Brian Finnegan is the principal of Finnegan
Aviaiton, a new professional service organization
dedicated to helping aircraft operators,
maintenance providers, and their employees
prepare for or respond to the unthinkable - an
accident involving one of their aircraft.

He is also the under contract to PRI, an SAE
International affiliate, as the Director of
Professional Certification. In this role, Brian
oversees the development and launch of a series
of technical certifications which encompass a
complete aviation maintenance career path, from
entry level through advanced specialization and
leadership competencies.

Previously, Brian was the president of the
Professional Aviation Maintenance Association
(PAMA), from 2000 to 2008. PAMA represents
and supports the professional interests of the
individual aviation maintenance technician in the
United States. With 3,000 members and more
than 30 Chapters nationwide, PAMA is an
influential voice in legislative and regulatory
matters.

Brian has extensive experience in aviation safety
as a field accident investigator at Cessna Aircraft
Company, the manager of air safety investigation
for Textron Lycoming engines, and as an
accident Reconstructionist and expert witness
with Materials Analysis, Inc. Previously, Brian
served as a Airframe/Powerplant Field Service
Engineer on the F/A-18 Hornet fighter aircraft
with McDonnell Aircraft Company in support of
the United States Navy and Marine Corps and the
Spanish Air Force.

Brian is an FAA-certificated Airframe &
Powerplant (A&P) mechanic with an Aviation
Maintenance Management degree from Embry-
Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach,
Fla. Before attending Embry-Riddle, Brian learned
aviation from the grass roots working as a flight
line serviceman in Colorado and as an apprentice
A&P in Massachusetts, where he also earned his
FAA private pilot certificate. Brian is married with
two children.

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