NATE Announces Expanded Unmanned Aerial Systems Committee Roster
For Immediate Release:
October 3, 2017
NATE Announces Expanded Unmanned Aerial Systems Committee Roster
NATE Unveils Roster at 2017 Drone World Expo in San Jose, California
(San Jose, CA) – The NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association announced today the expanded roster of participants who will be serving on the Association’s Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Committee. The NATE UAS Committee is tasked with monitoring the trends and regulatory environment associated with rapidly evolving UAS technologies and making recommendations to NATE members and the wireless infrastructure community on best practices when it comes to UAS integration. The Committee also focuses on collaborating with federal agencies and interested stakeholders in the development of guidelines to promote the safe commercial use of these systems.
“NATE is thrilled to announce our expanded UAS Committee roster,” stated NATE Board of Directors member Jimmy Miller from MillerCo, Inc. in Gulfport, Mississippi. “The NATE UAS Committee line-up consists of some of the brightest minds in commercial drone aviation representing some of the most innovative companies and organizations from throughout the wireless and UAS ecosystems,” added Miller who also currently serves on a key FAA Unmanned Aerial Safety Team (UAST) Working Group.
The expanded NATE Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Committee consists of the following members:
Christopher Desmond
Verizon Wireless
Tim Dunnigan
Talon Aerolytics, Inc.
Lisa Ellman
Hogan Lovells/Commercial Drone Alliance
Bryan Fitzpatrick
Surveying and Mapping, LLC (SAM)
Steve Fleming
Technical Rescue Systems, LLC
Jose Giraldo
DroneBase
Jim Goldwater
Bob Lawrence & Associates
Alden Jones
American Tower Corporation
John Paul Jones
Tower & Turbine Technologies LLC
Robert McCoy
Crown Castle
Bryan McKernan
Consortiq
Jimmy Miller
MillerCo, Inc.
Chris Moccia
Measure UAS, Inc.
Art Pregler
AT&T
Todd Schlekeway
NATE
Karl Schwab
DARTDrones
Jimmy Taylor
DataWing Global
Charlie Terry
ETAK Systems, LLC
Jim Tracy
Legacy Telecommunications, Inc.
Brian Weis
Mikab Corporation
Gretchen West
Hogan Lovells/Commercial Drone Alliance
The UAS Committee has pledged to be a source of information by providing timely updates to NATE members and industry stakeholders as key developments emerge in the landscape surrounding Unmanned Aerial Systems.
Utilize the 2nd Edition of the NATE Unmanned Aerial Systems Operations Around Vertical Communications Infrastructure resource document.
Watch the NATE #ClimberConnection UAS Operations video.
For information regarding NATE, visit www.natehome.com.
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About NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association
NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association is a non-profit trade association in the wireless infrastructure industry providing a unified voice for tower erection, service and maintenance companies. Today the Association boasts over 720 member companies located throughout the United States, Australia, Bahamas, Canada, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Saudi Arabia. For additional information on NATE, please visit www.natehome.com.
