experience assures success
Mission Statement
Sanford Proveaux established Applied Innovations and Research, LLC (AIR, LLC) in 2008 with the goal of providing the highest quality, expert engineering services to meet customer needs. AIR, LLC has extensive knowledge and experience in FAA certification, engineering design and analysis of aircraft, aircraft engines, and aircraft systems, which assures project success and total customer satisfaction.
Who We Are
- Sanford Proveaux, AIR, LLC President and Principal Engineer, is an FAA Designated Engineering Representative (DER-T), for turbine engines and APUs.
- AIR, LLC’s Principal Engineer is a licensed Professional Engineer (Mechanical) in the states of Georgia, Alabama, and Florida, with over 40 years of engineering experience.
- AIR, LLC’s Principal Engineer has extensive experience in the mechanical design and FAA certification of aircraft engines and aircraft systems. He worked for the FAA’s Aircraft Certification Service for 17 years in the areas of aircraft and engine certification, and continued operational safety. While at the FAA he was responsible for identifying the root cause and corrective action for over 3,000 in-service difficulties on FAA-certified Part 23 and Part 25 aircraft, and Part 33 turbine engines. He has extensive experience in risk analysis (Weibull, SARA, and TARAM) of potential in-service safety issues.
- Prior to the FAA, AIR, LLC’s Principal Engineer worked as a design engineer in the aircraft and gas turbine engine industries for 29 years.
- Applied Innovations and Research, LLC is a Domestic Limited Liability Company registered in the State of Georgia.
- Applied Innovations and Research, LLC is also a licensed engineering firm in the State of Georgia.
- Sanford Proveaux is a certificated Commercial Pilot, Single-Engine, Multi-Engine, and Instrument. He is also a Flight Instructor (CFI), Airplane and Instrument.
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