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KC
March 8, 2019 - May 15, 2020
Director of Training at Arcturus/Aerovironment
Jan. 1, 2015 - Jan. 2, 2019
Founder/CEO at The KC Drone Co
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
“"There has to be a better way." That single phrase is often the source of my inspiration.”
bio
I build teams, raise money, and invest. Entrepreneur, Author, Tech Innovator, decorated veteran and intelligence contractor. (Currently in Stealth Mode) * My companies and executive teams have been featured on NPR, Bloomberg, KCUR, 435 Magazine, and Silicon Prairie News. * Contributing writer to White House, IARPA and DARPA technology articles. * Consultant to policy makers in the Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Defense, and Intelligence Community. As a Leader: - Developed world leading Unmanned Aerial System Programs (Civilian and Defense Drone Programs) - Built and led senior executive teams. - Developed strategic partnerships and raised seed series and series A investment through grants and investors. - Expert in airspace management and federal regulatory compliance. As a PMC: - Supported Counter UAS, Counterterrorism, Counter Narcotics, Counter Trafficking In Persons, Civil Affairs, SIGINT, etc. - Created Standard Operating Procedures, Tactics Techniques, Training Programs, - Over 10,000 hours of UAS Operations As a Tech Nerd: - Co-created 2 mobile apps showcasing advanced image classification and the power of crowd sourced computation. - Design, built, and maintain multiple websites. - Build very large flying robots. For fun: - I make autonomous machines that roam my neighborhood. - I track my dog in my neighborhood using image recognition through crowd sourced doorbell cameras. I then deep fake coyotes and wolves into the videos and upload them to my neighborhood facebook page.
skills
Engineer Entrepreneur Researcher Scientist
Roles I’m interested in
Innovator SuperHero
“"There has to be a better way." That single phrase is often the source of my inspiration.”
bio
I build teams, raise money, and invest. Entrepreneur, Author, Tech Innovator, decorated veteran and intelligence contractor. (Currently in Stealth Mode) * My companies and executive teams have been featured on NPR, Bloomberg, KCUR, 435 Magazine, and Silicon Prairie News. * Contributing writer to White House, IARPA and DARPA technology articles. * Consultant to policy makers in the Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Defense, and Intelligence Community. As a Leader: - Developed world leading Unmanned Aerial System Programs (Civilian and Defense Drone Programs) - Built and led senior executive teams. - Developed strategic partnerships and raised seed series and series A investment through grants and investors. - Expert in airspace management and federal regulatory compliance. As a PMC: - Supported Counter UAS, Counterterrorism, Counter Narcotics, Counter Trafficking In Persons, Civil Affairs, SIGINT, etc. - Created Standard Operating Procedures, Tactics Techniques, Training Programs, - Over 10,000 hours of UAS Operations As a Tech Nerd: - Co-created 2 mobile apps showcasing advanced image classification and the power of crowd sourced computation. - Design, built, and maintain multiple websites. - Build very large flying robots. For fun: - I make autonomous machines that roam my neighborhood. - I track my dog in my neighborhood using image recognition through crowd sourced doorbell cameras. I then deep fake coyotes and wolves into the videos and upload them to my neighborhood facebook page.
skills
Engineer Entrepreneur Researcher Scientist
Roles I’m interested in
Innovator SuperHero