Additional Event Information & Acknowledgement of Industry Sponsor(s):
Ian Johnson (WTIC)
Ian Johnson is an Engineering Psychologist with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Weather Research Branch of the Aviation Weather Division. He currently serves as the Human Factors Lead and General Aviation subject matter expert on the NextGen Weather Technology in the Cockpit (WTIC) program. He has over 19 years' experience in Human Factors Engineering/System Safety of various cockpit display systems and user interfaces. He is a contributing member of RTCA special committees 206 & 233 and SAE G-10 weather information systems group. Ian holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Factors Psychology, a Masters of Aeronautical Science in Human Factors in Aviation Systems and a Masters of Aeronautical Science in Aviation/Aerospace Safety Systems from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. Ian is also a Ph.D. student and holds a Single and Multi-Engine Airplane pilot certificate.
Gary Pokodner (WTIC)
Since graduating from Lehigh University as an electrical engineer, Gary Pokodner has worked in design, reliability, development, test, and acquisition of avionics. Gary came to the FAA in January 2011 after working for ARINC for 25 years on military avionics acquisition programs. Gary is the FAA’s Weather Technology in the Cockpit (WTIC) Program Manager. In this role, Gary has been working to identify new research efforts related to bringing weather information into the cockpit to address near term needs and to enable various mid and far term NextGen concepts.
Danny Sims (AWRP)
Danny Sims works in the Weather Research Branch of the FAA’s NextGen Aviation Weather Division. He oversees several areas of the FAA’s Aviation Weather Research Program including Model Development and Quality Assessments. Prior to his current work, he was located at the FAA’s Air Traffic Control System Command Center overseeing the Traffic Flow Management System (TFMS), the automation platform used to manage the daily operations of the National Airspace System. He was responsible for maintaining operations and resolving issues for FAA air traffic control facilities, Department of Defense facilities, international partners, and commercial aviation entities. Mr. Sims began working with TFMS in 2004 and was instrumental in the integration of products such as the Corridor Integrated Weather System (CIWS) and the Route Availability Planning Tool (RAPT) into today’s operational system. Prior to coming to FAA Headquarters, Mr. Sims was a Test Lead at the FAA’s William J. Hughes Technical Center overseeing user and meteorological evaluations for a variety of aviation weather products. He worked closely with air traffic controllers, airline dispatchers, weather forecasters and the aviation weather research community. From 1984 to 1992, Mr. Sims was a member of the United States Air Force serving as a Weather Officer supporting United States Army infantry operations, and the development of new capabilities to support rocket launches and the dispersion of toxic chemicals. He holds a degree in Environmental Science from the University of Virginia and degrees in Meteorology from Penn State.
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