Experience

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  Juniper Unmanned

  • United States
  • IT Services and IT Consulting
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Cheif Technical Officer / Principal Solutions Engineer

    • Mar 2021 - Present

  • Chief Technical Officer

    • Nov 2017 - Mar 2021

    Juniper Unmanned provides the back-end systems for successful UAS operations. We help organizations understand current technology, clarify their needs and develop and manage programs that generate usable results – thereby optimizing their return on investment. A UAS program cannot thrive without understanding the technology, tailoring capabilities to suit a given environment, and selecting a UAS platform that performs consistently and reliably in an operational setting. Helping your organization create, standardize and implement a UAS program that delivers "decision-quality-data" to the right people, at the right time, is what Juniper Unmanned is all about.

  • Co-Founder - COO

    • Mar 2014 - Nov 2017

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  DR White Consulting

  • Greater Denver Area

  • Principal

    • Sep 2009 - Jan 2023
    • Greater Denver Area

    1. Solutions Engineering - Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)Specialize in providing remote sensing solutions for multiple industry sectors. Rapid response mission planning, data collection, data processing, and solution delivery, tailored to client specifications. Industries served include Agriculture, Mining, Quarrying, Surveying, Oil and Gas, Forestry, Construction Management, Natural Resource Exploration, Infrastructure Inspection and Livestock Management and Environmental monitoring.2. Mining Industry ConsultantSpecializing in virtual dataroom, design, creation, population and ongoing management.- Experienced in building dataroom structures that are strait forward, easy to understand and quickly navigated.- Adept at conducting needs analysis and creating dynamic datarooms that grow and change with an organizations changing needs.- Design strategic work-flow processes to best facilitate document and data authoring, approval and publishing to the dataroom. - Expertise in managing global dataroom projects with multiple parties contributing materials from around the world.- Sensitivity to differing cultural nuances when requesting sensitive information.- Skilled in designing permissions systems to facilitate appropriate access and use of the dataroom, while maintaining utmost security and confidentiality.

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  Colorado School of Mines

  • Golden, Colorado

  • UAS Program Manager - Research Associate Mining Engineering

    • Jun 2014 - Jun 2017
    • Golden, Colorado

    Developing and implementing Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) technology at the Colorado School of Mines for use in research and development across multiple engineering disciplines. Convene a team of researchers and experts from diverse colleges within Mines, including: Mining, Petroleum, Geology, Geophysics, Mechanical-Robotics and Electrical, to collaborate in developing and integrating UAS platforms in the environmental, earth science, large construction and natural resources extractive industries. Coordinate development of remote sensing technologies with both near-term practical application, while conducting research on new ground-breaking technologies with far-reaching implications for the future. The implementation of UAS technologies at Mines is unlike other universities in the United States. We work with the application of UAS in the real-world, rather than engineering the aeronautical systems. By putting new technologies in the hands of researchers and students, we are preparing the future workforce to use the systems to fully realize their potential.• Develop UAS test facilities• Establish airworthiness testing process• Write Certificate of Authorization (COA) applications• Develop UAS teaching curriculum• Design and manage research agenda• Partner with UAS industry manufactures making systems available for research• Partner with industry to develop and fund research• Publish research findings• Advocate for UAS in public policy

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  Geo Aerospace, Inc.

  • Lakewood, Colorado

  • Director of Product Development

    • Sep 2013 - Apr 2014
    • Lakewood, Colorado

    As a contractor, equip GEO Aerospace to embrace the evolution of technology in the rapidly developing UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) business environment through providing market awareness, product development strategy and system integration expertise. GEO's UAS Solutions are designed to perform reliably and provide accurate, timely information to decision makers in near real-time. Whether companies are looking for photogrammetry solutions, bulk material volumetrics, precision agriculture, tactical air support, first responder intelligence, facility management, environmental monitoring, or other aerial view applications, we are here to design and deliver a complete solution able to meet a wide spectrum of client needs.

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  HS International

  • Greater Denver Area

  • Senior Technical Recruiter - Mining

    • Sep 2010 - Aug 2013
    • Greater Denver Area

    Client Activities: needs and culture assessment, direct sourcing, talent matching, objective and values clarification, process management, compensation negotiation, on-going relationship buildingCandidate Activities: Technical and values based evaluation, skill-values-cultural based matching, presentation materials coaching and development, interview preparation, process management.

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  Polyscales

  • Golden Colorado

  • Principal

    • Oct 2012 - Jun 2013
    • Golden Colorado

    As a Principal of a start-up, I wear multiple hats. My primary focus is strategic marketing, brand development, communications and technical sales with a bent toward the natural resource extractive industry.

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  WaterStone Community Church

  • Congregational Life Pastor

    • Mar 2004 - Jan 2008

    Directed all aspects of Congregational Life. Responsible for overseeing Pastoral/Congregational Care, Adult Bible Communities (ABC), Training Center, Small Groups, Prayer, Young Adults, Women’s Ministry, Men’s Ministry, Stephen Ministry, Food Pantry, Visitation, and Helping Hands and Celebrate Recovery. Executive leadership team member. • Recruited, trained, deployed, monitored and lead Congregational Life leadership team.• Championed people connecting in community, increasing the number of people in small groups from under 30% to over 50%.• Identified, recruited and developed key leaders.• Championed vision and assured alignment of program plans and budgets.• Encouraged spiritual formation in leadership and congregation.• Developed and implemented concept of Small Group based Congregational Care.

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  EmergencyWorld.com

  • Director of Customer Relations

    • Jul 2002 - Dec 2003

    Designed, developed and implemented new customer support program, introducing Internet-based training technology. Trained organizations transitioning from stand-up to distance-learning programs. Authored and published training manuals for managers, instructors and students. Developed customer support system including issue identification/tracking, issue resolution reporting, and customer follow-up.

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  Promise Keepers

  • Director of Marketing & Event Management

    • 1994 - 1999

    • Provided marketing leadership, creative input and communication support to all divisions• Directed team that developed annual national marketing plan for up to 17 nation-wide events• Developed and managed $2.3 million marketing budget• Designed and directed all aspects of marketing strategy including selection of advertising agency• Hired and supervised seven full-time marketing staff• Provided research and recommendations for new products and resources• Researched, developed and implemented compensation schedule, benefit plan, and performance review process, trained staff in behavioral interviewing techniques• Planned and executed Communication Services for multiple conferences of up to 74,000 men• Supervised event staff teams of up to 18 professionals and 250 volunteers

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  Vineyard Christian Fellowship Denver

  • Senior Associate Pastor

    • 1986 - 1994

    Directed adult congregational programs including: Training Center, Single’s, Men’s, Small Groups and Lay Counseling Ministries. Directed Pastoral Care and staff personal development. Developed year-long training curriculum for lay-counselors. Recruited and trained over 300 lay counselors in five years.

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  DHM Enterprises

  • Field Development Engineer

    • 1986 - 1986

    Research and Development firm assisted in design, development and fabrication of cutting-edge technology, mini-scanning electron microscope, including field-fit design modifications and testing.

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  Victory Chapel

  • Assistant Pastor

    • 1983 - 1986

    General ministry duties as assigned including, planning, teaching, speaking, discipleship, accounting, budgeting and adult leadership development.

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  Gulf Mineral Resources (Mining Division Gulf Oil Corp.)

  • Research and Development Engineer

    • 1981 - 1983

    Commissioned to discover, develop and prove new technologies solving problems in hostile underground mining environment. • Simultaneously developed and manage 5 research projects with annual budget of $1.2M• Wrote technical proposals to explain and appropriate funds for research projects• Developed and proved water-jet drilling and rock-bolting technology and processes• Created and designed mine back-fill process, tailing de-watering and replacement