Custom software development company Amadeus Consulting's Steve Loper is teaming up with aviation experts on the Transportation Research Board's (TRB) Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Panel for the project ACRP 09-05 Guidance on Successful Computer Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) Selection and Practices.The initiative aims to provide guidance to airports on selecting, operating, and supporting a computer based maintenance management system within the airport environment.

Loper was asked to volunteer for the Panel by the ACRP to help identify and meet the changing needs of the aviation industry. Loper has been involved in a number of ACRP projects for the last several years, and as such ACRP felt his expertise would lend itself well as a member of this Panel. Panel members develop the scope of work and objective, evaluate proposals, contribute input to the direction of the project and lend their expertise to the end result.

Steve Loper is the senior quality engineer at Amadeus Consulting and has occupied many roles there, including chief technology officer. His areas of expertise lie in database architecture and developing technical specifications for many industries, including airports.

"It is a big responsibility and an honor to be part of choosing a research team that will deliver the best solution to the problem," said Steve Loper, senior quality engineer at Amadeus Consulting. "I am so fortunate to be a part of such an innovative project that will benefit not only those working in the aviation industry, but those who utilize airport services as well."

Steve Loper and Amadeus Consulting have been part of, or are currently working on several other ACRP projects. In 2008, Loper headed the team for a research program studying the challenges faced by the aviation industry as it adopts new information technology for airport business operations. In 2010, Amadeus Consulting was selected to develop a database-driven web application for the Transportation Research Board. In 2011, Amadeus Consulting was chosen as part of an expert research team to help airports create a collaborative environment between operations and maintenance.

Amadeus Consulting is a custom software development company dedicated to creating intelligent technology solutions with successful business results. Amadeus Consulting is a Microsoft® Gold Certified Partner as well as a Silverlight^TM Partner, winner of the Microsoft Office XP Challenge, and has Microsoft Partner Competencies in Custom Development, Mobility and Data Management Solutions. The company is an expert in custom software applications such as rich Internet applications, content management systems, e-commerce, data collection and management, and mobile application development including iPhone^TM, BlackBerry®, iPad^TM, Windows Mobile® and Android^TM. Amadeus Consulting has continued to rank in the prestigious Mercury 100 list of the fastest-growing private companies in Boulder and Broomfield counties since 2007, and has placed on the Inc. 5000 list since 2006.