Asia Pacific
Robert L. Humbertson
 Robert
Humbertson’s responsibilities include the transfer of knowledge
and technology to nations—India, China, Japan, Korea, Singapore,
and other countries in the Asia Pacific region—working with
MITRE in such disciplines as communications, navigation and surveillance,
air traffic management planning and implementation, airport system
integration and capacity analysis, delay/saturation modeling, airspace
design, terminal area navigation and required navigation performance
procedures development, and training for implementation of Safety
Management Systems.
Additionally, he heads the MITRE Aviation Institute, a continuing
education resource that provides professional development opportunities
to MITRE staff and the worldwide aviation community. Since joining
MITRE in 1999, Mr. Humbertson has worked on various FAA and Joint
Planning and Development Office projects, many of which have led
to the Next Generation Air Transportation System.
Prior to MITRE, Mr. Humbertson was air traffic management director
for BAE Systems and the technical director for BAE SYSTEMS on the
Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance Support contract (SETA-I,
and subsequently SETA-II) for the FAA. Also, he worked for a large
consulting firm that specialized in special-use airspace needs analysis
for the Department of Defense. He is a U.S. Air Force veteran, having
spent more than two decades in international ATC (air traffic control).
Mr. Humbertson earned a master’s degree in business and international
marketing, and a bachelor’s degree in business and ATC facility
management from Troy University. Additionally, he has certifications
in systems engineering from the University of Maryland and training
in enterprise architecture from the MITRE Institute.
Canada/ Middle East and Africa
Mr. Gregg Leone
In addition to his duties as CAASD’s Director of System Transformation
and Security,Mr. Gregg A. Leone is International Director for Canada,
the Middle East, and Africa. He leads CAASD's efforts there in:
air traffic control modernization; corporate restructuring of civil
aviation authorities; airport privatization; local and regional
communications, navigation and surveillance/air traffic management
planning; and the development of civil aviation safety and regulatory
policy, procedures, and programs.
Since joining MITRE in 1983, he has held several positions. From
1996 to 2001, he was Site Leader of CAASD's Atlantic City office,
which supported activities at the Federal Aviation Administration
Technical Center. From 1989 to 1992, he helped the German Bureau
of Flight Safety develop and implement a major system upgrade.
Mr. Leone has a M.S. in Aeronautical Science from Embry-Riddle
Aeronautical University and a B.S. in Computer Science and Applied
Systems Software from Rochester Institute of Technology.
Europe and Latin America
Dr. Bernard Lisker
 Dr.
Bernard Lisker is International Director for Europe and Latin America
at the MITRE Center for Advanced Aviation System Development. His
responsibilities include transfer of technology to nations working
with MITRE in technical fields such as airport capacity and delay/saturation,
airspace design, noise modeling, and terminal area navigation (RNAV).
Since joining MITRE in 1986, Dr. Lisker has worked on many FAA
research and development projects, one of which led to acceptance
of dependent instrument approaches to converging runways. He also
worked with the FAA on the development of simultaneous instrument
approaches to converging runways, using O’Hare airport as
a case study. Internationally, he has been involved with projects
in Belgium, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Argentina, Ecuador,
Mexico, Singapore, Taiwan, and many other nations throughout the
world.
Dr. Lisker is an Electrical Engineer. He also holds Master of
Science and doctorate degrees in Flight Transportation from the
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute
of Technology. |
