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By Mike Mitchell |
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January 11, 2011 - A world renowned expert on reducing
human error in aircraft operations will be a keynote
speaker at a major aviation safety conference in
Kern, a former pilot and internationally recognized
expert in the field of human error in aviation, has
written five books on the subject and lectured around
the globe for nearly two decades.
"The challenge of human error will never be remedied by
any traditional means," says Dr. Kern. "Only by
inspiring and empowering each individual towards higher
standards of thinking and action, can we ever hope to
create the elusive thing we're calling a 'safety
culture'." |
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Dr. Kern
will be making his second consecutive address at the
Upon
retirement from the Air Force in June of 2000, Dr. Kern served
as the National Aviation Director for the U.S. Forest Service,
where he directed the largest non-military government aviation
program in the world in support of federal wildland fire
suppression.
He is a
graduate of the Federal Executive Institute and Senior Executive
Service Candidate Development Program. Dr. Kern has received
multiple awards for his work, including the Flight Safety
Foundation Distinguished Service Award (2003) for Aviation
Leadership and the Aviation Week and Space Technology Laurel
Award (2002) for Outstanding Achievement in Government and
Military Aviation.
Kern holds
Masters Degrees in Public Administration and Military History as
well as a Doctorate in Higher Education, specializing in human
factors training design. He enjoys hunting, fishing and flying.
He currently lives and works in |
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