CAASD


Regional Directors
 

Asia Pacific
Robert L. Humbertson

Bob HumbertsonRobert 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

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 LiskerDr. 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.

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