Bart Nicolai

Experience

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  Skeyes

  Sept 2000 - May 2024

  Responsible for the coordination and follow-up of strategic and regulatory international aviation/ATM evolutions, with a specific focus on policy, technology and innovation.Responsible for the coordination and follow-up of skeyes’ representation in international organisations.skeyes focal point towards CANSO, EUROCAE and SESAR Deployment Manager.skeyes representative in multiple working groups of various international organisations', e.g. CANSO and EUROCONTROL. Former vice-chair of CANSO Policy Task Force.Chairman of the skeyes SESAR Coordination Group.skeyes coordinator of the Grant Agreements in relation to EU CEF funded SESAR deployments projects.skeyes focal point for implementation monitoring of CP1 Regulation. www.skeyes.be Show less Responsible for ensuring the follow-up of technological evolutions in ATM, in particular in relation to the SESAR Programme and as such acting as Coordinator of the Belgocontrol SESAR Coordination Group and focal point towards the SESAR Deployment Manager (SDM).Responsible for ensuring the follow-up of (and participation to) activities of international organisations and working groups in relation to ATM & MET.Active member of a number of international working groups, amongst others: - Chairman of WG AVIMET- EUMETNET representative in the SES Industry Consultation Body and the SDM Stakeholder Consultation Platform- Member of the CANSO SESAR Deployment Task Force- Core Expert of WMO CAeM ET-ISA & WMO CBS TT-AvXML- Belgian representative in the ICAO METG- Member of the MET Alliance Steering Committeewww.belgocontrol.be Show less Responsible for determining (and executing) relevant MET research, studies and projects in Belgocontrol and as such participating as expert (team lead) in SESAR WP11.2 on MET information requirements. Responsible for advising the management on strategic MET items based on international activities and developments. Responsible for liaising with the Belgocontrol ATM Department for the integration of MET solutions. Responsible for ensuring the follow-up and implementation of international MET regulations (amongst others European IR & CS, ICAO SARPs, WMO coding rules). Active member of a number of international groups, amongst others: - Co-chair of WMO Commision for Aeronautical Meteorology (CAeM) ET-M&M - Core Expert of WMO CAeM ET-ISA & WMO CBS TT-AvXML- Chairman of WG AVIMET & Team leader of EUMETNET Aviation team- EUMETNET representative in the SES ICB - Belgian representative in the ICAO MET-ATM TF and ICAO METG- Member of the MET Alliance Steering Committee Responsible for MET related activities in the FABEC and as such acted as Chairman of the FABEC CDSTF Expert MET Panel.Focal point for DG Operations in the Belgocontrol SESAR Coordination Group.www.belgocontrol.be Show less Responsible for liaising with Belgocontrol ATS Department.Responsible for implementing international regulations (amongst others ICAO SARPs, WMO coding rules, SES requirements, in particular safety and contingency requirements). As such also responsible for rationalizing the working instructions and the development of an overarching MET Operational Manual.Active member of a number of international groups, amongst others:- ICAO METATMG, - WMO CAeM ET on Improvements to Forecasts & Warnings, - WMO CAeM ET on Customer Focus. Responsible for developing several new Belgocontrol MET products, such as the Airport Capacity MET forecast (ACMET). Responsible for implementing the new Belgocontrol Aerodrome & Runway Weather Information System (BARWIS) on the different Belgian civil airports. Responsible for developing the technical and operational concept for “remote weather observations”.Part of the MET training team responsible for giving MET courses to MET, ATS and CNS personnel. Show less

  • Expert International Affairs

    Jun 2016 - May 2024

  • Expert Public Affairs - International Domain

    Oct 2015 - May 2016

  • Senior Expert Meteorological Studies & Strategy

    Oct 2008 - Oct 2015

  • Expert MET Support & Development

    Sept 2000 - Oct 2008
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  The International Civil Aviation Organization

  Feb 2001 - Sept 2017

  Belgocontrol / Belgian Representative in ICAO Working Bodies

  1) Belgian representative in the MET Group of the European Air Navigation Planning Group (EANPG/METG): 09/2008 - 09/20172) Head of Belgian Delegation to the MET Divisional Meeting 20143) Member of the MET Support for Air Traffic Management Task Force (MET/ATM TF): 07/2009 - 06/20114) Member of the MET Support for Air Traffic Management Group (METATMG): 01/2006 - 01/20095) Member of the Drafting Group on Operational requirements for MET provision for Airport Capacity Planning (Capacity DG): 03/2005 - 01/2006 6) Member of the Project Team on meteorological Parameters for Airport Operations (PT/METAOP): 02/2001 - 10/2005 Show less

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  MET Alliance

  Feb 2009 - Aug 2018

  Steering Committee Member

  The MET Alliance is a group of national aeronautical meteorological service providers from eight European States that cooperate on further improvement and rationalization of the meteorological services for aviation. The MET Alliance is governed by its Steering Committee while the day-to-day business is handled by its Board.http://www.met-alliance.com/

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  FABEC

  Sept 2009 - Mar 2010

  Leader of the MET Expert Panel

  The MET panel is an expert panel residing under the FABEC Common Data Services Task Force (CDS-TF) responsible for refining the requirements and producing the specifications of 2 FABEC MET services (PLIP - Precipitation and Lightning Intensity Picture and WA - Wind Aloft).

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  World Meteorological Organization

  Feb 2010 - Aug 2018

  1) Core Expert in the CAeM Expert Team on Information Services to ATM (ET-ISA): 2015-20182) Core Expert in the CBS Task Team on Aviation XML (TT-AvXML): 2011-20173) Head of Belgian Delegation to the CAeM Conference in 2010 & 2014 & 20184) Co-Chair of the CAeM Expert Team on MET Services to ATM & MET Information Exchange (ET-M&M): 2010-20145) Member of the CAeM Management Group: 2010-20146) Co-Chair of the Joint CBS-CAeM Expert Team on OPMET Data Representation (ET-ODR): 2008-2009; as such project coordinator for the first official global test of exchanging a METAR report in XML format 7) Member of the CAeM Expert Team on New TAF Forecast (ET-NTF): 2006-20098) Member of the CAeM Expert Team on Customer Focus (ET-CF): 2004-20069) Member of CAeM PROMET: 2001-2002 Show less The ET-M&M is a WMO expert team with the following objectives:1) Identification and proposal of candidate MET Services To ATM (MSTA) grounded on an innovative and high-level scientific basis, in response to user needs and in coordination with the ICAO Meteorological Aeronautical Requirements and Information Exchange Project Team (MARIE-PT).2) Proposal(s) for MSTA put forward to conjoint WMO/ICAO Meeting in 2014, supported by ICAO and the different user communities.3) Provision of MSTA related MET Information Exchange needs to the WMO CBS Task Team on Aviation XML. Show less

  • Belgocontrol / Belgian Representative in WMO Working Bodies

    Sept 2001 - Aug 2018

  • Co-chair of the CAeM Expert Team on Met Services To ATM & MET Information Exchange (ET-M&M)

    Oct 2011 - Jul 2014

  • CAeM Focal Point on Operational Meteorological Data Exchange

    Feb 2010 - Jul 2014
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  SESAR WP11.2 Project

  Feb 2012 - Sept 2016

  Task Leader of T11.2.1.2 - Operational Requirements for MET Information

  Task T11.2.1.2 is responsible for consolidating all operational requirements (from airport, TMA, en-route, network, FOC & WOC) for MET information services within the SESAR project. The task leader is responsible to manage the activities of the task team (survey, analysis and translation of requirements, writing the deliverable documents such as DOD, OSED, SPR & INTEROP). The task leader also interacts with Task T11.2.2 responsible for the development of the prototypes. As such, I became the founding father of the term MET-GATE (MET Information Service Generation, ATM Tailoring & Exchange), the intelligent interface between the aviation MET Service Providers and the SWIM.The work of WP11.2 was successfully concluded in September 2016. http://www.sesarju.eu/sesar-solutions/enabling-aviation-infrastructure/met-information-exchangehttp://www.eumetnet.eu/sesar Show less

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  EUMETNET EIG

  Jun 2012 - Jun 2017

  Chairman of AVIMET

  AVIMET is the aviation working group of the EUMETNET EIG. It addresses issues relevant to aviation and initiates all necessary actions, such as developing common position statements, in particular in view of Single European Sky (SES). AVIMET also aims at improving the value and efficiency of aeronautical MET services to the aviation industry through cooperation, innovation and investment for the future.The role of the Chairman is to amongst others act as an external spokesman (for example by representing EUMETNET towards the SES Industry Consultation Body and the SESAR Deployment manager), to manage the activities within the working group and to steer the activities of the aviation team in EUMETNET.Elected in May 2012 and unanimously re-elected in May 2014 and May 2016.Main achievements: 1) Main driver and lead author of the EUMETNET Vision on Future Aviation MET Service Provision2) Set-up of Aviation Support Programme within EUMETNET3) Set-up of Coordination Agreement with the SESAR Deployment Managerhttp://www.eumetnet.eu/aviation Show less

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  CANSO

  Mar 2016 - now

  Coordinate the creation of CANSO members’ position to defined topics on ATMtechnical/operational and safety measures.Coordinate CANSO positions on defined topics related to the Single European Sky.Providing secretariat to a number of CANSO Europe Permanent Groups and Task Forces.Work in a coherent way with any existing globally agreed CANSO policies that have beenendorsed by the European Members.Support CANSO’s advocacy activities towards international bodies such as European Commission, EASA, SESAR JU, ICAO Europe and EUROCONTROL.Coordinate CANSO involvement with amongst others EUROCONTROL and Network Manager advisory bodies. Show less CANSO Europe:1) Member of the Strategic & Political Group (SPG) since 20212) Member of the Technical Operational Group (TOG) - formerly Technical Task Force (TTF) since 20203) Member of the Policy Task Force (PTF) 2016-2020 and Vice-Chairman 2019-20204) Member of the Planning & Coordination Task Force (PCTF) 2016-20205) Alternate Member of the CECM 2016-2020CANSO Global:1) Member of the Strategy & Integration Standing Committee (SISC) since 2017https://www.canso.org/global-atm-net Show less

  • Manager Europe ATM

    May 2024 - now

  • skeyes representative in CANSO Working Groups

    Mar 2016 - May 2024