Advisory Council Vice Chair

Marty Grier

Director, Aircraft Maintenance
The Home Depot Aviation Department

Council Member since 2019

Martin G. Grier is the Director, Aircraft Maintenance and employed by The Home Depot aviation department in Atlanta Georgia for the past 19 years.

Grier has a bachelor’s degree in Business Management & Ethics, Airframe & Powerplant license with Inspection Authorization. He is a Certified Aviation Manager (CAM) since 2008 and a Project Management Professional (PMP) since 2007.

With more than 40 years in aviation, Marty has held various positions including, Vice President, General Manager, Director of Technical Services and Director of Maintenance for major business aviation organizations.

Grier has played a significant role in the Home Depot Safety Management System, participating in the path to achieve OSHA VPP and IS-BAO Stage III.

Grier has served on the NBAA Safety Committee in various roles over the past 10 years and currently leads a specialized safety project team. Prior to that, Marty served on the NBAA Maintenance committee for five (5) years and chaired the 2010 MMC conference in San Diego. In addition, through ACP, Grier volunteers to help military personnel ease the transition back into civilian life and workforce.

Grier is also a 2018 Dr. Tony Kern Professionalism in Aviation Award recipient and a 2018 Bombardier Safety Standdown Award recipient, making him the first ever maintenance professional to receive this award.