Gus Calderon
Co-Founder - FireWatch
- Role
- Founder Owner at Airspace Consulting
- Location
- Carlsbad, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Gus Calderon
Gus Calderon is an earth scientist and commercial pilot with 25 years of aviation experience. He has over 3,100 hours of flight time and has owned and operated an FAA certified air charter operation. Gus owns and flies a Beechcraft Bonanza aircraft that has been modified for aerial mapping missions. Gus has been flying aerial survey flights missions for environmental monitoring, natural land management, and wildfire risk mitigation. Graduating with a B.S in Geology from Boston College and a M.S. degree in Geology from the University of Arizona, Gus began his career working for an environmental consulting firm where he performed mineral and material identification with electron microscopy and energy-dispersive spectrometry. Gus has obtained accreditation from several government agencies including NIST, NRC and the EPA. Gus is an early adopter of drone technology for scientific applications. Since 2009 he has been developing custom drones and integrating sensors for environmental monitoring. Gus uses drones for “ground truthing” of aerial data acquired from full-size aircraft. He also has an extensive background in aerial cinematography and aerial video production.
Experience
Founder Owner
Sep 2014 — Present · San Diego, CA, US
The team at Airspace Consulting has a broad range of experience including commercial aviation, aerial imaging, UAS development and testing, regulatory compliance, and technical writing. Airspace Consulting owns a Beechcraft Bonanza A-36 and a fleet of UAS for aerial imaging and mapping with a variety of sensors.
Education
Boston College
Bachelor of Science (BS)
1983 — 1987
University of Arizona
Geology/Earth Science
1987 — 1989
Skills
- Military Operations
- Real Estate
- Manufacturing
- Navy
- Defense
- Aerial Photography
- Charter
- Helicopters
- Dod
- Environmental Science
- Piloting
- Program Management
- Entrepreneurship
- Aircraft Maintenance
- Systems Engineering
- Government
- Aerospace
- Uav
- Aircraft
- Commercial Aviation
- Geology
- Avionics
- Aviation
- Military
- Security Clearance
- Project Management
- Flights
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