Speaker: Jean Claude (JC) Audet


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Director, Aviation Programs,Intermap Technologies Inc

This presentation discusses Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (IFSAR) technology and its contribution to the collection of very high accuracy Electronic Terrain and Obstacle Data (ETOD). The speaker also addresses the anticipated application of this very high accuracy data in aviation as a means of satisfying ICAO Annex 15 Chapter 10 ETOD requirements.

Jean-Claude obtained a B.Sc. Honours Physics from Universite de Moncton, NB, Canada, and followed up with a B.Ed. and a M.Sc. in Physics. After a brief one year stint as a high school teacher, JC’s aviation adventure began in 1972 when he enrolled in the Canadian Air Force. His 20 year military aviation career spanned both the world of fighter aircraft and the world of maritime patrol aircraft where he was actively involved in aircraft operations, support, and flight testing, as well as most other aspects of military aviation operations. In addition to two teaching posts at the College Militaire Royal and at the CF School of Aerospace Engineering, JC completed his 20 years of military aviation with an assignment on major acquisition programs where he served in program management and systems engineering management roles.

After leaving the Air Force, JC continued his growth in aviation when he joined Bombardier Aerospace as Chief Systems Integrator for the Bombardier Regional Jet (CRJ-100/200) and eventually added the Challenger business aircraft to his portfolio. A few years later, JC joined the Dornier-Luftfarht Division of Fairchild Aerospace in Germany as Director of System Engineering on the new Dornier 728 Low-Wing Regional Jet. He was subsequently assigned to the position of Chief of Engineering for the High-Wing Aircraft Programs where he completed the certification of the Dornier 328 Jet and then went on to accept the leadership of the Dornier 428 Program, a newly launched 44 seat version of the Dornier 328 Jet. As the Dornier 428 Program was conducted in partnership with Israeli Aircraft Industries (IAI), JC moved his office to Tel-Aviv to be closer to the action.

Returning to Canada in summer 2000, JC took on a role of consultant to the Canadian Air Force in the development and deployment of the Air Force’s new Technical Airworthiness Organization. He subsequently accepted a position with CAE Inc, the world re-known flight simulator manufacturer as a Program Manager in CAE’s Military Simulation and Training Division and he was later promoted to the management of System Engineering within CAE’s Operations Division.

In 2006, JC accepted the leading role in the development and deployment of Intermap Technologies newest IFSAR platform (Learjet 36A) where he cumulated the responsibilities of project management, system engineering, certification, and flight testing management for this very complex remote sensing platform, including obtaining its approval for RVSM operations. Since the completion of this mandate in 2007, JC focuses on the application of Intermap Technologies terrain and obstacles datasets to the aviation industry as major contributors to overall safety and efficiency improvements.

JC is a licensed professional pilot with multi-engine and IFR flying experience as well as an extensive experience as a Certified Flight Instructor. He also owns and flies a Rutan Long-EZ (subject to his schedule).