Applied Aeronautical Systems Inc.

Background

Applied Aeronautical Systems has been in existence since 1985. Staff have backgrounds in aeronautical and astronautical engineering, avionics software engineering, aircraft performance statistics, avionics integration, interface design and pilot training. Many are also pilots with extensive experience with jet aircraft in either corporate, airline or military flight environments.

Executive Bios

Gary A. Wagner
Chairman / CEO
Gary A. Wagner received a B.Sc. degree in Physics from Concordia University and an M.Sc. degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Stanford University. Captain Wagner has over 37 years of airline flying experience and has multiple aircraft endorsements including wide body aircraft. Captain Wagner has worked for many years in the areas of aircraft performance, operational efficiency and flight safety, and has appeared as an expert witness in several high profile accident investigations including the Concorde accident.

Renwick E. Curry
President
Renwick E. Curry received a Ph.D. degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He has held the positions of Guidance and Control Engineer at the MIT C.S. Draper Laboratory (Apollo Project) and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Associate Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT, Research Scientist at NASA-Ames, and is currently Adjunct Professor of Computer Engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Dr. Curry is an instrument-rated pilot, and has spent over 1000 hours in jumpseats on transport category aircraft as part of his NASA human factors work on flight deck automation.

Luc Martineau
Vice-President
Luc Martineau holds a B.Eng. in computer engineering from Royal Military College of Canada and is also a P.Eng. (OIQ) in avionics. He is a current airline pilot with over 9,000 hours. Luc Martineau was part of the B777 avionics integration program at CAE Electronics, and has been involved in the certification of commercial flight simulators for several major airlines worldwide.