Dean Barefield
- Role
- Uas Program Manager at Southern Company
- Location
- Atlanta, GA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Dean Barefield
I am a results-driven Program Manager and U.S. Army Veteran with over 25 years of…
Experience
Uas Program Manager
Dec 2017 — Present
Manages an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) program for a Fortune 146 organization and the second largest electrical utility in the nation. Develops strategy and key partnerships to facilitate integration while challenging and changing legacy methodologies to improve efficiencies, workflows, and reducing cost. • Responsible for all facets of UAS integration, standardization, training, operations, and doctrine development, servicing 15 major business units across the country, supporting a fleet of 300+ UAS vehicles and 200+ remote pilots across the enterprise. • Manages multiple projects with internal and global industry partners through the project lifecycle, from initiation to closure, streamlining integration and facilitating industry adoption. • Liaises across echelons with peers and regulators, building relations, supporting commercialization, creating standards and best practices in shaping a dynamically evolving regulatory environment.
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