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VINCENT LEPERA
Senior Consultant
Vincent Lepera draws on 40 years of experience as an FAA manager to assist aviation clients with improving their infrastructures and operations. His experience at the FAA includes serving as the manager of the FAA New York International Field Office for several years. In that capacity, he was responsible for overseeing 140 foreign Part 129 air carriers that were operating into the US as well as numerous Part 145 Repair Stations across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. He also performed FAA audits of foreign civil aviation authority safety oversight and monitoring practices.
Since retiring from the FAA, Mr. Lepera has served as a senior consultant on numerous projects to assist foreign civil aviation authorities with efforts to come into compliance with international safety standards, most recently including his work for TWG projects in Azerbaijan and Ukraine. He also has developed and implemented Continuous Analysis and Surveillance Systems for FAR 121 and FAR 135 operators, including the System Safety approach. Mr. Lepera also is an FAA Designated Airworthiness Representative, authorized to issue airworthiness certificates to aircraft up to 880,000 pounds in weight. In addition, he has written maintenance inspection procedure and other technical manuals for several organizations and provided repair station certification and training assistance.
Representative Consulting Experience
• Provided assessment and technical assistance consulting services on ICAO requirements to civil aviation authorities in six countries: Greece, the Bahamas, Jamaica, Angola, Azerbaijan, and Ukraine
• Assisted TAAG (Angolan Airline) with developing its Quality Department, working directly for the CEO, and performed Quality Assurance functions during the development period
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• Developed Maintenance Programs for air carriers’ FAR 121 and 129 Operations
• Performed FAA Designated Airworthiness Representative (DAR) function, issuing Airworthiness Certificates for transport aircraft and General Aviation aircraft and certifying aircraft parts
• Conducted audits and assessments for FAR 121/135 and FAR 145 Repair Stations operators
• Developed and implemented Continuous Analysis and Surveillance System (CASS) for several FAR 121 and FAR 135 operators.
• Consulted on Air Transportation Oversight System( ATOS) Air Carrier certifications FAR 121 for Republic Airlines
• Conducted accident investigations and served as expert witness for related litigation
Representative FAA Experience
• Manager of the F.A.A International Office New York, responsible for oversight of 140 FAR 129 foreign air carriers and certification of FAR 145 Repair Stations on three continents
• Member of FAA teams that performed ICAO compliance audits of 15 countries under the FAA International Aviation Safety Assessment Program
• Managed FAA Eastern Region field offices and the FAA Pittsburgh Office, served as an Airworthiness Unit Supervisor, developed policies for FAA Certificate Management Offices and completed other special assignments.
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AREAS OF FOCUS
FAA IASA Assessment and Audit Preparation
Repair Station Certification and Training
Airworthiness Inspection Procedures
Continuous Analysis and Surveillance Systems
Technical Document Development
CERTIFICATIONS
FAA Designated Airworthiness Representative
FAA A&P Mechanic
FAA Flight Engineer
FAA Flight Instructor
FAA Commercial Pilot
HONORS/RECOGNITIONS
FAA Charles Taylor Lifetime Achievement Award
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