Xeo Cast

Stephanie M Jones is Associate Vice President, Flight Operations for Drone Express. Drone Express is a logistics company focused on bringing safe, reliable, autonomous, eco-friendly package delivery throughout the country. Stephanie helps empower a diverse team of proficient, independent thinkers whose mission is to make life easier by bringing customers what they need when and where they need it.Stephanie is also the first Black Woman to bring drone delivery operations to Atlanta, GA, and will be spearheading initiatives to expand in various cities and locations. Stephanie puts safety first in all operations, and loves demonstrating safe, efficient, sustainable, last mile drone delivery done with precision. Web: www.droneexpress.com LinkedIn: Personal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniemjonesavp, Drone Express: https://www.linkedin.com/company/drone-express/ IG: @flydroneexpress  Brought to you by Xeo Air (www.xeoair.com), hosted by Bronwyn Morgan IG: @xeoair  Tx: @airxeo [email protected]

Tonie Smith debuted in Real Estate as a Sales Agent then quickly transitioned to the role of advisor and client relationship manager, assisting the brokerage with development of bi-lingual service options for its diverse customer base. She developed a knack for defining processes to increase client satisfaction and improve productivity, and Tonie held on to those objectives throughout her career. From managing small teams to working as a franchise sales consultant for Fortune 500 companies, her commitment was to assist businesses to operate more efficiently, effectively, and profitably. Then, while prepping for the home inspector exam, Tonie discovered her passion for drones and started TS Aerial Media with a goal to build a bridge between this booming technology and the Real Estate and Property Management industries. In 2019 she left her role in Real Estate management to promote drone tech adoption and education in a variety of industries in need.  In addition to expanding her client base for drone services and education, she also actively supports Women & Drones, is a member of the San Diego FAAST Safety Team, and supports the multiple Police Department Drone First Responder (DFR) programs as the Recruiting and Training Manager for Flying Lion, Inc. Web: www.tsaerialmedia.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/tonie-smith-96ba8410b Brought to you by Xeo Air (www.xeoair.com), with host, Bronwyn Morgan. IG: @xeoair  Tw: @airxeo [email protected]

Chad Sweet is the co-founder and CEO of ModalAI, Inc, a Blue UAS Framework manufacturer of autonomous autopilots for drones and ground robots. Sweet is highly experienced in robotics R&D, and during his 20 years at Qualcomm, led efforts in computer vision and wireless communications with 15 patents granted. He was responsible for groundbreaking projects such as the Snapdragon Flight, which is powering NASA’s Ingenuity, the first drone to fly on Mars. Sweet is committed to advancing the drone industry by providing innovators with smaller, smarter, and safer open robot and drone autopilots manufactured in the U.S.A. Twitter: @modal_ai ModalAI LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/modal-ai/ Web: www.modalai.com Brough to you by Xeo Air (www.xeoair.com), with host, Bronwyn Morgan IG: @xeoair  Tw:@airxeo  [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/xeo-air-inc/

Ed Boucas is the Founder and CEO of Votix (http://www.votix.com). Ed is a Production and Mechanical Engineer, currently a member of the YPO (Young Presidents' Organization) Miami chapter, currently a member of the HBS (Harvard Business School) Alumni Angels of South Florida, and graduated from the Harvard Business School OPM program being awarded as the OPM Idol Winner. Ed started his entrepreneurial career as the Founder & CEO of Cipher (http://www.cipher.com), a global leader in the cybersecurity industry with operations in 15 countries. Ed led two rounds of multimillion-dollar private equity investments and as the majority shareholder sold the company to Prosegur (http://www.prosegur.com), a 5 Billion dollar European publicly traded company leader in the private security industry. After selling the company, Cipher became the global cybersecurity division of Prosegur and Ed continued working as the CEO of Cipher for 3 years until the end of his lock-up period. Ed is also the Founder & Chairman of Blockbit (http://www.blockbit.com), a next-generation cloud and network security technology company with over 3,000 active corporate clients, over 1 million users and with presence in 10 countries. Ed partially sold Blockbit to two private equity firms in a multimillion-dollar deal Votix is a complete platform composed of 3 products: manage, stream and fly. Votix is a cloud-based software as a service (saas) solution designed to support all drone manufacturers. The Votix product suite has the right products for your needs, from managing your missions, live streaming your flights, to remotely operating your drones. Email: [email protected]  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eboucas/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EdBoucas Web: https://votix.com Brought to you by Xeo Air (www.xeoair.com), with host, Bronwyn Morgan IG: @xeoair  Tw: @airxeo [email protected]

Peter H. Schmidt, Co-Founder and COO of Transcend Air, is an entrepreneur and executive with startup, turn-around, and large enterprise experience. Schmidt’s aviation roles have included sUAS test pilot, with two first flights; President & COO of Linear Air, Eclipse 500 operator and Part 135 online charter marketplace; COO of Jet Advisors, a business aviation consultancy; and SVP of National Aviation Academy, the second largest Part 147 aviation mechanic school in the U.S. In his pre-aviation career, Schmidt led several networking and embedded systems companies, including as CTO North America for Ipanema Technologies, CEO of Echo Engineering, Division Manager of Teradyne, and Co-Founder and President of Midnight Networks. An aerobatic pilot, Schmidt did his undergrad in computer science and his masters degree in management, both at MIT. He currently serves as Chair of the Electric Flight Test Committee of the E-VTOL Flight Test Council. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterharrisonschmidt Web: www.transcend.aero Brought to you by Xeo Air (www.xeoair.com), with host, Bronwyn Morgan IG: @xeoair  Tw: @airxeo [email protected]