Energy Drone Summit 2017

Josh Olds
VP Operations
Unmanned Safety Institute / ARGUS


Josh Olds is the Vice President of Operations and co-founder of the Unmanned Safety Institute® based in Orlando, FL. He has served in a variety of UAS operational roles operating and maintaining both fixed wing and rotorcraft Unmanned Aircraft Systems.  Josh holds his Master’s degree in Aeronautics with a specialty in educational technology and served on Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s faculty as an Assistant Professor.  Josh is a commercial pilot and certified airframe & power plant mechanic. His UAS operations have ranged from the private security sector as a shipboard pilot/maintainer for unmanned helicopters in the oil and gas industry to conducting education and scenario based training for the energy sector to managing commercial agricultural surveys over thousands of acres.  In his current role as Vice President of Operations, Josh manages day-to-day operations, including the Institute’s Training Services and Safety Assurance Divisions.

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