1. Benjamin Levy !
Profile !S
olves 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-t
!erm 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
S!ection leader experienced in professional growth of staff with evaluations, guidance, and opportunities
Recent Work Experience !!S
aab 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
8282 Hoylake Drive, Manlius, NY 13104
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2. Education !!P
hD, University of Maryland (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
MS, University of Virginia (Environmental Sciences)
BA, Carleton College (Geology)
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elected 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
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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