SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES

Airworthiness and Maintenance Seminar

HUMAN FACTORS IN AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE

LESSONS LEARNT FROM RECENT INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS

LONDON / 2 NOVEMBER 2017

CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN: DANIEL OLUFISAN MRAeS, KEYNOTE: PROF. CHRIS JOHNSON, HEAD OF TRAINING DIRECTOR & PRINCIPAL AIRWORTHINESS COMPUTING SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW CONSULTANT, WING ENGINEERING LIMITED AND Chris Johnson is Professor and Head of Computing at the CHAIRMAN AIRWORTHINESS & MAINTENANCE University of Glasgow. His work focuses on improving the SPECIALIST GROUP, ROYAL AERONAUTICAL SOCIETY design and operation of safety-critical systems, particularly Daniel Olufisan is a proficient consultant specialising in the in the aviation and civil nuclear domains. He has held two continuing airworthiness and maintenance management fellowships from NASA and two fellowships from the US of aircraft within the civil aviation industry with over a Air Force working with Langley AFB and Space Command. decade of experience. He is an Incorporated Engineer with He is working with the US Navy/FAA (2015-) on network the UK Engineering Council; UK’s regulatory body for the monitoring for safety and security and in 2017 supported engineering profession. He is also a Member of the UK Royal the European Commissions work to update the aviation Aeronautical Society (RAeS) and the current Chairman of the accident reporting requirements in EC996/2010. He helped society’s Airworthiness and Maintenance Specialist Group write the business continuity case for LVNL (2015) and (A&MSG). worked with Aeroports de Paris/Helios (2016) on Airport Operations Centres. Johnson helped develop guidelines for Daniel first became involved with the continuing incident reporting on behalf of both the European Air Traffic airworthiness sector in 2003 during an undergraduate Organisation (EUROCONTROL) and the European Railway internship with Bellview Airlines (Nig.), where he was exposed Agency. He has some 300 peer reviewed publications. to line maintenance, continuing airworthiness management, and the procurement of parts and spares for the airline’s fleet 1) ANDY EVANS FRAeS, DIRECTOR, AEROSSURANCE of B737-200/JT8D aircraft. Shortly after his undergraduate LIMITED studies, he pursued and completed a Masters degree in Andy Evans is director of Aberdeen based aviation Aerospace Engineering with Distinction at the University consultancy Aerossurance. Aerossurance provide a range of Salford, before joining Eastern Airways (UK) in 2008 as of specialist safety, airworthiness and technical services to a technical records and maintenance planning engineer for customers globally. His career has developed from design the airline’s fleet of BAe Jetstream 4100/TPE331-14 and into safety regulation, aircraft certification, the management SAAB 2000/AE2100 aircraft. In 2009, he took up the post of safety and human factors within air operators, safety of aircraft engineering lecturer with the University of the culture development and all aspects of airworthiness. He Highlands and Islands (UHI) Perth College, where he spent is a member of the EASA Rotorcraft Committee, the ADS over 3 years and held a number of module and programme Airworthiness Board, Flight Safety Foundation’s European leadership roles. Advisory Committee and the RAeS Human Factors Group: Engineering since 2005. Daniel is currently the training director and principal airworthiness consultant at Wing Engineering Limited; Andy is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and a a professional firm specialising in the provision of Chartered Engineer. He holds a MSc in Manufacturing, airworthiness training, consultancy, and management Management & Technology and a BEng(Hons) in Aeronautical services to the aviation industry. Engineering. He is a Member of the International Society of Air Safety Investigators, an Associate Member of both the www.aerosociety.com/events SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES

Airworthiness and Maintenance Seminar

HUMAN FACTORS IN AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE

LESSONS LEARNT FROM RECENT INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS

LONDON / 2 NOVEMBER 2017

Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors and the in-service support contracts, working closely with BAE European Association of Aviation Psychologists. Systems. Promoted to Squadron Leader in 2007, he took up the role of Engineering Authority for Tornado aircraft 2) SILAS HAYS, MANAGING DIRECTOR, THI-SMS with responsibility for the safety and reliability of Tornado Silas completed a 23-year career as an Engineering Officer in aircraft systems. This role involved dealing with both the the holding the highest levels of engineering German and Italian Air Forces for the introduction of aircraft authority at RAF Brize Norton and held Letters of Delegated modifications. In 2009 Ross was then posted to Royal Air Airworthiness Authority for both Systems and Structural Force as the Executive Officer for Engineering Integrity. Silas is a Chartered Engineer and mentor with the Wing where he was responsible for Fleet Planning and IET and holds a degree in Engineering Management. He is for the prioritisation and co-ordination of maintenance also a Lead ISO Quality Auditor and qualified APMP/Prince II activity on the Tornado GR4 force in . During this Programme and Project Manager. As Managing Director of time he supported overseas deployments to Afghanistan, THI Safety Management Systems Si provides SMS specialist North America and Canada. In 2010, Ross was selected consultancy services to both the MoD and industry. Silas’ most to be the senior engineer with the famous recent clients include the Trials, Evaluation Services and Targets aerobatic display team and he served almost 3 years with Project Team, Cobham Aviation Services, Airborne Systems, the Red Arrows, leading the ‘Blues’ engineering team. After the Chinook Project Team and he is currently assisting Boeing serving with the Red Arrows, Ross was promoted to Wing Defence UK to design and embed an ICAO 9859 and MAA Commander in 2013 and for 3 years had responsibility RA1200 series SMS. for the equipment safety of all MoD Hawk aircraft as the Deputy Type Airworthiness Authority for Hawk. 3) WILLIAM SMITH, MAINTENANCE DIRECTOR, ATLANTIC AIRWAYS In May 2016, Ross left the Royal Air Force and now works William is an aircraft and helicopter engineer and has been privately as an aviation safety consultant. A regular working in NP-145 for 10 years and also in NP-CA for 6 years. speaker on the lecture circuit, Ross’s presentations provide an informative view of many aspects of military aviation, 4) ROSS PRIDAY FRAeS, AVIATION SAFETY CONSULTANT & including a unique view of life behind the scenes with the EXPERT WITNESS, BAINES SIMMONS LIMITED world-famous Red Arrows team. Ross joined the Royal Air Force in 1990 as an aircraft engineer. He was commissioned as an officer in 2001. He was Officer 5) ADAM LAWLEY, SO3 HUMAN FACTORS Commanding Aircraft Maintenance Flight at Royal Air Force (ENGINEERING), UK MILITARY AVIATION AUTHORITY and in 2003 served in Iraq with the Nimrod MR2. Adam Lawley is the Human Factors (Engineering) Desk Following this operational tour he completed a further tour at Officer within the Knowledge Exploitation team of the RAF Kinloss in Fleet Planning. In 2006 he was then posted Military Aviation Authority (MAA). He reviews all Tri- to BAES Warton in Lancashire as the Royal Air Force Liaison service Defence Air Safety Occurrence Reports, delivers Officer for the upgrade programme. Human Factors training, supports audits of Duty Holder During this time he had responsibility for the acceptance and organisations and also presents Air Safety Culture dispatch of aircraft to and from operational Royal Air Force presentations to both units and courses at the Centre of Air Typhoon squadrons and for the development of the Typhoon Safety Training. He is a member of the Royal Aeronautical www.aerosociety.com/events SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES

Airworthiness and Maintenance Seminar

HUMAN FACTORS IN AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE

LESSONS LEARNT FROM RECENT INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS

LONDON / 2 NOVEMBER 2017

Society’s Human Factors standing group (Engineering) and He has been a certified Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers as an Incorporated for nearly 50 years and has served as a FAA designated Engineer. Mechanical Examiner.

Adam has served in the Military for over 24 years, working in the MAA for the last 2. Prior to the MAA he has worked in Continuous Airworthiness Maintenance Organisation (CAMO) roles, as an Instructor at the School of Electronic and Aeronautical Engineering, and at numerous units around the world.

6) DR BILL JOHNSON, CHIEF SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL ADVISOR MAINTENANCE HUMAN FACTORS, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION Dr. Bill Johnson advises on the identification of practical ways to ensure continuing effective, efficient, and safe human performance in maintenance and engineering.

Dr. Johnson has over 40 years applied research and development experience with a focus on human performance in maintenance and repair of complex systems. His research efforts concentrated on every day solutions that affect human behavior and performance. He has conducted research and development in training, job aiding, safety and additional human factors in a variety of domains including, but not limited to, Navy helicopters, civil aircraft, the NASA orbiter, Army electronics, and the electric power industry. Additionally, Dr. Johnson has managed the development of advanced technology maintenance human factors training for Lufthansa Technik, a system widely adopted throughout the world. Since joining the FAA in 2006, Dr. Johnson has guided the identification, specification, and applied research related to the primary human factors challenges in aviation maintenance. As a prolific writer and public speaker he has influenced safety programs in the US and throughout the world.

Dr. Johnson has held a pilot’s certificate for over 50 years. www.aerosociety.com/events