Bob Johnson helps ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY (eVTOL) companies create and implement “Strategic Partnerships/ Business Development” utilizing Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) for safe integration into the NAS (National Air Space) helping crewed and uncrewed aircraft communicate and fly BVLOS for safety and ROI. His focus is on aviation, UAM/ AAM, infrastructure, business development, public perception/social responsibility, utility E-grid, and noise abatement. He was an early adopter into UAS starting in 2014 working in association with the FAA Pathfinder, IPP (Integrated Pilot Program) and BEYOND programs. He is a member of the Georgia DOT AAM Working Group and the Georgia UAS Working Group at Georgia Tech. He worked with Sharper Shape, a Finland based company, as VP of Corporate Development-North America, flying helicopters and UAS for aerial inspections of utility critical asset infrastructure. Bell 206/ 407’s were equipped with a range of sensors to collect, process, distribute and anlayze data for risk mitigation and ROI. He has over 30 years of corporate experience with corporate and start-up technology companies. His past employers have been EDS, Electronic Data Systems in Dallas, TX and Cupertino, CA, General Motors (GM) as a Systems Engineering Recruiter for the SED (Systems Engineering Developmen) Program for GM's Project Saturn, “ A New Kind of Car Company”:His past employers are Sarcos Robotics, MCI Telecom, Qwest Telecom, ICG Telecom, Southern Company and Norfolk Southern Corporation (railroad). He was very active in the Start-Up to Scale-Up business as Sr. Vice President of Solusia Air in 2014, being awarded one of the first FAA Exemption 333 Certificates(2015) by the FAA in Georgia and 18th in the U.S. for aerial utilities inspections. He was Director of Sales for Predikto Analytics, which was sold to United Technologies/ Raytheon. Johnson was instrumental in raising VC funding of $8M from Tech Operators, a venture capital firm in Atlanta. He recently was Sr. Sales Director for Sarcos Robotics, deploying dexterous robots and exoskeletons into nuclear infrastructure. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Auburn University and graduate of the Harbert Business School. He is a past board member of AUVSI, past Chair of the MIT Enterprise Forum of Atlanta and Past President of the Atlanta Buckhead Lions Club. He is a member of the Helicopter Association International and very active with the FAA AAAC (Advanced Aviation Advisory Committee). He has a certificate from Embry-Riddle for UAS Inspection 2018.