Erich S.

About Erich S.

AVIATION SAFETY & TRAINING MANAGERMulti-disciplined in 14 CFR Part 5 SMS, aviation safety programs, and Part 121 pilot/flight crew training Aviation safety and training professional with 15 years of experience assessing aviation threats/errors, as well as managing Safety Management Systems (SMS), safety data collection programs, and providing training to thousands of operations and management teammates. Designed, implemented, and managed three 14 CFR Part 5 SMS programs. Managed the day-to-day operations for a 14 CFR Part 121 Ground Training Program for over airline pilots. Designed courseware and instructed Airbus A320 series Systems Integration Training, Crew Resource Management/Threat and Error Management, emergency procedures, ETOPS, security, and numerous other flight crew programs. Assured airline regulatory compliance through regular audits (IOSA, DOD, FAA-SAS) and adjusted policies/procedures to match the ever-changing regulatory and operational landscape.

Experience

1. Safety Management System (Sms) Program Manager

   Alaska Airlines

   Jan 2021 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Managed the 14 CFR Part 5 Safety Management Systems for both Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. Supported, trained, and interfaced with thousands of teammates on day-to-day operations, best practices, SMS pillars, continuous improvement, and Type-II Safety- Redesigned and enhanced the risk management and safety assurance processes along with a new industry-leading SMS Risk Matrix - Designed and led safety risk and safety assurance training to executive/senior leadership as well as hundreds of analysts, managers, and other teammates across all divisions - Collaborated with two FAA certification teams regarding the implementation, maintenance and improvement of SMS - Facilitated high-priority, cross-divisional risk assessments to reduce risk to as low as reasonably practicable (ALARP)- Led numerous cross-division system safety performance assessments, interfacing with hundreds of teammates and stakeholders- Served as a safety subject matter expert to all divisions during system performance and risk assessments

Education

• Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

  BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - AERONAUTICS, Flight Safety / Meteorology

  2004 — 2008

• Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

  MASTER OF SCIENCE - SAFETY SCIENCE, Aviation Safety Program Management / Aircraft Accident Investigation

  2008 — 2011

Skills

• Safety
• Aircraft Accident Investigation
• Safety Assurance Systems
• Systems Integration Training (Sit)
• Flight Training
• Risk Assessment
• Crew Resource Management
• Instructional Design
• Regulatory Compliance
• Aircraft
• Instructional Systems Development
• Flight Data Analysis
• Training
• Commercial Aviation
• Aviation Security
• System Safety
• Learning Management Systems
• Flight Simulation
• Aviation
• General Aviation
• Instrument Ground Instructor
• Aeronautics
• Program Management
• Flight Safety
• Human Factors
• Civil Aviation
• Advanced Ground Instructor
• Airports
• Ground Handling
• Aerospace
• Threat and Error Management
• Quality Assurance
• Safety Assurance Systems
• Threat and Error Management
• Safety Programs
• Foqa
• Accident Investigation
• Safety Management Systems
• Airline Management
• Flights