Northrop Grumman – Senior Principal UAV Pilot and Instructor

2018 to Present

Senior Principal UAV Pilot of an umanned aircraft serving US Airforce, Navy, and DoD clients. Corporate Lead for Just and Safe Culture.

General Atomics – Program Manager

2014 to 2018

International Programs and Foreign Military Sales. Program Management of time sensitive Technical Orders, Certification Testing, Organizational Strategy Design, SIL, and HIL testing of USAF and FMS procedures.

Apollo Publishing, Inc. – Speaker/Consultant/Owner

2006 to present

CEO and Founder of Apollo Publishing, Inc. Author of Commander and Crew: The Human Factors Approach to Teambuilding and Leadership (ISBN 1-4196-1256-5), which promotes Aviation and Healthcare Process Improvement. Architect of Healthcare error reduction systems under company owned CME license. Authored third book, Creating the Just and Safe Culture in Aviation and Healthcare. (ISBN 978-1-889013-04-6)

Appointed by the Governor’s office as the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) speaker and consultant for Indiana State and the financial private sector, including keynote for National Center for Complex Operations (NCCO) and Business Management.

Serco, Inc. – Consultant

2010 to 2011 

Served as Director of Safety Culture committed to the FAA NexGen modernization plan for the National Air Traffic Control (ATC) Organization. Implemented innovative and reliable safety culture program in Los

US Airways – Captain and FAA / NASA Liaison

1984 to 2006 

Selected from 45,000 employees for unique and unprecedented leadership skills to affect collaborative change and raise safety records throughout Flight Operations Department, in the cockpit, between pilots and crew-members, and with financial and maintenance departments. Selected to collaborate with NASA to design and manage innovative safety initiative, overcoming traditional organizational barriers, resulting in a “zero hull loss” standard. Managed training curriculum and instructed over 15,000 employees in winning communication practices to ensure safety.

Commanded over 18,000 hours of international and domestic flights. Pilot in Command and type- rated in Boeing 737, 757, 767 and Airbus 319, 320, 321, 330 aircraft, maintaining 100% safety record. Communicated a coherent plan for cultural change and achieved critical buy-in as the Assistant Director of Communications post 9/11, during Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO) program development.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Supervisor of Flight Operations

1980 to 1983

Selected to efficiently manage flight operations and advanced college-level training programs for over 600 flight students and 90 instructors, utilizing a fleet of 50 training aircraft. Accomplished this with an accident-free performance record. Earned multiple instructor licenses to include the FAA Advanced Ground Instructor (AGI).