Full Name
Hector Hidalgo
Job Title
Head of Safety, Quality and Compliance
Company
Lufthansa Aviation Training
Speaker Bio
Mr. Hidalgo is a passionate, analytical, and driven safety professional and advisor. Mr. Hidalgo earned a degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Colombia's Los Libertadores University and furthered his education with a Master's degree in Business Administration from ISEAD in Spain, and with various professional certificates such as the program certificate in Aviation Safety and security from the University of southern California, Strategic decision and risk management from Stanford Center for professional Development and SMS implementation professional from IATA, as well as more that 40 industry courses in Safety, Risk, Quality and compliance management.
With more than 20 years of experience within the Aviation industry, Including 10 years in high management positions in Safety, Quality and Risk management within Avianca Group in central and south America, and 10 years as a consultant for many organizations worldwide. He has gained a thorough understanding of frameworks, methodologies, and programs to manage and effectively implement safety Management Systems within complex organizations.
He has spent the last four years contributing his expertise as a Safety Management System consultant in the autonomous vehicle industry in North America, supporting two major U.S. companies in integrating SMS frameworks and principles into their design and operations. Currently, Mr. Hidalgo serves within the Lufthansa Group under 2 positions, one, as the Managing Director of Lufthansa Group Quality Services, formerly known as AQS a subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group, where he manages the development of technical content and leads a team of over 60 freelancers worldwide to provide auditing, training, and consultancy services in safety, quality, and compliance to organizations worldwide. and the second one as the Senior Manager for Quality, Safety and compliance for the Lufthansa Aviation training group where he is in charge of defining and implementing an integrated Quality, Safety and compliance management system within the LAT group ensuring harmonization of processes across the various Business units of the group.
With more than 20 years of experience within the Aviation industry, Including 10 years in high management positions in Safety, Quality and Risk management within Avianca Group in central and south America, and 10 years as a consultant for many organizations worldwide. He has gained a thorough understanding of frameworks, methodologies, and programs to manage and effectively implement safety Management Systems within complex organizations.
He has spent the last four years contributing his expertise as a Safety Management System consultant in the autonomous vehicle industry in North America, supporting two major U.S. companies in integrating SMS frameworks and principles into their design and operations. Currently, Mr. Hidalgo serves within the Lufthansa Group under 2 positions, one, as the Managing Director of Lufthansa Group Quality Services, formerly known as AQS a subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group, where he manages the development of technical content and leads a team of over 60 freelancers worldwide to provide auditing, training, and consultancy services in safety, quality, and compliance to organizations worldwide. and the second one as the Senior Manager for Quality, Safety and compliance for the Lufthansa Aviation training group where he is in charge of defining and implementing an integrated Quality, Safety and compliance management system within the LAT group ensuring harmonization of processes across the various Business units of the group.
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