Stephanie M Jones is Associate Vice President, Flight Operations for Drone Express. Drone Express is a logistics company focused on bringing safe, reliable, autonomous, eco-friendly package delivery throughout the country. Stephanie helps empower a diverse team of proficient, independent thinkers whose mission is to make life easier by bringing customers what they need when and where they need it.Stephanie is also the first Black Woman to bring drone delivery operations to Atlanta, GA, and will ...
Nov 07, 2022•21 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Tonie Smith debuted in Real Estate as a Sales Agent then quickly transitioned to the role of advisor and client relationship manager, assisting the brokerage with development of bi-lingual service options for its diverse customer base. She developed a knack for defining processes to increase client satisfaction and improve productivity, and Tonie held on to those objectives throughout her career. From managing small teams to working as a franchise sales consultant for Fortune 500 companies, her ...
Oct 12, 2022•22 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Chad Sweet is the co-founder and CEO of ModalAI, Inc, a Blue UAS Framework manufacturer of autonomous autopilots for drones and ground robots. Sweet is highly experienced in robotics R&D, and during his 20 years at Qualcomm, led efforts in computer vision and wireless communications with 15 patents granted. He was responsible for groundbreaking projects such as the Snapdragon Flight, which is powering NASA’s Ingenuity, the first drone to fly on Mars. Sweet is committed to advancing the drone...
Oct 04, 2022•20 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Ed Boucas is the Founder and CEO of Votix ( http://www.votix.com ). Ed is a Production and Mechanical Engineer, currently a member of the YPO (Young Presidents' Organization) Miami chapter, currently a member of the HBS (Harvard Business School) Alumni Angels of South Florida, and graduated from the Harvard Business School OPM program being awarded as the OPM Idol Winner. Ed started his entrepreneurial career as the Founder & CEO of Cipher ( http://www.cipher.com ), a global leader in the cy...
Sep 12, 2022•23 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Peter H. Schmidt, Co-Founder and COO of Transcend Air, is an entrepreneur and executive with startup, turn-around, and large enterprise experience. Schmidt’s aviation roles have included sUAS test pilot, with two first flights; President & COO of Linear Air, Eclipse 500 operator and Part 135 online charter marketplace; COO of Jet Advisors, a business aviation consultancy; and SVP of National Aviation Academy, the second largest Part 147 aviation mechanic school in the U.S. In his pre-aviatio...
Aug 08, 2022•28 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Earl McDowell, Jr. is currently an Account Manager for Esri's Local Government Team out of the St. Louis Esri Regional Office. With over 20 years of experience in a variety of geospatial, analytic, and urban planning capacities, he has worked full-time in all levels of government from local to federal. Earl has a Bachelor of Science degree in Geography from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. He was also the founder and principal of GeoGraph, LLC, a company that specialized in GIS and Urban...
Jul 29, 2022•22 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Tony Reid, is a graudate of SUNY - Orange and holds a degree in Cybersecurity. He is also a Sergeant with the New York Army National Guard and a former Correctional Officer. Tony is a Part 107 Drone Pilot is is President of Aerial System Group International. Some of Tony's most impactful work is as Co-Founder of Drone Cadets, a drone training school for adolescents where he and him team teaches STEM via drone training, with a particular focus on young men of color. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin...
Jul 19, 2022•27 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Pascal Morgan is a technology pioneer, creative thinker, passionate speaker, and cross-industry digital transformation advisor. As the founder of think.speak.transform., he looks back at over 30 years in IT, Technology, Media, and Innovation as Executive and strategist for Fortune 500 companies and industry leaders such as Coca-Cola, Deutsche Telekom, AOL, and Pixelpark. He is a member of the faculty at futur/io Institute for Emerging Technologies, a senior mentor at Germantech, business coach f...
Apr 15, 2022•37 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Tiana McNeil is a Program and Business Development Manager with T-Mobile. Prior to joining the team Tiana was at Sierra Wireless where she managed a product portfolio for managed IOT Services Globally. Tiana has a long history in wireless and specifically in IoT and Emerging Solutions. Tiana has held various strategic positions in Product Development, Market Research, Smart City Alliance Programs, and Business Development for Carriers and Channel Ecosystems. Tiana also leads a group of 25 young ...
Mar 28, 2022•15 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Ms. Eisenberg is President and Co-Founder of Xelevate, a solutions-driven provider for propelling American-made unmanned systems capabilities and skillsets forward. At Xelevate, Ms. Eisenberg and her team are building the first privately held unmanned systems testing, development, training, innovation, collaboration, and demonstration center of excellence in the Washington, D.C. area. Previously, Ms. Eisenberg successfully built and sold Pathoras Corporation, a VA-based consulting and government...
Mar 02, 2022•19 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Maj. Kyle Sanders is a retired combat pilot and graduate of the Air Force Academy where he later served as instructor pilot and coach of the Intercollegiate Flying Team. With a Masters in Education, he has led large-scale outreach programs for government, university, and nonprofit organizations. As nonprofit executive and a senior officer in the Air Force, he coordinated the Arkansas STEM Fest for 25,000 students attending in a single day with more than 100 participating exhibits, organizations,...
Feb 03, 2022•20 min•Season 3Ep. 3
William Fogarty His law enforcement career began over 20 years ago while working for Millbrae Police Department. He has worked for several different law enforcement agencies including; Millbrae Police Department, University of San Francisco Public Safety Department, San Bruno Police Department, and currently the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office. He began as an instructor in 1996 at the University of San Francisco. He continued teaching at the basic Police Academy beginning in 2003 a wide variet...
Jan 25, 2022•42 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Jon Damush is CEO of Iris Automation, Inc. He brings over 30 years of extensive aviation technology experience and executive leadership, building upon his technical background in engineering, software development and systems integration. Before Iris Automation he led new business ventures at Boeing NeXT. Before that he was Chief Growth Officer at Insitu, Inc., a Boeing subsidiary, developing novel aircraft and UAS innovation including detect-and-avoid. He was also a Boeing executive liaison and ...
Jan 11, 2022•28 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Ryan Walsh is Co-founder and CEO of Valqari. A natural-born innovator, Ryan has been an integral part of the creation of Valqari’s patented Drone Delivery Station. In addition to product development, Ryan also manages the company’s intellectual property and strategic partnerships in an effort to ultimately reshape the future of the global logistics industry. Ryan’s focus and determination stems from his six years in the US Army where he served three tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan with the...
Dec 06, 2021•15 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Selika Talbott is an innovative transportation strategist, and motivational speaker. She is a Founding Partner of Autonomous Vehicle Consulting, LLC and researches and educates on autonomous and electric vehicle policy, impacts on governments, OEMs and stakeholder communities. Selika is a Professorial Lecturer at American University and as the former Senior Advisor to the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration served as the co-chair for the FMCSA Automated Working Group...
Nov 23, 2021•22 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Black Women Drone was founded by two adventurous, entrepreneurial sisters, Monica Gragg and her sister Mavis, who are not afraid to do things differently or to work in spaces where we stand out as "different". We embrace being extraordinary! At the same time, we deeply value having a community that supports us to thrive and not be held back in spaces where we are extraordinary or different. During an annual family trip, Monica and Mavis shared their mutual curiosity about drones and opportunitie...
Nov 17, 2021•17 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Pharns Genece is the CEO and founder of Unmanned Systems Operations Group, Inc (USOG), and an 18-year Veteran of the United States Air Force serving in the Medical Corps. Formerly an Audio Engineer and Technical Lead at The Walt Disney Company Pharns' interest in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) has spanned many years. He has flown numerous UAV platforms to include those he has constructed. As a graduate of the MiraCosta College UAV/ROV program, he further expanded his knowledge in unmanned syste...
Sep 30, 2021•21 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Amy arrives at DroneUp as the Marketing & Communications Director with a solid corporate upbringing and an entrepreneurial drive. Prior to joining the team, Amy was the Advertising Director for the Aviation Institute of Maintenance and also served as a magazine publisher in North Carolina. Recently she directed flight school operations as the Flight School Manager with Horizon Flight Center, LLC in Chesapeake, Virginia. There, she oversaw daily flight school activity which included the contr...
Sep 22, 2021•20 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Ilan is the Head of Marketing at SkyWatch. He is one of the earliest members and is one of the key figures that made SkyWatch the leading on-demand drone insurance. Previously, he has lead marketing, community, and growth teams in gaming companies and marketing agencies like McCann. He is an ex-Israeli Air Force officer with a passion for creativity, technology and innovation. He holds a BA focused in Economics & Media from Tel Aviv University. www.skywatch.ai Twitter: @skywatchai IG: @skywa...
Jul 19, 2021•15 min•Season 2Ep. 9
D'Andre McKinnon is a Chicago native now living in Atlanta, he has been flying drones since 2018. He joined other like minded pilots and Co-Founded Red Tail Aerial Network. (RTAN) RTAN is a group of pilots that come together and share knowledge and experience. Collectively they have experience in Insurance, Security, Construction, Real Estate, Entertainment, Infrastructure, and Education. They help people pass the Part 107 exam and share in big drone projects with pilots in their network. Dru An...
Jun 30, 2021•21 min•Season 2Ep. 8
John Avery is the Director of the Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC), is a serial entrepreneur with two successful exits. A hands-on innovation and technology leader with broad experience in both large and small companies and part of four startups, John holds six patents and has broad experience in data and wireless voice technologies. Prior to joining ATDC, he was engineering group manager of Panasonic Automotive Systems’ Panasonic Innovation Center at the Georgia Tech campus. At Pan...
Jun 17, 2021•20 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Dawn M.K. Zoldi (Colonel, United States Air Force Retired) is a licensed attorney, an U.S. Air Force veteran and the founder and Chief Executive Officer of P3 Tech Consulting, connecting people who have a passion for advanced tech platforms with the plans, programs, policies and information they need to succeed. Ms. Zoldi was admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1992 and commissioned through direct appointment in the Air Force in July 1993. In her almos...
Jun 03, 2021•17 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Vic Moss is the founder of Moss Photography, a full service B2B commercial photography firm. He is also a FAA Drone Pro, FAA Safety Rep and the COO and Vice President of the Drone Service Providers Alliance (DPSA). Vic is also now a member of the FAA Drone Advisory Committee, where he helps steer regulations and considerations for the industry representing the interest of owner/operator service providers. www.dspalliance.org www.mossphotography.biz https://www.linkedin.com/in/vicmoss...
May 27, 2021•21 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Jim Sherman is the Director of Strategic Development at the Vertical Flight Society (VFS), in May 2019, he is responsible for setting and executing the Society’s strategy for promoting membership development and growth. Jim in particular is responsible for supporting the development of the "Electric VTOL Revolution" and expanding the Society’s membership in this fast-growing market segment. Jim worked for SAE International for more than 8 years as the lead event developer for aerospace and autom...
Mar 24, 2021•28 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Ray Adams is the Executive Director of the Urban Low Altitude Transport Association (ULTRA), he brings over 30 years of aviation experience in air traffic management in the New York City metropolitan area in both the terminal and enroute environments. Working in some of the busiest, complex facilities in the world, he has a large base of knowledge and experience in air transport operations. Through his work with the Federal Aviation Administration, Ray has become a subject matter expert in the d...
Mar 03, 2021•24 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Patty Hagen, Ph.D is President/Executive Director of the T-REX Tech Innovation Center in St. Louis, where she directs and manages this world class business incubator focusing on providing the startup IT, new tech and geospatial entrepreneur with flexible enterprise space, quality programming and an inspiration. Patty has a successful track record with non-profit and higher education working with organizations such at The Audubon Society and St. Louis University. Visit Patty at www.downtowntrex.o...
Feb 01, 2021•20 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Dennis Muilenburg is the owner, president and chief executive officer of DAM CyFly Consulting, LLC, launched in 2020. Most recently at The Boeing Company, Muilenburg served as president from December 2013 to December 2019, as CEO from July 2015 to December 2019, and as chairman of the board from March 2016 to October 2019. Until July 2015, he served as vice chairman, president and chief operating officer of Boeing, where he led the company's aerospace business operations and focused on specific ...
Jan 25, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Michael Hill is the founder of Cumulus Technologies a UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) consulting company, Michael has become one of the top experts in the areas of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and their industrial applications, Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and their integration as well as helping develop Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) protocols for our National Airspace (NAS). An FAA Part 107 UAS Pilot accumulating over 2,100+ hours of flight time, within 2,500+ incident-free missions flown as Pi...
Dec 16, 2020•23 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Interview with Don Berchoff, CEO, TruWeather Solutions, which synthesizes complex weather data sets into simple decision insight for the Unmanned Autonomous System (UAS), ground transportation and logistics industries. A retired Air Force Colonel, Don has 35 years-experience in weather, aviation and logistics systems during which he designed and led regional and global aviation weather operations centers supporting over 500,000 Air Force and Army missions, has over 300 hours as an airborne Meteo...
Nov 05, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Interview with Cheryl Contreras, Deputy Head of Flight Operations at Iris Automation, a collision avoidance company. Cheryl started their test program based out of Reno, NV, in her role as a UAS Operator and transitioned to a lead role as the team and testing program expanded. As a qualified Mission Commander she directs Iris Automation's general aviation and small UAS operations. My other duties include Operational Risk Management, Manned and Unmanned Mission Planning, UAS Operator/Flight Techn...
Oct 21, 2020•15 min•Season 1Ep. 8
