AVS Human Factors Directory
The FAA Office of Aviation Safety (AVS) has two senior technical experts in human factors and several human factors specialists in the Aircraft Certification Service (AIR), Flight Standards Service (AFS), and Office of Aviation Medicine (AAM).
Click on the names below to see their biography, if available.
| Chief Scientific and Technical Advisors (CSTA) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kathy H. Abbott, PhD** | CSTA for Flight Deck Human Factors Aviation Safety (AVS) |
Washington, DC 202-369-2155 kathy.abbott@faa.gov |
| Senior Technical Specialists (STS) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Colleen Donovan** | STS for Flight Deck Human Factors Aviation Safety (AVS) |
Washington, DC 202-267-3173 colleen.donovan@faa.gov |
| Aircraft Certification - Policy and Standards Division (AIR-600) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Paul Siegmund* | Technical Policy Branch Avionics & Electrical Systems Section (Manager) (AIR-626) |
Seattle, WA 206-231-3162 paul.siegmund@faa.gov |
| Kevin Gildea, PhD | Technical Policy Branch Human Factors Unit (AIR-621b) |
Oklahoma City, OK 405-954-7481 Kevin.Gildea@faa.gov |
| Svyatoslav "Slava" Guznov, PhD | Technical Policy Branch Human Factors Unit (AIR-621b) |
Dayton, OH 817-222-4894 svyatoslav.y.guznov@faa.gov |
| Carrie Smith | Technical Policy Branch Human Factors Unit (AIR-621b) |
Washington, DC 202-267-8857 caroline.j.smith@faa.gov |
| Cathy Swider | Technical Policy Branch Human Factors Unit (AIR-621b) |
Washington, DC 202- 267-1657 cathy.swider@faa.gov |
| Lauren Thomas | Technical Policy Branch Human Factors Unit (AIR-621b) |
Washington, DC 202-267-7815 lauren.j.thomas@faa.gov |
| Lisa C Thomas, PhD | Technical Policy Branch Human Factors Unit (AIR-621b) |
Seattle, WA 206-231-3457 lisa.c.thomas@faa.gov |
| Jason Brys* | Military Certification Office (AIR-7G0) |
Wichita, KS 316-350-1584 jason.brys@faa.gov |
| Christy Helgeson | Flight Test & HF Branch (West Section) (Section Manager) (AIR-713) | Seattle, WA 206-231-3923 christy.helgeson@faa.gov |
| Shaun Ripple* | Flight Test & HF Branch (West Section) (Section Manager) (AIR-713) | Seattle, WA 206-231-3585 shaun.ripple@faa.gov |
| David Sizoo* | Policy & Standards (AIR-714) | Kansas City, MO 816-329-4158 david.sizoo@faa.gov |
| Sydney Palmsteen | Policy & Standards (AIR-714) | Hapeville, GA 404-474-5562 sydney.palmsteen@faa.gov |
| Kyle Smith | Flight Test Branch (Central Section) (AIR-712) | Wichita, KS 316-946-4170 kyle.e.smith@faa.gov |
| Michelle Yeh, PhD | Flight Test Branch (Central Section) (AIR-712) | Fort Worth, TX 817-222-5010 michelle.yeh@faa.gov |
| Joey Jaworski | Flight Test Branch (East Section) (AIR-711) | Hapeville, GA 404-474-5585 joseph.m.jaworski@faa.gov |
| Mariusz Wisniewski ("Ski") | Flight Test Branch (East Section) (AIR-711) | Hapeville, GA 404-474-5556 mariusz.wisniewski@faa.gov |
| Robert “Bobby” Schlein | Flight Test Branch (West Section) (AIR-713) | Seattle, WA 206-231-3582 robert.schlein@faa.gov |
| Aircraft Certification - Compliance and Airworthiness Division (AIR-700) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Morrison | Aircraft Evaluation Division Air Carrier Branch (AFS-110) |
Columbia, SC 206-249-3888 dwayne.morrison@faa.gov |
| Steve Poiani | Aircraft Evaluation Division Air Carrier Branch (AFS-110) |
Albuquerque, NM 206-867-8130 steve.poiani@faa.gov |
| Eric Roberts, PhD | Aircraft Evaluation Division Air Carrier Branch (AFS-110) |
Richmond, IL 206-231-3983 eric.g.roberts@faa.gov |
| Richard Szoka | Aircraft Evaluation Division Air Carrier Branch (AFS-110) |
Longview, WA 206-231-3981 richard.c.szoka@faa.gov |
| Clark Davenport | Aircraft Evaluation Division Air Carrier Branch (AFS-110) |
Jackson, WY 817-222-5151 clark.davenport@faa.gov |
| Pam Munro | Aircraft Evaluation Division Air Carrier Branch (AFS-110) |
Seattle, WA 206-231-3995 Pamela.A.Munro@faa.gov |
| Heidi Kim, PhD | Aircraft Evaluation Division Air Carrier Branch (AFS-110) |
Euless, TX 405-666-1054 heidi.c.kim@faa.gov |
| Stephen Plishka | Aircraft Evaluation Division Air Carrier Branch (AFS-110) |
Reston, VA 202-267-8247 stephen.plishka@faa.gov |
| John Grammer | Aircraft Evaluation Division Air Carrier Branch (AFS-110) |
Woodland, CA 405-666-1157 john.grammer@faa.gov |
| Daniel Brock | Flight Technologies and Procedures Division Flight Research and Analysis (AFS-430) | Herndon, VA daniel.brock@faa.gov |
| Flight Standards - Safety Standards Division | ||
|---|---|---|
NOTES:
* - These individuals have human factors-related responsibilities, but are not categorized as human factors specialists.
** - Responsibilities across AVS, but organizationally attached to the Senior Technical Experts Office (AIR-20)
Human Factors Specialists in Aviation Medicine (AAM)
Information about Human Factors Specialists in AAM is available on their webpage, Aerospace Medical and Human Factors Research.
Last updated: Monday, September 9, 2024