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He has extensive knowledge and experience as an aircraft accident investigator and aircraft maintenance specialist.  He has over twenty-five years experience in commercial aviation and has completed certification in both aircraft accident investigation and aircraft appraisals.  He continues to hold his Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) License.  While at The Southern California Safety Institute, He completed courses in aircraft accident investigation, human factors for accident investigations, flight data analysis, gas turbine accident investigation, investigation management, blood borne pathogen exposure (biohazard risk associated with aircraft accident investigation).

He has extensive engineering and safety experience in all maintenance facets of the following aircraft:

Airbus A300 Boeing 767-200/300ER - Endorsement
Airbus A310 - Endorsement Boeing 777-300
Airbus A319 DC- 10-30
Airbus A320 Piper Malibu /Meridian Series
Airbus A380-800 Hawker 125 Series
Boeing 737-200 -Endorsement Cessna Citation Series
Boeing 737- 800NG Cessna Caravan
Boeing 747-100/200/400 Beech 1900D
Boeing 757
Boeing 737NG-600/700/800/900 Level III Endorsement

His experience also extends into interfacing maintenance items (DMI’s) from journal logs to computer program, summaries of aircraft reliability for daily briefings, origin and destination surveys, daily airport activity reports from flight operations, and synchronizing serviceable tags with maintenance logs.

Education and Certifications Background

 Boeing 767 – 200/300ER Endorsement, Aero Mechanical Training, Transport Canada Approval, Civil Aviation, Sunwing Airlines, Toronto, ON - 2012

 General Electric CF6-80 Series Engine Certification as installed on B767 Aircraft, Aero Mechanical Training, Transport Canada Approval, Civil Aviation, Sunwing Airlines, Toronto, ON – 2012

 Pratt & Whitney PW4000 Series Engine Certification as installed on B767 Aircraft, Aero Mechanical Training, Transport Canada Approval, Civil Aviation, Sunwing Airlines, Toronto, ON - 2012

 Safety Management Systems (SMS) Certification, Sunwing Airlines, - 2010

 Aircraft Certification Authority (ACA), Sunwing Airlines, - 2010

 Certification in Air Transportation of Dangerous Goods, Sunwing Airlines, - 2010

 Boeing 737NG – 600/700/800/900 Level III Endorsement, Administered by PFI Aviation, Transport Canada Approval, Civil Aviation, Sunwing Airlines, Toronto, ON- 2009

 Private Pilot’s License, Ground School Completed, Trent Air Flight Academy, -2007

 Flightscape Users Conference, Flight Data Analysis Software Conference – 2006

 Aeronautical Radio Operator’s License, Transport Canada Restricted Operator - – 2006

 Aviation Safety Officer/Safety Management System Course, Beyond Risk Management Company - 2005

 USPAP Endorsed Senior Certified Aircraft Appraiser, National Aircraft Appraisers Association- 2005

 Certification in Aircraft Accident Investigation, The Southern California Safety Institute, Albuquerque, NM – 2004

 Courses Included:
Aircraft Accident Investigation
Human Factors for Accident Investigators
Flight Data Analysis
Gas Turbine Accident Investigation
Investigation Management
Blood Borne Pathogen Exposure - Biohazard risk associated with Aircraft Accident Investigation

 Aircraft Maintenance Engineer License, Transport Canada, Civil Aviation - 1999

 Air Regulations
 Standard Practices
 Turbine Engines
 Fixed Wing Airframe

 Boeing 737-200 Endorsement, Transport Canada Approval, Civil Aviation, Canadian Airlines, Toronto, ON - 1999

 A310 Endorsement, Transport Canada Approval, Civil Aviation, Canadian Airlines, Toronto, ON – 1998

 Aircraft Maintenance Technician, Centennial College, Toronto, ON – 1987-1988

 Manufacturing Engineering, Humber College, Mississauga, ON – 1985-1986

 OSSGD, Westwood Secondary School, Mississauga, ON – 1980-1984

 

Professional Experience

 Aircraft Accident Investigator and Aircraft Maintenance Consultant, RTI Group, LLC, Annapolis, MD,  2008 – Present

 Professional consulting services and advice, including field inspection
 Establishing inspection protocol
 Progress report writing, including summaries of work accomplished and work planned for immediately-forthcoming reporting periods
 Activity Based Invoicing for professional services rendered

 Aircraft Maintenance Engineering, for private company, Canada, 2009 – Present

 Boeing 767 – 200/300ER Endorsement
 General Electric CF6-80 Series Engine Certification as installed on Boeing 767 Aircraft
 Pratt & Whitney PW4000 Series Engine Certification as installed on Boeing 767 Aircraft
 Boeing 737NG – 600/700/800/900 Level III Endorsement (CFM 56 Series Engines)
 High-powered run up and taxi authorization for Boeing 737NG Aircraft
 CAT I and CAT II Maintenance Release Certification
 ACA – Aircraft Certification Authority
 Certification in Air Transportation of Dangerous Goods
 Hangar/Ramp Maintenance - Phase Checks on Boeing 737NG-800 and Boeing 767
 Working under Transport Canada Regulations for Canadian Registered aircraft
 Working under EASA Regulations for European Registered aircraft operating in Canada

 Aircraft Maintenance Engineering and Safety Inspection, private company, Canada, 2008-2009

 Working on a contract basis with various airlines including Emirates Airline of Dubai, Skyservice Airlines, Partner Jet, Air Georgian
 Extensive engineering and safety inspection experience in maintenance facets of the following aircraft:  Airbus A380-800, Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Boeing 757, Boeing 767, Boeing 777-300, Boeing 737-800NG, Piper Malibu/Meridian Series, Hawker 125 series, Cessna Citation series, Cessna Caravan, Beech 1900D
 Fuel tank inspection and repair
 Line/Hangar/Ramp maintenance - Complete A, B, & C Phase Checks

 Senior Certified Aircraft Appraiser and Aircraft Accident Investigator, private company, Canada, 2004 – Present

 Aircraft Valuation Appraisals for lending institutions, government seized assets, buyers or sellers, and insurance underwriting
 Depreciated Valuation of Aircraft post-damage
 Auditing complete sets of aircraft logs including engine logs, airframe logs, journey logs
 Verifying compliance with Airworthiness Directives and Service Bulletins
 Operating with National Aircraft Appraisers Association Appraisal Software
 Representative to witness repairs to damaged aircraft on behalf of insurers

 Appraiser, Accurate Appraisals, Peterborough, ON, 2003-2006

 Assessing and appraising damage from automobile accidents throughout Ontario
 Facilitating claims appraisals for all Insurance Companies operating in Ontario
 Operating “ADP” Appraisal Software and interfacing program with Insurance Companies’ software
 Delegating Appraisal Assignments from Insurance Companies to Appraisers
 Disposal of salvage through confidential bids
 Providing settlement offers to insurance clients on behalf of adjusters
 MTO Branding of vehicles as salvage or irreparable
 Appraisal Valuations for private passenger vehicles, trucks, trailers, RV’s, motorcycles, boats, farm machinery

 Aircraft Maintenance Engineer, Canadian Airlines and Air Canada, Toronto, ON, 1989-2002

 Extensive experience in all maintenance facets of the following aircraft:  A300, A320, A310 (Endorsement), Boeing 747, Boeing 767, Boeing 737-200 (Endorsement), DC10
 Line/Hangar maintenance - Complete A, B, & C Phase Checks
 Emergency Response for off-base engine removal and installation
 Working in Engine Shop - Engine overhauls, including engine compressor, turbine, gear box and reverser overhauls
 Breakdown and build-up of wheel assemblies and overhaul of brakes

 Statistician and Reliability Maintenance Clerk, Wardair Canada, 1985-1989

 Origin and Destination Surveys
 Daily airport activity reports from flight operations
 Preparation and submission of monthly and quarterly statistics
 Interfacing maintenance items (DMI’s) from journal logs to computer program
 Completing summaries of aircraft reliability for daily briefings
 Coordinating aircraft abnormalities with appropriate ATA chapters
 Informing aircraft engine representatives of exceeding exhaust temperatures (EGT’s)
 Synchronizing serviceable tags with maintenance journal logs

 

Membership and Professional Activities

 Transport Canada, Attendance at monthly Transport Canada Safety Seminars – 2005 to present

 AME Association, Member – 2005 to present

 The Canadian Society of Air Safety Investigators, Member – 2005 to present

 Present National Aircraft Appraisers Association, USPAP Endorsed Senior Certified Aircraft Appraiser – 2005 to present

 Rotary Club of Cobourg, Past Chair, Guest Reception Committee; Past Chair, Ways and Means Committee; Past Chair, Telephone and Communications Committee – 2002 and 2011