Faculty

Leading experts, recognized nationally and internationally for their contributions to aviation safety and security, teach in the program. They are comprised of GW faculty, and experts from the aviation industry and government who will participate in a team-teaching approach using the state-of-the-art audio-visual and instructional tools at GW.

Alfred H. Anderegg - Air Traffic Control Management: Mr. Anderegg serves as Project Team Manager for Oceanic Operations and Procedures for The MITRE Corporation's Center for Advanced Aviation System Development (CAASD). His project team assists the FAA Air Traffic organization developing and analyzing changes in airspace and procedures. His research includes a broad range of activities: traffic flow management and airspace design, automated conflict detection, procedural separation standards reduction, improved controller processes using automation, and cockpit-based separation. His team developed procedures for the first use of data-link technology for ATC clearances en route, the first data link for international coordination, and several separation standards changes. Currently, his efforts focus on reducing both vertical and lateral separation standards over the Atlantic and Pacific, establishing dialogue between the FAA and the Air Transport Association on service metrics, and coordinating with the National Air Traffic Controllers Association on the feasibility of eliminating flight strips from oceanic operations. Before joining CAASD, Mr. Anderegg served at RMS Technologies as technical advisor to the FAA Oceanic Automation Branch for the Conflict Probe and Automatic Dependent Surveillance programs. At Magnavox NVSG, Mr. Anderegg was project manager for the development of HF radio network management tools. Mr. Anderegg holds a B.S. in Engineering Physics from West Virginia Wesleyan College, and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the National Technological University.

Dr. Barry Strauch: Aviation Crash Investigation Mr. Strauch is the Chief of the Human Performance Division of the Safety Board's Office of Aviation Safety. He joined the National Transportation Safety Board as a human performance investigator in 1983 and became an investigator-in-charge of major aviation accident investigations in 1986. In 1990 he became the Deputy Chief of the Major Investigations Division before assuming his present position in 1993. Before joining the Safety Board, Mr Strauch was on the faculty of the University of Louisville where he taught Psychology and conducted human factors research in aviation. He earned his B.A. in Psychology from New York University, his M.S. and Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Pennsylvania State University.

Chen-Chung Hsin, Ph.D: Air Traffic Control Management. Dr. Hsin is Director, Strategic Programs and Regional Director, Asia-Pacific at The MITRE Corporation's Center for Advanced Aviation System Development (CAASD). He is responsible for the planning and execution of strategic initiatives that support CAASD's overall mission objectives. He also directs the business planning, development and management of MITRE's aviation programs in the Asia-Pacific region to provide system engineering support and services to global civil aviation communities. Prior to joining MITRE, Dr. Hsin was Senior Director, Air Traffic Management (ATM) System Integration, and later Senior Director and Special Assistant to the General Manager, Strategic Marketing at ARINC, Inc. Dr. Hsin was responsible for the strategic planning, business development and management of ARINC's corporate-wide communication, navigation, surveillance and air traffic management (CNS/ATM) and airport programs with an emphasis on international programs. Dr. Hsin holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the National Taiwan University, an M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Virginia, and a Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT.

David Huntzinger, Ph.D., C.S.P: Introduction to Aviation Safety and Security Management. Dr. Huntzinger is the Director of Safety and Security of TAG Aviation, he was served as President of the VP Safety. Prior to this position, he served as the Vice President for Safety at America West where he was responsible for all safety related activities at America West Airlines, including flight, cabin, ramp, maintenance, occupational and environmental safety. He was also part of the airline's emergency response team and had responsibility for the family assistance team training response. For eight of the ten years that he was with Boeing Commercial Airplane Group, he was Accident Investigator for the Air Safety Investigation Office. The office is responsible for investigating all Boeing commercial jet airplane accidents and for supporting the investigations of the National Transportation Safety Board and other governmental investigating authorities. He also taught Safety Program Management to airline and government officials. He holds the Ph.D. in Safety from The Union Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio, the M.S. in Safety from the University of Southern California, and the B.A. in History from the University of Hawaii.

Edmond Soliday: Introduction to Aviation Safety and Security Management. Captain Edmond Soliday is the former Vice President for Corporate Safety and Security at United Airlines. He is a B-767 captain and has worked at United for 30 years. He is responsible for flight safety, in-flight safety, ground safety, environmental safety, emergency response and corporate security programs. The Corporate Safety and Security Division is involved in regulatory oversight, analysis of safety and regulatory trends, internal safety and compliance audits and facilitation of appropriate change. Captain Soliday has played a key role in developing many innovative flight safety programs at United Airlines, including: Flight Operations Quality Assurance and the Crew/Leadership/Resource Management Program for United's flight officers.

Gary Perkins: He has been a project leader in airline safety certifications, both inside and outside the FAA. His 28 years with the FAA Flight Standards Service in a variety of roles and subsequent 5 years of experience as a consultant have given him a wide range of skills, especially in technical writing, publishing and training. He is very familiar with the current methodology that is applied by the FAA in airline certification.

George Novak: George Novak serves as Lead Research Scientist at the Aviation Institute and Program Administrator of the International Summits on Aviation Safety & Security. He has more than 15 years of experience in international aviation matters, beginning his career as a senior FAA attorney specializing in international aviation matters. Since 1993, George has been in private practice, both as an attorney and as a consultant in these areas. George joined the Aviation Institute full-time in October 2003, after serving as a consultant and instructor since 2001.

Jalal Haidar: Mr. Jalal Haidar is the Director and cofounder of Jordan's Center for Aviation Safety and Security, and Jordan's Civil Aviation adviser. He is the current V. Chairman of ICAO's Aviation Security Panel, and it's Chairperson of the Aviation Security Working Group of Experts of the Universal Aviation Security Audit Program. Prior to that, he chaired ICAO's New and Emerging Threats Against Civil Aviation. He is a former manager of Chicago O'Hare Airport, and Director of Security for Middle East airlines. He Managed Aviation security projects for ICAO's Technical Cooperation Bureau. Mr. Haidar is a graduate of the University of Denver, with graduate and undergraduate Degress in Aviation Management and International Legal Studies. He is also a graduate of the Transportationn Safety Institute, of the US DOT, in Oklahoma City. He is a frequent guest of US broadcast and Print media talking about aviation security issues.

Jeffrey B. Guzzetti: Aviation Crash Investigation. Mr. Guzzetti is a systems engineer in the Aviation Engineering Division of the Safety Board's Office of Aviation Safety. He started as an air safety investigator at the Safety Board's Northwest Regional Office. Mr. Guzzetti began his career in the Aircraft Safety Division of the Federal Aviation Administration's Technical Center and then became an aircraft system engineer for the Naval Air Systems Command. Mr. Guzzetti received his B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

John Harrald, Ph.D: Response to and Management of Aviation Disasters. Director of GW's Institute for Crisis, Disaster and Risk Management and Professor of Engineering Management, Dr. Harrald has actively engaged in the fields of emergency management, crisis management, and maritime safety as a researcher and practitioner during his 22 years of U.S. Coast Guard service. He has written and published extensively in the fields of crisis management, management science, risk and vulnerability analysis, and maritime safety. He is a founding member and Director of the International Emergency Management Society. He received the B.S. from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, the M.S. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he was a Sloan Fellow, and the M.B.A. and the Ph.D. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Kennerly Digges, Ph.D - Airplane Occupant Protection and Crashworthiness: A Associate Professor and Director of Biomechanics and Automotive Safety Research at the FHWA/NHTSA National Crash Analysis Center at The George Washington University, Dr. Digges conducts pioneering research on the causes of injuries and occupant protection issues in automotives. For 14 years, he served as a senior executive at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), managed its research program in automotive safety, and headed its rulemaking office. For 10 years, he directed the Air Force Research Program in Mechanical Systems for aircraft, and led the development of technological advances now used on both military and commercial aircraft. Dr. Digges is considered a leading world expert in airbag systems. His degrees are from Virginia Tech, Ohio State University, and he served as a post-doctoral fellow in bio-engineering at Oxford University.

Larry Ganse: Captain Ganse presently serves as the Senior Vice President Operations and Chief Operating Officer of Copa Airlines headquartered in Panama City, Panama. In this capacity he overseas all facets of the airline’s operations including Airport Services, Customer Service, Flight Operations and Maintenance. He also serves on the airline’s strategic planning committee. A veteran of more than 40 years of airline experience, including 35 years with two major U.S. airlines, he has worked in Latin America for the last six years. Previous management positions have included extensive work in the flight safety and human factors arenas. Captain Ganse holds a BA degree in Aviation Administration from the University of Miami and an MBA degree from California State University ­ Hayward. He has more than 17,000 hours of flight time and holds type ratings in all of the Boeing aircraft from the 707 to the 767 as well as the Airbus A-320 and the Lockheed L-1011.

Leo Boivin - International Aviation Security Systems: Boivin retired from the FAA in August 2001 as a staff manager in FAA Security responsible for special assessments of airport and air carrier security systems (the “Red Team”) and the aviation explosives program. Mr. Boivin is currently on the teaching staff of the GW Aviation Institute. In his 15 years with FAA, he was the manager of the FAA Intelligence Watch function and had extensive international duties. Boivin also instructs at the Jordan Center for Aviation Security and Safety in Amman, Jordan, an ICAO regional training center, as well as consulting for corporations with aviation interests. He retired from the USAF in 1984, primarily serving in the Middle East and Europe as a counterintelligence and special investigations officer. He has a BSc from Mount St. Mary’s College in Maryland and an M.A. from the University of Southern California.

Marshall Filler: Mr. Marshall S. Filler is an aviation attorney with offices in Alexandra, VA, where he represents individual and corporate FAA certificate holders on safety issues pertaining to design, production, operations and maintenance. Prior to entering private practice in1985, Mr. Filler worked for six years as the Minority Counsel for the Aviation Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives, and six years as an attorney with the FAA. He is currently an instructor for the Aviation Institute, The George Washington University.

Robert M. MacIntosh: Aviation Crash Investigation. Mr. MacIntosh is a Senior Air Safety Investigator in the Major Investigations Division of the Safety Board's Office of Aviation Safety, a position he has held since 1988. Mr. MacIntosh has a long and distinguished career in the aviation industry, including positions as the Director of Safety for both Saudia International Airlines and at Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines. Before that he was a staff engineer and aircraft investigator with Beech Aircraft Corporation. For twenty-two years, Mr. MacIntosh was a U.S. Air Force pilot, flying a variety of aircraft from heavy transport aircraft to executive jet, and serving as a production flight test pilot for the Sabreliner group. He held several flight safety positions with the Air Force, such as Flight Safety Officer, Director of Safety, and Chief of Operations and Flight Safety. He earned his B.A. from the University of Nebraska and his M.B.A. from Webster University in St. Louis.

Sheryl Chappell, Ph.D. - Safety Data Management and Analysis: Dr. Chappell is the Program Manager for Threat and Error Management in the Flight Training Department at Delta Air Lines. She is responsible for the collection, analysis, measuring and reporting of flight safety and line check data, identifying accident/incident precursors. Sherry also applies statistical methodology to the analysis of safety data collected through the Flight Operations Quality Assurance Program and the Crew Operations Report System. She works to incorporate solutions into Delta's training programs, flight operations procedures, and publications to ensure a safe operation.Prior to joining Delta, Sherry was the Principal Scientist of the Aviation Safety Reporting System, at NASA's Ames Research Center, where she was responsible for the research program that utilized incident reports voluntarily submitted by pilots, air traffic controllers, mechanics, and flight attendants. She worked with organizations worldwide to solve aviation safety problems and to develop reporting systems. Dr. Chappell received her Ph.D. from Ohio State University. She is a certified human factors engineer and an instrument-rated commercial pilot and flight instructor.

Prof. Vahid Motevalli, Ph.D., P.E.,: Dr. Motevalli is a Associate Professor at the GW Transportation Research Institute, and Co-Founder of the Aviation Institute. He was selected as a Congressional Fellow by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and served on the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science in 1995-96. In 1997, he served as an Executive Committee member and Co-Chairman, Safety Track, International Conference of Aviation Safety and Security in the 21st Century, which was co-sponsored by GW and the White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security. He has established research programs in airbag safety, hybrid electric vehicle safety, flame spread on horizontal surfaces and smoke detector performance modeling, among many different fire and combustion research topics. Dr. Motevalli was an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Fire Science and Combustion Laboratory at Worcester Polytechnic Institute before coming to GW. He is author/co-author of more than 50 technical papers.