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Rex Alexander
Rex is a 40-year veteran of aviation and is the co-founder and president of Five-Alpha (5α) LLC, a globally recognized aeronautical consultancy specializing in helicopter and vertical flight infrastructure development, safety, training, and education. He currently serves as Infrastructure Advisor to the Vertical Flight Society, is Co-chair of the U.S. Helicopter Safety Team’s (USHST) Infrastructure Working Group and is a committee member on the National Fire Protection (NFPA) 418, Standard for Heliports. He
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Dr. Nidhal Carla Bouaynaya
Dr. Nidhal Carla Bouaynaya received a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the National School of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Telecommunications (ENSEA), France, in 2002 along with an M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, in 2002, the M.S. diploma (DEA) in Signal and Image Processing from ENSEA, France, in 2003, the M.S. degree in Mathematics and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois a
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John Bradley
John Bradley is an Air Traffic Control Specialist supporting the Enterprise Services Test and Evaluation Division at the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center in Atlantic City, NJ. He worked as a controller at Atlantic City Control Tower for 26 years with the last four years as Air Traffic Manager of the facility. During his five years at the Technical Center, he has provided subject matter expertise on the Data Communications program and several Human-In-The-Loop HITL simulations regarding UAS integration into the Nat
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Jeff Brockett
Jeff Brockett is the Deputy General Counsel for Monroe Energy, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, Inc., that owns and operates the Trainer, Pennsylvania refinery and a 51 mile refined products pipeline system. In addition to his legal responsibilities, Jeff serves as Monroe’s project manager for the company’s UAS program - integrating UAS operations into both routine and non-routine operation and maintenance functions. Jeff has more than 10 years of experience in the oil and gas industry
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Karen Tung Cate
Ms. Cate is Deputy Branch Chief at NASA’s Aerospace Simulation Research and Development Branch. She serves as a member of the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Coordination and Assessment Team (UCAT) and has been involved in air traffic management (ATM) research for over 24 years. Her specific focus has been four-dimensional aircraft trajectory prediction for air traffic management automation. Ms. Cate was software manager for the Center-TRACON Automation System (CTAS) and helped develop processes for tra
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Vicki Clark
Vicki Clark is President and CEO of the Cape May County Chamber of Commerce, a position she has held for the past 15 years. In a dual capacity, she serves as Executive Director of the Chamber’s Education Foundation. She oversees the daily operations, advocacy positions, membership programs and staff of the Chamber. Clark holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from VA Tech in Marketing Management and
is a graduate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Organization Management. She is the
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Christopher Cooper
Chris Cooper recently joined the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) as Director, Regulatory Affairs, and is responsible for the development and management of aviation regulatory and certification policy on such issues as UAS/UAM, airman certification, flight training, operational regulations, and safety concerns. Chris has over 20 years of experience in the aerospace industry. Prior to AOPA, Chris held positions as an aviation claims attorney with Global Aerospace, First Officer with ExpressJet Airlines on th
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Karen DiMeo
As Head of Policy and Government Affairs for AiRXOS, Karen DiMeo is responsible for the development, management, and communication of strategic policy positions for emerging regulatory issues. Her role includes creating and maintaining liaison with government stakeholders, key partners, and external customers. She brings 29 years of experience in the aviation industry from both government and industry. Prior to joining AiRXOS, Karen was the Senior Technical UAS Advisor at the FAA’s Office of the Dep
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James Eberwine
Active in meteorology for 50 years, James Eberwine retired from the National Weather Service in February 2010. He served as Hurricane and Marine Weather Program manager, responsible for hurricane preparedness for the New Jersey and Delaware coasts, Chesapeake Bay, and southeast Pennsylvania. Jim served in the United States Marine Corps from 1967 to 1971 and was Weather Advisor for President Richard M. Nixon’s Marine1/Army1 Helicopter flights at the San Clemente Western White House, 1969-71. His N
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Nate Ernst
Nate Ernst, a Cape May County native, is the founder and President of Sky Scape Industries (SSI). Sky Scape, now a subsidiary of American Aerospace Technologies, is an aerial technology company which integrates sUAS and manned technology into critical infrastructure applications. Nate has worked closely with UAS technology of many classes on multiple ground-breaking operations. Most recently, Nate served as Mission Commander for a UAS operation which demonstrated emergency sustenance delivery to first responders after a
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Kate Fraser
Kate Fraser is Joby Aviation’s Head of Safety. Before joining Joby, she was Uber’s Head of Aviation Policy, working with regulators and policymakers worldwide to make urban air mobility a reality. Additionally, she spent three years with the FAA’s Office of Accident Investigation and Prevention, collaborating with industry partners to reduce the fatal accident rate. There, she represented the US and the Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST) in Europe and South America, and was program manager of
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Jonathan David Godfrey
Jonathan David Godfrey is a Survivors Network Co-founder, flight nurse, air-medical safety advocate, public speaker, Chief Operating Officer of LZControl.com, and a partner at Protean, LLC. Godfrey is best known for his air medical and helicopter safety advocacy, having survived a January 2005 LifeEvac 2 medical helicopter crash into the Potomac River in the Washington, D.C. Metro area. He released a book about his experiences -- "Max Impact: A Story of Survival" -- with award-winning investigative journalist and c
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Kurtulus Izzetoglu
Kurtulus Izzetoglu is an Associate Research Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Drexel University. His research and teaching interests are in human performance, learning, training, sensor development, systems and information processing. Over the last decade, he has focused on development of performance and training assessment biosensors and metrics, and joint human-system performance enhancement in the field settings. He has served as principal or co-investigator in research projects funded by US federal agencies, in
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Cliff Johnson
Cliff Johnson is a research engineer, program manager, and technical expert for the Aviation Research Division at the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center in Atlantic City, NJ. He leads several research and development activities that seek to improve aviation safety, primarily focused on rotorcraft, unmanned aircraft, and vertical lift (i.e. eVTOL). Mr. Johnson is qualified on the ScanEagle unmanned aircraft systems platform and has supported several unmanned aircraft and rotorcraft simulations and live flight tests a
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Christopher Kahn
Christopher Kahn is Senior GIS Manager for American Water Geospatial Operational Services, where he leads the development, deployment, and maintenance of advanced spatial projects such as GIS/GNSS (GPS), UAV, and Ground Penetrating Radar. He earned his undergraduate degree in Geography at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J., and a Master’s degree in Geographic Information Systems from Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa. He is currently enrolled in Mercer County Community College&rsq
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Christopher T. Kucera
Chris has over twenty years of experience in the aerospace industry and 15 years history working with Analytical Graphics, Inc. (AGI), an aerospace software company. He’s currently Director of Flight Operations for AGI and had various roles at the company, from systems engineer to account executive with focus on scheduling and communications systems. Chris manages business relationships for OneSky, an AGI business unit, and is responsible for customer outreach and industry engagement. He works wi
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Frank LoBiondo
Frank LoBiondo is the CEO of “LoBo Strategies,” an independent consulting firm providing solutions-driven strategic advice in government affairs and public relations. The firm’s clients include industry leaders in the transportation, defense, national security, and UAS realms. Prior to starting his own firm Frank served 24 years in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was Chairman of the Aviation Subcommittee (2013-2019) and Coast Guard & Maritime Transportation Subcommittee (2001-2007, 2009
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Will Morey
Will Morey is President and CEO of Morey’s Piers, a family owned business started in 1969 and a premier regional entertainment destination located in Wildwood, NJ. He has served in multiple leadership positions with the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA), including chairing Committees, sitting on the Board of Directors, and, in 2013, serving as Chairman of the Board. Elected as a County Freeholder in 2011, Will oversees planning, economic development, engineering and p
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Eric Neiderman
Eric Neiderman is the Manager of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Aviation Research Division at the William J. Hughes Technical Center in Atlantic City, NJ. The division develops scientific solutions to current and future air transportation challenges by conducting applied research and development in collaboration with industry, academia, and government. Research areas include: fire safety, human factors, airport technology, software and systems, and structures and propulsion. He has more than 24 years of gov
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Mike Paglione
Mike Paglione is the Branch Manager of the FAA’s Software and Systems Branch at the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey. The Software and Systems Branch conducts research in support of aircraft safety technology development and enhancement of aircraft certification procedures, airworthiness standards, operation requirements, inspection and maintenance processes, and safety oversights to achieve the next level of safety. Before taking the current management position i
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Frederick W. Piasecki
As a youth, Frederick W. Piasecki was intrigued by the history and underlying physics of flight. At flight school, he earned his private pilot rating and pursued ratings in seaplanes, instruments and rotorcraft. Fred interned at Piasecki Aircraft Corporation as a Designer and Data Reduction Engineer while studying physics and engineering at Boston University. Graduating in 1984, he began working on his father’s designs, employing innovative research and testing, all while managing and directing enginee
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Kaydon Stanzione
Kaydon Stanzione has 30 years in advanced technology development in various industries including defense, aerospace, critical infrastructure, transportation, telecommunications (telematics, GPS), health care, and military systems. He has 22 years as a DoD Expert Advisor for VTOL aircraft programs (COEA, MRO, MENS, etc.) Previously, Mr. Stanzione was a Senior Engineer at Boeing in Advanced Vehicle Design. He has authored 150 programs, books, and articles which are in use worldwide. Mr. S
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Dr. Patrick Szary
Dr. Patrick Szary is associate director for the Center for Advanced Infrastructure & Transportation (CAIT) at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. As PI/Co-PI he has generated more than $30M in funding for CAIT which was established in 1998 and is a part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) University Transportation Centers (UTC) program. He has been an integral part of CAIT since its inception as a USDOT Tier I UTC in 1998 and through his leadership CAIT recently won the prestigious 2018 Region
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Chief Warrant Officer Todd Wardwell
Chief Warrant Officer (CWO4) Todd Wardwell has been on active duty with the United States Coast Guard for over 25 years and is stationed at USCG Sector Delaware Bay, Philadelphia. As part of the Incident Management Division, he is called to respond to multi-agency exercises, national special security events, and disasters within the Sector’s 3-state area of responsibility as well as nationwide. CWO Wardwell has responded to over 20 major events to include WTC, D.C. Anthrax Clean Up, Shuttle Columbia Re
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Sherry Yang
Sherry Yang is manager of Airspace Operation Efficiency (AOE) at Boeing Research & Technology (BR&T) in Chantilly, VA. She is responsible for executing AOE’s missions and collaborating with the FAA NextGen office, the FAA Tech Center, NASA, and industry partners for integrated technology development in the areas of trajectory based operation (TBO), autonomous operation (AO), data analytics, communications, air traffic management (ATM), unmanned aircraft system traffic management (UTM), and Urban Air
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Shelley Yak
Shelley J. Yak is the Director of the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center, within the NextGen Organization. Ms. Yak serves as principal advisor and is responsible for managing, operating, and maintaining world class aviation laboratories; planning and coordinating FAA’s research and development program; conducting applied research and development; testing, evaluating, verifying, and validating current national airspace system and future next generation air transportation systems; and providing facility maintena
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David Yoel
David Yoel is Founder and CEO of American Aerospace Technologies, Inc., an unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), airborne remote sensing and communications services company headquartered in Conshohocken, Pa. David is a physicist, entrepreneur, pilot and airspace expert with experience in space systems, industrial manufacturing and UAS. Over the last 9 years, AATI has conducted hundreds of Beyond Visual Line of Sight UAS flights across the country, including in Cape May County. His company also offers InstiMaps real-tim
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