Like the rest of the world, aircraft maintenance has become much more technical in recent years. Aircraft maintenance professionals and MRO faciility managers have many choices about the technology they can use to manage assets, people, workflow, and legal considerations of their work.
But how to do they choose the best software tools? What are the advantages of different technology options? How do they specifically save time or money in real maintenance shops? How do they avoid the pitfalls of choosing the wrong tools, or unnecessarily complicating maintenance processes?
Three aviation maintenance software professionals, each representing a different type of aircraft maintenance technology, will discuss the reasoning behind each of their offerings, provide examples of how it's used in the real world, and advice about how to get the best results.
The session will include a trivia quiz, interactive Q & A, and printed handouts.
Aircraft Maintenance - Is Technology Leaving You Behind?
The session will be held at 9:00 am on Wednesday, November 2 in room S330 C/D. This Session is eligible for CAM application and recertification credit in the Aircraft Maintenance and Facilities Operations Track.
Three aircraft maintenance software providers come together to clarify the latest developments in aircraft maintenance technology and what it means to you - the maintenance professional. This interactive session will include headlines and current events, cautionary tales of outdated or incomplete paper-based practices that impacted safety or operational readiness because of outdated or paper-based reporting, or incorrectly applied technology. You will leave this session prepared to recognize and prevent these occurrences.
Shane Ballman of SynapseMX has over 15 years of experience in aviation, ranging from the Civil Air Patrol all the way to Part 121 carriers. An Embry-Riddle grad, his career is built on utilizing technology to help people more easily do their jobs. He ran the Maintenance Systems & Technology department for AirTran, where he designed and built next-gen tools for AirTran's maintenance team - allowing AirTran to become hyper-efficient, maintaining their fleet of 137 aircraft with an industry-leading low of 2.6 mechanics per aircraft. The US DoD has called his work 'unique' in the industry.
Tom Perkowski is co-founder of Eagle Cap Software. He has over 25 years of experience working with complex products and services for small start-ups to Fortune 50 corporations. Tom has a passion for aviation safety. He is a private pilot, SEL and a FAA Safety Team volunteer. Tom holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Pennsylvania State University. Originally a native of Philadelphia, he calls San Diego home.
Bob Jones is the Product Marketing Specialist & Social Media Managing Editor for Aircraft Technical Publishers (ATP)--the general aviation industry's only single-source provider of information management and services for manufacturers, owners/operators, and maintenance providers. With extensive experience at ATP in marketing, sales, and product management, he plays a number of critical customer-facing roles that help guide internal teams to develop innovative product enhancements that create value for customers. As ATP's Product Evangelist, Bob is also responsible for communicating the company's unique value proposition to potential customers, business partners, professional associations, and other external constituencies.
Moderator - Paula Williams is an aviation marketing consultant who works to help many aviation companies more clearly explain their products and services.
