Dr. Michael J. Dreikorn

Some of Michael's leadership positions include

• Principal Partner
• ASD Experts ('09-Present)
• President
• The IPL Group, LLC ('02-Present)
• Executive Director
• The Aerospace and Defense Learning Institute ('04 - Present)
• Vice President of Quality Assurance and Product Integrity
• Pratt & Whitney (United Technologies Corporation) ('98-'02)
• Assistant Division Manager (AIR-201)
• Production & Airworthiness Division of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in Washington D.C ('95-'98)
• Director Operations and Quality
• Edge Technologies ('95)
• Director Operations and Quality
• Buderus Sell Aviation ('91-'94)
• Other technical/leadership positions at:
  • McDonnell Douglas ('87-'91)
  • Northrop Electronics ('87)
  • Airspur Helicopters ('83)
  • U.S. Army ('80-'87)

His educational accomplishments include

• Bachelor of Science in Professional Aeronautics from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• Masters of Science in Management from Friends University
• Certificate in Executive Leadership from the UTC Executive Program at the Darden School of Business (UVA)
• Doctorate in Education in Human Resource and Organizational Development from The George Washington University's Executive Leadership Program

Some of his professional certificates, include

• US Department of Labor: Journeyman Helicopter Mechanic ('86 - Present)
• Federal Aviation Administration: Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic ('83 - Present)
• Federal Aviation Administration: Inspection Authorization ('87 - Present)
• Federal Aviation Administration: Designated Airworthiness Representative - Unlimited Manufacturing (DAR) ('03 - '08)
• International Register of Certificated Auditors: Lead Auditor - Aerospace Quality Management Systems ('93 - '99)
• International Civil Aviation Organization - TrainAir Plus Certified Trainier ('13 - Present)

Special appointments include

• Selected by the Secretary of the Navy to the Expert Consulting Team to the Secretary of the Navy Advisory Committee to Investigate U.S. Navy Acquisition Processes (2009)
• Led the Blue Ribbon Investigation Panel for Lycoming Engines Crankshaft Failures (2002-2005)

Professional awards include

• Fellow: American Society for Quality (2013)
• The William Goeller Award of Excellence: American Society for Quality, Aviation, Space & Defense Division (03/2009)
• Service Award: International Aerospace Quality Group (2004)
• Various military medals and awards: U.S. Army (1980-1987)

He also holds/has held professional affiliation, including

• The Aerospace and Defense Learning Institute (ADLI) - Founder/Executive Director ('04-Present)
• Society of Naval Architects Quality Committee ('10-Present) - Founding Member
• Performance Review Institute - NADCAP (SAE) - Board Member ('98-'02)
• KPMG Quality Registrar - Technical Advisory Committee ('96-'02)
• Society for Organizational Learning (at MIT) - Research Committee Member ('98-'02)
• American Society for Quality (Fellow '93- Present)
• Aviation, Space and Defense Division - Past Chair ('03-'06) Education Chair ('06-Present)
• International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG) - (Founding member) Council Member ('98-'02) Member At Large ('02-Present)
• Government and Industry Quality Liaison Panel (GIQLP) - FAA Representative ('96-'98) (V.P. Gore Silver Hammer Award recipient)
• Aeronautical Repair Station Association - Member ('04-present)
• American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics - Senior Member ('93-present)

Author of

• The Standard of Knowledge for the Aviation, Space and Defense Quality Practitioner: The AS&D Quality BoK (CPK Publishing, 2012) Book
• Development and Sustainment of Process-Based Ontological Engineering based Bodies of Knowledge: KMS 10001:2011 (The Center for Professional Knowledge, 2011) Standard
• The Aviation, Space and Defense Industry Quality Body of Knowledge (BoK) - General Narrative of the AS&D Quality Profession: ADLI-Q001:2011 (The Aerospace and Defense Learning Institute, 2011) Standard
• What's on the horizon: More changes in the air for the U.S. aviation industry (Quality Progress, November, 2009) Journal Article
• Exploring the application of process mapping in the ontological engineering of a Body of Knowledge of the Supplier Quality Engineer profession (The George Washington University, December 5, 2008) Dissertation
• Operationalizing Communities of Practice (Chief Learning Officer, October 2007) Journal Article
• The Synergy of One: Creating High Performing Sustainable Organizations through Integrated Performance Leadership; (Quality Press 2004) Book
• Turbulence Forecasted for AS&D Industry: (Quality Progress, March 2004) Journal Article
• ASQ Comment on Columbia Shuttle Accident Report (Quality Press, September 2003) Journal Article
• Aviation Industry Quality Systems: ISO9000 and The Federal Aviation Regulations; (Quality Press/TSI, 1995) Book (also available in Japanese from the Japan Defense Institute)