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My name is Ronald O'Brien.

Recipient of graduate certificate in aviation/aerospace safety, I am a Canadian pilot, aircraft maintenance engineer M1/M2(FAA A&P as well), electronics technician and skydiver living in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

I have over 20 years experience in aircraft production, flight test, line support, heavy maintenance/inspection and accident investigation on aircraft types ranging from regional turboprops to biz jets and wide body airliners.

Currently focussing on a MSOSM master’s thesis in electrostatic discharge risk mitigation in avionics system maintenance, my aviation safety management systems research primarily focuses on maintenance resource management in regards to sociological, psychological and physiological factors which act as predictors of regulatory compliance in heavy maintenance/inspections. Having worked in a number of Pacific nations and being a guest lecturer in Aviation Safety at the Civil Aviation University of China (CAUC) in Tianjin I have a keen interest in the expansion of the Asian Aviation/Aerospace industry.

Having studied project management at Higher College of Technology Dubai, I am an analyst of management competence, accountability and due diligence as demonstrated by the identification of best practices through benchmarking and gap analysis.

Although I am currently employed supporting modern aircraft, my true passion is for flying and maintaining aircraft that were built long before I was born. Besides spending my free time volunteering at numerous aviation museums, drop zones and flying clubs, I also enjoy mountaineering, historical research, and sailing the Great Lakes.