Ronald J. Daiker – NESC Academy Biography

Ron Daiker is an aerospace research engineer in the Crew Systems and Aviation Operations Branch of NASA Langley’s Research Directorate. Since joining NASA, he has contributed to a number of research activities spanning a variety of topics, including; function allocation between humans and automated systems, NextGen airspace planning for aircraft separation assurance, man-machine autonomous teaming in battlefield environments, the detection and mitigation of flight crew spatial disorientation, innovative human-centered alerting solutions, and flight deck design.

Mr. Daiker began his career in Human Factors Engineering at the University of Iowa’s Operator Performance Laboratory, where he conducted human factors transportation research for aviation and automotive applications in collaboration with research partners from government agencies (NASA, FAA, DoD, NHTSA, etc.) and the private sector. Mr. Daiker was later employed as a Systems Engineer by Rockwell Collins Government Systems, where he coded automated verification software for FMS performance calculations for a variety of aircraft (both fixed and rotary wing) and generated software requirements for dual-use operation of a variety of DoD aircraft platforms (including Air Force One and Marine One).
Later, as a Human Factors Engineer with Rockwell Collins Commercial Systems, Mr. Daiker interfaced directly with aircraft manufacturers and regulatory authorities to design avionics interfaces for a number of aircraft applications. He contributed to the user interface design of the Bombardier C-Series aircraft, collaborated with a team of multi-disciplinary researchers in the development of a touch screen avionics solution for the Beechcraft King Air, and worked on location in Milan to design a hybrid fixed wing/rotorcraft touch screen avionics solution for the Augusta Westland AW-609 tilt rotor aircraft. Before joining NASA, Mr. Daiker was most recently employed as a Human Factors Engineering Consultant for Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation in Savannah, GA, where he was responsible for the design, development, and certification of user interfaces for the G150 and G280 product lines (an aircraft portfolio valued at over $2B).
Mr. Daiker is interested in the development of new and innovative technologies which improve the safety and efficiency of air transportation. Mr. Daiker earned undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Political Science from St. Ambrose University, and an MS in Industrial Engineering with a concentration in Human Factors from the University of Iowa.

Information Last Updated on 09/05/2017