Crew Resource Management Expert Witnesses

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Aviation & Aerospace - Safety Management, Human Factors, Safety Culture, Organizational/Systemic Factors, Investigations, Crew Resource Management, Crew Performance, Crew Training, Part 135 Air Charter Operations, Part 121 Airline Operations, Procedural Deviations, Safety Management Systems, Accident Analysis, Incident Analysis

I am Dr. Robert Baron, Ph.D, president and CEO of The Aviation Consulting Group, LLC (TACG). I have been personally involved in aviation for over 38 years, with extensive experience as a pilot, educator, and aviation safety advocate. I provide aviation safety training, consulting, and program implementation to numerous aviation organizations worldwide including; airlines, maintenance/repair/overhaul (MRO) facilities, manufacturers, helicopter operators, and more. My education includes a Ph.D Degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, a Master’s Degree in Aeronautical Science (Specializations in Human Factors and Aviation/Aerospace Safety Systems), and a Bachelor’s Degree in Professional Aeronautics (Minor in Aviation/Aerospace Safety). I was an adjunct assistant professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University from 2009-2012 and taught the Graduate Capstone Project and Research Methods for Aviation/Aerospace courses. I was also a full-time faculty member at Everglades U...

Houston, Texas

Aviation & Aerospace, Engineering - aviation human factors, flight deck interface, usability testing, HCI, cockpit design, crew resource management, human systems integration, NASA crew, pilot error analysis, UAV ground control station, anthropometric analysis, liability, aviation accident reconstruction, space habitat design, workload, UAV, human error, automation, HMI

I am a senior Human Factors Engineer and Human Systems Integration (HSI) Technical Authority with over 12 years of experience in human-rated aerospace systems, spanning commercial aviation, military programs, unmanned aircraft systems, and NASA human spaceflight. I hold an FAA Private Pilot License with 130+ flight hours, giving me both operational and engineering perspective on aviation human factors issues. I currently serve as the HSI Technical Authority and Project Manager on NASA's Artemis Program at Northrop Grumman, where I am responsible for all human factors engineering and crew interface design on the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) module of the Lunar Gateway station. In this role I lead human-in-the-loop test campaigns with astronaut crews in high-fidelity mockups, virtual reality environments, and motion capture facilities. I define crew task sequences, perform task and error analyses, conduct workload assessments using NASA-TLX and Bedford scales, and develop ...