GSC TRAINING - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Expert
• Technical Advisor to the President of the National Safe Skies Alliance

Mr. Laird is an expert in aviation security. He devotes the majority of his time consulting with the international aviation industry and governments, specializing in operational and technical issues involving security. He has published articles on aviation security in international venues, including Security Management Magazine and ASTM's Journal of Testing and Evaluation and provided editorial review to the National Research Council's National Materials Advisory Board. He was a contributing author of Protection, Security, and Safeguards by CRC Press and is a frequent presenter and/or panel member at international aviation security conferences. Mr. Laird has served as a technical advisor to the President of the National Safe Skies Alliance (NSSA) and has advised various working groups of the U. S. General Accounting Office and the Inspector General for the U. S. Department of Transportation. He has served as a subject matter expert on aviation security matters to corporations, including: Abacus Technology Corporation, Bechtel, Experian; Galaxy Scientific; Lockheed Martin; Science Applications International Corporation; Raytheon; and TASC. Douglas R. Laird holds a Master's of Science degree from the George Washington University, Washington, DC and a B.S. degree from Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota.