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Leading the Way

AeroTEC’s leadership team includes exceptionally talented aerospace engineers, software engineers, instrumentation technicians, airframe and powerplant (A&P) mechanics, and test pilots. The team also includes a number of skilled FAA designated airworthiness representatives (DARs) in a variety of disciplines to ensure efficient project completions.

Lee
Human

President and CEO

Lee Human

President and CEO • (206) 486-1317 • lhuman@nullaerotec.com

AeroTEC Founder and President Lee Human is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Engineering. He has earned credentials as an FAA DER, as well a private multi-engine instrument pilot’s license.

Prior to starting AeroTEC in 2003, Lee was instrumental in the success and growth of other aerospace companies. He held the position of flight test manager at Aviation Partners Boeing (APB), a joint venture with the Boeing Company. Prior to APB, he was a lead engineer at Aircraft Engineering Specialists (AES).

Lee’s extensive experience in the aircraft development and certification industry brings direction and a competitive edge to AeroTEC. He has been personally involved in the testing, engineering, and certification of over 50 major aerospace projects, including Aviation Partners’ Blended Winglets on B737-300/-500/-700/-800/-900, B757-200/-300, B767-300, Gulfstream GII, Hawker 800, and Falcon 50/900/2000; Lockheed Martin Cooperative Avionics Test Bed (CATB) 737-300 with F35 (JSF) systems; and the Hawker Beechcraft King Air 250, and the Mitsubishi MRJ type certificate.

Lee is married with three children and lives on Mercer Island, Washington. In his free time, Lee enjoys boating the waters of Puget Sound with family and friends.

Dale
Goulding

Chief Technical Officer

Dale Goulding

Chief Technical Officer • (206) 486-1146 • dgoulding@nullaerotec.com

Dale Goulding is a highly experienced engineer responsible for multiple clean-sheet aircraft development programs. His career work includes the Airbus A340-600, A380 and A350-XWB wing leading edge mechanical systems, as a structures integrator on the Bombardier C Series, and in recent roles, flight test as the structures lead engineer on the C Series, and then manager for systems. Dale’s team is responsible for certification support of all systems and interiors, and the operational support of flight test in Moses Lake.

Dale holds a bachelor’s degree in product design and manufacture from Brunel University in the UK, and has built and led multiple international inter-disciplinary teams.

Bart
Heinz

Chief Operating Officer

Bart Heinz

Chief Operating Officer • (208) 407-0364 • bheinz@nullaerotec.com

Bart is an experienced leader in product development, flight test, operations and program management with over 25 years of experience. At Cessna he worked on the Citation X, CitationJet, 560 Ultra and 560 XL platforms. At Bombardier Bart was the Director of Project Engineering for the Learjet 85 and was the Core Flight Test Team Manager supporting the Global Express, Challenger, Learjet, CRJ and Dash 8 business units. At MotivePower he was the Director of Engineering and Operations while managing a team of 290 admin and craft employees.

Bart holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Kansas State University and is a private pilot.

Michel
Korwin-Szymanowski

Chief Strategy Officer

Michel Korwin-Szymanowski

Chief Strategy Officer • (206) 486-1319 • mkorwin@nullaerotec.com

Michel Korwin-Szymanowski is an experienced new product development engineer and leader with more than 2,000 hours of flying as a flight test engineer on fighters, helicopters, and regional jets. His extensive flight test and engineering leadership experience, including special missions aircraft, supplementary type certificates (STC), and the development of new products make him a great asset to the team.

In his past roles, he was the lead flight test engineer on the Bell M430 and the Bombardier CRJ-900 Regional Jet. Later, he led the integrated test team on the Bell M427 and he was the director responsible for conducting the flight test program of the new Bombardier C Series intercontinental commercial airliner.

Michel holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering with distinction from Carleton University and is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School.

Brad
Briscoe

Senior Operations Advisor

Brad Briscoe

Senior Operations Advisor • (206) 486-1210 • bbriscoe@nullaerotec.com

With more than 25 years of experience in aerospace design, testing and certification, AeroTEC Vice President of Operations Brad Briscoe is an electrical engineering graduate of Central Washington University and a United States Marine Corps Desert Storm veteran.

Brad draws on both commercial and military skills to provide superior management for aircraft flight/ground support, test logistics, and business operations. Brad gained extensive knowledge with the Boeing Company developing and testing the B777-200 and derivatives, 757-300, 767-400, and the B-2 Bomber. Additionally, he supported Boeing through Aviation Partners, developing, testing and certifying of blended winglets for Boeing and business jet aircraft.

Brad partnered with Lee Human to officially open the doors of AeroTEC, and is responsible for overseeing the business operations and logistics arm of the company.

Prior to his aerospace career, Brad served in the United States Marine Corps for eight years and was awarded “Marine of the Year” for Bravo Company, 4th Tanks, 4th Marine Division. During his service he participated in Operation Desert Storm/Shield, and received the “Marine Corps Tanker of the Year” from the USMC Tankers Association.

Kent
Baines

Senior Technical Advisor

Kent Baines

Senior Technical Advisor • (206) 486-1313 • kbaines@nullaerotec.com

A 26-year veteran in aerospace design, testing and certification, AeroTEC Vice President of Product Development Kent Baines is an engineering graduate of Washington State University. He began his career at Boeing, gaining experience as a design engineer on the 777 flight deck design team before joining the Boeing flight test instrumentation group and supporting initial type certification of the 777-200, the 737-700, and the 767 AWACS.

Kent went on to gain further certification knowledge at Bombardier where he contributed to the type certification of the DeHavilland Dash-8 400, the Canadair CRJ700, and the Lear Model 45 before joining Aviation Partners as a lead engineer in flight test.

At Aviation Partners, Kent supported winglet flight test programs for the Raytheon Hawker 800, Boeing 747-200, and the Boeing 737-300.

Kent partnered with Lee Human in 2003 to officially open the doors of AeroTEC, and is responsible for overseeing the company’s technical arm.

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About AeroTEC

At AeroTEC, testing, engineering, and certification are quite literally in our name. We don’t take that lightly. From our humble beginnings in 2003, we’ve aimed to design a one-stop turnkey flight testing, engineering, data analysis, and certification business designed to bring your product to market quickly, efficiently, and on budget.

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