My name is Michael D. I am a former EASA Part 147 approved instructor and Chief Examiner with over a decade of experience inside aviation training organisations across the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.

I started my career as a Maintenance Planner and Technical Services Engineer focusing on aircraft structures in heavy MRO operations. I later joined an aviation training school in Kuwait as a B1 technical instructor, and over the following years became part of the core team that achieved simultaneous Part 147 approvals under EASA, GCAA UAE, and Kuwait DGCA. I eventually became the school's Chief Examiner and led the full computerisation of their examination system, including exam paper generation, candidate tracking, and statistical item analysis.

I hold a degree in Metallurgical Engineering, and a diploma in Operations Management from Fanshawe College, Canada. I have also completed formal training in Adult Learning and Assessment, which shapes how I approach training content development.

I know what Part 147 compliance looks like from the inside, as the person building the systems, writing the procedures, training the instructors, and sitting across from regulators during oversight visits. That is the perspective I bring to every engagement.

AV Standards Vault exists because small and mid-size Part 147 organisations carry the same regulatory burden as large ones — with a fraction of the dedicated compliance resource. The gap between what the regulation requires and what most small schools can realistically maintain on their own is where I work.

All services are delivered remotely. I am based in Canada and work with organisations across the Middle East, Europe, and Southeast Asia.