Christopher Todd, your host, welcomes Art Pregler, director of strategic initiatives for AT&T, which is quite a dramatic program in the UAS field for disaster response and other operations. Art Pregler is AT&T’s UAS Program Director responsib

Episode 016: The Evolution of the Commercial Drone Industry with Brandon Torres Declet

Mar 14th, 2021 31m 29s

Christopher Todd, your host, welcomes Brandon Torres Declet to today’s episode. Brandon is the Co-founder and CEO of Measure and a new member of the Drone Advisory Committee. He shares today how he got involved in the drone industry, founded M

Episode 015: The Future of Unmanned Aviation with Ken Stewart

Feb 28th, 2021 31m 19s

Christopher Todd, your host, welcomes Ken Stewart to today’s episode. Ken was the CEO of AirXos (part of GE Aviation) and recently took a new position with NuAir in New York State. Ken shares all about what NuAir is up to and where he sees the

Episode 014: UAS Training Programs at Kansas State University with Kurt Carraway

Feb 15th, 2021 34m 6s

Christopher Todd, your host, welcomes you to the first episode of Taming Disaster Drones for Good of 2021. Today, Christopher is accompanied by Kurt Carraway to talk about the amazing work he has been doing along with his team at Kansas State U

Episode 013: From Ecology and Evolutionary Biology to Disaster Mapping with Dr. Gregory Crutsinger

Dec 14th, 2020 54m 44s

Christopher Todd, your host, welcomes Dr. Gregory Crutsinger, Director of Applied Research at GeoAcuity, to today’s episode. Dr. Gregory Crutsinger is a versatile professional with a blended background in ecology and scientific research and

Episode 012: FAA and DRONE RESPONDERS: Uniting Forces for Successful Public Safety Operations with Michael O’Shea and Charles Werner

Dec 1st, 2020 53m

Christopher Todd, your host, has a special program for you today where he is accompanied by Charles Werner, Director of the DRONE RESPONDERS program, and Michael O’Shea, the Program Manager for the UAS Integration Office with the Federal Aviati

Episode 011: The United Nations World Food Program Using Drones for Good with Patrick McKay and Matthias Boyen

Nov 9th, 2020 43m 30s

Drones are making a substantial impact around the world in many different ways, in Public Safety Agencies, NGOs, and Academia, just to name a few. All types of organizations are turning into unmanned aircraft systems to start performing a varie

Episode 010: Disaster Relief Australia with Richard Adams

Oct 19th, 2020 45m 32s

The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly stayed longer than expected, but with all its devastating effects has also brought positive outcomes, especially with the reaches of the virtual environment, we are now able to connect with people in ways tha

Episode 009: Pennsylvania Drone Association with David Heath

Sep 21st, 2020 47m 3s

As we see the unmanned systems industry evolving, we see different states taking different strategies and how they are going to use these systems to help, not only their citizens but also to build commerce and business within the state. It has

Episode 008: Drone Testing and The Upcoming DRONERSPONDERS Public Safety UAS Summit at Commercial UAV Expo with Danielle Gagne and Garret Bryl

Sep 7th, 2020 54m 44s

Christopher Todd, your host, welcomes two special guests to today’s episode. Danielle Gagne, who is the editorial analyst of Commercial UAV News, shares in this episode her point of view about the state of the unmanned systems industry, the UAS

Episode 007: An Overview of the FAA UAS Virtual Symposium with Charles Werner

Aug 24th, 2020 46m 22s

Christopher Todd, your host, welcomes Chief Charles Werner to today’s episode. Chief Charles is the director of the DRONERESPONDERS Program. The two recap the latest developments affecting public safety drone operations based on last week’s FAA

Episode 006: Public Reception and Acceptance of Drones with Grant Guillot

Aug 10th, 2020 46m 30s

Christopher Todd, your host, welcomes Grant Guillot to today’s episode to talk about the positive public reception and acceptance that the use of drones needs in order to be effective. COVID-19 has opened the doors for the drone industry, shi

Episode 005: Drone Technology for HAZMAT and Emergency Response with Brandon Morris

Jul 27th, 2020 40m 11s

Christopher Todd, your host, welcomes Brandon Morris to today’s episode. He is currently the Hazardous Materials Instructor at the Security and Emergency Response Training Center or SERTC. Brandon is also the Chief Pilot for the Transportation

Drones For Public Safety and Rescue in the UK with Gemma Alcock

Jul 13th, 2020 45m 58s

Christopher Todd, your host, welcomes Gemma Alcock to today’s episode. Gemma has made a tremendous impact on the use of drones over in the UK and also in other parts of the world. She is the founder and CEO of SkyBound Rescuer, an organization

The Role of Drones for Humanitarian Use Around the World with Dr. Patrick Meier

Jun 29th, 2020 45m 31s

Christopher Todd, your host, is accompanied by Patrick Meier, a remote pilot and internationally recognized expert in humanitarian technology, who has worked in a wide range of humanitarian technologies around the world, with partners including

The Perfect Storm: Hurricane Season, Wildfires, and COVID-19 with guest David Merrick

Jun 15th, 2020 49m 3s

Drones are making a difference around the world and in your neighborhood are helping to save lives and protect property. One of the areas where drones have really shown their potential is with helping to prepare for, respond to, and recover fro

Episode 001: Chief Charles Werner, DRONERESPONDERS Public Safety Alliance

Jun 1st, 2020 45m 50s

Welcome to the first episode of Taming Disaster: Drones For Good Podcast, presented by AiRXOS, part of GE Aviation with additional financial support from FirstIZ and Pix4D, where you will hear interviews, one-of-a-kind perspectives, and insight