About me:

Extensive experience in international and domestic major-airline operations, aviation safety,
aviation-related technology, flight crew procedures, and in leading committees and project
teams.

FAA licensed pilot since 1972. Airline pilot for one of the world’s leading airlines since 1978. Airline

captain since 1991. Piloted and instructed on numerous general aviation aircraft

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type ratings on several aircraft, including various
versions of the B747, B777, DC10, and B737

Former Chairman of the Air Line Pilots’ Association International (ALPA-I) National Air
Traffic Services Group representing more than 55,000 airline pilots

Regional Vice President for the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’
Associations (IFALPA) responsible for promoting the highest level of aviation safety
worldwide and being a global advocate of the piloting profession

ALPA Boeing 747 Fleet Safety Coordinator at United Airlines, responsible for
investigating accidents and incidents occurring on United Airlines’ B747 fleet worldwide

Served on the Air Traffic Procedures Advisory Committee (ATPAC) reporting to the FAA
Administrator on new or significantly revised air traffic control (ATC) procedural concepts
charts, diagrams, and illustrations, identifying their relevance to current, revised, or proposed
ATC procedures and concepts

Former FAA Air Traffic Controller