2. 1 Impact Statement
Autonomic capabilities are changing the
landscape of aircraft lifecycle sustainment
to the same degree that the gas turbine
engine changed commercial aviation and
FedEx changed the logistics industry!
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3. 2 History of Autonomics
1898 – Medical term defining a subset of the Central Nervous System
Autonomic: au·to·nom·ic : ˌȯ̇tə-ˈnä-mik : adjective
ˌ ̇- ə ˈ
– 1 : acting or occurring involuntarily <autonomic reflexes>
– 2 : relating to, affecting, or controlled by the autonomic nervous system or its
effects or activity <autonomic drugs>
– au·to·nom·i·cal·ly : ȯ-tə-ˈnä-mi-k(ə-)lē : adverb
1978 – Office of Naval Research funds Boeing & United Airlines to
develop new methods of aircraft maintenance planning resulting in Nolan
& Heap’s Reliability Centered Maintenance report.
1991 – IBM defines the term relative to computing and begins to develop
there vision for autonomic networks.
1994 – Office of Naval Research becomes a founding member and
sponsor of MIMOSA for the development of an Open Systems Architecture
for Condition Based Maintenance (OSA-CBM)
1997 – Office of Naval Research funds Raytheon to develop of a
Generalized Automated Maintenance Environment (GAME) – which
results in Boeing IDS / GEAE’s Automated Maintenance Environment
(AME) for the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet.
2000 – Arthur “Art” K. Cebrowski (VADM/USN ret.) appointed Director,
Force Transformation, OSD – begins to define Sense & Respond Logistics
strategy, concept of operations (CONOPS) and required capabilities.
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4. 3 History of Autonomics
2001 – Lockheed Martin Aeronautics proposes the development of an
Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) in support of the multi-
national Joint Strike Fighter program competition – to enable OSD’s Sense
& Respond Logistics CONOPS and strategy.
2002 – Accenture working with Delta TechOps submits 11 US/EU patents
on the use of autonomic capabilities to enable multi-dimensional
configuration management, predictive maintenance and lifecycle
optimization of complex assets.
2006 – Boeing CAS proposes the Goldcare program for the B787
Dreamliner and begins development of an Aircraft Health Management
(AHM) solution, Maintenance Execution Management (MEM), Integrated
Materials Management (IMM), Electronic Flight Bag (EFB), and
Electronic Technical Log (ETL / Toolbag).
2000-2008 – Airbus Airman AHM & AirN@v, Embraer AHeAD, Lockheed
Martin Aeronautics PHM, ATA iSPEC2200, ASD S1000D, ASD SX0001,
ISO 10303 AP 239 STEP, ISO 13374 CBM, …
2009 – Bombardier proposes a performance based / fixed cost support
business model for the C-Series 110/130 aircraft leveraging a Centralized
Maintenance & Health Management System and global logistics network.
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5. 4 Aviation MRO: Industry Structure = “Eco-System”
Regulatory Services
FAA, JAA/EASA, CAA, NTSB
Engineering Services
Maintenance Planning / Packaging / Scheduling, Regulatory Compliance, Tech Docs, Reliability Engineering
Other Segments:
Commercial Aircraft Defense Operators & Depots BizJet / Corporate
Fleet Operators Air Taxi / VLJ
Total Technical Services
Airframe, Engine, Component & Total Touch Services
GA: General Aviation
USAF/USN UK MoD Country
Maintenance Services
LCC Net Out
Legacy Out
Legacy In
X
Fleet 1 Military
Fleet 2
Fleet 1
Fleet 2
... ... ... Forces ...
3PMP & 3PL
Engine OEM
Component OEM
Airframe OEM
Logistics Services
Sourcing, Provisioning, Procurement, Warehousing, Distribution, Transportation, 3PL
Technology Services
Infrastructure Products / Services, SaaP (On-Premise, EAI, Application Management), System Integration, SaaS (On-Demand)
Financing & Leasing
Power x Hour Engine Bundling, ACMI Wet Lease, Performance Driven Outcomes
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6. 5 Aviation MRO: Core Business Processes & Interfaces
Engineering,
Maintenance Programs
& Regulatory
Flight Operations
Maintenance
Airframe & Engine
Maintenance
Shop, Tool & GSE
Maintenance
Supply Chain
Management
Customer
Relationship
Management
Reservations, Airport
Operations, Finance &
Pricing, Marketing Airport Flight Finance, SEC, Human Capital
Human Capital Res, Sales & GD Operations Operations PRA, Accounting Management
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7. 6 Core Business Processes vs. Industry Structure
EASA, FAA, ICAO, ATA, IATA, ASD, AIA
Collaboration Capabilities are no longer an option!
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8. 7 The three core technical enablers of aviation MRO
Engineering,
Finance
Maintenance &
and Human Capital
Finance & Human Capital Management
Material MRO & SCM
Management
Key Finance & Accounting capabilities Key Customer Relationship Management
– Treasury & Working Capital Management – Sales Force & Contact Management
– Accounting (GL, AP, AR) – RFP / RFQ & Contract Management
– Supplier Payments (AP) – Customer Service & Visibility Integration
Configuration
– Customer Invoicing & Billing (AR)
Management Key Engineering capabilities
– Taxation
– Multi-Dimensional Configuration Management
– Activity Based Costing
– MRB & MPD Definition & Management
– Securities & Regulatory Reporting
– AD/SB/EO Management
– Finance & Weighted Average Cost of Capital
– Job / Task Card Management
Governance, Risk & Compliance Management – Equipment, MPD and Task Reliability
Key Human Capital Management capabilities Key Maintenance capabilities
– Corporate Structure & Work Center definitions – Production Planning (Content of Work)
– Employee Management & Self Service (B2E)
Document – Visit Scheduling / Capacity Scheduling
– Payroll Management & Content – Visit work package Sequencing
– Benefits Management Management – Production Control
– Workforce Planning & Staffing – Quality Control & Quality Assurance
– Recruiting, Training & HC Development – Post Visit analysis & Continuous Improvement
Key Supply Chain capabilities
– Sourcing, Negotiating & Contracting
Document / Content Management – Material Management & Purchasing (Logical)
– Inventory Control – Receipt, Warehousing,
Key Document and Content Management Distribution and Logistics (Physical)
capabilities – AOG & B2B Web Logistics Exchanges
–Contracts, Records and AD/SB/EO Documents
–Technical Manuals (AMM, FIM, IPC, CMM, SRM)
–Job / Task Cards and Logs / eLogs
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9. Open System Architecture for Condition Based Maintenance
8 (Component View)
1
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10. Open System Architecture for Condition Based Maintenance
9 (System View)
Advisory Generation (AG): provides
2 actionable information required to 1) make
immediate operational changes and 2)
optimize lifecycle reliability, maintainability and
availability of equipment.
Prognostics Assessment (PA): determines
future health states, failure modes and
remaining functional and, or economic life
based on current health state, deterioration
rates and forecasted usage of equipment and
maintenance policies and procedures.
Health Assessment (HA): determines current
health state given functional parameters and
faults of equipment leading to diagnostic
processes, preventative and corrective actions.
State Detection (SD): facilitates the creation
and maintenance of normal baseline “profiles”,
searches for abnormalities whenever new data
are acquired, and determines in which
abnormality zone, if any, the data belongs.
Data Manipulation (DM): performs signal
analysis, computes meaningful descriptors,
and derives virtual sensor readings from the
raw functional measurements.
Data Acquisition (DA): converts an output
from a transducer to a digital parameter
representing a physical quantity and related
T2 Turbine
N3Turbine
information.
Inlet V3Turbine
Speed
Temperature Vibration
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11. Open System Architecture for Condition Based Maintenance
10 (Aircraft View)
3 External
External
Sources of
Sources of
OSA-SOA
OSA-SOA
Web Service
Web Service
Maintenance
Maintenance
Information
Information
Information System
System
Information
Utility and “Value Density” of Information
Health
Health
Management
Management
System
System
CMS
Collaboration
Advisory
Advisory OSA-EAI Network
OSA-EAI
Generation
Generation
Web Service
Web Service
ACMS
Prognostic
Prognostic
Assessment
Assessment MCC
Health
Health
OSA-CBM
OSA-CBM
Assessment Web Service
Assessment Web Service
LRUs
SOC
State
State
Detection
Detection
Data
Data
Sensor(s) Manipulation
Data Manipulation
Data
Acquisition
Acquisition Flight Deck Cabin
Sensors
Sensors ELB
EFB MIS
Component / LRU Systems / Aircraft Fleets
Information Flows Applicability of Information
Organization Perimeters
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12. Open System Architecture for Condition Based Maintenance
11 (Fleet & Collaborative Eco-System View)
Total Care
Total Care
Fleet
4 Fleet
Manager
Manager
Engine
Engine Regulator
Utility and “Value Density” of Information
Regulator
OEMs
OEMs
FAA / EASA
FAA / EASA
Airframe
Airframe
OEMs
OEMs
rd
3 Party
3rd Party
Logistics
Logistics
Providers Component Component
Providers Component Component
OEM OEM
OEM OEM
Component
3rd Party
3rd Party
Component
OEM
Component OEM
MROs
MROs
Component
OEM
OEM
Sub- Sub-
Sub-
Component Sub-
Component
Component
OEM Sub- Component
OEM
OEM Sub-
Component OEM
Component
OEM
OEM
Airline Fleet External Autonomic Lifecycle Sustainment Providers
Systems / Aircraft
Applicability of Information Information Flows / Collaboration Hub
Organization Perimeters
Utility / Value Density of Information
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13. 12 The Chokepoint to Eco-System Collaboration is the MIS
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14. 13 MRO IT Architecture will be based on ASD SX0001 and SOA
ISO 10303 S5000F Flight SCORM S1000D S2000M ERP ERP
International International Operations International Finance, Human Capital
International International
Specification for Specification for Specification for Accounting & Management –
Systems Specification for Specification for
Product Data Service Data Advanced Controlling via Recruiting,
Technical Materiel
Management Capture & Operations Control Distributed SAS 70 processes Succession,
Publications Management
(PDM) & Computer Management / Maintenance Learning using and procedures On-Boarding,
(IETP / IETM) (SCM) using
Aided Design, using ISO 13374 Control, Air Traffic the Shareable compliance Talent, Training
using a EDI / XML
Engineering & OSA-CBM, Control, Weight & Content Object and Learning
Common Source Automated
Manufacturing ACARS, On-Board Balance and Reference Model Management
Data Base (CSDB) Processing
(CAD, CAE, CAM) Systems & FOQA Dispatch
LDAP & PKI
J2EE Web Service Universal Adapter (ESB / SOA) Security Services
Device, Printer & Wireless
ISO 10303
S4000M S3000L
AP 239 Maintenance
Services
International International
Specification for Specification and Application and
Product Life Cycle Procedures Procedures
Management
(PLCS) & Multi-
Handbook for
RCM / MSG3
Information Handbook for
Logistics Support
Dimensional Scheduled Analysis (LSA)
Configuration
Management
Maintenance and
Reliability Analysis
System
(MDCM)
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15. 14 Software as a Service / On Demand key differentiators:
Source: Marc Benioff, CEO, salesforce.com, Tour de Force Atlanta, Apr. 2008, “The Future of Cloud Computing”
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16. Just as software evolved via Abstraction, Virtualization and
15 Outsourcing…
Source: Marc Benioff, CEO, salesforce.com, Tour de Force Atlanta, Apr. 2008, “The Future of Cloud Computing”
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17. … so too are Platforms migrating to the SaaS / On Demand
16 business model …
Source: Marc Benioff, CEO, salesforce.com, Tour de Force Atlanta, Apr. 2008, “The Future of Cloud Computing”
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18. 17 … a business model that originated in the airline industry.
CRS / GDS Catering SCM MRO MRO IT
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19. 18 There are three waves of adoption of a Disruptive Value Innovation
The focus of SaaS shifts over time from cost-effective delivery of stand-alone applications (Wave I),
to integrated business solutions enabled by web services and ESBs (Wave II), then to human
workflow and collaboration based business transformation (Wave III).
Evolution of Software-as-a-Service
SaaS 2.0
SaaS 1.0 SaaS 2.0
High
Wave I: 2001-2006 Wave II: 2005-2010 Wave III: 2008-2014
Cost-effective Integrated Workflow-enabled
Software Delivery Business Solutions Business Transformation
Ubiquitous Adoption
• Optimized Business Ecosystems
Mainstream Adoption • IT-targeted Ecosystems
Adoption
• Integrated w/ Business Portfolio • Inter-enterprise Collaboration
• SaaS Integration Platforms • IT Utility / SaaS Infrastructure
• Business Marketplaces • Customized, Personalized Workflow
Early Adoption and SaaS ecosystems • Focus on Business Transformation
• Stand-alone Apps
• Customization Capability
• Multi-tenancy
• Focus on Integration
• Limited Configurability
• Focus on TCO / rapid deploy
SaaS
Tipping-
Point
Low
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Source: Saugatuck Technology, 2007, “SaaS Beyond the Tipping Point”
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20. 19 SaaS and BPO are on a collision course …
By 2010, a new SaaS business services provisioning model emerges, combining pure-play SaaS solutions
with business services from both next-generation and traditional infrastructure, application hosting,
Managed Service Providers and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO).
While many SaaS vendors desire to remain pure-play application solution providers, customers and
industry specific trends in addition to Wall-street economic valuation metrics will decide how far into
business services SaaS must go to effectively compete with traditional software vendors.
New Collaboration Services Models
Business Infrastructure,
Process Hosting &
Outsourcing Application
SaaS CSP (BPO) Management
SaaS BPO
SaaS SaaS
ASP
1.0 2.0
SaaS Infrastructure / SIPs
Pure Play Infrastructure / Communications
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21. 20 … to create new business models around Eco-System collaboration.
From tactical to strategic From 1:1 to 1:N
From commodity to industry specialized From client site to web site
From cost-reducing to profit-enhancing From SMB to global 1000
Performance Strategic Increasing ROIC for an
Services
Value System Industry Collaborative
Collaboration Shared Service
Systems Collaboration
Integration Services
Management Provider
Business Operational Business Processes
Optimal Single Company
Services
Value Business Business Risk / Return Proposition
Process Management Services Provider
Business Applications
Application Software
Management as a Service
Increasing Propensity to
Technology Tactical Technology Infrastructure Outsource
Services Infrastructure Hosting
Value Management Services Commodity Activities
On-Premise Delivery On-Cloud Delivery
Fixed Solutions Configurable Solutions Shared
Fixed Cost Plus Pricing Utility Pricing
Transaction Oriented Event / Workflow Oriented
Advisory
Services 1:1 Company Standards 1:N Industry-standards
1:1 Client-specific 1:N Industry-specific
Dedicated Delivery Ubiquitous Delivery
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22. 21 Aviation MRO Industry Structure vs. Nature of Services
Engine Power X Hour Airframe Performance Mgt Performance
Bundled Acq + Eng + Mtc + Log PBL, PBC, Goldcare, TTS+ Services
s
in
rg
Nature of Demand & Supply (Services)
a
M
ng
si
Increasing Breadth or Depth of Services Demanded
ea Engineering Services Knowledge Management Fleet Management Knowledge
cr
In AD/EO, PMA/STC, ECM/DCM/Task Cards CAMP + CASS + Reliability = BI Reg, Mx Program & Pln, MOC Services
Decreasing Sources of Supply Provided
Increasing Risks to Margins
Leasing 3rd Party Logistics Business Process Outsourcing Business
Engine, Airframe, ACMI VMI, Warehousing, Dist / Trans FI, HR/Payroll, Call Ctr, CRM Services
Airframe Maintenance Component Maintenance Maintenance
Engine Maintenance Line Maintenance
Hangar / Heavy Check / RON Avionics, LRUs, Subs, Fab Services
Infrastructure Management Application Management Utility Computing System Engineering Technology
On-Premise H/W, LAN, Comms On-Premise Apps Hosting, Grid H/W, WAN, Comms Implementation, Integration Services
Process, Human Capital Consulting Technology Consulting Strategy Consulting Advisory
σ
Org Design, Training, BPR, LEAN/6σ Application & Infrastructure Financial, Marketing, M&A Services
Structure of Industry & Integration
Increasing Complexity to Execute
Increasing Barriers to Competitor Entry and Customer Exit
Increasing Margins of Return
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23. 22 Core Business Processes vs. Industry Structure Revisited
EASA, FAA, ICAO, ATA, IATA, ASD, AIA
Collaboration Capabilities are no longer an option!
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24. 23 Cloud Computing is changing Collaboration Delivery
Engine Power X Hour Airframe Performance Mgt
Bundled Fin + Eng + Mtc + Log PBL, PBC, Goldcare, TTS+
Finance & Engineering,
Accounting Maintenance
and Human Capital
Fleet Management
& Supply
Management Reg, Mx Program & Pln, MOC
Business Process Outsourcing Chain
FI, HR/Payroll, Call Ctr, CRM
Configuration
Management
Knowledge Management
CAMP + CASS + Reliability = BI EaaS
Document
3rd Party Logistics & Content
VMI, Warehousing, Dist / Trans Management
Strategy Consulting
PaaS SaaS Market, Biz Arch, M&A
Technology Consulting
Application & Infrastructure
Technology Business Performance
Services Services Services
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26. Aviation MRO Trends: BPO and SaaS are merging into
25 Collaboration Services.
HAECO is pleased to offer Fleet Technical Management (FTM) and Inventory Technical Management
(ITM), two comprehensive total support packages that provide cost-effective, customized engineering and
maintenance solutions. Airlines have recognized, in a highly competitive environment, they need to focus
on their core competence of flight operations, maximizing revenue/yield and driving out costs by allowing
HAECO to provide technical management services through a dedicated team of professionals that covers
all aspects of airline engineering functions to ensure fleet operational safety and airworthiness requirement
are totally complied with, to the satisfaction of operators' QA and regulatory authorities. HAECO selected
and implemented Rusada’s enterprise:airline to provide the Fleet Technical Management (FTM) capability.
Lufthansa Technik’s unique Technical Operations web suite, manage/m™, allows commercial aircraft
operators to manage all core functions of their fleet’s regulatory, engineering, maintenance and supply
chain operations as a completely web-based system. All they need is access to the Internet – LHT does
the rest.
Rounding out Lufthansa Technik’s Total Technical Services all-encompassing portfolio of maintenance,
repair and overhaul (MRO) services, the modules of manage/m™ comprise a complete range of airline
proven support functions that permit operators to live up to their responsibilities to the aviation authorities.
manage/m™ improves effectiveness and efficiency offering real added value. manage/m™ is powered by
Swiss Aviation Software’s AMOS solution.
Lufthansa Technik is proud to sponsor the official READI – web suite application! The purpose for the
Reliability Exchange of Airline Data International (READI) is to provide a forum for the exchange of
operational benchmark data, establishing the performance metric fleet Mechanical Scheduled
Performance (MSP). READI is hosted by FedEx and currently comprises 30 airlines and OEMs.
Boeing CAS, Boeing IDS, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Rolls Royce DS&S, Bombardier, Embraer, Delta
TechOps, KLM / AFI all have similar offerings in place or in some stage of realization
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27. 26 LHT example of Aviation MRO BPO and SaaS convergence
Lufthansa AG
Airlines
Cargo
Catering
Maintenance
Technologies
Finance & Investing
Lufthansa Airlines Lufthansa Cargo LSG SkyChef Lufthansa Technik Lufthansa Systems LH Holdings
Passenger Cargo Carrier Catering LHT Logistics Customized Finance & Investing
Services Freight Forwarding LHT Philippians, proprietary version Leasing
3PL Services Sofia, Malta, Tulsa, of SAP A&D IS 3.0 Consulting
Alitalia, Budapest, Travel Mgt
Shannon, AMECO,
Airliance, Amadeus
Shenzhen, CSA
Swiss International LHT Airline Customers
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29. 28 Boeing example of Aviation MRO BPO and SaaS convergence
Goldcare Network Partners
Americas Europe / MENA AsiaPac
?
OR
Maintenance Back Office
(MIS) (ERP)
“Technology is the key enabler of this kind of collaboration,
which involves a significant amount of product lifecycle management
across multiple countries. Boeing requires all its partners on the 787
to use an application called Catia, made by Dassault, and the plane is
designed at a special online site, maintained by Boeing, called the
Global Collaboration Environment. Goldcare customers, will also
benefit from advance engineering, maintenance and supply
chain management collaboration technologies that will
significantly reduce and predictably smooth lifecycle costs.”
Source: Boeing Co. as reported in CIO Insight magazine, 6 March, 2007
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30. Aviation MRO Trends: BPO and SaaS are merging into
29 Performance Based Collaboration Services.
Source: Bombardier, C-Series Program Update, Paris Air Show, June, 2009
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31. 30 Bombardier example of Aviation MRO BPO and SaaS convergence
Source: Bombardier, C-Series Program Update, Paris Air Show, June, 2009
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32. 31 … enabling Performance Based “Nose-to-tail” Total Support.
Source: Bombardier, C-Series Program Update, Paris Air Show, June, 2009
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33. 32 Strategic Questions
Are your internal MRO IT solutions:
Addressing internal requirements:
Increasing Labor Productivity?
Decreasing Material Costs?
Decreasing IT Labor, Infrastructure and Solution Costs?
Increasing Aircraft Availability?
Increasing Component Engineering Reliability?
Increasing Maintenance Program Reliability?
Addressing external requirements:
Increasing Business Agility?
Increasing Compliance to Industry Standards?
Increasing Regulatory Compliance?
Enabling Eco-System Collaboration?
Adding Stakeholder Value?
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34. AVIATION WIKINOMICS MICHAEL WM. DENIS
AIRLINE, AEROSPACE & DEFENSE INNOVATORS PRINCIPAL
Michael Wm. Denis is the Founder of Aviation Wikinomics, Inc., a
global consultancy focused exclusively on innovation of airline,
aerospace and defense aircraft lifecycle sustainment capabilities.
Michael has over twenty-two years experience in managing
maintenance operations and advising tier one airlines, aerospace
manufacturers and third party MRO companies. His current
research is focused on the use of disruptive technologies in the
optimization of revenue generation versus aircraft sustainment
costs across the various lifecycle phases of complex assets, as
well as Software as a Service and Business Process Outsourcing.
Prior to Aviation Wikinomics, Michael was a co-founder of Blue
Water Solutions, Inc. with Dr. John B. Kirk and Malcolm B. “Mac”
Armstrong, LTG / USAF retired. Michael began his technology
career at Accenture, where he was the Director, Aviation
Maintenance Solutions. Michael served twelve years in the US
Navy as a Surface Warfare Officer and Gas Turbines Engineer.
Michael attended the Georgia Institute of Technology earning a
Bachelor of Nuclear Engineering and holds a Master of Decision
Science from the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at
Georgia State University. He is a member of the Institute for
Operations Research and the Management Sciences, the
American Society of Quality and the Six Sigma Forum.
A native of Houston, Texas, Michael currently
resides in Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife, Jackie,
M: +01 678.524.8289
and son, Kyle, while daughters Ashley and
F: +01 772.594.8289 Courtney attend the University of Georgia and
E: michaelwdenis@aviationwikinomics.com Kennesaw State University, respectively.
L: www.linkedin.com/in/michaelwdenis
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