Commercial Privileges
Airplane single engine land

Certificated Flight Instructor
Airplane Single and Multiengine Land, Instrument Airplane

Total Time 5,500;
Instrument 600;
Actual Instrument 540; Night 834; Multiengine 264

Three commendations from NASA for contributions to aviation

FAA SIMMOD Simulation Model
Aviation Weather and Flight/Route Planning
Airline Transport Pilot and Instructor Pilot with over 5,500 hours
Airspace Modeling and Simulation
Airport Environmental Impact Analysis

MAJOR PROJECTS
Systems Engineering of a Multi-Aircraft Flight Simulation. Working with the University Research Foundation, prepared a multi-aircraft federated flight simulation and presented it during the NASA SATS 2005 Exhibition in Danville, VA. This simulation included Highway-in-the-Sky (HITS) symbology and an automatic target generator for scripted conflicted traffic. Received national press coverage when interviewed on future light aircraft flight display and navigation systems.

Human in the Loop Simulation of Self-Separation of Aircraft On subcontract to the University Research Foundation, created and used a multi-aircraft simulation environment to develop procedures for and evaluate NASA’s Airport Management Module automated airport concept and Applied Systems Incorporated Cockpit Associate. Demonstrated the simulation at Easton Airport as part of preparation for the NASA SATS Exposition in Easton, Maryland.

Conducted, for the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, an analysis of airspace conflicts and delays involving aircraft associated with general aviation, reliever, and commercial transport airports. Interviewed pilots and controllers, visited airports and ATC facilities, flew routes and approaches, solved problem of ATC delays at Philadelphia area satellite and reliever airports. In a follow-on study, examined the interaction of military and civilian air operations in the metropolitan Philadelphia area and made recommendations as to which airports were most suitable for further development and expansion, based upon airspace constraints.

One of the developers of the SIMMOD airspace and airfield simulation model. Carried out validation of the model and developed an animated graphical display showing aircraft in motion. Carried out airspace and airport capacity and delay studies of the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, Nashville International Airport, Raleigh/Durham International Airport and others. Developed runway configurations and airspace routings which would minimize delays and operating costs while producing lower noise impacts.

Participated in the Part 150 noise analysis for Atlantic City International Airport. Monitored tower procedures, developed specialized operational profiles for noise analysis of F16 military jet aircraft, analyzed and interpreted aircraft routings and procedures.

Took part in an noise and safety analysis of proposed operations at NAS Corpus Christi (Texas) which would have resulted from the proposed closing of NAS Meridian (Mississippi). Prepared and presented testimony before the Base Realignment And Closing (BRAC) Committee on why, based upon these impacts, NAS Meridian should not be closed. Meridian was removed from the base closing list.

Carried out the cost-benefit analysis that formed the basis of the FAA rule requiring the installation of flame resistant seat blocking on U.S. flag air carrier aircraft. Forecast aircraft efficiencies for the next twenty years, analyzed equipment trends, calculated the marginal fuel burn cost, purchase and replacement costs of heavier flame resistant seat blocking. Recommendations adopted by FAA.

Carried out a risk assessment of the hazards posed by bird strikes at a major coastal airport (JFK). Worked with wildlife biologists to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement on the effects of a number of hazard mitigation schemes.

Developed, for the Federal Aviation Administration, the LINKMOD, VARYMOD, and CRUZMOD flight planning models. Provided meteorological support for the OPTIMOD flight path optimization model. This was the first effort to provide fuel-efficient meteorological flight planning at the air traffic control level.

Demonstrated, for the United States House of Representatives Transportation Subcommittee Staff, the Federal Aviation Association, and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, the use of, and cost savings from, fuel-efficient flight routing.

Participated in an airport organizational study for Chesterfield, Virginia. Examined the desirability and feasibility and need for alternative forms of airport governance and operation for the airport given twenty years of development in the community and at the airport.

SOFTWARE EXPERTISE

Introduced microcomputers and microcomputer applications to the Federal Aviation Administration in 1980

Developed and nationally marketed "Weather Vision" weather graphics and data service. Sold entire operation to National Geographic Educational Media as "The Weather Machine"

Languages: C++, Fortran, PL/1, Assembler, COBAL, BASIC, Pascal, Visual Basic, Perl, HTML
Graphics packages: CorelDraw, Corel PhotoPaint, Micrographix Picture Publisher, Power Point
Web Page design and programming. Example: www.metroflight.w1.com
Specialized applications: SIMMOD (on development team), INM, Spyglass Transform, EDMS (headed development team)

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
Member Air Traffic Control Association, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, Helicopter Association International. Appointed to Helicopter Association International Legal Committee, 1987. Pan American Fellow, University of Washington, 1973 - 1974.

EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
Samis and Hamilton, Potomac, MD, 1991 - present. Principal
Paul Hamilton Associates, Washington, D.C., 1981 - 1991 Principal
Information Planning Associates, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 1978-1981. Head of Aviation Division

PUBLICATIONS
Author, coauthor, or editor of numerous reports, including position papers, analyses, and environmental assessments, technical reports, and an article in Nature.

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
PhD, Oceanography/Meteorology, coursework completed. Developed mathematical model and computer implimentation of offshore erosion and deposition processes.

DUKE UNIVERSITY
M.S., Environmental Geology Developed and used first marine science graphical computer database and analysis package for thesis.

LAFAYETTE COLLEGE
B.S., Physics