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LEADERSHIP

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 Founder

Lee Human

President and Founder • (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.

Kent
Baines

Vice President, Product Development

Kent Baines

Vice President, Product Development • (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.

Brad
Briscoe

Vice President, Operations

Brad Briscoe

VP Operations • (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.

Linda
Clarke

Director of Program Management

Linda Clarke

Director of Program Management • (206) 294-1340 • lclarke@nullaerotec.com

Linda brings more than 30 years of program management and test engineering experience to the AeroTEC team from Pratt & Whitney and Boeing as a propulsion and flight test engineer. After moving into program management at Boeing, she worked on the 737, 767, and 777 programs for the customer aviation services, strategy, and product development group.

Linda was the test director for the certification of the Rolls Royce-powered 777 aircraft. Additionally, she was integral in developing the strategy that led to the launch of the 737MAX and Boeing’s current new mid-market airplane. Today, she manages the four MRJ flight test vehicles in the certification program. In addition, she is driving the growth of the AeroTEC business through engagement of new customers and corporate strategy development.

Linda holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Clarkson University and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).

Dale
Goulding

Director of Engineering Services

Dale Goulding

Director of Engineering Services • (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.

Michel
Korwin-Szymanowski

Director of Test and Evaluation

Michel Korwin-Szymanowski

Director of Test and Evaluation • (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.

Beverly
Neubauer

Director of Corporate Operations

Beverly Neubauer

Director of Corporate Operations • (206) 486-1217• bneubauer@nullaerotec.com

Beverly Neubauer started at AeroTEC as an engineering assistant in 2004. Over the years she has supported flight testing in a myriad of ways, including routing wire through test aircraft, strain gauge layout preparation, aircraft weight and balance planning and management, remote flight test logistics coordination, purchasing, accounting, recruiting, reception, and travel management. In 2014, she was promoted to business manager to oversee the human resources, accounting, administrative, and purchasing activities at AeroTEC. In 2016 she was promoted to Director of Operations, where she uses her understanding of the business to promote operational alignment within the organization.

Beverly has a Bachelor’s degree in anthropology from the University of Washington.

Matt
Davis

Director, Aircraft & Test Site Operations

Matt Davis

Director, Aircraft & Test Site Operations • (509) 638-0401 • mdavis@nullaerotec.com

Matt is a graduate of Big Bend Community College with an associate degrees in Applied Science in Aviation Maintenance Technology and the Commercial Pilot Program. He is an FAA-certified A&P mechanic and commercial pilot with 25 years of aerospace experience in FAA 145 repair station maintenance management and quality systems, supporting Boeing and major airline carriers, domestically and internationally.

Mark
Cetina

Director, Technology & Information Services

Mark Cetina

Director, Technology & Information Services • (206) 486-1926 • mcetina@nullaerotec.com

Mark brings more than 20 years of technology leadership experience to AeroTEC in his role as the Director of Technology and Information Systems. He has led multiple digital transformation initiatives for global corporations representing the software, technology, engineering, legal, and design industries.

His career work includes bringing multiple clean-sheet software programs to market and leading teams and organizations through complex IT implementations, migrations, and business mergers. At HTC, Mark led the corporate technology teams on two continents to help support HTC’s dominance in the smartphone industry, and as the CTO at FILTER, helped corporations such as Microsoft, Yahoo!, and Hewlett Packard achieve their product goals through the creative application of design technology and data science. Additionally, at Univar, he helped a global corporation adopt world-class enterprise planning and business intelligence solutions as the technology and PMO leader, and at Moxie software, helped lead the migration of thousands of customer environments to the public cloud.

Mark proudly calls the Pacific Northwest home and holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Washington, with additional concentrations in information science and engineering.

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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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