About us
The Eagle and the Penguin
The Avian Group is a technical consulting firm founded by two airline safety professionals who have spent their careers building safety programs that regulators accept, leaders trust and front-line teams actually use.
The Avian Group takes its identity from its co-founders’ nicknames, Eagle and Penguin. The eagle stands for altitude, oversight and precision: the world of aerospace and aviation. The penguin stands for adaptation, resilience and steady performance in demanding marine environments.
Together they span air, land and sea, which is how we work: moving between industries while applying the same disciplines of safety management, technical analysis, operational risk, data interpretation and systems thinking.
Leadership
The co-founders
Co-founder
Safety & Operations
A safety executive with 10+ years in commercial aviation, currently leading enterprise safety at a U.S. Part 121 airline. Accountable for the Safety Management System and the programs that feed it, including ASAP, FOQA, CASS, fatigue risk management and emergency response, and for a team of safety managers, investigators and analysts. Regularly briefs the accountable executive and operational leadership on emerging risk and program performance.
Known for building programs that hold up in practice: launching the airline’s first flight crew LOSA program, rebuilding emergency response from the ground up, steering safety programs through FAA acceptance and IOSA conformance, and introducing a risk model that shows maintenance leaders where exposure concentrates. Has led crisis coordination through multiple hurricanes, and applies AI and automation to safety report processing, work presented to an industry steering committee on AI in safety management systems.
An earlier career as an EMT and 911 telecommunicator grounds the work in how emergencies actually unfold. Holds an M.S. in Aeronautics and a B.S. in Air Traffic Management from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, is a certificated FAA aircraft dispatcher and private pilot, and speaks on AI in aviation safety, including as a National Safety Council panelist.
Co-founder
Safety Analytics
A safety analytics leader with 8+ years across safety assurance, regulatory compliance and safety data at a U.S. Part 121 airline, where the role today is leading the safety analytics function. Sets analytical priorities and owns the safety data lifecycle, from structure and validation through cross-program integration, so that leadership decisions rest on data people can trust.
Rebuilt executive safety reporting by integrating more than five data systems and tying performance measures to identified hazards, and led the data migration behind an enterprise-wide safety management system transition. Prepares the quarterly safety picture for senior executives and the board, turning large volumes of qualitative and quantitative safety data into clear, decision-ready insight. Also analyzes Line Operations Safety Audit data from airlines worldwide as a contract analyst.
Holds an M.S. in Safety Science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and a private pilot certificate, with training in human factors analysis (HFACS), OSHA 30-hour general industry safety and U.S. aviation law.
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