Benjamin Levy !Profile !Solves complex operational problems for airlines and airport authorities by using strong analysis skills and insights to exploit public and proprietary data. Builds and leads teams of talented analysts and engineers to secure, deliver, and renew many multi-million dollar programs for clients. Establishes long-term relationships with clients based on mutual trust, customer-focus, and creativity. !Business, Technical, and Management Skills !!Demonstrated earning capability (70% win rate, 3 M USD in 6 yrs) Critical to all project phases (proposal, execution, customer support), strong customer advocate Expert in in Matlab and statistics; experienced in SQL, database design, and MathCad; facility in R Section leader experienced in professional growth of staff with evaluations, guidance, and opportunities !Recent Work Experience !!Saab Sensis Corporation (2004 to present), Syracuse, NY (300-employee subsidiary of the Saab Group; publicly-traded; provider of air traffic control technology) Business development lead and senior research engineer (2014 - present) • Developed methodology to estimate the return-on-investment for airport and airline technology

investments, providing business development leads with better negotiating positions • Wrote NASA proposal for predicting air traffic demand and delay with time-series methods • Supported the regional market area representatives for the Middle East and Australasia with technical

analysis of operational data, determining customer value-proposition • Negotiated contract, secured funding, and developed prototype of novel database at ATL Airport to

measure impact of aircraft on taxiways and runways; delivered with 10% profit margin Manager of operations research group (2009 - 2014) • Wrote and presented key parts of Saab Sensis' response to RFI for FAA’s TFDM program, on advanced

decision-support tools for airport and air traffic management • Grew the group from three to 20 staff (mathematics, physics, computer science, system engineering) • Led analysis of operational improvements for contract capture and renewal with 10:1 ROI for

company; contracts renewed with United Airlines, City of Atlanta, Port Authority of NY & NJ • Built the team that developed the JFK Airport Departure Manager (DMAN) product feature • Contributed to development of the NYC-Airports Metroplex Departure Manager (mDMAN) prototype • Conceived of and guided development of medium-fidelity, fast-time airport surface traffic simulation

for what-if assessment of airport management alternatives, securing DMAN service at SFO Airport Research engineer (2004 - 2009) • Created two patented technologies used in the development of DMAN and the quantification of the

economic benefits of using DMAN at any airport • Wrote trade study which improved the real-time GIS capability of Saab's Aerobahn product by

incorporating accurate airport surface maps • Identified need and secured internal funding to develop repository of airport surveillance data for

proposals and research and development of prototypes and product features

MITRE/Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development (2001 to 2004), McLean, VA (non-profit federally-funded research and development corporation; sponsored by US FAA) Senior air traffic management analyst

• Contributed to development of TARGETS software product and operational improvements through aircraft wake-vortex mitigation, thereby improving airport capacity

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Education !!PhD, University of Maryland (Civil and Environmental Engineering) MS, University of Virginia (Environmental Sciences) BA, Carleton College (Geology) !Selected Accomplishments !!JFK Airport Departure Manager (DMAN) Saab Sensis’ DMAN system saves $53 M per year for airlines and passengers at JFK Airport • Wrote and won the proposal for DMAN prototype development • Led the DMAN prototype integration with Saab Sensis' Aerobahn product • Wrote the concept of operations for the use of the DMAN product feature at JFK Airport

NYC-Airport Metroplex Departure Manager (mDMAN) A metroplex departure manager for the NYC-area airports could save $330 M/yr nationally • Wrote and won the internal research and development proposal • Led a team of engineers and researchers to create the mDMAN proof-of-concept • Wrote the concept of operations document for the mDMAN proof-of-concept • Interacted closely with subject-matter experts at the FAA and Port Authority of NY & NJ

!Community Service !!General and Technical Program Chairs for aviation and avionics conferences from 2012 to 2014 Served on AIAA committee which plans international annual aviation and avionics conferences

!Patents

“Automatic Determination of Major Taxi Paths from Surveillance Data”. US Patent #7,925,424. Issued 4/12/2011. “Automatic Determination of Aircraft Holding Locations and Holding Durations from Aircraft Surveillance Data”. US Patent #8,145,415. Issued 3/27/2012. !Awards

Saab Sensis Corporation received the AIAA Distinguished Institution Service Award in 2014 Best paper awards at two international aviation and avionics conferences in 2003 and 2006

!Publications

Author of 25 technical publications in aviation operations research Cited more than 110 times Available in addendum