Community Manager
Current
Nov 2011 - Present
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Craig Elder Email & Phone Number
Impossible just takes longer
at
ArduPilot
1 work email found
@island.net
3 phones found area 619 and 858
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Impossible just takes longer
Location
Denver Metropolitan Area, United States, United States
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Craig Elder is listed as Impossible just takes longer at ArduPilot, based in Denver Metropolitan Area, United States, United States. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at island.net, phone signal with area code 619, 858, and a matched LinkedIn profile for Craig Elder.
Craig Elder previously worked as Community Manager at Ardupilot and Chief Technology Officer at Inspired Flight Technologies Inc.. Craig Elder holds Electronics Engineering Technology, Electronics Engineering from Camosun College.
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My background is Electrical Engineering with a focus in Oceanography. I have been designing robots and building engineering teams for more than 30 years.
Listed skills include Electronics, Engineering, Robotics, Embedded Systems, and 46 others.
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15 roles · 28 years
Craig Elder work experience
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Chief Technology Officer
I am delighted to be joining the talented group of people at Inspired Flight and I'm looking forward to creating the next generation of autonomous aircraft using Open Source Technology.
Nov 2021 - Nov 2022
Engineering Manager
Assembled and managed a distributed team of engineers to develop a collision avoidance system for construction cranes. This system laid the foundation to bring collision avoidance and autonomy to other vehicle types on a construction site but was cancelled.
Jan 2017 - May 2018
Vp Systems Engineering
Managed a distributed team of engineers to develop a tethered UAV. Managed a second engineering team developing a fixed wing UAV. Provided Systems Engineering expertise to the development of these vehicles.
May 2015 - Jan 2017
Technical Community Manager Dronecode
May 2015 - Sep 2016
Director Of Software Engineering
Apr 2012 - Feb 2015
Rov Pilot-Engineer
Snk Ocean Co.
Feb 2012 - Mar 2012
Senior Electronics Engineer - Embedded Firmware
Designed the control and telemetry system for a new Observation Class ROV using a suite of embedded PIC and ARM processors.
Jan 2010 - Dec 2011
Engineering Project Manager
Lead an Engineering team through the development of a 4000m depth rated, Observation Class ROV designed to “fly-out” of a Work Class ROV.Managed the development of a 20’ container with an integrated control room, winch, and LARS to deploy the same vehicle using a cage style TMS.
Apr 2008 - Apr 2009
Electronics Engineer
Emotion Controls Inc.
Designed instrumentation and PLC based industrial control systems for a variety of clients.
Aug 2006 - Mar 2008
Engineering Manager
Triton Logging Inc.
Took delivery of an incomplete and non functioning proof of concept vehicle for harvesting trees submerged dam reservoirs. Designed, constructed, and field tested a telemetry and control system for the vehicle, including a control room and designed one of the first ROV pilot chairs with the operator controls fully integrated into the chair. Supervised.
Feb 2002 - Aug 2006
Rov Pilot-Engineer
Canadian Scientific Submersible Facility
ROV Engineer and Navigator for the ROV ROPOSResponsible for all aspects of the vehicle’s electrical systems as well as vehicle operations and maintenance.Developed or modified custom equipment and oceanographic instrumentation to be operated from the vehicle and integrated them into the vehicle control system,Deployed and operated GPS, DVL, ADCP, Fiber.
1998 - 2003
~5 yrs
Rov Pilot-Engineer
Responsible for all aspects of the vehicle’s electrical systems as well as vehicle operations and maintenance.Developed or modified custom equipment and oceanographic instrumentation to be operated from the vehicle and integrated them into the vehicle control system,Deployed and operated GPS, DVL, ADCP, Fiber Optic Gyro, LBL, and USBL Navigation.
1998 - 2001
~3 yrs
Rov Pilot-Engineer
Institute For Exploration
ROV Pilot-Engineer and Watch Leader for the ROV Hercules, ARGUS, and for the towed sonar DSL-120Responsible for all aspects of the vehicle’s electrical systems as well as vehicle operations and maintenance.Conducted sonar surveys and processed the sonar and navigations data to produce bathymetric survey charts.
Aug 2000 - Oct 2000
Senior Electronics Engineer
Ocean Acoustics Group/ Oceanetic Measurement, Institute Of Ocean Sciences
Developed a wide variety of sonar and hydrophone based Oceanographic Instrumentation.Conducted field-testing and operational cruises.Project Manager for SUSY, DOLPHIN, ANITA, SEASCAN, North Sea Sonar SystemsParticipated in 10 - 15 weeks of field experiments each year in both inshore and offshore waters in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Arctic Oceans, and the.
Sep 1989 - May 1995
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Craig Elder education
Electronics Engineering Technology, Electronics Engineering
Camosun College
Electronics Engineering & Computer Science
University Of Victoria
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Craig Elder works for ArduPilot.
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Craig Elder is listed as Impossible just takes longer at ArduPilot.
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AeroLeads has found 1 work email signal at @island.net for Craig Elder at ArduPilot.
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AeroLeads has found 3 phone signal(s) with area code 619, 858 for Craig Elder at ArduPilot.
Where is Craig Elder based?
Craig Elder is based in Denver Metropolitan Area, United States, United States while working with ArduPilot.
What companies has Craig Elder worked for?
Craig Elder has worked for Ardupilot, Inspired Flight Technologies Inc., Trimble Inc., Hoverfly Technologies, and The Linux Foundation.
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What schools did Craig Elder attend?
Craig Elder holds Electronics Engineering Technology, Electronics Engineering from Camosun College.
What skills is Craig Elder known for?
Craig Elder is listed with skills including Electronics, Engineering, Robotics, Embedded Systems, Sensors, Systems Engineering, Instrumentation, and Engineering Management.
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