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Elaine M. Parker is Beyond Risk Management's Vice President of Operations. She is a
safety professional with over thirty-five years of experience in the aviation industry.
Throughout her career to date she has served in many senior management positions in
operations, marketing, safety, security and training both in the public and private
sector. She instructed for fifteen years at the University of Southern California's
Engineering Department (in Aviation Safety) and has spoken at international conferences
worldwide. Elaine retains her Airline Transport Rating and conducts operational and
technical courses to remain current.
In 2001 she was honoured by the Canadian Minister of Transport with the "2001 Canadian
Aviation Safety Award" for her work to promote safety in all sectors of the industry.
Elaine is also a director in Risky Business Productions Ltd. a video production company
that produces safety and training videos as well as historical documentary projects.
Elaine has been a full member of the International Society of Air Safety Investigators
(ISASI) for seventeen years and has sat as a member of the executive of the Canadian
Society since 1994.
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Brendan A. Kapuscinski is Vice President of Marketing for Beyond Risk Management.
Brendan is a security professional with over thirty-five years of experience in the areas
of criminal intelligence/investigation, hostage negotiation and crisis management both in the
public and private sectors. During his career he has worked in various senior management
positions that included sitting as a member of the Executive Committee of the Calgary
Police Service, commanding the Criminal Investigations Division as well as commanding the
Professional Standards/Internal Affairs Section.
Brendan has worked for a number of years with aviation companies on topics including
human factors training, safety management systems and emergency/crisis response
programs from the front line to the boardroom. In addition, he has and continues
to conduct training of security and crisis management personnel at all levels. His
work within the public sector and also with private organizations has given him a
broad perspective on security, safety and crisis management.
In 2003 he received the "Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal" for leading the Joint Intelligence
Group during the successful 2002 G8 Summit held in Canada.
Brendan's professional affiliations include, ASIS International, the International
Association of Emergency Managers, as well as the Disaster Recovery Information
Exchange of which he is Chapter secretary.
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Wayne Walsh, CD, joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1966, and during a
twenty year career as a military pilot flew throughout North America and Europe.
In 1987, Major Walsh retired from the Air Force to join Transport Canada Civil
Aviation as a Regional Aviation Safety Officer based in Winnipeg. He spent the next
14 years developing and presenting aviation safety programs and courses in Canada
and the United States. In addition, he was the Minister of Transport's representative
on numerous accident investigations.
In 2001, Wayne moved to Calgary to a new Transport Canada position with Commercial
and Business Aviation. He worked directly with commercial aviation companies as
their Principal Inspector to ensure that all of the required regulations were
understood and followed. In June 2005, he left Commercial and Business Aviation
to become the Project Lead for the implementation of Safety Management Systems
within Civil Aviation in Prairie and Northern Region.
Wayne is also a director in Smart Aviation Consulting, providing a range of
services to help make Safety Management Systems a success.
Wayne has a BA from York University in Toronto and an Aviation Safety Certificate
from the University of Southern California. He is also a trained Aircraft Accident
Investigator for both helicopters and aeroplanes.
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Barbara Dunn is a safety professional with close to 40 years of
experience in the transportation industry. Throughout her career she has been
involved in accident prevention and investigation not only in aviation but also
in rail.
On an international basis, Barbara has taught courses on operational day-to-day
safety, as well as cabin accident investigation.
In 1994 the Canadian Minister of Transport honoured her with the "Canadian Aviation
Safety Award" for her work to promote safety in the aviation industry with
particular attention to her groundbreaking work around Critical Incident Stress
response. Throughout most of Barbara's career her accident prevention and
investigation work was done while working full time as an operational flight crewmember.
Barbara has participative authorship in a number of published safety studies and
has worked extensively as an instructor and safety advocate. She has been a
frequent speaker at national and international conferences and has testified on
numerous occasions as an expert witness.
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John Meehan's aviation experience spans 45 years as a civil
and military pilot, flight instructor, instrument rating and pilot examiner,
a VIP Pilot and personal pilot to the Prime Minister of UK, with an extensive
safety and legal background as a qualified President of Aircraft Accident Boards
of Inquiry, and President of Military Courts Martial. John saw extensive service
around the world as Director of Operations in Central America, the Middle East and
Northern Ireland.
In 2008, John retired from the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) at Toronto
Pearson International Airport after 10 years as Manager Safety Managements Systems
(SMS), Airfield Compliance and Wildlife Control and was instrumental in the
development, training and implementation of the GTAA SMS Program and supporting
database.
As President of his own aviation safety company, John remains heavily involved in
safety and is currently the SMS Expert for Pryde Schropp McComb Inc, directly assisting
78 airports across Canada to meet Transport Canada (TC) SMS Regulations, and as the
Senior Aviation Specialist he is assisting Falcon Environmental Services in establishing
an Airport Bird Hazard Risk Assessment Process (ABRAP) at 4 Wg Cold Lake, Alberta.
Consequently, John brings a unique in-depth knowledge of the analytical and practical
application of safety in both intense military and civil aviation operations, and a
first-hand understanding of TC and ICAO safety requirements.
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Nelly Simeon, PhD, is a certified Attorney at Law in the Republic of
Panama who served for several years as a university professor of Aviation Law.
Nelly also possesses a Masters and Ph. D. in Business Administration.
Over the past 15 years Nelly has been involved in the aviation industry, actively
participating in aviation training in the United States, Canada, Panama and Singapore.
Most recently, she has dedicated her efforts to Safety Management Systems (SMS) and
last year, at the Florida Institute of Technology, she finished a Post Doctoral
Research Program in Airports SMS.
She has worked as the SMS Coordinator at both the South West Florida International
Airport, in Fort Myers and the Miami International Airport.
Nelly is also a director in Safety Management Strategies, Inc. providing a range
of services to help make Safety Management Systems a success.
Nelly is a strong proponent of Safety Management Systems and is tireless in her
promotion of SMS both internal and external to the aviation industry. Nelly is
also a licenced private pilot.
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