Lance Vaneps Email & Phone Number

Norfolk, Va, Us

United States

Kentucky, United States

Fort Huachuca

★ Facilitates the basic qualification course for the General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle, a medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft system.★ Teaches operators in classroom settings, in small groups, and one-on-one.★ Writes and revises training and instructional materials, taking into account changes in Gray Eagle operations resulting from software upgrades.★ Assesses operator skills to identify areas requiring additional training and reinforcement.

★ Facilitates the basic qualification course for the General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle, a medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft system.★ Teaches operators in classroom settings, in small groups, and one-on-one.★ Writes and revises training and instructional materials, taking into account changes in Gray Eagle operations resulting from software upgrades.★ Assesses operator skills to identify areas requiring additional training and reinforcement.

World Wide

★ Worked with U.S. Army units in Iraq and Kuwait★ Fort Polk, Louisiana: Joint Readiness Training Center, leading Gray Eagle training and operations ★ Fort Irwin, California: National Training Center leading Gray Eagle UAS training and operations.★ Facilitated progression training for new operators.★ Assumed a hands-on role executing UAS missions in hostile environments, coordinating efforts as part of a multi-person crew.★ Led first-flight UAS testing in partnership with ground control stations for three months as a Flight Test Operator in El Mirage, California.

Grand Forks, North Dakota Area

Bachelor's of Science in Aeronautics.

Grand Forks, North Dakota Area

A pilot program for practical application of training theory based on the MQ-9 Reaper UAS. The training research is being developed for the Air Force Research Laboratory and the University of North Dakota.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa Area

★ Served as an intern for two consecutive summers supporting the System Virtualization Group within the Advanced Technology Center.★ Executed research and gap analysis to support the company’s interest in entering the market for UAS software.★ Wrote a document summarizing the qualifications of a good UAS operator, supporting the development of eye-tracking software to measure an applicant’s suitability to become a UAS pilot.

Und

★ Supported the creation of a technical manual and checklist for the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper translated for use in civilian markets.★ Contributed to the development of a question bank for training purposes.

Huntvalley, Maryland

★ Traveled to US military bases for six months in Iraq and 18 months in Afghanistan.★ Provided support, training and evaluations, and technical expertise for day to day operations and site configurations. ★ Worked with units from the Army, Marines, and Civilian Contractor platoons, as well as Multi-national units (I.E Australia).★ Led new equipment and software training, aircrew training records reviews, and readiness level progression training for AAI RQ-7 Shadow operators

Ft. Huachuca, Arizona

★ Training Facilitator responsible for instructing, testing, and certifying U.S. Army, Marine, Navy, and Foreign Military Services entry level and MOS-T soldiers in basic 10 level qualification knowledge★ Shadow UAS Aircraft Operations Course. Responsible for training, mentoring and supervising new Shadow contractor instructors★ Readiness Level (RL) progression, and Method of Instruction (MOI).

Iraq

I was a SGT working as a platoon level operator on both; the Aircraft Operator and Payload Operator positions, along with mission commander ratings for the RQ-7b Shadow 200. My platoon was based out of FOB Ramagan for Launch and Recovery operations and FOB Speicher for Mission Operations.

Yakima, Washington Area

New Equipment Training (NET) and Readiness Level 1 (RL 1) Qualification. Essentially, NET is for the practical application and usage of equipment in a real world operational setting prior to combat deployment.

Ft. Huachuca, Arizona

10 level qualification course for the RQ-7b Shadow 200 UAS. Training consisted of the following:FAA Private Pilot Ground School (PP Ground Cert.)Positive Target Identification (PTI) trainingMilitary Intelligence Common Core (MICC)System Emplacement/DisplacementSimulator TrainingFlight Line Operations

I acted as part of a Tanker Crew, which included: Operator and Munitions Loader, along with basic maintenance and standard Private duties.

Bosnia

I was a member of the Stabilization Force 14 (SFOR14); stationed at FOB Morgan. I was assigned to the HQ platoon, which duties included daily Tactical Operation Center operations. In addition, as it was an overall NATO operation, I was part of several multi-national collaborations.

Bachelor'S Of Sience In Aeronautics, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, 3.2

Bachelors of Science in Aeronautics, major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations In addition to my studies I also participated in two.

High School Diploma, General