Benjamin
A.
(Ben)
Berman
(CV
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is
a
Senior
Research
Associate
at
the
San
Jose
State
University
/NASA
Ames
Research
Center
and
a
pilot
for
a
major
U.S.
air
carrier
with
5,000
hours
of
flight
experience.
Before
returning
to
professional
flying
in
2001,
he
was
on
the
staff
of
the
National
Transportation
Safety
Board
for
10
years.
He
completed
his
NTSB
career
as
the
Chief
of
the
Major
Investigations
Division,
managing
the
investigations
of
U.S.
domestic
and
foreign
air
carrier
accidents.
Earlier,
he
managed
the
Operational
Factors
Division
(responsible
for
flight
operations,
air
traffic
control,
and
meteorology
investigations),
served
as
the
flight
operations
investigator
for
major
cases
including
the
USAir
B-737
accident
in
Pittsburgh
and
the
ValuJet
DC-9
accident
in
the
Everglades,
and
managed
flight
crew
human
factors
research
projects
at
NTSB.
Berman
holds
an
Airline
Transport
Pilot
Certificate
with
type
ratings
for
three
transport
aircraft
types
and
a
Flight
Instructor
Certificate.
He
received
the
A.B.
degree
summa
cum
laude
in
Economics
from
Harvard
College.
He
serves
on
the
Board
of
Directors
of
the
Professional
Aviation
Board
of
Certification,
the
environmental
flying
organization
Wings
of
Change,
and
the
TSS
Flying
Club.
