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Profiles

Elizabeth Wilson,  ERAU graduate and Certified Human Factors Engineering Professional at FAA headquartersElizabeth Wilson
Elizabeth Wilson is a Scientific and Technical Advisor for Human Factors for the Federal Aviation Administration at their headquarters in Washington, D.C. Within the FAA she was a member of the Human Factors Research and Engineering Division and is now serving as the Human Factors Engineering Coordinator for the Communications Integrated Product Team. Elizabeth is a graduate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University with a B.S. in Applied Experimental Psychology and a Master's Degree in Human Factors and Systems. She is a Private Pilot and a Certified Human Factors Engineering Professional.



Marsha Hochstadt, ERAU MBA, now an airport plannerMarsha Hochstadt
Marsha Hochstadt graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in April 2002 with a Master of Business Administration in Aviation degree. She immediately began working as an Airport Planner for DY Consultants. DY Consultants has a solid base in the aviation industry and specializes in Program Management, Environmental Management, Planning, Design, and Construction Management. As an Airport Planner, Ms. Hochstadts responsibilities include researching and developing airport master plan reports, airport layout plan updates, runway safety area studies, and land release requests. Ms. Hochstadt is an active participant in the Corporate Relations Committee of the New York Aviation Management Association (NYAMA). In the fall, Ms. Hochstadt will teach AVN 371, Airport Planning, at the State University of New York (SUNY) Farmingdale.

Vince Galotti, ERAU graduate and ATM Section  Chief, Int. Civil Aviation Org. Vince Galotti
Vince Galotti is the Chief of the Air Traffic Management Section of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) at its headquarters in Montreal. He is Secretary of the ICAO Air Traffic Management Operational Concept Panel, which is comprised of a group of experts, brought together to develop a global ATM operational concept for the future. Mr. Galotti was also nominated to be Secretary of the Air Traffic Management Committee at the Eleventh Air Navigation Conference to be held in Montreal. Among his duties, Mr. Galotti is
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Kristi Ledenbach, ERAU Master of Aerospace Engineering, process support engineer, United Space AllianceKristi Ledenbach
Kristi Ledenbach received both her Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and her Master of Aerospace Engineering at Embry-Riddle. She went on to teach undergraduate engineering courses at Embry-Riddle until 2002 when she began working as a Process Support Engineer for United Space Alliance (USA). USA manages and conducts space operations work involving the operation and maintenance of multi-purpose space systems, including systems associated with NASAs human space flight program, Space Shuttle applications beyond those of NASA, and other reusable launch and orbital systems beyond the Space Shuttle and Space Station. USA is the prime contractor for NASAs Space Shuttle Program and is responsible for the day-to-day operation and management of the U.S. Space Shuttle fleet.
Katie Myers, ERAU Master of Software Engineering; now with Lockheed Martin Katie Myers
While an undergraduate at Embry-Riddle, Katie Myers interned for IBM as a Y2K Project Manager, ensuring the readiness of the corporate division of IBM. Katie continued her education at ERAU, earning her Master of Software Engineering degree. While at Embry-Riddle, Katie interned at Guidant Corporation and Bausch & Lomb.
Since graduating in Spring 2002, Katie has been employed with Lockheed Martin in Orlando, where she has worked on Common Training Instrumentation Architecture (CTIA) for sharing information among Army training systems, as well as the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Autonomics and Logistics Information System (ALIS) project. She has also been involved in the ALIS Human Machine Interface (HMI) working group.


Darren Wilson,  ERAU grad,  Certified Human Factors Engineering Professional, FAA headquartersDarren Wilson
Darren Wilson is a Scientific and Technical Advisor for Human Factors for the Federal Aviation Administration at their headquarters in Washington, D.C. He currently serves as the Human Factors Engineering Coordinator for the Surveillance Systems Engineering Division. He attended Embry-Riddle as an undergraduate and graduate student, receiving a B.S. in Applied Experimental Psychology in 1999 and his Master’s Degree in Human Factors and Systems in 2001. He is a Private Pilot and a Certified Human Factors Engineering Professional.