Quality Assurance Safety

Curt L. Lewis, PhD(abd),P.E., CSP

President/CEO

Curt Lewis & Associates, LLC

Curt Lewis is currently President/Owner of Curt Lewis & Associates, LLC.

The consulting firm specializes in: Aviation/Airline Safety, Accident

Investigation and Reconstruction, Industrial Safety, Forensic

Investigation, Product Safety, System Safety, Automotive Crash Worthiness,

Railroad Crossing Collision Investigations and Reconstruction, & Airport

and Aircraft Security.

He served with American Airlines/AMR Corporation (AA) for seventeen years,

as the Director System Safety and previously as the Corporate Manager of

Flight Safety and Flight Operational Quality Assurance (FOQA) for American

Airlines. Prior to American, he was a Lead System Safety Engineering

Manager for LTV Aerospace Company, a Product Safety Manager for Texas

Instruments Inc., a Flight Training Instructor for Boeing Commercial

Airplane Group, and served as Chief Corporate Pilot and Industrial Safety

Director for various industrial corporations. Currently he is serving as an

Assistant Professor with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide

(Discipline Chair for Safety) instructing aviation, system, human factors,

and industrial safety courses (Outstanding Faculty Award - 2003).

Additionally, he serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Occupational

Safety & Health at Southeastern Oklahoma State University.

He has in excess of thirty-five years of safety experience as a

professional pilot, safety engineer/director, and air safety investigator.

Mr. Lewis holds an Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL), Certified Flight

Instructor Certificate (Airplane Single, Multiengine & Instrument); with

over 10,000 hours of flight experience. In addition, he has earned

technical Bachelors degrees in Aeronautical Engineering and Physics, a

Masters degree in Aviation & System Safety, and a Ph.D. in Business

Administration (Specialization: Safety Management), May 2011. He has earned

the designation of Certified Safety Professional (CSP) from the Board of

Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) and served as a Board Director. He

was elected the BCSP Vice President for 2004 after serving as the Secretary-

Treasurer (Managed $2.8 mil budget). Mr. Lewis is a Licensed Professional

Engineer (P.E.) in the discipline of safety engineering (Mass. # 40394), a

Texas Professional Safety Source (TWCC # 1941), and an ISO-9001:2000

Certified Quality Auditor (PA).

Mr. Lewis has published numerous safety articles, was a contributing editor

to the AA pilot magazine - "Flight Deck;" managing editor of "AA Flight

Safety" & "AA Occupational Safety" magazines and a frequent speaker at

industry meetings and seminars, community service organizations, and

corporations. He serves as a member of the Educational Advisory Councils

for the Center for Aerospace Safety/Security Education (CASE) of Embry-

Riddle Aeronautical University, the School of Aeronautics of Florida

Institute of Technology (FIT), and the Department of Aeronautical

Technology of Arizona State University. He is the former Chairman of the

Air Transport Association (ATA) Flight Safety Committee. He served as

President of the Industry Advisor Council for the Texas A&M University

(Commerce) Industrial Engineering Department.

He has been listed in Who's Who in the Safety Profession, Who's Who in the

Environment, Who's Who in the South & Southwest, Who's Who in Science &

Technology, and Who's Who in America. Mr. Lewis is a professional member

of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), System Safety Society

(SSS), and the International Society of Air Safety Investigators (ISASI).

He served as the President of the Dallas-Fort Worth ISASI Chapter and the

current United States Councilor & President to the U.S. ISASI society. He

has been elected an ISASI "Fellow."

CURT L. LEWIS, PhD(abd), P.E., CSP

1802 Briarcrest LN

Arlington, TX 76012

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EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD (abd)) - Business Administration, Northcentral

University, May 2011. Specialization: Safety Management, Dissertation:

"Identifying Core Competency Requirements for U. S. Commercial Aviation

Safety Professionals." Graduated with Distinction, GPA: 4.0

Master of Aeronautical Science Degree, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical

University, May 2000. Specialization: aviation, system & industrial

safety, risk management, regulatory compliance and human factors as related

to the aerospace industry. Graduate Research Topic: "Flight Operational

Quality Assurance - (FOQA)." Graduated with Distinction, GPA: 4.0

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Physics, University of Texas at Austin, August

1983. Curriculum background in electricity and magnetism, wave motion and

optics, classical dynamics and electrodynamics, quantum mechanics, nuclear

physics, thermodynamics, and electronic design techniques. First Minor:

Mathematics. Background in advanced calculus, differential equations,

vector calculus, linear algebra and matrix theory, Fourier analysis and

Laplace transforms, Vector and Tensor analysis. Second Minor:

Engineering. Background in the engineering sciences and computation. Four

years of conversational Spanish. Dean's Honor List: 1981, 1982, & 1983.

Bachelor of Science Degree in Aeronautical Engineering, Arizona State

University, May 1974. Curriculum background theoretical and practical

applications in the areas of aerospace structures, aircraft design,

aerodynamics, applied thermodynamics and mechanics, propulsion systems,

combustion analysis, manufacturing processes, quality standards, aviation

and industrial safety, aircraft accident investigation, computer science,

and management.

SUPPLEMENTARY TRAINING

o Advanced Accident Investigation Course, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical

University (ERAU)

o Aviation Safety Program Management Course, ERAU

o Human Performance in Aviation Course, ERAU

o Bloodborne Pathogen Training for Aircraft Accident

Investigators, FAA-TSI

o Aircraft Accident Investigation Course; National

Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)

o System Safety & Reliability Course; University of Washington

o Underwriters Laboratories Plastic/Flammability Seminar

o Product Safety Certification Course; EMXX Inc.

o International Product Safety Seminar; EMACO, Inc.

o Industrial Safety/Hygiene & OSHA Regulation Course;

Transamerica Insurance Co.

o Hazardous Waste Operations & Emergency Response;

HGL Training Group

SUPPLEMENTARY TRAINING, cont.

o Hazardous Materials Shipping Course; Flying Tigers Airline

o Defensive Driving Instructor's Course; National Safety Council

o 3-D Driving Instructor's Course; Hartford Insurance Co.

o First Aid/CPR Instructor's Course; American Red Cross

o Juran Quality Assurance Course, Fiber Optics & Optical

Electronics, Basics of Supervision, LISP Programming,

Digital Control Systems, PASCAL, Advanced Finite

Elements; Texas Instruments, Inc.

o The President's Management Course; American Management

Association

o Manager's Leadership Course, Performance Management

System; American Airlines

o Airbus A300, Boeing 757/767 & DC-9/MD-80 Training Course,

American Airlines Flight Academy

o Boeing 727, 737, & 747 Training Courses; Boeing

Commercial Airplane Co.

o Concepts of Fire Investigation Techniques

o ISO-9001:2000 Certified Auditor/Lead Auditor Course

CERTIFICATIONS & PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

o Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Board of Certified Safety

Professionals (BCSP),

Specializations: Comprehensive Practice & System Safety,

Served as a Director & Vice President to BCSP

after serving as Secretary-Treasurer (Managed $2.8 mil budget),

o Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.), Discipline: Safety Engineering

(Mass. # 40394)

o Texas Professional Safety Source (TWCC # 1941)

o ISO-9001:2000 Certified Quality Auditor-PA

o Aviation Safety Program Management Certificate, ERAU

o "Who's Who in Finance & Industry - 1996/1997," Marquis Who's Who

(MWW).

o "Who's Who in the World - 1995/1996," MWW.

o "Who's Who in America - 1994/1995," MWW.

o "Who's Who in Science & Technology - 1993/1994, 2000/2001," MWW.

o "Who's Who in the South & Southwest - 1991/1992, 1995/1996," MWW.

o "Who's Who in the Environment - 1991/1992," The Environmental

Registry.

o "Who's Who in the Safety Profession - 1990/1991," The Center for

Safety

Education

o American Society of Safety Engineers (Professional Member)

o International Society of Air Safety Investigators

(Professional Member & ISASI "Fellow"), President - DFW ISASI Chapter,

U.S. Councilor & President of the U.S. ISASI Society, Member - Board

of Fellows

o System Safety Society

o Delta Mu Delta - International Business Honor Society

o Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

o Helicopter International Association (HAI) - Sustaining Member

LICENSE, RATINGS AND TIME

AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT (ATP) TOTAL TIME: 10000

AIRPLANE SINGLE & MULTIENGINE PILOT IN COMMAND: 8500

CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR MULTIENGINE: 8100

INSTRUMENT INSTRUCTOR TURBINE: 5900

MULTIENGINE INSTRUCTOR INSTRUCTOR: 1200

MILITARY

Captain, United States Air Force, Honorable Discharge

EXPERIENCE

2005 to Present: PRESIDENT, Curt Lewis & Associates, LLC. Firm is a

multi-disciplinary scientific consulting firm. Specializing in: Aviation

Safety, Accident Investigation and Reconstruction, Industrial Safety,

Forensic Investigation, Product Safety, System Safety, Automotive Crash

Worthiness, Railroad Crossing Collision Investigations and Reconstruction,

Residential and Light Commercial Engineering, & Airport and Aircraft

Security.

2000 to Present: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-

Worldwide. Discipline Chair for Aviation/Aerospace Safety. Responsible for

instruction of aviation and industrial safety, aircraft accident

investigation, and aviation management courses on undergraduate and

graduate level. Review of graduate research projects. (Outstanding Faculty

Award - 2003/2004 - Fort Worth Center)

2006 to Present: ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, Southeastern Oklahoma State

University. Responsible for instruction of aviation, industrial and

system safety, and safety management.

2000 to 2005: DIRECTOR SYSTEM SAFETY, American Airlines, Dallas, TX.

Responsible for the safety and quality assurance of flight, cabin, system

safety engineering analysis, fault-tree, failure, trending & statistical

analysis; security analysis, risk management, dispatch, airworthiness, and

certification. Management of the accident/incident response and

investigation, safety technology, Flight Operational Quality Assurance

(FOQA), and internal audits. Managing Editor of "AA Flight Safety," "AA

Occupational Safety" and "AA Safety" magazines.

1988 to 2000: CORPORATE MANAGER OF FLIGHT SAFETY & FOQA, American

Airlines, Dallas, TX. Responsible for the safety and quality assurance of

flight policy, accident prevention & risk management program for the

airline. Management of accident/incident response and investigation,

evaluate flight, cabin and human factors training, system safety

engineering analysis, conduct crew audits, perform airport inspections,

support trade studies/associations, point of contact/liaison with FAA,

NTSB, JAA, ICAO, IATA, State Department and manufacturers. Manage FOQA

program. Managing Editor of "AA Flight Safety" magazine. Developed

Bloodborne Pathogen Training for Accident Investigators, perform in-flight

industrial hygiene studies.

1986 to 1988 LEAD SYSTEM SAFETY ENGINEER/PROJECT MANAGER, LTV Aerospace &

Defense Co., Dallas, TX. Responsible for management of system safety

program/engineering/investigation of aerospace/defense products, provide

technical expertise, customer interface, assure contractual safety and

quality requirements (MIL-SPECS, OSHA, EPA, DOD, DOT, IATA, state & local),

Held "Secret" Security Clearance.

1985 to 1986 FLIGHT TRAINING INSTRUCTOR, Boeing Commercial Airplane Co.,

Seattle, WA. Responsible for development, documentation, instruction, and

quality assurance for flight systems, procedures and flight operations

manual. Flight Instruction in the Boeing 727, 737, and 747 Fixed Based and

Full Flight/Full Motion (Phase C & D) Aircraft Simulators.

1984 to 1985 PRODUCT SAFETY ENGINEERING MANAGER, Texas Instruments, Data

Systems Group, Austin, TX. Responsible for management of product/system

safety compliance engineering and quality assurance, engineering

investigation, testing, documentation, and regulatory compliance of

computer systems and subassemblies to the standards of Underwriters

Laboratories (UL), Canadian Standards Association (CSA), Verbandes

Deutscher Elektrotechniker (VDE), and the Federal Communications

Commission (FCC).

EXPERIENCE, cont.

1977 to 1981 CHIEF CORPORATE PILOT/CORPORATE, DIRECTOR of SAFETY, Mobley

Industries, 1976 to 1977 Superior Iron Works Co., 1974 to 1976 Southwestern

Railway Co. Responsible for flying and management of corporate aircraft

and pilot staff. Also, formulation and direction of company safety

policy/program, loss control management, regulatory compliance (OSHA, EPA,

DOT, etc.), safety and quality audits, accident investigations.

SUPPLEMENTARY EXPERIENCE

Member of Educational Advisory Councils for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical

University (ERAU), Florida Institute of Technology, and Arizona State

University. Member of Safety Curriculum Committee - ERAU. Member of FAA

Safety Management Focus Group.

Publish Internet based daily aviation safety newsletter and quarterly

journal, called: "Flight Safety Information," for over fifteen (15) years.

Circulation in excess of 35,000 readers.

Publish Internet based weekly industrial safety newsletter, called: "CL&A

Safety News Weekly,".

Circulation in excess of 1,000 readers.

Aviation Technical Advisor to Random Hearts Production, Inc, "Random

Hearts" movie starring "Harrison Ford.". Advisement on aircraft accident

investigation, accident site, morgue set, costumes, equipment and

procedures.

PUBLICATIONS

"AA Safety," "AA Flight Safety Magazine" and "AA Occupation Safety

Magazine,"

Managing Editor

"Accident/Incident Prevention Through Airport Safety",

Forum Magazine of the International Society of Air

Safety Investigators - December 1990.

Contributing Editor to American Airlines "Flight Deck"

Magazine

Lewis, C.L. & Mayer, T.J., "Airplane Stopping Performance," Hazard

Prevention, p. 24-30, January/March, 1989.

Lewis, C.L. & Montgomery, J.F., "Air Travel Safety/Security for the

Business Person," Professional Safety, p. 44-46, June, 1989.

Lewis, C.L., "Kathmandu - Below Approach," American Airlines Flight

Deck, p. 6-8, May/Jun, 1993.

Lewis, C.L., "Loss of Control and Crash," American Airlines Flight

Deck, p. 9-10, May/Jun, 1993.

Lewis, C.L., "Inadvertent In-Flight Slat Deployment Creates High

Altitude Upset McDonnell Douglas MD-11," American Airlines Flight

Deck, p. 13-18, Jul/Aug, 1994.

Lewis, C.L., "Whoop, Whoop, Pull Up!," American Airlines Flight

Deck, p. 7-13, Nov/Dec, 1994.

Lewis, C.L. & Galarza, R., "Accident Prevention through Airfield

Inspection," American Airlines Flight Deck, p. 28-31, Mar/Apr, 1995.

PUBLICATIONS cont.

Lewis, C.L. & Moran, C., "The NTSB and AA Flight Safety's Common

Agenda - Mishap Prevention," American Airlines Flight Deck, p. 8-11,

Nov/Dec, 1995.

Lewis, C.L., "DC-9 Flight Into Terrain," American Airlines Flight

Deck, p. 35-37, Jul/Aug, 1996.

Lewis, C.L., "On Take-off Roll, MD-82 Strikes Cessna 441," American

Airlines Flight Deck, p. 33-34, Jul/Aug, 1996.

Lewis, C.L., "Emergency Evacuation," American Airlines Flight

Deck, p. 16-18, Sep/Oct, 1997.

Lewis, C.L., "Stickshaker and Stall: Check Your Wings for Ice,"

American Airlines Flight Deck, p. 12-16, Nov/Dec, 1997.

Lewis, C.L., "Rejected Takeoff in Icy Conditions Results in Runway

Overrun," American Airlines Flight Deck, p. 10-13, Jul/Aug, 1998.

Lewis, C.L., "The Hidden Hazard," American Airlines Flight

Deck, p. 6-8, Sep/Oct, 1998.

Lewis, C.L., "A Gap in Training," NBAA's Journal of Business Aviation

Safety, vol.13, p. 30-32, 1998.

Lewis, C.L. & Darbo, J.H., "GPWS Reaction Times," NBAA's Journal

of Business Aviation Safety, vol. 13, p. 59-62, 1998.

Lewis, C.L., "Tire Failure on Takeoff," NBAA's Journal of Business

Aviation Safety, vol. 13, p. 44-46, 1998.

Lewis, C.L. & Darbo, J.H., "Avoiding Tailstrikes: Energy

Management," American Airlines Flight Safety, p. 5-9, Nov/Dec, 1999.

Lewis, C.L., "Flight 1420 - Little Rock Update," American Airlines

Flight Safety, p. 2-4, Nov/Dec, 1999.

Lewis, C.L. & Chidester, T., "Decision Making," American Airlines

Flight Safety, p. 2-4, First Quarter, 2000.

Lewis, C.L., "NTSB Public Hearing on American Airlines Accident

Flight 1420," American Airlines Flight Safety, p. 4, First Quarter,

2000.

Lewis, C.L., "The Evolving 'Glass Cockpit'," American Airlines Flight

Safety Anthology, p. 100, 2001.

Lewis, C.L., "Aircraft Hydroplaning," The Safety Approach - Alaska

Airlines,

p.4-7, Fall 2001.

PUBLICATIONS cont.

Book Chapters

Lewis, C.L., "Air Transportation Safety," Ch. 18, p. 432-435, Accident

Prevention Manual, 11th Edition, National Safety Council, 1997.

Lewis, C.L., "Air Transportation Safety, and System Safety," Accident

Prevention Manual, 12th Edition, National Safety Council, 2000.

Lewis, C.L., "Air Transportation Safety, System Safety, & Human Factors"

Accident

Prevention Manual, 13th Edition, National Safety Council, 2009.

Books

Lewis, C.L., "Flight Operational Quality Assurance (FOQA)," Embry-Riddle

Aeronautical

University Graduate Research Project, 2000.

Lewis, C.L., "Bloodborne Pathogens Training for the Aviation Accident

Investigator,"

American Airlines Flight Safety Department, 1994.

Lewis, C.L., "Flight Safety Anthology," WWW.FSINFO.ORG, 2002.

Lewis, C.L., "Essays in Accident Investigation," WWW.FSINFO.ORG, 2002.

Lewis, C.L., "Essays in System Safety," WWW.FSINFO.ORG, 2003.

Lewis, C.L., "Essays in Industrial Safety," WWW.FSINFO.ORG, 2003.

Lewis, C.L., "Essays in Aircraft/Spacecraft Development - I, II, & III"

WWW.FSINFO.ORG, 2003.

Lewis, C.L., "Essays in Airport Operations Safety - I, & II,"

WWW.FSINFO.ORG, 2003.

Journals

Lewis, C.L., "Flight Safety Information Quarterly Journal - First Quarter,"

WWW.FSINFO.ORG, 2002.

Lewis, C.L., "Flight Safety Information Quarterly Journal - Second Quarter,

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WWW.FSINFO.ORG, 2002.

Lewis, C.L., "Flight Safety Information Quarterly Journal - Third Quarter,

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WWW.FSINFO.ORG, 2002.

Lewis, C.L., "Flight Safety Information Quarterly Journal - Fourth Quarter,

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WWW.FSINFO.ORG, 2002.

Lewis, C.L., "Flight Safety Information Quarterly Journal - First Quarter,

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WWW.FSINFO.ORG, 2003.

Lewis, C.L., "Flight Safety Information Quarterly Journal - Second Quarter,

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WWW.FSINFO.ORG, 2003.

PUBLICATIONS cont.

Lewis, C.L., "Flight Safety Information Quarterly Journal - Third Quarter,

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WWW.FSINFO.ORG, 2003.

Lewis, C.L., "Flight Safety Information Quarterly Journal - Fourth Quarter,

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WWW.FSINFO.ORG, 2003.

Lewis, C.L., "Flight Safety Information Quarterly Journal - First Quarter,

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WWW.FSINFO.ORG, 2004.

Lewis, C.L., "Flight Safety Information Quarterly Journal - Second Quarter,

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WWW.FSINFO.ORG, 2004.

Lewis, C.L., "Flight Safety Information Quarterly Journal - Third Quarter,

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WWW.FSINFO.ORG, 2004.

Lewis, C.L., "United States Society of Air Safety Investigators Newsletter

- Third

Quarter," WWW.FSINFO.ORG, 2002.

Lewis, C.L., "United States Society of Air Safety Investigators Newsletter

- First

Quarter," WWW.FSINFO.ORG, 2003.

Lewis, C.L., "United States Society of Air Safety Investigators Newsletter

- Second

Quarter," WWW.FSINFO.ORG, 2003.

Lewis, C.L., "United States Society of Air Safety Investigators Newsletter

- Third

Quarter," WWW.FSINFO.ORG, 2003.

Lewis, C.L., "Aircraft Accident Investigation Manual," WWW.FSINFO.ORG,

2003.

Lewis, C.L., "Aviation Human Factors Manual," WWW.FSINFO.ORG, 2003.

Lewis, C.L., "Flight Safety Information Journal - Helicopter Ground

Resonance,"

WWW.FSINFO.ORG, 2006.

Lewis, C. L., Copsey, D. D., & Montgomery, C. F. (2010). NTSB most wanted:

Cockpit image recorders. Flight Safety Information Journal, 1.

Lewis, C. L., Copsey, D. D., & Montgomery, C. F. (2010). Unmanned aerial

vehicles: Are they safe for civilian use? Flight Safety Information

Journal, 2.

Lewis, C. L., & Copsey, D. D. (2010). Flight safety information daily

newsletter: In this issue. Flight Safety Information, 1-269.

Lewis, C. L., & Copsey, D. D. (2010). Flight safety information daily

newsletter: Graduate capstone project survey. Flight Safety Information,

1-37.

Stolzer, A. J., Halford, C. D., & Goglia, J. J. (2011). Implementing safety

management systems in aviation. In C. L. Lewis (Ed.), Safety culture in

your safety management system. Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing.

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