Discussion on how electronic forms (eForms) are slowly replacing paper documents, primarily the FAA 8130-3 form. Wrote a two-part detailed series of articles covering the emerging industry trend of replacing paper-based documents with electronic data.

Discussed was not only how this will affect internal processes, but also how the data is secured and how these eForms are 'better than paper'.

Discussion on how Apple has built upon it's success in the consumer electronics market to invade aircraft cockpits, cabins and airports with it's cutting edge products. Much of this has been driven by pilots and other personnel, and not initially as part of a corporate changeover in technology. Consumer electronics and their easy-to-learn user interfaces and sleek designs are encroaching upon higher-priced, purpose-built devices.

We developed a cutting-edge training course on all aspects of the FAA Form 8130-3 form, including the new 'Electronic Recordkeeping' aspects. We cover the eForms and digital signature capabilities in detail, so you can understand how to generate, accept and manage eForms.

This course was developed jointly with a retired inspector who was in charge of this area at his time at the FAA.

As part of a team at Virtual Security International (VSI), researched, provided analysis, and wrote/publicly-presented white papers and reports on various emerging cybersecurity-related projects for new aerospace/aviation topics.

These projects were conducted for Volpe on behalf of their DOT, FAA, DOD and DHS customers, on various aerospace/aviation and cybersecurity projects.