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2023 Keynote Speaker

John Wiitala

Technical Services Vice President, United Airlines

United Airlines Technical Services Vice President John Wiitala will be this year’s keynote speaker for the A4A NDT Forum. Wiitala is responsible for leading the technical groups that support the carrier’s aircraft configurations, operations and maintenance.

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Panel Highlights

Perspectives from the Chief Inspector on NDT

The perspective from the Chief Inspector on NDT” will share the views of three(3) large Part 121 Chief Inspectors on a range of topics such as: new technology applications being considered, changes expected or underway impacting NDT (e.g., workforce, compliance, SMS…), External challenges / trends in the field (MROs, OEM support), Training, experience, and qualifications, the value of NDT to an airline, the range of responsibilities for the CI and alignment w/NDT, Memorable NDT successes / challenges.

Speaker Info
Jim Brady Managing Director/Chief Inspector, United Airlines
Michael Young Managing Director/Chief Inspector/Quality Assurance, FedEx Express
Stephen Miller Managing Director Quality/Chief Inspector, Southwest Airlines
Panel Discussion - Forward Looking NDT Training Standards: ATA 105, AC 65-31B, ...

An overview of current NDT training standards/guidance in the context of emerging technologies and their impact

Speaker Info
David Piotrowski Senior Principal Engineer, Delta Air Lines
Jason Meade Assistant Manager, Aircraft NDT Inspection, United Airlines
David Hoyng Federal Aviation Administration, Aviation Safety Inspector, Aircraft Maintenance Division (AMD)
Alex Melton Manager Quality Control, Delta Air Lines

Speaker List

James Bittner Evident Scientific
Mathieu Bouchard Product Manager, Eddyfi Technologies
Jim Brady Managing Director/Chief Inspector, United Airlines
Marc Breit SECU-CHEK GmgH
Catherine Drury Barnes Vice President, Applied Ergonomics Group
Colin Drury President, Applied Ergonomics Group
Emma Galarza Delta Air Lines
David Hoyng Federal Aviation Administration, Aviation Safety Inspector, Aircraft Maintenance Division (AMD)
Robert Ireland Vice President Safety, Maintenance and Engineering, Airlines for America
Walt Jarecki Boeing Associate Tech Fellow (ATF), Nondestructive and Aircraft Inspection, Airframe Customer Support
Francois Lachance Product Manager
Steven Lee Level II NDT research Technician, National Institute for Aviation Research (ATLAS)
Trevor Lynch-Staunton Chief Technology Officer for SMS, Anodyne Electronics Manufacturing
François Mainguy President/CEO, Pragma NDT
Adam Mallion GE Aerospace
Jason Meade Assistant Manager, Aircraft NDT Inspection, United Airlines
Alex Melton Manager Quality Control, Delta Air Lines
Stephen Miller Managing Director Quality/Chief Inspector, Southwest Airlines
David Piotrowski Senior Principal Engineer, Delta Air Lines
Carlos Puig Application Engineer, NDT Spot, Inc.
Bob Siegel SAE
Holger Speckmann Engineer, Testia GmbH
Nadia Steer Technical Sales Leader, GE Aerospace - Engine Maintenance Technology
Danielle Stephens Structural Health Monitoring Project Manager, FAA
Paul Swindell Research Engineer, GGG Consulting LLC
Kevin Tang Cybernet Systems
Paul Vaughan Principal Engineer, Delta Air Lines
Mike Walsh Account Manager, Creaform
Jeff Webster Waygate Technologies
John Wiitala Vice President Technical Services
Peter Wood Peter Wood, Non-Destructive Evaluation Global Process Owner, Rolls-Royce
Michael Young Managing Director/Chief Inspector/Quality Assurance, FedEx Express
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ASNT
CERTIFICATION

ASNT CERTIFICATION

Recertification points are required to apply for renewal of ASNT Level III certification. Attendance at any of the NDT Forum technical sessions/presentations earn ASNT Level III recertification points at the rate of one point per three contact hours under the 25-point system. Each NDT-related technical session/presentation attended will require a signature from the session chair or session monitor to qualify for points.

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