Dave Howe
Task Aerospace Vice President and Director of CAD/PAD Egress Systems
Until September 2013-
Chief, CAD/PAD Technical Section, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), CAD/PAD Joint Program Office (JPO), CAD/PAD Program, Hill AFB, UT
39 years at Hill Air Force Base executing DoD/USAF program objectives from major aircraft systems maintenance to program management on pyrotechnic and explosive systems
- Managed and lead Program Managers, Engineers, and Equipment Specialists
- Detailed expertise in USAF Egress Systems and Ejection Seats
- Product Improvement Programs for pyrotechnic systems and components
- Aging and Surveillance testing in support of Life Extension Programs
- Product qualification and test of pyrotechnic devices and systems through full-up ejection seats
- Accident investigation for USAF egress systems / components
- Intimately familiar with USAF Major Commands (MAJCOMs) in all functional areas, major weapon System Program Offices (SPOs) and System Program Mangers (SPMs), Headquarters Air Systems Command (ASC), and Air Force Safety Center
- Supported Foreign Military Sales (FMS) CAD/PAD sustainment
- Egress and Life Support Systems applications in all major weapon systems, their configurations and maintenance concepts
Mr. Howe has expertise in all egress systems within the USAF and the majority of systems in the US Navy. He is familiar with the processes of qualification and acquisition of pyrotechnic devices and systems.
