Working With Drones

Published Sept 11, 2019 Our guest is Mike Rawitch, a Drone Data Analyst & Operations Director at Ramboll!  In this interview, we discuss some of the ways that Mike has been integrating drones into his day-to-day work, bringing innovative methods to mine site restoration projects.  With one of my first commercial drone deployments at an abandoned mine site, I was interested how drone use has evolved on these types of sites.  Ramboll’s Innovation Accelerator brought about Ramboll AI, which has ...

Published August 1, 2019 Our guest is Matt Nanney, who is a Mobile Technology Lead & UAS Manager at AECOM!  After I spent nearly 8 years with AECOM in the Burnaby office in Canada, I thought I would check back in with the company that gave me a great start to my career.  Matt joined me from the Raleigh, North Carolina office – one of many offices at AECOM, a company that spans the globe and has clients in over ...

Published April 10, 2019 Our guest is Didi Horn, who is the Founder and CEO of SkyX!  I caught up with Didi Horn just prior to my deployment to the Solomon Islands for an oil spill response (what an experience!), so I’m a bit late posting this.  It was a great conversation with Didi – we discussed milestones reached and future plans of this Canadian RPAS industry leader, among other topics. We also touched on their SkyOne VTOL fixed wing ...

Published January 28, 2019 Our guest is Philip Reece, CEO of InDro Robotics!  2019 is going to be an exciting year in the drone world.  Companies like InDro Robotics, headquartered here in British Columbia, add to that excitement.  I had an great chat with Philip Reece, who opened up about what has made InDro Robotics excel in the drone services field and what his vision of the company is going forward.  InDro has been operating Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) ...

Published December 11, 2018 Our guest is Kwasi Perry, who is the Founder of UAV Survey Incorporated!  I enjoyed chatting with Kwasi, who has been active with unmanned aircraft in the commercial sector for years now, serving clients in a variety of sectors.  It was great to catch Kwasi before his trip to the African continent, where he is travelling with a number of different drones to explore business opportunities with UAVs and spread knowledge to individuals on the potential ...

Published Oct 8, 2018 Our guest is Will Brown, who is UAV Technician at Strategic Natural Resource Consultants!  For this podcast episode, I decided that it was time to bring in a fellow colleague to discuss commercial unmanned aircraft and some of the work that I’m also involved in at Strategic.  I have worked with Will for the last several months at Strategic (he recently joined our staff) and he has been a great addition to Strategic’s UAV program. 

Published July 24, 2018 Our guest is Eric Andelin, who is UAS Program Manager at Wantman Group, Inc!  It’s always nice to connect with professionals that are GIS and mapping experts first prior to entering into the world of UAVs, following a similar path to my own.  On this episode I speak with Eric Andelin, who brings 35 years of experience in the mapping realm, including knowledge in the areas of: survey, aerial photography, photogrammetry and laser scanning.  We discuss ...

Published May 27, 2018 Our guest is Dr. Gregory Crutsinger, who is the Founder of Scholar Farms!  It was great to chat with Gregory, who is an ecologist that has combined his interest and knowledge of plant science with the world of remote sensing and unmanned aircraft systems.  Following his tenure as an Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia, he has had the chance to work with leading companies in the UAV space, including Parrot, Pix4D and 3D ...

Published May 9, 2018 Our guest is Oisin McGrath, who is the Co-Founder & CEO at DroneSAR!  Oisin has a background in Aeronautical Engineering (University of Limerick), as well as being a trained pilot who operates as a cadet pilot with the Irish Air Corps.  He also serves as a helicopter instructor in the Policing and Security squadron with the Irish Air Corps.  Oisin is also involved with iFly Technology, Ireland’s leading unmanned aviation resource where he serves as Chief ...

Published April 4, 2018 Our guest is Chris Fleming, who is the CEO with Cyberhawk Innovations!  Chris has a extensive background in the oil and gas industry, including inspection services on offshore oil platforms.  His work has taken him all over the world, and he has now put his expertise to work with Cyberhawk, a world leader in drone-based inspection services.  In addition to offshore platforms, Cyberhawk has used drones to inspect flare stacks, wind turbines, and transmission infrastructure to ...