Kenneth M. Dufour President
Aviation Management Consulting, Inc.

Kenneth M. Dufour

Kenneth M. Dufour

Mr. Kenneth (Ken) M. Dufour was appointed as Alumni-At- Large Trustee for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in October 1998. He now serves as the Co-Chair of the Student Life Committee and is a member of the Development and Flight Safety & Education committees.

His aviation career spans more than 30 years of aviation involvement. He has held positions such as regional vice president, area manager, regional marketing manager for Gulfstream Aerospace, Honeywell, BF Goodrich Aerospace, AlliedSignal, Litton Aero Products.

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

His 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. Avionics experience includes conceptual and systems design, flight operations, FAA 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, SatCom, as well as Flight Management Systems.

He provides aircraft appraisal, evaluation, audit, and inspection services for different segments within the aviation community. These services include current and future value assessments for different aircraft, as well as expert testimony in reference to aircraft values. Ken also belongs to the American Society of Appraisers, the International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading and the National Aircraft Finance Association.

Mr. Dufour earned a bachelor degree in Professional Aeronautics and a Master of Aviation Management degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida. He is a licensed Airline Transport Pilot and a Certified Flight Instructor for Single-Engine, Multi-Engine and Instruments.

Seven years ago, Mr. Dufour established Aviation Management Consulting, Inc., in Rockford, Illinois, to provide management, marketing/sales, and technical skills to the aerospace marketplace.

Faculty and Student Delegates

  • Javad Gorjidooz

    Faculty Delegate,
    Prescott Campus

  • Bob Oxley, Ph.D.

    Faculty Delegate,
    Daytona Beach Campus

  • Kees Rietsema, Ph.D.

    Faculty Delegate,
    Worldwide Campus

  • Bryan Dietz

    Student Delegate,
    Daytona Beach Campus

  • Clancy Delforge

    Student Delegate,
    Prescott Campus