Kenneth Dufour

Trustee at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Ken Dufour’s portfolio includes a wealth of avionics experience and knowledge pertaining to various flight deck systems in numerous aircraft, including corporate, air transport, regional airline, and military applications. Dufour’s avionics experience includes conceptual and systems design, flight operations, Federal Aviation Administration certification, and marketing/sales of these systems. These systems include Inertial, Omega, GPS Long-Range Navigation System, Reactive and Forward Looking Windshear, TCAS I & II, CNI, ACARS, and SatCom, as well as Flight Management Systems.

Dufour has been involved in several business expansions and corporate re-engineering programs, and has a leadership record of exceptional performance results. His contribution to these programs has been in the development and program management of key corporate initiatives, including market analysis and forecast, new product introduction, product-line expansion, budgeting, staffing, and business development programs. He is the owner of Aviation Management Consulting Inc., whose latest ventures are UAS Solutions and Value$, a drone-appraisal company, and Aircraft Engine Protection Corp.

He has been recognized for excellence in business development, customer growth, sales achievement, and customer support throughout his career.

Dufour previously served on the Board of Directors of the National Aircraft Finance Association and is now an active member of that organization.

An alumnus of Embry-Riddle, Dufour earned a Bachelor of Science in Professional Aeronautics in 1985 and a Master in Aviation Management in 1989.

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  • Trustee

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