Biography:

Steve Fulton - Naverus Chief Technical Officer and co-founder.  Steve is a pioneer in the design of modern navigation procedures. As a technical pilot at Alaska Airlines he helped them develop the first RNP RNAV procedure in the World. He was a principal author of RNP RNAV criteria contained in Appendix 5 of the FAA's Advisory Circular 120-29A. Prior to Alaska, Steve was an avionics engineer and development pilot for Honeywell. Steve is a FAA Flight Test Pilot Designated Engineering Representative and earned a BS in Aerospace Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He holds two US patents.

Information on Naverus:

Naverus is the worldwide RNP leader. The company provides a full range of RNP products and services including assisting regulatory agencies with the establishment of standards, aircraft manufacturers with equipment certification and operators with the development and maintenance of network-wide RNP programs. Having developed more than 350 tailored procedures, the company's designs represent the overwhelming majority of RNP procedures in active use today. Naverus

Tailored RNP procedures incorporate fuel-saving efficiencies and other benefits making them popular with airlines. Customers include Airbus, Air China, Air New Zealand, Boeing, jetBlue, Jetstar, Qantas, Virgin Blue and WestJet. The Seattle Company, which is privately-held, was founded in 2003.

http://www.naverus.com