Neil is an innovation and transformation leader with a history of AI-driven product success in the pharmaceutical, healthcare, and finance sectors. He has driven award-winning and "first-ever" products and solutions throughout his career and continues to find innovation rewarding and inspiring. Neil is the founder of Project Gestalt, a provider of business transformation services for the pharmaceutical, healthcare, and financial sectors. Project Gestalt launched the PCAA business line in 2021 to serve the global aviation sector by providing advisory services on airspace efficiency, delay...
Tim Niznik is the Director of Analytics for the Integrated Operations Center (IOC) at American Airlines where he provides directional leadership and delivery of advanced analytics and data science solutions to operational decisions and performance.
Previously, Tim served as Director, Operations Planning at American Airlines where his responsibilities included delivering advanced analytics, simulation analyses, block planning forecasts, and performance analytics to the IOC, Hub Control Centers, and Network Planning organizations.
Patty Clark is currently a Principal at Patty Clark Aviation Advisors and is also the CEO of Project Gestalt. Patty Clark retired as Chief Strategy Officer in the Aviation Department at the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ending a distinguished 25-year career in public service. She has also worked closely with the Regional Plan Association to promote the modernization and expansion of the region’s airports and improved rail transportation to these facilities.
Co-Investigator/Institutional Principal investigator
Vice President of Research and Product Development
ATAC
John Schade has been with ATAC Corporation for 24+ years and prior to that was engaged as an Aerospace Engineer at the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for 5 years where he participated in numerous major aviation accident investigations. Currently, Mr. Schade is the Vice President of Research and Product Development at ATAC managing key technology development efforts in the areas of algorithmic/metric development, NAS performance measurement, application of artificial intelligence and machine learning to aviation, system engineering, web design, database development and...
Roger Mandeville is a retired Manager/Air Traffic Controller from the Federal Aviation Administration. He has 36 years of ATC experience with certifications in all four ATC Operational Disciplines (Control Tower Operator, Radar Approach Controller, En-route Controller, Supervisor/Manager and Air Traffic Control System Command Center, National Operations Manager). He is currently a subject matter expert with ATAC Corporation providing support for air traffic simulation, modeling, analysis, and next-gen technology development.
Curt Rademaker is a retired FAA air traffic controller. He spent 32 years in the profession and was certified in each operational discipline (Control Tower Operator, Radar Approach Controller, and En-Route Controller). He worked his way up through various management positions and ended his career as a NAS Efficiency Manager, overseeing the efficiency of the entire National Airspace System. He is passionate about finding inefficiencies and developing mitigations to improve. He is now a Subject Matter Expert with ATAC Corporation, providing support for air traffic simulation, modeling,...
