George E. Kondreck, Jr., a System Safety Engineer and Section Manager at Raytheon, Space and Airborne Systems (SAS), has extensive experience in hazard analysis and accident investigation.

At Raytheon, he is responsible for managing a section of system safety and reliability engineers performing reliability predictions, FMECAs, FRACAS, hazard analyses, Fault Tree Analyses and incident  investigations on airborne and space radars and electro-optical systems. 

Mr. Kondreck served with the U.S. Marine Corps for ten years as a helicopter pilot, aviation safety officer and advanced weapons tactics instructor.  As Aviation Safety Officer, HMM-265 he investigated and authored the final reports for approximately 150 mishaps, including two major accidents with follow-up corrective action recommendations and implementations.  His last post was Aviation Safety Officer and Search and Rescue Pilot at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.  

Previous positions include Pilot Training Officer, Classified Materials Custodian and Analysis Officer.

Mr. Kondreck is a Certified Safety Professional and Professional Engineer.  He is a former  Chairman of the Southern California Chapter of the System Safety Society and was Chairman of the 9^th International System Safety Conference.  He is a member of the American Helicopter Society, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association,  the Marines’ Memorial Club and the Wyland Foundation.

Mr. Kondreck earned a B.S. in general engineering and mathematics at the United States Naval Academy and an M.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from USC.  He also holds an Aviation Safety Officer Certificate from the Naval Postgraduate School.