Establishing a Professional Micro-Aviation (Drone) Program WEBINAR | Critical Infrastructure Inspection Project

​Unmanned Autonomous Systems (UAS) continue to be utilized in a range of industries and government agencies. As UAS/drone technology becomes more readily available, is your organization prepared to develop a professional micro-aviation program?

Webinar Overview

Unmanned Autonomous Systems (UAS) continue to be utilized in a range of industries and government agencies. As UAS/drone technology becomes more readily available, is your organization prepared to develop a professional micro-aviation program?

The Center for Regional Disaster Resilience organized a webinar addressing these issues on Oct. 23rd, 2018. Watch the webinar recording here. Speakers include:

• Eric Holdeman, Director of the CRDR, moderated the webinar and provided a brief overview of the "Using Drones for Synchronization of Situational Awareness Between Critical Infrastructures and the Public Sector" DHS National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) Security and Resilience Challenge Project.
• Charlton Evans, FAA and UAS expert from End State Solutions, discussed the regulatory considerations and the best practices in obtaining internal and external approval to establish a professional micro-aviation (drone) program​
• David Fleckenstein, Director, Washington State Department of Transportation Aviation Division, provided an update on Washington's UAS landscape in light of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) provisions in the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2018.

Speakers

Charlton Evans, Founder and Principle Consultant
End State Solutions, LLC

Charlton Evans has been a direct participant and contributor to the advancement of the aviation industry since he first began flying. Evans is an expert in UAS applications such as wildland fire, project management, global deployed worldwide operations, process development, program implementation, complex schedule management, functional support, resource management, resource allocation, process integration, aviation operations, unmanned air system, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, tactics, techniques, procedures, DoD contracting, team building, workforce structure management, change management, corporate strategy, business capture, market analysis, cost mitigation, competitor assessment, and proposal development. Charlton has over 25 years of aviation experience; he earned his private pilot’s license when he was 18 years old. Charlton served in VMA-223 as an AV-8B Harrier Attack Pilot in the Marine Corps after graduating from the United States Naval Academy. Charlton holds instrument, commercial, and multi-engine civil ratings in addition to his military type ratings. 

David Fleckenstein, Director, Washington State Department of Transportation Aviation Division
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David Fleckenstein is the Director of the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Aviation Division. David has over 25 years of aviation experience stemming from his current position, his previous role as an airport director, and as an Army Aviation officer and pilot. The current work of WSDOT’s Aviation Division is focused on providing for airport infrastructure, addressing emerging aviation technology, and coordinating aviation emergency services with programs also supporting aircraft owner and dealer registration, airport infrastructure grants and loans, aviation planning, and management of the state owned/managed airports. David earned an undergraduate degree in political science from the University of South Carolina and master’s degrees in Adult Education from South Dakota State University and in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College located in Carlisle, PA.