Paul Fontaine

Mr. Paul V. Fontaine is the Director of the Portfolio Management & Technology Development Directorate in the NextGen Organization at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

The Office of NextGen (ANG) is responsible for championing the evolution of the National Airspace System (NAS). NextGen is a comprehensive suite of state-of-the-art technologies and procedures to aid that evolution.

Mr. Fontaine leads the FAA Enterprise Planning effort in collaboration with aviation stakeholders, he identifies strategies, develops integrated solutions, and coordinates investments to evolve and sustain a world class aviation system, and establishes NextGen integration goals, strategies, budgets and priorities. His office provides a conduit between NextGen and the Operations community, to ensure NextGen implementation efforts are harmonized with operations and stakeholder priorities and risks are addressed collaboratively to facilitate delivery of NextGen operational capabilities and benefits.

Mr. Fontaine is also responsible for the formulation, management, and coordination of the agency's research and advanced technology development program in human factors, communications, navigation, surveillance, and air traffic management. As the former manager of the Safe Flight 21 Program, his work led to the current nationwide deployment of the Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) program.