Drone, UAS Profile
Certifications: PMP, CCIE, CISM
FFA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate - status active
Certifications: PMP, CCIE, CISM
FFA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate - status active
Public Safety - Emergency Response - Law Enforcement - Infrastructure Inspection - 3D Mapping.
Zeitview, Business Development Lead, remote
Recruited to create and implement a, partner-led (T&D) powerline inspection and capability featuring newly acquired AI-based technology (Inspection2), resulting in a pipeline (>$1.5M) of new business.
Performed requirements assessment, and deliverables definition for a new SaaS-based AI platform used to perform analysis of large inspection data-sets in support of NERC-CIP regulatory compliance.
NYPD Drone and Robotics Team collaboration, New York, New York.
Recruited and hired members of NYPD Drone Team to operate UAV/UAS for T&D inspection projects. Developed SOPs for inspection in rugged terrain and all-weather conditions (Colorado, Florida, Hawaii).
Deployed a NYPD Drone team for NYC facade inspection proof of concept (POC). Coordinated with Doug Bainton, Lead Interagency Coordinator, NYC Department of Emergency Management to obtain all necessary permits and permissions required for the project. The POC demonstrated the compelling ROI for future building facade inspections augemnted by unmanned aerial systems (UAS).
Firmatek, Chief Drone Officer, San Antonio, TX and remote
Member Sr. Leadership CXO team responsible for overall success of company-wide Drone/UAS program increasing revenues by 32%, program profitability, and and client retention and satisfaction helping Firmatek advance from #3 industry ranking to a #1 market leader.
Implemented company-wide SOPs, standardized configurations, Part-107 training, and Pix4D data processing.
Created successful BYOD (Bring Your Own Drone) program teaching clients to safely and effectively fly their own drones for data capture and upload to Firmatek for data processing and analysis.
Evaluated numerous UAV plaforms including DJI, Parrot, senseFly, Wingtra and payloads (3D mapping cameras, LIDAR, video and thermal).
Consulted with DJI Product Design teams to implement RTK & PPK data accuracy.
Demonstrated thought leadership at industry and vendor conferences.
Camp Fire 2018, Drone Mapping Team, Butte County, CA
Volunteered to train Butte County and Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office first responder drone teams to capture 3D maps of the City of Paradise, destroyed by the fire, utilized by law enforcement, cadaver teams, and insurance providers.
Drone Dynamics - Austin, TX
Created, developed and deployed the Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Program for Hidalgo County, TX which operates across multiple municipal agencies and the Sheriff's Office primarily focusing on public safety, tactical support, and emergency services. The program included FAA Part 107 Training, hands-on proficiency training, use-case development and deployment of DJI UAS platforms.
Consulted with Hidalgo County to write their first UAS Program Policy in 2017.
Engaged with Austin Police Dept (APD, and Austin Fire Dept (AFD) to develop UAV/UAS beta-test programs. Collaboration included APD officer (John Buell) and AFD Robotic Emergency Deployment (RED) Team Program Manager, Coitt Kessler. Co-developed procedures and processes for rapid tactical mapping utilized for missing persons and search/rescue use cases.
3D Robotics, Berkeley, CA
Led the business development and implementation efforts of the 3D Robotics Enterprise team. Directly responsible for sales and delivery of professional services, exceeding $1M in revenue.
Evaluated RFPs, prepared quotes, SOWs, proposals, and oversaw the activities of exceptionally talented team of engineers and technicians. Customers included BNSF Railways, AGCO Corp, New Holland Ag. HFT, Japan.
Led Design team to create the "Spektre" drone successfully deployed by BNSF Railway security teams.
Media:
Zeitview: Advanced Inspections Help with Electric Utilities Supply Chain Challenges
Zeitview: Standardizing Data Capture for Telecom and T&D Inspections
Firmatek: Introducing Our New Chief Drone Officer, Andrew Maximow
Firmatek: Firmatek's Natural Disaster Response to the Nashville Tornados.
Firmatek: Firmatek's Chief Drone Officer Reviews the DJI M300 Platform
Commerical UAV News: Integrate Drone Operations into Corporate Workflows
ComputerWorld: Drones in the Enterprise; the future of data collection