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Supervised 4 instructors and 24 students during SUAS instructional course; coordinated airspace, flying ranges, communications and equipment inventory during course curriculum.• Conducted formal classroom presentation and performed field flight training to U.S. Military, government agencies, and vetted foreign military customers on all aspects of UAS ground and air procedures to include flight operations, mission planning, airspace management, mapping and safety.• Conducted practical… Show more Supervised 4 instructors and 24 students during SUAS instructional course; coordinated airspace, flying ranges, communications and equipment inventory during course curriculum.• Conducted formal classroom presentation and performed field flight training to U.S. Military, government agencies, and vetted foreign military customers on all aspects of UAS ground and air procedures to include flight operations, mission planning, airspace management, mapping and safety.• Conducted practical flight operations in the field for the operating of SUAS’s and exercise tactics and techniques and procedures (TTP’s) to be used by students deployed forward in theaters of operations.• Performed UAS flight services to deliver live video, capture images and geographic location data to customers for support of Intelligence, Surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions. Show less

• Developed, implemented, and managed Rally Point Management (RPM) Master Trainer Training Program (MTTP). Ensure RPM master trainers meet required FAA, Government Flight Representative (GFR) and Army Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems (SUAS) Program Office requirements.• Monitored Program overall progress, resolves any issues and initiates corrective action as appropriate. Provided quality assurance and overall integrity of the program; focuses inwardly on the internal consistency of… Show more • Developed, implemented, and managed Rally Point Management (RPM) Master Trainer Training Program (MTTP). Ensure RPM master trainers meet required FAA, Government Flight Representative (GFR) and Army Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems (SUAS) Program Office requirements.• Monitored Program overall progress, resolves any issues and initiates corrective action as appropriate. Provided quality assurance and overall integrity of the program; focuses inwardly on the internal consistency of the program and outwardly on its coherence with infrastructure planning.• Managed communications with regularly interfaces with SUAS Programs management office in order to provide technical support and share corporate knowledge. • Reported progress of the program at regular intervals to the Program Manager. Directly supervised 31 instructor operators flying operations.• GFR SUAS Certified; Raven 1247 hrs, Puma 19.6 hrs, Wasp 227 hrs. Show less

• Supervised 4 instructors and 24 students during SUAS instructional course; coordinated airspace, flying ranges, communications and equipment inventory during course curriculum.• Conducted formal classroom presentation and performed field flight training to U.S. Military, government agencies, and vetted foreign military customers on all aspects of UAS ground and air procedures to include flight operations, mission planning, airspace management, mapping and safety.• Conducted practical… Show more • Supervised 4 instructors and 24 students during SUAS instructional course; coordinated airspace, flying ranges, communications and equipment inventory during course curriculum.• Conducted formal classroom presentation and performed field flight training to U.S. Military, government agencies, and vetted foreign military customers on all aspects of UAS ground and air procedures to include flight operations, mission planning, airspace management, mapping and safety.• Conducted practical flight operations in the field for the operating of SUAS’s and exercise tactics and techniques and procedures (TTP’s) to be used by students deployed forward in theaters of operations.• Performed UAS flight services to deliver live video, capture images and geographic location data to customers for support of Intelligence, Surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions. Show less

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