General Background

• Over 50 years of experience in aviation and associated disciplines (33 years U.S. Government).
  
• Senior Executive in U.S. Government and Corporate Executive in commercial operations.
  
• Founder, President and CEO of Aerospace Services International, Inc., and two other businesses.
  
• Member of U.S. Government counter-terrorism and aviation security study and analysis groups.
• Legislative Fellow in U.S. Congress on aviation, security, transportation, defense activities 1980.
• Directed U.S. Government Aviation Security operations, including Federal Air Marshals 1982-1986.
• Directed the U.S. Government effort in explosives detection research and development 1982-1986.
• Provided testimony and information to U.S. Congress Committees & Subcommittees.
• Member, American Society for Industrial Security, Airport Consultants Council, American Association of Airport Executives, Air Traffic Control Association, and others.

Specific Experience

• Executive management of international airport security projects within the U.S., Middle East, and Asia 1986 - 2000.
  
• Director of FAA Office of Civil Aviation Security from 1982 to 1986 - Developed, implemented and operated U.S. Civil Aviation Security System to protect U.S. aviation worldwide.
  
• Played a key policy and crisis management role in the handling of all hijackings of U.S. aircraft between 1982 and 1986. Investigated aviation security incidents, criminal violations of aeronautical statutes, conduct of aviation operational and security personnel.


• Trained and directed the FAA's law enforcement unit, the Federal Air Marshals 1982-1986.


• Served as the key fact and expert witness in the trial on the Pan Am 103 tragedy re Warsaw Convention limitations of liability 1989 - 1992.
• Member, U.S. Congress' special Advisory Panel on use of technology against terrorism 1990 -1993.
• Expert witness and Advisor to Vice President Bush's Commission on Aviation Security and Terrorism 1985 - 1986. Also served as the FAA Representative on '85/86 U.S. Government Drug Enforcement Policy Coordinating Committee.
• U.S. Government liaison with the 25-nation European Civil Aviation Conference security subgroup.
• U.S. Dept. of Transportation member of U.S. Intergovernmental Group on Terrorism.
• Special Assistant to the FAA Administrator for Aviation Standards; Executive in charge of Training for the FAA; Chief of the FAA's New York Air Traffic Control Center; Supervisor and Air Traffic Controller at several U.S. and two foreign air traffic control facilities 1952 - 1982.

Education

• Bachelor of Science, Dowling College, Long Island, New York.
• Master of Public Administration, Auburn University, Alabama.
• Graduate, United States Air Force War College.

Articles & Speeches:

• Cost Avoidance Versus Disaster Consequences. The Airlines Industry's Financial Crisis.
• Planning for the new generation large aircraft substantial increases in passenger traffic and Checked Baggage Screening systems. Effectiveness versus Efficiencies.
• Some comments on 9/11 Commission Report
• Guns & Pilots & Interceptors
• Have airports, airlines, and governments done enough (or too much) to avoid another catastrophicterrorist event?