Instructor Biographies

Marty Gasiorowski

Marty Gasiorowski is President of Worldwide Certification Services. He is an FAA Systems, Software, Airborne Electronic Hardware, Navigation Database and Safety Analysis DER, and was a member of the committees that generated DO-178B and ARP-4754.  He was the US Chair of SC-205 Sub-Group 1, which developed DO-178C. He was formerly Director of Product Assurance and Certification at Honeywell, where his experience included working with the FAA to define innovative certification processes for Honeywell’s Primus Epic IMA System, and leading a 125 person organization. Since becoming President of WCS, he has worked with certification authorities, aircraft manufacturers and equipment manufacturers on ARP-4761, ARP-4754, DO-297, DO-178B, DO-200A, and DO-254 compliance, and has provided training on ARP-4754A, DO-297 and DO-178B training to multiple organizations.

Todd R. White

Todd R. White has more than 30 years experience in hardware and software development and verification. He is a Systems and Equipment FAA DER with Level A authority on all aircraft systems and equipment for both Software and Airborne Electronic Hardware at his company, Qualtech Consulting, Inc. As a DER and Certification Consultant, Todd has worked with the largest and well-known suppliers of avionics and military equipment. Todd is very active in the certification community. He is an Executive Committee Member of SC-205 / WG-71 (DO-178C / ED-12C). He is also an Executive Committee Member of the NextGen Task Force and has a Leadership Role in the DO-254 Users Group. Todd is well known by key individuals at FAA Head Quarters in Washington D.C. and the Atlanta, Chicago, Seattle and Los Angeles ACO's. He has also provided DER oversight on projects through the Fort Worth and Wichita ACO's. Todd has been appointed as ODA Administrator and Unit Member at key OEM's and has been appointed Supplier Airworthiness Specialist DER at Airbus. He is also well known at Transport Canada and EASA.

Mark Lillis

Mark Lillis, founder of Atlantic Certification Group, was a member of SC-205 responsible for the development of DO-178C, DO-278A and its technology supplements.  Mark was co-chair of sub-group 4 responsible for the Model-based Development and Verification supplement, DO-331. Mark was a member of the DO-178B and DO-248 committees dating back over 20 years. He has also worked with the SAE S-18 committee members to assure compatibility between APR 4754A and DO-331. He has extensive experience with certification activities in the USA, Canada, and Europe covering engine controls, APU’s, bleed systems, ice protection, cabin pressurization, electric power systems, fuel tank inerting, and environmental controls. Mark is a regular speaker at the National DER Conference. He has been involved with model-based development and verification dating back to the late 1980’s and has created integrated tools to support development and verification of airborne software. Mark also has 28 U.S. patents issued or pending.

Steve Morton

Steve Morton is President of TBV Associates LLC, and is a consultant FAA Software DER with extensive expertise in the development and use of aerospace software tools.  Steve was a member of SC-205, which developed DO-178C, DO-278A, and their technology supplements.  Steve substituted as acting co-chair of subgroup 3, which was responsible for the Software Tool Qualification Considerations supplement to DO-178C, and was a member of the editorial subcommittee for DO-248C.  In addition to his work at TBV Associates, Steve is a software DER at Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, with responsibilities across the spectrum of HBC’s part 23 and Part 25 aircraft lineup.  Steve has provided training on tool qualification at multiple FAA National Software and Airborne Electronic Hardware Conferences, and briefed the changes to DO-248C at the 2011 FAA Conference.

Darren Cofer

Dr. Darren Cofer is a Principal Systems Engineer with Rockwell Collins’ Advanced Technology Center. He earned his PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin. As an SC-205 member, he was one of the developers of the Formal Methods Supplement (DO-333). His principal area of expertise is developing and applying advanced analysis methods and tools for verification and certification of high-integrity avionics systems. His background includes work with formal methods for system and software analysis, the design of real-time embedded systems for safety-critical applications, and the development of nuclear propulsion systems in the U.S. Navy.  He has served as principal investigator on a number of government-sponsored research programs with NASA, NSA, AFRL, and DARPA. He is an Associate Technical Editor for Control Systems Magazine and is a Senior Member of the IEEE.