Walter Lappert Email & Phone Number

Safety Harbor, Fl, Us

Winter Garden, Florida, Us

Tampa, Florida, Us

At Triad Drones we build, integrate and operate unmanned Land, Air, and Sea vehicles that are tailored to solve your organization's specific challenges. We can reduce your company’s risk profile by providing an unmanned solution that can replace traditional manned vehicles, improve on the job safety all while collecting mission-critical data.* 3D CAD Designer * 3D Printing Expert * 3D Mapping & Aerial Photography Professional* Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate* NCATT Unmanned Aerial Systems Maintenance Certificate * Previous Secret Clearance * Accomplished engineering leader with a distinguished career of innovation and success within the UAV industry. Extensive experience designing, developing, customizing, testing, manufacturing, and operating industry-grade hardware and software solutions for aerial, ground, and water data collection.* Designed and built Autonomous High Voltage Faulty Insulator Detection Aircraft, Hydrographic Survey vehicles, Autonomous Radiation Detecting vehicles, and Heavy Lift Capacity Multirotors for businesses, utilities, and government sectors.* Held critical role in enhancing the curriculum that enabled Kansas State University's Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Mechanical Engineering degree programs to achieve accreditation. * Member of the team that authored recommendations that were implemented by the FAA in the ASTM standards for small UAS aircraft weighing less than 55 pounds.

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

Manhattan, Ks, Us

Forefront UAS research facility comprised of subject matter experts influencing and enhancing UAS regulations, increasing capabilities, and facilitating the commercialization of UAS.Chosen as the only student worker with key access to the $15M research laboratory. Collaborated with research engineers / professors to develop and operate unmanned aircraft systems for energy and agricultural customers. Leveraged Solid Works expertise and fabrication methods to produce specialized components to complete the construction of research aircraft.* Built, maintained, and operated a fleet of over 30 fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft. Designed several long-range, high-bandwidth communication devices, increasing flight time and communication range by 80%.* Designed and manufactured the university's first fixed wing agricultural mapping prototype. Designed the unmanned aerial vehicle and camera payload to capture, model, and map hundreds of acres on a single mission.* Developed a Multi-Copter platform for a GPS-denied environment, improving overall safety of employees and mitigating the extended shutdown of systems and associated costs for maintenance of energy systems.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Earned five promotions and three Air Force Achievement Medals during a 7-year military career. Held critical roles in ensuring the successful loading and maintenance of guided weapons and missile systems on multi-billion-dollar B-1, F-16, and A-10 aircrafts. Trained, mentored, led, and guided staff in complying with all regulations, policies, and procedures.* As Aircraft Armament Systems Supervisor in Germany, managed 10 crews performing explosive loading and maintenance operations on 22 A-10 aircrafts valued at $257M. * As Aircraft Load Team Chief in Germany, supervised team of nine in loading, testing, troubleshooting, and maintaining guided weapons and missile systems on 29 Block F-19 aircrafts valued at $713M. Led teams in identifying and resolving root causes of issues.* As Weapons Loading Standardization Evaluator in Korea, trained US and Korean military personnel on best practices for installing weapon systems onto A-10 aircrafts that resulted in the base achieving an "Excellent" certification rating.* As Aircraft Systems Journeyman for 36 B-1 aircraft fleet valued at $10.2B, recognized for achieving zero quality assurance fails and a 100% release rate. Installed, tested, troubleshot, and repaired components. Inspected unit-committed munitions for serviceability and prepared for loading. Conducted prior-to-launch inspections.