In this first ever group-format interview, Will Austin, the President & CEO of Warren Community College, sits down with three of the students at currently enrolled in Warren's recently developed drone technology certificate program to discuss insights related to drones. Those students include:

Peter Miller

Mike DuFour

James Unterwald

This episode will uncover how uncover how Will Austin and his visionary leadership at Warren Community College is creating an environment that equips students with the resources they need to succeed within the drone industry.

Mark Simpson works as the Training Manager for Textron Systems. As a part of Textron Inc.'s family of powerful brands including: Cessna, Beechcraft, Bell and E-Z-GO - Textron Systems is best known for innovative defense, government and aerospace technologies and services. Their mission is to defend, protect and support their customers around the world through courageous thinking and continuous evolution. Mark is currently pursuing his Ph.D in Aviation Human Factors from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University.

In this special bonus edition of Unmanned Uncovered, Kris Allshouse returns to the show to share how he and his team at the Los Angeles Country Regional Training Center are utilizing their skills, resources, and expertise to help make a difference during this COVID-19 outbreak. This episode will uncover how drones are helping public safety officials with pandemic relief efforts.

COVID-19 is running rampant around the globe and has impacted every aspect of life. Charles Werner is the director of DRONERESPONDERS, a non-profit organization whose mission is to facilitate preparedness, response and resilience using unmanned aircraft systems operated by public safety organizations around the world. As the coronavirus mounted to become a global pandemic, Charles and his partner at Airborne International Response Team (AIRT), Christopher Todd, decided to create a unique task force that would strive to identify ways drones could be used to thwart the virus and provide essential relief support.

Bryce is the Principal Consultant and Head of Global Operations for Consortiq. Bryce is an esteemed drone industry expert and consultant. He’s also a retired fire fighter with 15 years of service with the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service in England. Bryce provides remote and on-site integration and user support for enterprise Consortiq clients with a focus on the commercial services, critical infrastructure, energy, and emergency sectors. He has been the lead on Consortiq’s sUAS integration consulting projects in Canada, Ecuador, South Africa, and the United States. In addition to a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Permission for Commercial Operation for UK-based UAS operations, Bryce holds an FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot’s license.

Skip Fredricks is a two time Emmy Nominee, and a pioneer in the drone industry as a Consultant, Instructor, and Director of Aerial Photography. He has had a successful and rewarding career in broadcast television, film and new media, having produced and created award-winning content, ratings, and revenue for FOX Sports, HBO, Universal Pictures, Google, Apple, and USA Networks. He’s currently the Executive Producer at Hollywood Drones TV, Director of Drone Aeronautical Studies for the Unmanned Vehicle University in California, Drone Flight Instructor at LATTC (Los Angeles Tech College) and Grossmont College in San Diego.

David Kovar is the CEO and founder of URSA Inc., which stands for Unmanned & Robotics Systems Analysis – a suite of tools designed to collect, integrate, analyze, and present UAV related data for many purposes including fleet management, criminal investigations, failure analysis, and predictive analysis. He also leads the firm’s consulting practice which addresses UAV cyber security and UAV threat management.

He’s the man who founded the practice of UAV forensics in 2015 and is one of the leading practitioners in the world. He has worked in digital forensics and cyber security since the mid 90’s and, prior to founding his own company, led EY’s (Ernst & Youngs’s) U.S. incident response program.

This episode will uncover how David discovered the advent of UAV forensics and the impact it has had on the drone industry as a whole.

Bronwyn Morgan is a UAV Entrepreneur and manages two different organizations in the drone industry: Xeo Air and Airversity Drone Academy & Consulting. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for both Start Up Atlanta and Black Women in STEAM. She has over 20 years of senior level management experience in sales management, strategic planning, national product and customer marketing, innovation, large team management, emerging tech ventures, corporate innovation, IP commercialization, startup development, and business development with global companies on projects in Asia, Europe, and South America.

This episode will uncover how she's been making a big impact within the drone industry and how she's standing as an advocate for women and minorities as well.

Tyler Collins is the Vice President for PrecisionHawk. As an industry leader in the drone industry, PrecisionHawk develops and integrates commercial drone technology that redefines aerial data collection and analysis. From flights and analysis, to reporting and integration, PrecisionHawk provides drone solutions that strengthen decision-making and helps businesses elevate their intelligence.

This episode will uncover how Tyler forged a career path in drones and how his involvement with PrecisionHawk is making a difference industry-wide.

Todd Kishpaugh is an accomplished Army Veteran, with 20 years of military service that included time as a Deputy Brigade Commander, Aviation and Intelligence Officer, and a pilot of both fixed wing and rotary aircraft. Todd now serves as the Managing Partner and COO of Argos UAS, the premier Drone Service Provider for Pennsylvania and the surrounding area, Argos UAS specializes in turn-key drone operations and data acquisition services and has the unique ability to take stunning visuals or gather hard-to-reach precision data from extraordinary perspectives.

This episode will seek to uncover just how Todd and his team at Argos UAS is pioneering the drone movement within the state of Pennsylvania and the industry throughout.