Additional Event Information & Acknowledgement of Industry Sponsor(s):
Thank you to our guest speaker Darryl M. Anunciado with Action Drones.
Darryl M. Anunciado is the CEO of Action Drone Inc., a drone manufacturer in Chula Vista, California. Darryl’s devotion for aerial remote control devices and entrepreneurship, drove him to launch Action Drone Inc. Backed with an MBA and a BA in Psychology Industrial Organization, gave him experience in banking, property management, and real estate industries. Alongside the AD team of engineers, technicians, and business developers, Darryl’s saying is, “the drone industry isn’t about drones… It’s about the people using the drones.”
Desiree Ekstein, known better in the industry as Drone Diva. Ms. Ekstein is an Adjunct Instructor of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), also known as Drones, at TCI MiraCosta College, in Carlsbad California. Desi has over 6 years of remote piloting experience, is an FAA Certified 107 Remote Pilot in Command (RPIC) and a AUVSI TOP Level 3 pilot. She is also a Lead Representative FAA UAS/Drone Safety in San Diego California, and a UAS Safety Advisor for Women and Drones. Desi has commercial flight experience in a wide variety of industry applications, and provides educational instruction for the Remote Pilot Part 107 exam. She also teaches UAS Operations at Elementary Science Institute (EIS) for the "Girls Take Flight" as part of a young female STEM program.
Jim Bonnardel is a FAA Fast Team Drone Pro. Owning and operating Radio Control Specialties, he is also the CTO at Birds Eye Aerial Dronesa and teaches sUAS Technologies at San Diego's Grossmont College. Jim is also the AMA's District 10 AVP, and the public liaison for the Silent Electric Flyers of San Diego. Jim has been a key player in the San Diego drone scene as the founder of the SEFSD RotorPlex, the first state-controlled land multi-rotor (drone) park, and his work with several local drone related companies as a UAS test pilot / beta tester. Jim is a lifelong expert Radio Control pilot who was first sponsored at the age of 6 by a major radio manufacturer and continues to compete in several different disciplines of RC. Jim has introduced products into the UAS aircraft market and sold patents for other technologies. Jim is a subject matter expert in UAS Mapping, Inspections, Surveys and Forensics and has over 2000 commercial hours flying sUAS in Utility, Construction and Land Engineering.
Wyatt Woolsey, Lone Wolf Logistics, offers critical infrastructure training in UAS and their protocols and is an AUVSI TOP Operator Level 3 UAS service provider for the oil and gas industry. He is an ITC certified sUAS Thermographer and is Pix4D photogrammetry certified. Wyatt is also involved with outreach programs for UAS safety and education.