Emily Trout has been creating value for numerous entrepreneurial and investment projects over the course of a 30-year career. With an MBA in Finance, her business development experience includes a diverse set of non-profit & for-profit industries including real estate development, international shipping, aviation, finance, marketing, consumable production, software development, consumer-facing and B2B operations, and business incubation. As a Founder and Principal, of many diverse teams, Emily’s leadership brings meaningful change to the PDCAero-AF organization. Her broad expertise allows her to guide the PDCAero-AF team with a strategic and holistic approach, ensuring that the foundation upholds the highest standards when engaging with the wide range of aviation stakeholders essential to the success of the PIXM initiative.

Chief Airspace and Flight Operations Engineer Paul has been a flight operations engineer for 25 years beginning as an airport analyst at Northwest Airlines and supporting FAR 91, 91-K, 135, 121 operators, US DoD operators, EU-OPS and Domestic Chinese operations. He has also worked for various aviation system and software development companies dealing with complex aeronautical data management, flight operations engineering and weight and balance standards. Paul was a founding member of the Society of Aircraft Performance and Operations Engineers and had the opportunity to serve as President from 2019 – 2021. He currently serves as the SAPOE airport industry liaison and member of the Jaguar Team working on FAA and international aeronautical and geospatial data standards to support aircraft operations, airport design and environmental analysis. Paul Hannah and Tyler Hawkins have worked together to develop many innovative aviation solutions and aeronautical data standards that blend flight operations engineering, instrument procedure design, geospatial data and risk management into a seamless experience which will be extremely important for PIXM.

Tyler Hawkins has a broad background in aviation spanning roles in performance and flight operations engineering for major and regional airlines, business jet operators and OEMs. In addition he has spent the last 6 years as a aviation consultant for major airports throughout the nation assisting in solving challenges from the gate to cruising altitude and back. Tyler has a passion for seeking out challenging problems in aviation and developing novel technical solutions utilizing software and advanced data analytics. In pursuit of these solutions, Tyler has enjoyed developing relationships with a diverse group of clients and colleagues with whom he shares a love of aviation and a genuine interest in all the interconnected aspects of the profession. As a board member of PDCAero, Tyler continues to pursue practical and effective technical solutions for aircraft performance data users and producers. He provides both software and engineering expertise with which he will guide the development of data exchange solutions produced by the foundation.

Brian Crawford has spent a lifetime in pursuit of excellence in aviation. With more than 10,000 hours of flying experience, Brian holds six type ratings in various Boeing, Airbus, Beechcraft and Embraer models. Additionally, he has been an Instructor Pilot, Check Airman and Standards Captain. First Officer Crawford currently flies the Boeing 787 around the world for a major airline. In addition to his flightdeck duties, Brian has a career’s worth of aviation management experience, both in technical and leadership roles. He has held roles in safety, standards, navigation, performance, regulatory compliance, human factors and training. With a strong background in safety and compliance, Brian both ran a strategic single operating certificate project as well as heading the safety department for the merged airline, the holding OpSpec DOS listing. Outside of professional pursuits, Brian enjoys general aviation flying, motorcycle road racing, mountaineering and, thanks to his friends at PDC-Aero, a new-found enjoyment of sailing.