ATEC 2019 Annual Conference

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Materials and Presentations

Conference Program
AMTS Directory (member password required, email atec@atec-amt.org for the password if you don't have it.)
Pipeline Report
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Tuesday General Sessions

Keynote Address
Kriya Shortt, Senior Vice President, Customer Service, Textron Aviation & President, Able Aerospace Services

General Session I: What We Have Done for You Lately
Gary Hoyle, Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics, Director of Campus Operations & ATEC President
Crystal Maguire, Executive Director, ATEC
 
General Session II: Aviation Policy Briefing
Timothy W. Shaver, Director, Office of Safety Standards
 
General Session III: Choose Aerospace
Mitch Mirsky, Account Director, FIFTEEN
Barbara Murray, Executive Director, TransPORTs
 
General Session IV: We’re Hiring
Moderator: Brad Sabathne, Manager, Technical Operations Recruiting, United Airlines
Kevin Dallaire, Manager of Recruiting, Piedmont Airlines
Jeff Dunagan, Program Planning & Operations Manager, Flight Operations – Avionics, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
Michele Gifford, Director, Workforce & Employee Development, Textron Aviation
Ryan Goertzen, Vice President Workforce Development, AAR Corp.
 
General Session V: Pathway Programs
Moderator: Jim Hall, Dean, Aviation Technologies, WSU Tech
Michele Gifford, Director, Workforce & Employee Development, Textron Aviation
Stephanie Harder, Director, Communications and Public Affairs, Textron Aviation
Jim Means, Executive Director, Career and Technical Education, Wichita Public Schools
PJ Reilly, CTE Teaching Specialist, Wichita Public Schools

Tuesday Breakouts

Tuesday Morning Address
Tim Norton, Former Commissioner, District 2 Sedgwick County

1.0 Expanding Airman Testing: Organization Designation Authorization
Jay Kitchens, Manager, Designee Program Branch, FAA
 
1.1 Best Practices: Aerospace Pathway Programs
Ryan Goertzen, Vice President Maintenance Workforce Development, AAR
Greg Lambert, Business Manager, Technical Operations, Endeavor Air, Inc.
 
1.2 Best Practices: Distance Learning
Karen Johnson, Associate Professor, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Daniel Siao, Assistant Professor, Middle Tennessee State University
Rebecca Hartley, Director of Operations, Clemson University Center for Workforce Development
 
1.3 Military Transitions (no formal presentation)
Colonel Mark Baran, Vice Commander, 22nd Air Refueling Wing, United States Air Force
Master Sgt. Ian Evans, KC-46 Lead Production Superintendent, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, United States Air Force
 
2.0 Aircraft Maintenance Division Policy Update
Kevin Morgan, Manager, General Aviation Branch, FAA
Robert Warren, Aviation Safety Inspector, General Aviation Branch, FAA
Tanya Glines, Aviation Safety Inspector, General Aviation Branch, FAA
 
2.1 Airman Certification Standards
Trey McClure, Manager, Designee Standardization Branch, FAA
Jackie Spanitz, General Manager, Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc.
 
2.2 Integrating the Airman Certification Standards into AMTS Curriculum (no formal presentation)
Moderator: Chuck Horning, Associate Professor & Department Chairman, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Timothy Guerrero, Dean of Academic Affairs, Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology - Denver
Jared Britt, Director of Global Aviation Maintenance Training, Southern Utah University
David Jones, Senior Writer/Editor, Avotek
 
2.3 Developments in Airman Testing
David Dagenais, Aviation Program Manager, Florida State College at Jacksonville
Stephanie Williams, Aviation Safety Inspector, Designee Standardization Branch, FAA
 
3.0 Best Practices: Human Resources
Michele Gifford, Director, Workforce & Employee Development, Textron Aviation
 
3.1 The Airbus Flying Challenge
Mike Tinich, Instructor, Maize South High School
David Selenke, Faculty, Aviation Maintenance Technology, WSU Tech
 
3.2 Soft Skills Matter, Can They Be Taught?
Monica Stewart, Executive Director, Strategic Innovations, WSU Tech
 
3.3 Apprenticeship Programs
Katie Adams, Project & Marketing Communications Director, TransPORTs
 
4.0 Instructor Science Fair
William Russo, Aviation Program Director, University of the District of Columbia Community College
 
4.1 Augmented Reality
Diana Holladay, Instructional Designer, WSU Tech
Kelly Filgo, Executive Director of Strategic Relations, Texas State Technical College
 
4.2 You’re Doing it Right: Teaching Techniques
Kelly Filgo, Executive Director of Strategic Relations, Texas State Technical College
 
4.3 My AMT Trainees Don’t Have Good Enough English…What Do I Do Now? A Case Study and Solutions
Anne E. Lomperis, Occupational English for Economic Development, Language Training Designs
Richard D. Brauhn, Professor, Aviation Maintenance and Avionics, Indian Hills Community College
 
5.0 Daniels Precision Electrical Termination (no formal presentation)
Matthew Bohannon, Marketing Manager, Daniels Manufacturing Corporation
Dr. Joe Varrientos, Lead Faculty, Electronics Technology, WSU Tech
Wylie Reed, Faculty, Aviation Manufacturing, WSU Tech
 
5.1 Snap-on Torque Instruments and Sheetmetal Assembly (no formal presentation)
Earl Bailey, National Education Partnerships Manager, Snap-on Industrial
John Gamble, Business Partnerships Manager, Technical Education, Snap-on Industrial