Aviation Consultant Services was formed in March 2004. Its founder and president, Michael N. Asahara, began his professional aviation career in 1972 as an engineer for the,

• U.S. Army Aviation Systems Command
• Lead Engineering Manager for Rockwell Shuttlecraft (Defense Contract Administration Service (DCAS), Los Angeles)
• Airframe Structures Engineer for the McDonnell Douglas DC-9/MD80 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-Long Beach)
• Program Manager for McDonnell Douglas DC-9/MD80 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-Long Beach)
• Airframe (Structures) Branch Manager (Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-Long Beach)
• Los Angeles Aircraft Certification Office Manager (Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-Long Beach)

and eventually retiring from the FAA to form his own Limited Liability Corporation. 32 years were spent in all phases of aircraft type certification and design work, including structures engineering analyses (service difficulties and major modifications) for aircraft/rotorcraft and forensic structural engineering responsibilities for numerous major aircraft/rotorcraft accidents and major incidents. Included with the responsibilities was the development of an effective supporting organizational structure which planned the utilization of available resources.