An FAA Flight Test Pilot Designated Engineering Representative (DER) and airline Line Check Airman, he brings more than 30 years of aviation experience centered on experimental flight testing, certification, and operational performance across airplanes, rotorcraft, and powered-lift aircraft. His work involves planning and executing complex flight test programs, making regulatory compliance findings under multiple certification standards, and evaluating aircraft systems, performance, and failure modes using advanced flight test methodologies. He has accumulated more than 10,000 flight hours across over 100 aircraft types, ranging from commercial airliners and corporate jets to helicopters and tiltrotor platforms.

His background spans high-level leadership and technical roles in both military and civilian aviation, including directing large-scale flight test operations, managing multidisciplinary test teams, and supporting the certification of new aircraft and avionics systems. In addition to his engineering and test pilot work, he has served as a commercial airline captain and instructor, providing pilot training, evaluation, and operational oversight. He applies this combined expertise in consulting and expert witness engagements involving aviation safety, certification compliance, flight operations, and aircraft performance analysis.