Dave Hunt

Title
Associate Professor of the Practice and Program Coordinator
Email
Department
Department of Aeronautics
College
College of Aviation

Office Hours

By appointment only.

Areas of Expertise

Aviation Maintenance Management
Dave Hunt

Lt. Dave Hunt, U.S. Navy (Ret.), serves as an associate professor of the Practice and program coordinator for the B.S. in Pilot Operations program. He joined the university in 2011 as an adjunct instructor at the San Diego Campus and later served as Director of Academics at the Camp Pendleton site.

A dedicated Embry-Riddle alumnus, Lt. Hunt holds four degrees from the university: a B.S. in Professional Aeronautics (1997), an M.S. in Aeronautical Science (1998), an MBA in Aviation (1998) and an M.S. in Project Management (2015).

Lt. Hunt enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1991 and completed extensive avionics training before his first operational assignment with Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light 37 (SH-60B) at NAS Barber Point, Hawaii. During this tour, he deployed to the Persian Gulf aboard USS Port Royal (CG-73) in support of Operation Southern Watch and qualified as an Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist.

Commissioned as an Aerospace Maintenance Duty Officer in 2000, Lt. Hunt served in a variety of leadership roles across multiple commands, including VAQ-128 (EA-6B), the Naval Air Technical Data and Engineering Service Command (NATEC), USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67), and HSL-43 (SH-60B). He also served as Continuous Process Improvement Officer at Commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet, where he led Lean Six Sigma initiatives across eight squadrons.

Lt. Hunt holds Six Sigma Green and Black Belt certifications from Villanova University and is DAWIA-certified in Life-Cycle Logistics and Production/Quality/Manufacturing. Over his 20-year Navy career, he earned two Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals, four Achievement Medals and numerous campaign and service awards.

  • M.A.S. - Master of Aeronautical Science in Aviation Aerospace Safety Systems and Aviation Aerospace Management, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  • M.S. - Master of Science in Project Management, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  • M.B.A. - Master of Business Administration in Aviation, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  • B.S. - Bachelor of Science in Professional Aeronautics: Aviation Safety, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  • Mechanic - Federal Aviation Administration
  • Private Pilot - Federal Aviation Administration
  • AMNT 265: Aeronautical Electronics-AMT
  • AMNT 322: Aircraft Inspect & Sch'd Maint
  • ASCI 491: Oper'l Apps in Aeronautics
  • AMNT 491: Oper'l Apps in Avia Maint

AMNT 240 General Aeronautics and Applications

AMNT 260 Aircraft Electrical Systems Theory

AMNT 265 Aeronautical Electronics

AMNT 270 Airframe Structures and Applications

AMNT 271 Airframe Systems and Applications

AMNT 272 Fundamentals of Aircraft Avionics

AMNT 322 Aircraft Inspection and Scheduled Maintenance

AMNT 416 Aviation Maintenance Management: A Global Perspective

AMNT 429 Advanced Technologies in Design and Production of Aircraft Structures and Systems 

AMNT 490 Aviation Maintenance Capstone Course

AMNT 491 Operational Applications in Aviation Maintenance

ASCI 202 Introduction to Aeronautical Science

ASCI 433 Aviation Logistics and Supply Chain Management

ASCI 490 Aeronautical Science Capstone Course

MAVM 605 Global Maintenance Resource Management

MAVM 609 Aircraft Maintenance Management

MGMT 203 Management for Aeronautical Science

MGMT 314 Human Resource Management

MGMT 371 Leadership

MGMT 419 Aviation Maintenance Management

Aerospace Maintenance Duty Officer; Associate Professor of the Practice
Member of the Flight School Associations of North America (FSANA)