Shem Malmquist Fraes

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT SHEM MALMQUIST FRAES

I have worked in the aviation industry since 1976 when I was flying and working at Cable Airport in Southern California doing airport maintenance and servicing aircraft. My experience ranges from teaching aerobatics and instructing in a variety of both general aviation and transport aircraft to academic research and safety investigation. I was extremely fortunate to be mentored by famed Lockheed test pilot Tony LeVier, who became a friend, and through Tony, became enamored with the technical side of aviation. I was also mentored and become friends with Iris (Cummings) Critchell, who\'s career spanned from the 1936 U.S. Olympic team, a degree in mathematics from USC and then flying WSP during World War II. She later completed her PhD and then founded the aeronautics program at Harvey Mudd college, where she still serves as professor emeritus. Currently I am involved in research and work on risk analysis and mitigation utilizing system safety engineering methods based on Dr. Nancy Leveson\'s STAMP. I had previously explored several competing methods. In my spare time I am also a Captain operating on routes worldwide. In addition, I am an Air Safety and Accident Investigator, and have held key roles in several major investigations, including that of Party Coordinator. I have performed aircraft performance analysis, human performance and operations, systems and structural analysis as part of my flight safety work. For those interested I have written a number of articles on various topics pertaining to aircraft operations. These are mostly targeted towards other pilots and reflect my personal opinion and are not representative of any other groups, organizations or companies. I have also co-authored a book, “Angle of Attack”. The second edition of this book was released in Summer 2019, printed in French as well as English. More recently, I published the book \"Grounded\" with Roger Rapoport, to look at the future of aviation safety. A collection of previous articles and a description of the book can be found here: http://airlinesafety.wordpress.com/