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Harold C. Davis
Alexandria,USA
Summary
Diligent Attorney Physician with solid background in providing technical solutions across various industries. Demonstrated success in implementing effective strategies that enhance system performance and streamline operations. Proven ability to leverage problem-solving skills and technical expertise to deliver high-quality results.
Overview
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Certification
43
43
years of professional experience
Work History
Consultant
Self-employed
12.2025 - Current
- Analyzed client needs to develop tailored consulting solutions.
- Facilitated workshops to enhance stakeholder engagement and collaboration.
- Streamlined processes to improve operational efficiency across various projects.
- Mentored junior consultants, fostering professional growth and skill development.
- Evaluated project outcomes to refine strategies and deliver optimal results.
- Developed comprehensive reports outlining strategic recommendations for clients.
- Established strong relationships with clients to ensure ongoing support and satisfaction.
- Led cross-functional teams in executing complex consulting initiatives successfully.
Senior Principle
MITRE Corporation
10.2022 - 11.2024
- Principal, Aviation and Health Systems, MITRE Corporation. Supporting multiple agencies and corporate strategy and planning for space commerce and aerospace operations/surveillances. Also, medical advisor on health system applications and regulations in aerospace environments. Subject matter expert for aerospace communication surveillance and navigation systems.
Consultant
Harold C. Davis, MD, JD
02.2016 - 08.2022
- Liaised with customers, management, and sales team to better understand customer needs and recommend appropriate solutions.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to successfully deliver comprehensive solutions for clients.
- Managed client relationships through regular check-ins and updates on project progress.
- Enhanced communication among team members to foster collaborative and supportive work environment.
- Assisted clients in navigating complex industry challenges with strategic recommendations.
- Identified areas of improvement for clients'' operations, implementing targeted solutions to increase productivity.
- Developed innovative strategies for clients, resulting in increased revenue and business growth.
- Streamlined internal processes to enhance team efficiency and improve overall project outcomes.
- Delivered high-quality presentations to stakeholders, effectively communicating project objectives and results.
- Analyzed data sets to identify trends and opportunities for process improvements within client organizations.
Medical Advisor
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
05.2020 - 07.2021
- Responsible for medical law, health, and safety support and workplace regulation revisions for 120,000 employees worldwide during COVID-19 for CFPB and DE working regularly with the White House, HHS, and CDC on safer Federal workplaces, contact tracing, and vaccine distribution. Oversaw the development of two IT applications for visualizing contact tracing and symptom monitoring. Treasury member HHS/NASA/WHOSTP planetary biological defense team developing procedures for return of payloads from planetary bodies. CFPB Director Award for Performance 2020.
- Supervisor: Michael Michalosky, Chief Administrative Office, 202-862-4461
Principal Advisor, Engineering Services and Data Analysis Division
Center for Naval Analyses
01.2016 - 04.2019
- Provided expert consultant advice supporting multiple agencies including FAA, NASA, HHS (Department of Health and Human Services) Biomedical Advanced Research Agency (BARDA), the US Navy (Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA.) NextGen programs Developed data analytics and visualization policy for FAA, Navy, and JCS J8.
- Supervisor: Dr. Brad Ng, phone: 703-862-4461
Director, Data Management Directorate and Director, NAS Data Release Board
Air Traffic Organization (ATO) – System Operations Services
04.2012 - 01.2016
- Responsible for leading, supervising, and providing executive oversight to four federal/contractor staff teams and two FAA-wide Boards that provide planning, directing, implementing, overseeing, and continuously monitoring of all data programs related to air traffic control systems used by the FAA. These systems at the Air Traffic Control System Command Center and Regional Air Traffic Control Centers throughout the United States for airports, UAS, and manned flight operations and data analytics and graphics including accidents and space operations.
- Supervisor: Nancy Kalinowski, phone: 202-267-0310
Group Manager, NAS Data Release
Air Traffic Organization – Mission Support Services, AJV-2 (Aeronautical Information Management)
09.2010 - 04.2012
- Responsible for leading and supervising three federal/contractor teams providing air traffic data compilation, analysis, and statistical reporting services for FAA including daily operation of collection systems for manned and UAS vehicles, policy development, and rulemaking. Data used daily across the Federal government including Department/Agency senior leadership on FAA status, performance, and trends. Responsibilities included Overflight fees tracking and collection (over $100M/year) and FOIA/accident investigation/security/law enforcement/congressional inquiry analysis and support as well as the development of information release policies of FAA-controlled data. Served as the JRC and Acquisition Management System (AMS) advisor to the Vice President, Mission Support Services. Advised Federal Air Surgeon on Medical regulations and issues. FAA IRB Member.
- Supervisor: Barry C Davis, Phone: 202-267-9400
Center for Naval Analyses
07.2008 - 09.2010
- Supervisor: Dr. Brad Ng, Phone: 703-862-4461
Associate Vice President for Research
University of Texas Austin
03.2007 - 06.2008
- Duties included responsible for research compliance (including classified efforts) and a full range of project management and federal agency program development; supervisor of 45 employees in the offices of Research Support, Animal Research Center, and Applied Computational and the Engineering Center. Chairman, Institutional Bio-Safety Committee, Chairman Human Experiment Committee Institutional Review Board, Adjunct Professor of Law, Member, Security, Radiation Safety, Chemical Safety, and other related Committees.
- Supervisor: Juan Sanchez, Phone: 512-471-2877
Medical Advisor and Senior Program Manager
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
02.2005 - 07.2007
- Responsible for developing, planning, budgeting, and deploying surveillance and information sharing programs. Demonstrated experience in providing leadership and strategic direction to the capital planning processing, cost analysis, policy, governance, and plans as the Sr. Program Manager for the Electronic Surveillance Systems (including Closed Circuit TV for Airports), a nation-wide security-critical, high visibility $750M program affecting all commercial air travelers in US airports, and space-based surveillance for security operations. This activity required expert management of human, financial, and information resources strategically; the entire program was revamped and re-scoped at significant savings and enhanced effectiveness through a public-private arrangement. Also required leading a cost and price analysis of multiple contractor proposals while meeting agency needs through expert and innovative strategies for the TSA surveillance acquisition program.
- Supervisor: Carol DiBattiste, Phone: 571-227-1200
TSA Liaison to DHS
US Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
08.2004 - 02.2005
- Responsible for the coordination of the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) policy and operations with TSA's parent organization DHS. Served as a senior staff member and medical-legal advisor to the Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security assisting with policy, planning, budget, regulations, information security, data analytics, Information Fusion, and Visualization Centers, acquisitions especially of aircraft and UAS, research, and daily operations of 110,000 DHS personnel deployed in the US and abroad.
- Supervisor: Randy Beardsworth, Ph: 202-772-5073
Director (A) and Deputy Director SE Area Aviation Operations
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
09.2003 - 08.2004
- Responsible for aviation security operations and administration for headquarters staff and field operations at 87 airports in the Southeastern US, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, eleven staff, and thirty-seven Federal Security Directors (direct reports) with staff and screener force of 11,000. This position required leading people toward TSA's new vision, mission, and goals. This was particularly difficult in a new organization to meet a critical security requirement while establishing workplaces that were inclusive and fostered employee development, cooperation, and teamwork while constructively resolving conflicts in an ever-changing and developing start-up environment. Also inherent in this environment was the need to meet TSA and the public's organizational expectations and goals requiring making decisions that produced timely, high-quality results by applying broad technical knowledge and problem analysis and solution/problem identification and risk calculation and assignment. EEOC and employee relations mediation management representative.
- Supervisor: Mike Irwin, Phone: 571-227-3962
Attorney-Advisor
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
01.1993 - 09.2003
- I was the Senior Counsel and advisor to the Chief Financial Officer and Director, Air Traffic Services and Federal Air Surgeon. Also, agency Courts of Appeal counsel on regulations, I reviewed and prepared regulatory and guidance documents concerning national and international security requirements, international air traffic agreements, and fees, and aviation medical standards (including UAS and commercial space standards); prepared legislation/budget/acquisition actions and proposals and responded to Congressional/IG inquiries.
- Supervisor: Mike Chase, Ph: 202-267-3222
Major, USAF (Physician, Flight Surgeon, and Student)
United States Air Force (USAF) Institute of Technology
08.1987 - 01.1993
- I completed medical training, internship, and Flight Surgeon training and I provided medical/legal advice to commanders and the USAF Surgeon General including the international Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC). I responded to congressional inquiries; authored USAF regulations; designated Special Assistant US Attorney for litigation/trials concerning Federal Tort Claims Act; provided primary medical care and training to flight personnel exposed to nuclear, biological, and chemical environments.
- Supervisor: Various, Ph: 800-543-3490
Captain/Major, USAF (Medical Law Consultant)
Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center
12.1984 - 08.1987
- Medical/legal attorney for largest USAF medical center and 19 other USAF facilities; emergency response and Continuity of Operations Plans (COOP) advisor including Combat Casualty Care instructor. I supervised medical malpractice defense and risk management programs. I was the legal consultant/advisor for medical staff and patients; served on medical center committees including credentialing, institutional review board, and medical ethics; mediation advisor; reviewed contracts and affiliation agreements; designated Special Assistant U.S. Attorney for litigation/trials concerning Federal Tort Claims Act; supervised five-member legal and paralegal/civilian staff. Lecturer, University of Texas Health Sciences Center. Meritorious Service Medal, 2nd award.
- Supervisor: Various, Ph: 210-292-7412
Captain, USAF (Chief, Military Justice)
USAF Military Training Center
03.1984 - 12.1984
- American Bar Association Outstanding Young JAG of the Air Force winner. Provided military justice guidance and administration to largest courts-martial jurisdiction in USAF; trained and supervised new trial attorneys; senior Special Assistant U.S. Attorney for criminal matters arising on federal reservations; supervised three attorneys, seven paralegals, and 3 civilian court reporters. Meritorious Service Medal, Air Force Achievement Medal.
Captain, USAF (Staff Judge Advocate)
6168th Combat Support Squadron
04.1983 - 03.1984
- Senior and supervising attorney for three-person legal and paralegal staff at Taegu AB, Republic of Korea; provided all legal services to base personnel; wing intelligence officer. Air Force Commendation Medal. Law of Armed Conflict advisor for 7th AF Command Center.
Education
Diplomat - Medical Law
American Board of Legal Medicine
05-2005
Fellow College of Legal Medicine - Medical Law
College of Legal Medicine
Chicago, IL04-1995
Medical Doctor - undefined
University of Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio
01-1991
Juris Doctorate - undefined
Baylor Law School
01-1979
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Baylor University
01-1977
Certificate - International Studies
London School of Economic and Political Studies
01-1974
Skills
- Currently self-employed Consultant in Law, Medical and Aerospace Operations/Systems Recently, Principal, Aviation and Health Systems, MITRE Corporation Supporting multiple agency and corporate strategy and planning for space commerce and aerospace operations/surveillances and acquisitions and regulations Also, medical law advisor on health system applications and regulations in aerospace/workspace environments I supported FAA Safety Management Systems Projects and Advanced Air Mobility projects including regulation/fees development Also supporting the IC community on space related issues
- Twenty plus years aerospace lecturer/educator/law professor at NASA/JPL, Smithsonian, US Naval Observatory night tours, several universities, schools and now MITRE corporation Trial/appellate/regulations attorney with experience with multiple areas of Federal law including civil, criminal, FTCA, APA, fees and Chevron cases Also, I participate in management and provide legal support for 2 family farms
- Medical Advisor for Department of Treasury and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) I was responsible for medical-law, health and safety support and workplace regulations revisions for 120,000 employees worldwide during COVID-19 including workforce management/return to work issues working regularly with the White House (OMB), HHS, and CDC on safer Federal workplaces, workforce management/return to work issues, contact tracing and vaccine distribution
- Treasury member HHS/NASA/White House Office of Scientific Policy (WHOSTP) planetary biological defense team developing procedures for return of payloads from planetary bodies CFPB Director Award for Performance 2021
- Director, Data Management Directorate and Director, NAS Data Release Board, Air Traffic Organization (ATO), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA Group Manager NAS Data Release, ATO, FAA;
- Senior Policy Advisor for Air Traffic (NextGen), Center for Naval Analyses supporting the FAA Associate Vice President for Research, Chair, Institutional Bio-Safety Committee, Chair, Human Experiment Committee Institutional Review Board, Adjunct Professor of Law; University of Texas-Austin
- Senior Program Manager for Surveillance Programs; Agency Medical Advisor; Agency Liaison, US Department of Homeland Security
- Area Director, Transportation Security Administration Physician/Flight Surgeon/Fellow of the College of Legal Medicine; Diplomat, American Board of Legal Medicine; Licensed State of Texas 05493700
- Admitted to US District and US Courts of Appeal, Texas, and US Supreme Courts, with decades of military and federal law enforcement experience along with administrative, trial, and appellate experience
- Associate Vice President for Research at University of Texas (UT) - Austin, responsible for developing and fostering UT's relationship with its external security, health, and defense entities Oversaw the University's 50 biosafety and animal labs, which until my appointment, suffered repeated failures in the containment of biological and hazardous materials causing hospitalizations of students and lab employees Data analytics revitalized the Institutional Bio-Safety Committee and the Institutional Review Board and instituted self-inspections, including checklists, staff and student training, and best practices to resolve problems Inspections of the labs (both internal inspections and external agency inspections) went from “marginal” to “satisfactory” and, in some cases, to “excellent” in one year Also, a consultant to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate and Sandia National Labs on security requirements for infectious disease and pandemic planning
- Substantial experience in senior leadership and management roles including developing and implementing financial policy, regulations, and legislation, privacy, cyber security, cost accounting, and contract management I provided management oversight resulting in operational results in the areas of medical, aviation, and space law/operations, regulatory including airman medical requirements, legislative, budget, aviation data information and analyses, acquisition, contracts, claims, dispute resolution, labor relations, and training activities Medical and law school teaching (medical jurisprudence and disaster preparedness including space law) experience
- Volunteer highlight: Astronomy and Space Educator and Instructor for the Smithsonian Institution, NASA/ Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and US Naval Observatory In addition, Scouts and Venturing program leaders hold several senior District positions including Eagle Board and Medical Advisor
- Problem-solving
- Attention to detail
- Team leadership & development
- Client relationships
- Integrity and honesty
- MS office
- Analytical thinking
- Strategic planning
- Issue resolution
- Project leadership
- Public speaking
- Goal setting
- Continuous improvement
- Work Planning and Prioritization
- Project management
- Analysis & evaluation
- Quality assurance
- Best practices implementation
- Operations analysis
- Staff management
- Business planning
- Data analytics
- Subject matter expert
- Project analysis
- Executive support
- Disaster recovery planning
- Stakeholder engagement
- Risk assessment
- Multitasking Abilities
- Excellent communication
- Technological assessment
- Industry knowledge
- Strategic growth management
Affiliations
- Physician member, DHS/Coast Guard Board for the Correction of Military Records, 1993-2007.
- Member, DHS Advisory Committee, Sandia National Laboratories, 2008-2010.
- Member, School of Information Advisory Board, University of Texas-Austin, 2010-present.
- Member, McDonald Observatory University of Texas, Visitors Board, 2005-present.
Certification
- Licensed Attorney Texas Bar November 1979 - [Timeframe]
Interests
Astronomy and Space Instructor and Volunteer, Smithsonian Institute, US Naval Observatory, and NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Virginia State Parks DCR – Sky Meadows State Park, District Commissioner, Boy Scouts of America, National Capital Area Council, Colonial District (Award of Merit-2001/4/5) August 2000 to August 2006; Eagle Board 2008 to present, Crew 80 Medical and Emergency Response Advisor and Committee Chair, Deacon, Usher Captain & Sunday School Teacher, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Alexandria, VA, Astronomy, Tennis, Running, Skiing, White Water Rafting, Flying
Timeline
Consultant
Self-employed
12.2025 - Current
Senior Principle
MITRE Corporation
10.2022 - 11.2024
Medical Advisor
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
05.2020 - 07.2021
Consultant
Harold C. Davis, MD, JD
02.2016 - 08.2022
Principal Advisor, Engineering Services and Data Analysis Division
Center for Naval Analyses
01.2016 - 04.2019
Director, Data Management Directorate and Director, NAS Data Release Board
Air Traffic Organization (ATO) – System Operations Services
04.2012 - 01.2016
Group Manager, NAS Data Release
Air Traffic Organization – Mission Support Services, AJV-2 (Aeronautical Information Management)
09.2010 - 04.2012
Center for Naval Analyses
07.2008 - 09.2010
Associate Vice President for Research
University of Texas Austin
03.2007 - 06.2008
Medical Advisor and Senior Program Manager
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
02.2005 - 07.2007
TSA Liaison to DHS
US Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
08.2004 - 02.2005
Director (A) and Deputy Director SE Area Aviation Operations
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
09.2003 - 08.2004
Attorney-Advisor
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
01.1993 - 09.2003
Major, USAF (Physician, Flight Surgeon, and Student)
United States Air Force (USAF) Institute of Technology
08.1987 - 01.1993
Captain/Major, USAF (Medical Law Consultant)
Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center
12.1984 - 08.1987
Captain, USAF (Chief, Military Justice)
USAF Military Training Center
03.1984 - 12.1984
Captain, USAF (Staff Judge Advocate)
6168th Combat Support Squadron
04.1983 - 03.1984
Certificate - International Studies
London School of Economic and Political Studies
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Baylor University
Juris Doctorate - undefined
Baylor Law School
Medical Doctor - undefined
University of Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio
Diplomat - Medical Law
American Board of Legal Medicine
Fellow College of Legal Medicine - Medical Law
College of Legal Medicine
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS/PUBLICATIONS
- Space Operations in Homeland Security; Law, Homeland Security and Geospatial Technologies Conference University of Mississippi Law School, February 2005.
- Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001; TSA Federal Security Directors Conference, Arlington, VA, April 2004.
- HIPAA and the Aviation Medical Examiner; The Federal Air Surgeon's Medical Bulletin
- Spring 2003
SPECIALIZED TRAINING
- 2015 FAA Senior Leader Development Program Cohort
- DHS Certified Acquisition Professional; Level III
- Annual Legal and Medical Continuing Education
- Harvard University Kennedy School of Government Leadership for the 21st Century
- Department of Transportation Regulatory Drafting and Process Course
- Northwestern University Trial and Defense Courses
- USAF Medical Student/Post Graduate Medical Training
- USAF Aerospace Medicine Primary Course
- USAF Command and Staff College and Air War College
- USAF Institute of Technology Medical Law Consultant Course
- USMC Command and Staff College
- USAF Squadron Officers' School
- USAF Judge Advocate Staff Officer Course
- USAF Judge Advocate Federal Contracts Course
- Private Pilot and Flight Surgeon ratings
- Adjunct Professor University of Texas Law and Medical Schools
- Lecturer, University of Mississippi Law School (Space Law)
- NASA/JPL, Space Missions for Community Education and Outreach