S. “Aviation Safety Management Systems Return on Investment Study”. February 2011. Center for Aviation Safety Research, Saint Louis University.

Steckel, R., Patankar, M. “Adapting Line Operations Safety Audits (LOSA) Methodology To General Aviation Flight Operations”. August 31, 2012. Center for Aviation Safety Research, Saint Louis University.

Papers in progress Patankar, M. S., Lercel, D. L., Steckel, R. J. & Vance, S. M. Next Gen Maintenance FAA report.

Steckel, R. J., Patankar, M. S., Pilot Perceptions of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Aviation Safety Action Program.

Teaching Experience Aviation Science, Parks College of Engineering Aviation and Technology, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO ASCI 522 Aviation Safety Programs Fall 2010

Center for Aviation Safety Research, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO Safety Management System Course, Jet Airways, India, May 2011 Safety Management System Course, Jet Airways, India, October 2011 Safety Management Systems for Managers, St. Louis, MO, May 2012

Media Appearances Fox 2 News Television, St. Louis, Missouri – “Ice Chunks Likely Fell From Passing Plane in South City” May 31, 2012 http://fox2now.com/2012/05/31/falling-ice-chunks-in-south-city/

National Business Aviation Association website – “Saint Louis University Aviation Center Becomes PDP Provider”, October 17, 2013 http://www.nbaa.org/prodev/pdp/20131017-saint-louis-university- aviation-center-becomes-professional-development-program-provider.php

Wall Street Journal – “Landing System at Kabul Airport Breaks Down”, November 1, 2013 http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-370191/

Other Skills Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, SPSS and Minitab database analysis software Proficient with 3D metrology measurement systems and software packages. Completed Prioria Robotics Tetra quadcopter training, September, 2013. Experience with Institutional Review Board procedures for human subject studies. Experience and training in International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Experience and training in Export Administration Regulations (EAR).