Mario Asselin is currently Chairman of Asselin, Inc. (www.asselininc.com) and a FAA Flight Analyst DER (Design Engineering Representative) for Part 23 Small Airplanes and Part 25 Transport Category Airplanes. Mr. Asselin also holds concurrently the position of Engineering Fellow at Bombardier Aviation, a Transport Canada DAD (Design Approval Designee), Learjet ODA (Organization Designation Authorization) Unit Member (UM), and Chairman of the Safety Review Board at the Bombardier Flight Test Center. He is a member of the Manufacturers Flight Test Council (MFTC), of GAMA EPIC (Electric Propulsion and Innovation Committee), of the Manufacturers Icing Certification Group (MICG), and of the Electric Flight Test Committee. Prior to this, he was Director of Engineering, Operations, and Quality at the Bombardier Flight Test Center (BFTC) in Wichita, Kansas. Mr. Asselin also held a position of Senior Manager for Flight Sciences and Flight Test Engineering & Operations at Honda Aircraft Corporation and was Vice President Engineering at Sino Swearingen Aircraft Corporation, now known as Syberjet Aircraft. Mr. Asselin's early career included 14 years in the Canadian Air Force and a short stay at CAE's military division.Mr. Asselin has taught courses in aircraft performance, stability and control, and aerodynamics for the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario. He has also taught at McGill University, École de Technologie Supérieure (ETS), Concordia University of Montreal, and Kansas University. He holds a Baccalaureate of Engineering degree in mechanical engineering from the Royal Military College of Canada and a Master of Applied Science (M.Sc.A.) in aerothermodynamics (aircraft icing) from École Polytechnique of Montreal.