Background
Tonelli, James D. R. was born on February 2, 1949 in Munich. Son of Nello J. and Magdalena Tonelli.
Tonelli, James D. R. was born on February 2, 1949 in Munich. Son of Nello J. and Magdalena Tonelli.
AS, B Professional aeronautics, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 1977. Master of Science, Troy (Alabama) State University, 1978.
Enlisted man, United States Army, l968-69; commissioned to chief warrant officer, United States Army pilot, safety manager, Air Cavalry Squadron, Fort Knox, Kentucky, l974-76; pilot, safety manager, 63d Medical Detachment, Landstuhl, Federal Republic Germany, l977-79; prevention instructor, aircraft accident investigator, United States Army Safety Center, Fort Rucker, Alabama, l980-83; pilot, aviation safety manager, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East, Ryidah, S., Saudi Arabia, l983-85; aviation safety manager, United States Forces Command, Fort McPherson, Georgia, l985-88; air safety investigator, National Transportation Safety Board president, J. Tonelli & Associations, Inc., Atlanta, l988-. Consultant aviation safety management. Instructor, program coordinator, Aviation Administration program, Georgia State University, Atlanta, 1990.
Member Army Aviation Association American, American Helicopter Society, International Society Air Safety Investigators, American Society Safety Engineers, Atlanta Aviation Council (chairman guest speakers l988—).
Married Jill Adrienne Boger, August ll, l973. L child, Justin Daniel.