Tim Tingler

President Unmanned Systems Technology for Air, Ground & Maritime Applications @Quest Knight Enterprises, Llc

Quest Knight Enterprises (QKE) is an early-stage systems engineering/systems integration firm committed to the design and delivery of unmanned systems & robotics for government & private industry customers. Applications we support include:• Oil & Gas• Agriculture• First Responders• Defense & Intelligence• Disaster Management I founded QKE in 2009 to address an emerging need for unmanned systems. Our service and products are designed to address needs into three primary domains: AIR: Unmanned Aircraft Systems & Aerial Vehicles (UAS, UAVs) GROUND: Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) & Tactical Ground Control Systems MARITIME: Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) & Sub-Surface Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs), Autonomous Unmanned Vehicles (AUVs) & Remote Operating Vehicles (ROVs)Since I launched QKE, I\'ve had several successes: Competitive selection as one of just 30 graduates in an Inaugural Class of the UAS-101 Operators’ Course funded by a federal grant (2014). Competing for and selection by the US Navy for a prime, IDIQ contract award (eligible for a total of 9 yrs) through the SeaPort-e program—an unprecedented win for QKE with less than one year in business (2010). Demonstrating annual compliance for 4 successive years, leading to the Federal Government’s exercise of QKE’s remaining 5-year option (20••••19). Competing and selection for the opportunity to join the Center For Innovation (CFI) Unmanned Systems Consortium