Joel is the volunteer Program Manager for Unmanned Aircraft at Hq, Civil Air Patrol (CAP). He is a talented sUAS instructor at CAP’s National Emergency Services Academy conducted each year at Camp Atterbury, IN. Joel has led several teams of CAP sUAS pilots on missions to Puerto Rico to support FEMA with imagery after hurricanes … Read more
Todd has been with Oak Island Water Rescue since 2018. He earned his Private Pilots license (ASEL) in 1988, instrument rating in 2006, and Part 107 Commercial UAS license in 2019. Along with his drone flying responsibilities Todd has access to several Cessna 172s and assists with drone operations or single-engine flights in others aircraft.
Chris Godwin is a Remote Sensing Technician at WithersRavenel in Cary, NC. He graduated from UNC Charlotte in 2014 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Geography with a focus in Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems. In his professional career in the Remote Sensing field, he has focused on quality data collection with Unmanned Aircraft Systems … Read more
Cory has been involved with Fire/Rescue since 1996, including serving as an Assistant Chief for a large volunteer department in Florida. He is currently serving as a Technical Rescue Captain for the South Orange Rescue Squad. He is a Certified NREMT/WEMT (finishing Paramedic in December of 2021), Firefighter, Wildland Firefighter Instructor, Swiftwater Technician, Land Search … Read more
Allison Richmond is the Public Information Officer for Haywood County Emergency Services, and a public safety drone pilot in Haywood and adjoining counties. She has been an active member of Haywood Seach and Rescue since 2017 as a volunteer searcher and drone pilot. She is also an active member of Haywood County’s Incident Management Team. … Read more
Robert helps companies determine if using drones will improve their business operations by utilizing his tested APL (Applicability, Profitability, Liability) program to ensure that all decision aspects are covered. His goal is to eliminate the misinformation, market hype, and costly mistakes that can result from being led down the wrong path. He is President of … Read more
Thomas is a critical asset to the group. He is currently an Air Traffic Controller based in North Carolina and is the UAS and legislative representative for the National Air Traffic Controllers Association. He is an experienced airplane pilot and holds ATP, CFI, CFII ratings. In his aviation career, he was an airline pilot based … Read more
Tim is an experienced public safety UAS pilot. He is a certified law enforcement officer with the Roanoke Rapids Police Department and the Halifax County Sheriffs Office. In additiona to his dutues with the Roanoke Rapids Police Department he also assists surrounding agencies. Tim is a certificated FAA Part 107 pilot since 2017. He is … Read more
Wayne has been involved in emergency services since 1975. He worked for the North Carolina Office State Fire Marshal for 25 years. During his time with OSFM, he served as a Certification Specialist and Deputy Director. In 2019, he went to work for Blue Ridge Mountain Drones as their Chief Pilot. Wayne’s focus is teaching the FAA Part 107 classes to … Read more
Andrew is a single-engine land and multi-engine land airplane instrument pilot. He loves to share his passion for flying with others. He is a commercial unmanned aircraft systems pilot. Andrew is a volunteer UAS rescue pilot for a local fire department as well as a tactical flight officer on Fire Demon 1. If he’s not … Read more