Matthew West is the president of Hawk AeroSafety, an aviation safety, training, and risk management consultancy based in Castle Rock, CO. He is an experienced aviator and aviation-specific safety professional, having served in senior safety positions for multiple Part 91 and Part 135 organizations in the fields of law enforcement, charter operations, air medical services, air tours, and more recently uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS).
Matthew was proud to have served his community as a law enforcement helicopter pilot, also working as a commercial helicopter pilot and instructor.
Matthew is a Certified International Safety Manager (CISM) with the International Society of Safety Professionals (ISSP), is a long serving member of the National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) and the International Society of Air Safety Investigators (ISASI) . He also serves as an acredited auditor for the International Standards of Business Aircraft Operators (IS-BAO).