Expert Details
Heliports, Helicopters, Airports, Wire Strikes, FAA Matters Including Obstacles
ID: 727479
New Jersey, USA
Our extensive client list includes the FAA, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Justice, the states of New York, New Jersey, and Illinois, more than 400 corporations (including major Fortune 500 companies), law firms and individuals. We are qualified as unchallenged aviation experts in federal, state and local courts in addition to official hearings and other regulatory proceedings.
Typical areas where our services have been utilized include:
• Heliport design and safety
o Design and operations
o Regulatory compliance
o Community compatibility issues
o Safety programs and hazards to heliport safety
o Aircraft sound studies and mitigation programs
• Helicopter and airplane accident prevention and accident sequence reconstruction.
• Regulatory compliance with federal, state, regional and local aviation authorities.
• Wire strike prevention and wire strike litigation support
• FAA obstacle regulations, permits and liaison for towers, buildings, etc.
• Pilot error, crew resource management, and judgment issues that could be illustrated as contributing factors to an accident, including those resulting in controlled flight into terrain (CFIT).
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year: 1985 | Degree: B.A. | Subject: Liberal Arts | Institution: United States Armed Forces Institute |
| Year: 1985 | Degree: B.A. | Subject: Liberal Arts | Institution: Savannah State College |
| Year: 1985 | Degree: B.S. | Subject: Management | Institution: Union County College |
| Year: 1985 | Degree: B.S. | Subject: Management | Institution: Rider Business College |
| Year: 1985 | Degree: B.S. | Subject: Management | Institution: Thomas Edison College |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1984 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: President | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert A. Expert & Associates offers professional, unbiased aviation expert, expert witness, and litigation support services to public and private entities. Our team’s extensive knowledge, gained directly from decades of professional hands-on aviation field experience, is available for performing a large variety of contemporary tasks in addition to providing litigation support services in a variety of aviation disciplines for both plaintiffs and defendants on a national and international basis. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2007 to 2008 | Agency: DOJ | Role: Aviation Expert | Description: |
| Years: 2009 to Present | Agency: DOJ | Role: Heliport Expert | Description: Provide Heliport design and consulting services for a rooftop heliport |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Aircraft Owners & Pilots Assn. Air Traffic Control Assn. American Helicopter Society Aviation/Space Writers Assn. Eastern Region Helicopter Council -Past Publisher & Editor, ERHC News -Past Chairman, Heliport Comm. Expert Resources, Inc. Expert Witness Network FAA / Industry - Vertiport-Heliport Design Group, Vice Chairman-Industry Helicopter Association Intl. -Heliport Committee -Acoustics Committee -Fly Neighborly Committee Mid-Atlantic Helicopter Assn. National Fire Protection Assn. -Technical Comm., Helicopter Facilities -Chairman, Helicopter Refueling W.G. National Forensic Center New Jersey Aviation Advisory Council -Licensing and Regulator Committee Quiet Birdmen Sea Plane Pilots Association Technical Advisory Service for Attorney Who’s Who Registry of Global Business Leaders |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Dowling College, Georgia Institute of Technology, HAI Professional Development Program. (Presentations on Heliport safety and design, wire strike prevention and flying safely in the wire environment, FAA regulations and guidelines.) |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Published numerous guides and articles for the Helicopter Association International, Federal Aviation Administration, Rotor Magazine, Rotor & Wing, Hospital Aviation, Helicopter World, and ERHC News, as a few examples. |