This endeavor is dedicated to the continuous improvement of aerospace safety, through leadership development and knowledge exchange.
Who is Sigal Charlie: Kent Lewis is a retired Marine Corps Naval Aviator and combat veteran, he graduated the Naval Postgraduate School's Aviation Safety Officer's (ASO) course with Honors in 1995. During his Marine Corps' career he flew both fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft, and was an Instructor Pilot in the UH-1N and Standardization Instructor in the T-34C. As ASO, Safety Department Head and Director of Safety & Standardization the unit's programs were recognized 4 consecutive times with the Chief of Naval Operations Safety "S" Award as well as the Operational Excellence "E". During his last Marine Corps tour as Command SAR Officer the unit was recognized as the Navy's SAR Unit of the Year.
He has attended the Air Line Pilots Association's (ALPA) Accident Investigation (AI) courses 1, 2 and 3 and instructed the Human Factors Module for AI-2. Kent has an Airline Transport Pilot rating, along with CFI, CFII and MEI and is also a Commercial rated helicopter pilot and Flight Engineer. Since 2003 Kent has volunteered with the FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) and in 2009 he was selected as the National FAASTeam Representative of the Year.
Prior aircraft flown in the Marine Corps were the UH-1N (Bell 212), T-34C and UC-12B (KingAir 200).
Safety Education:
Naval Postgraduate School Aviation Safety Officer
ALPA Accident Investigation Courses 1, 2 and 3
FAA Safety Management Systems STandardization (SMS)
Human Factors Analysis and Classification Systems (HFACS)
Teams Past and Present:
Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) - The World's Largest Volunteer Safety Organization
-SMS Standardization Team
-FAA Runway Safety Root Cause Analysis Team (RCAT)
-Party Member NTSB Investigation, Human Factors Analysis for Comair 5191, Pinnacle 4712 and Colgan 3407, Delta Air Lines 777 Rolls Royce Engine Rollback with AAIB
-Go Team Member
-ASAP Integration for Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines
-Airport Safety Liaison Pensacola
Safety Education:
Naval Postgraduate School Aviation Safety Officer
ALPA Accident Investigation Courses 1, 2 and 3
FAA Safety Management Systems STandardization (SMS)
Human Factors Analysis and Classification Systems (HFACS)
Teams Past and Present:
USMC
-VT-27 Aviation Safety Officer and Department Head
-MCAS Yuma Director of Safety and Standardization
-MCAS Yuma Command SAR Officer
Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) - The World's Largest Volunteer Safety Organization
-SMS Standardization Team
-FAA Runway Safety Root Cause Analysis Team (RCAT)
-Party Member NTSB Investigation, Human Factors Analysis for Comair 5191, Pinnacle 4712 and Colgan 3407, Delta Air Lines 777 Rolls Royce Engine Rollback with AAIB
-Go Team Member
-ASAP Integration for Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines
-Airport Safety Liaison Pensacola
Human Factors Associates
-Safety Culture Workshop Lima, Peru General Directorate for Civil Aviation
-Safety Culture Workshop Lima, Peru General Directorate for Civil Aviation
FAA Safety Team 2003-present:
-Lead Representative for Fort Worth and Birmingham FSDOs
-Lead Representative for Fort Worth and Birmingham FSDOs
-Rep for Richmond FSDO
-Host for International HF & SMS Seminar 2009-2011
-National FAASTeam Rep of the Year 2009
-Host for International HF & SMS Seminar 2009-2011
-National FAASTeam Rep of the Year 2009
Advanced Aircrew Academy
-SME for SMS training module development
Certifications:
Airline Transport Pilot, Commercial Helicopter
CFI, CFII, MEI
Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS)
Safety Management Systems (SMS)
Awards:
4 Time CNO Aviation Safety Award Programs
1999 SAR Unit of the Year for the Navy and Marine Corps
Meritorious Service Medal
Publications:
Implementing Safety Management Systems in Aviation, 2011.
Practical Risk Management, 2014
Certifications:
Airline Transport Pilot, Commercial Helicopter
CFI, CFII, MEI
Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS)
Safety Management Systems (SMS)
Total Quality Leadership (TQL)
FEMA Exercise Evaluator
FEMA Incident Command
Hazardous Materials Officer
Forward Air Controller
Fire Support Coordinator
Laser Systems Safety Officer
Air Officer
F-4N Comm/Nav/Ident ECM Technician
Education:
University of Texas at Austin, Bachelor of Arts History
Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, Aviation Safety Officer Honored Graduate
Texas Woman's University, Master of Library and Information Science
University of Texas at Austin, Bachelor of Arts History
Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, Aviation Safety Officer Honored Graduate
Texas Woman's University, Master of Library and Information Science
US Marine Corps Amphibious Warfare
The Basic School
Officer Candidate School
Awards:
4 Time CNO Aviation Safety Award Programs
1999 SAR Unit of the Year for the Navy and Marine Corps
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Medal Strike Flight Desert Storm
Air Medal Recipient for Technical Rescues in the HH-1N (2 awards)
Bell Rescue Pin Recipient for Technical Rescues in the HH-1N (3 awards)
Air Medal Recipient for Technical Rescues in the HH-1N (2 awards)
Bell Rescue Pin Recipient for Technical Rescues in the HH-1N (3 awards)
Navy Commendation Medal
Good Conduct Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal
Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal
Kuwait Liberation Medal
Sea Service Deployment
Overseas Deployment
Publications:
Implementing Safety Management Systems in Aviation, 2011.
Practical Risk Management, 2014
Happy to exchange knowledge, please send me an email: lewis.kent@gmail.com or call (850) 449-4841
Fly Smarter!
Clark
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