Sam Twala Email & Phone Number

I have obtained bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Pretoria in 2008. I have also obtained Master’s degree in Aviation from Massey University (New Zealand) in 2016.I worked for the South African Civil Aviation Authority from 2011 as a Certification Engineer and later joined the Unmanned Aircraft Systems department as “UAS specialist”. Amongst others, my responsibilities included development of the regulations and technical standards for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems.I served as a special adviser to the South African member of the International Civil Aviation Organization Unmanned Aircraft System Study Group and later served as a member of RPAS Panel from its inception until 2016. I also served as a member of the Joint Authorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned Systems (JARUS). I worked at ATNS as a Senior Systems Engineer with focus on Communications, Surveillance and Navigations (CNS) systems from 2016 to 2018.I am the recipient of European UVS International Catherine Fargeon award (2015).founder and Managing Director at Ntsu Aviation Solutions - a drone consultancy organization offering specialized consultancy and professional services to drone industry.