Keven Gambold

About Keven Gambold

Significant and wide-ranging experience in manned aircraft and Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) with over 3600 hours. Extensive pilot, instructor, leadership and top management positions fulfilling operational, training and test program roles on global aviation projects. Retired military officer and instructor pilot with exceptional track record of coordinating and leading major cutting-edge programs for both international and small-medium military and civilian enterprises. An award-winning instructor and combat-experienced pilot on multiple aircraft types, including unmanned. Dedicated, versatile manager with broad expertise in project leadership, budget management, human resources, technical innovation, and equipment trials and fielding. Well-versed in team building and highly proficient in fast moving, rapidly changing environments with significant time pressures. Self-motivated, diligent and process-focused with excellent documentation skills. Extensive interaction with Federal, State and International RPAS policy making bodies and key personnel and exposure to nascent Counter-UAS technologies. Motivated and diligent, and widely traveled for projects, austere operations, and overseas projects. Published author and media-trained with substantial radio, TV and web exposure. Exceptionally computer-literate to include multimedia, business software suites and evolving social media protocols. Dual UK-US Citizenship, conversant in French and Spanish.GOAL: After a 21-year military career on the cutting edge of manned and unmanned aeronautical and technical programs, I have spent the past 8 years building and leading another entrepreneurial group engaged in commercial, State & Federal Government unmanned aviation projects. My goal is to now bring these experiences to support a growing commercial company in the execution of complex, challenging and cutting-edge programs in the International marketplace.

Experience

1. Chief Executive Officer

   Unmanned Experts

   Aug 2014 — Present · US

   Unmanned Experts (UMEX) prides itself on both its name and its reputation; these elements stem directly from our highly-trained and carefully selected personnel. This growing, independent team of exceptionally motivated professionals has over flying hours on UAS platforms and over flying hours on manned aircraft. UMEX is staffed by UAS and Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) pilots, operators and maintainers as well as specialists with expertise in all areas of unmanned operations. With thousands of hours of both manned and unmanned aviation instruction, we have a peerless training capability with an established network of trainers.Drawn from air, land and sea domains, the UMEX team has the unique ability to understand the integration of unmanned systems into real-world programs. Our team is supported by professionals from various industries ranging from geospatial and imaging technologies, law enforcement and natural resource management to software and business development. Our experts have served on the board of the American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing (ASPRS), actively participate in public safety associations and promote safe flight through organizations such as the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA). UMEX continues to expand capabilities and reach by seeking and building partnerships with organizations such as the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council, the Tactical Fire Remote Sensing Applications Committee, the U.S. Geo-spatial Intelligence Foundation, FAA-approved national UAS test sites, and accredited universities, consortiums and centers of excellence.

Education

• Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

  Masters, Aeronautical Science (Operations)

  2004 — 2008

• Liberty University

  Doctor's Degree, Strategic Leadership

• Durham University

  BSc (Hons), Psychology & Philosophy

  1989 — 1992

Skills

• Ministry of Defence
• Business Strategy
• Command
• Safety Management Systems
• Project Planning
• Weapons
• Military
• Integration
• Defence
• Team Building
• Avionics
• Leadership
• Nato
• Safety Management
• Operation
• Training
• Piloting
• Aircraft
• Requirements Analysis
• Military Operations
• Risk Assessment
• Security Clearance
• Mod
• Procurement
• Afghanistan
• Reconnaissance
• Dod
• Planning
• Operations Management
• Flight Safety
• Mentoring
• Program Management
• Air Force
• Defense
• Flight Operations
• Military Training
• Military Experience
• Aviation
• Aerospace
• Uav