With more than 20 years of experience in aviation engineering, flight operations, and safety analysis, this expert witness combines technical expertise as a mechanical engineer with operational experience as an Airline Transport Pilot and commercial airline captain. Her background includes aircraft certification and flight test programs involving platforms such as the MD-80, MD-90, DC-10, and MD-11, as well as extensive operational experience across Boeing and Airbus aircraft in both domestic and international environments. Her work includes aviation accident and incident reconstruction, system and powerplant malfunction analysis, and evaluation of maintenance practices, operational procedures, and regulatory compliance. She has conducted detailed case analyses involving NTSB report review, aircraft design and operating envelope considerations, compliance with maintenance manuals and Airworthiness Directives, and assessment of pilot training, flight operations, weather conditions, and contributing factors such as air traffic control, dispatch, fueling, and airfield conditions.

Her professional experience includes serving as a Project Engineer with a forensic engineering firm conducting technical investigations, as well as long-standing service as a Captain for a major commercial airline with more than 13,000 flight hours, including significant pilot-in-command experience. Earlier roles include Project Engineer and Team Leader in aircraft certification and flight test programs, where she managed engineering teams, supported FAA certification processes, conducted failure mode and effects analysis, and participated in accident and incident investigations involving FAA and NTSB coordination. She has held FAA Designated Engineering Representative (DER) status and served as a primary technical contact in engineering investigations, contributing to complex analyses involving aircraft systems and failure events. Her work has included deposition testimony in federal court and authorship of a publication on aviation accident investigation. She holds a Master of Science in Aviation/Aviation Safety and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, and maintains credentials as an Airline Transport Pilot with multiple aircraft type ratings and a rotorcraft helicopter rating, along with prior certification as a flight instructor. Her professional affiliations include the Airline Pilots Association, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, and the Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association.