C u r r i c u l u m  V i t a e

                               Richard Allen Strong 

(See WHO'S WHO IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING / MIDWEST / SAFETY)

The author-inventor was born and raised in Detroit and was employed with Cadillac Motor 
for several years, while serving as an aircraft mechanic in the Naval Air Reserve. 
His first solo was in a Piper Cub in 1950 and he also flew Aeronca Champions. 
He joined the Air Force, trained as a single-engine jet instructor, 
flew Cessna O-1Fs as a Forward Air Controller and eventually flew as a 
Command Pilot in multi-engine transports (C-45, C-47, C-131, U-3). 
He is now an instrument-rated Commercial Pilot.
He studied Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan, under Prof. Ed Lesher, 
who held several world records for light aircraft. 
He retired from active duty and continued working in Air Force aerospace research
 and development until retirement from Civil Service in 1992.  
He has applied his knowledge acquired while performing System Safety Engineering on
 hundreds of projects in research and development and flight testing to developing
 the StrongMobile aircars. 

Experience Summary:
- 1957-1961. Mission Pilot in Convair T-29.
- 1964-1968. Military active duty in the Air Force Systems Command; 
  assigned to Space Systems Division, 
   Communications Satellite Test & Deployment Office for System Safety;
- 1966. Forward Air Controller in Southeast Asia;
- 1969-1971. Air Force Systems Command Inspector General, System
   Safety Office, ( Contributor to MIL-STD-882 on System Safety )
- 1972-1974. Air Force Systems Command Aeronautical Systems Division
-- Reconaissance & Electronic Warfare Office and
-- Deputy for Engineering Group Leader for System Safety Engineering.
- 1966 - U.S.Air Force. Combat as Forward Air Controller in O-1Fs;     
  assisted in development and implementation of interdiction tactics.
- 1974-1975 Global Graphics assigned to Textron Bell Aircraft.
  Senior System Safety engineer on XV-15 Tilt Rotor Research aircraft.
- 1975 Lockheed Research and Development. Senior Engineer on
  High Energy Laser for ships and unmanned reconnaisance aircraft.
- 1975-1983 Dept of Air Force, Air Force Systems Command, 4950th
  Test Wing Safety Office. Lead System Safety Engineer.
- 1983-1992  Wright Laboratory; Chief of Safety &  Environment
- 1976-1992 Acted as President of a non-profit scientific research charitable 
  organization with hundreds of members and as Editor  of its monthly Journal.
- 1992-PRESENT  Established proprietorship, Safety Analysis Systems Company to
  provide consultant services. The main activity is developing personal computer 
  software for managing and documenting system safety and related activities.
  The software may be used with common office-type PC software.
  This activity was gradually replaced by
  extensive research and development of a combination airplane and automobile.
  The aircar project design and construction of various mockup models has
  absorbed most of resources in promoting the project. More information is
  posted on the website: http://www.strongware.com/dragon .
- 1998 Consulted for a technical services company with Lockheed Georgia on
  advanced C-130J development for a few weeks.

Specific Achievements: Supported over a thousand research and development
projects, ranging from major weapon systems to numerous smaller
projects, including several "firsts": military communications
satellite; tilt-rotor research aircraft; airborne chemical laser;
long-endurance drone; and airborne high-energy laser.


Education:
- 1964: Bachelor's Degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical
  Engineering from the University of Michigan;
- 1975: Master's Degree in Industrial Management and Supervision
  from Central Michigan University; and
- 1960-1988: Professional Military Education through Air War College.

Professional Development and Achievements:
Professional Registrations:
- Formerly registered as Professional Engineer (Safety) in California;
- Formerly registered as a Professional Engineer in Ohio.
- Commercial Pilot, Airplane Single Engine Land Instrument.
Special Training:
- Command Pilot and Senior Missileman ratings.
- Numerous continuing education courses in safety:
-- University of Southern California on Safety Management;
-- University of Washington on System Safety and Reliability;
-- Arizona State University on Crash Survival Investigation;
- Numerous workshops on laser safety, bioenvironmental engineering, etc. 

Awards and Decorations:
- Silver Star for Gallentry; Disinguished Flying Cross for Heroism and
   for Achiement in Flight, Air Medal with 13 Oak Clusters;
- Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster for contributing to 
  "acquisition of safer systems at lower costs";
- National Safety Council Awards (three times for Air Force Labs).

Patents,  Papers and Presentations:
- Patents include:
 -- display systems (24-hour clock dials);
 -- multi-mode vehicles (aircar/autoplane); and
 -- flight control systems.
- Master's thesis on management of safety;
- Professional Military Education Technical Report on PCs
  for management.
- Copyright on personal computer software for managing
  integrated programs.
- Presentations at symposia/workshops on system safety,
high consequence operations, automatic control systems, risk management, 
and parapsychology.

EEO Info: Diverse-Native American, Native African, European.

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