The truth is none of this fancy gear is any good without our amazingly talented team to operate it safely and effectively. Meet your DroneBoy Team!
Since early on, Tom has always had a keen interest in aviation, innovation and robotics, so the drone/UAV world was a perfect fit. He has been piloting drones since 2012 and obtained his certification soon after that. Tom has his multiengine IFR pilot’s license which enables him to fly real airplanes planes as well which gives him a much better understanding of the “big picture” in the skies above. Can’t get the shot with a drone – how about from the plane…? These days Tom is happiest building custom camera rigs in the shop, flying specialty UAVs, and shooting stunning photos and video from high above using whatever technology gets the job done best.
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As a former operations, risk and compliance executive in the financial industry, Stefan helps ensure we are meeting our high standards of operational performance and quality while being safe and conforming to regulatory requirements. He is a seasoned photographer (New York Institute of Photography) with many award winning and published images to his credit and is an I.A.T.S.E. 667 Cinematographers Guild member. In addition to being a project specialist, he is also an advanced certified RPAS (drone) pilot and holds a flight reviewer designation, the highest level of RPAS certification offered by Transport Canada.
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Matt came to us as a passionate and experienced video producer who always to found unique and creative ways to tell his client’s story. Now he is a full time drone camera OP, aerial cinematographer and remote head technician. He brings his technical background in camera operations and post-workflows to the DroneBoy team.
Matt recently took up flying real airplanes too and is currently working on his Private Pilot’s License. He has a love of football, fashion, and things that go fast. He’s also unapologetic in his love of Michael Bay movies.
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Since his start in 2016, Eric Bell has had an immense passion for drones and FPV. Eric has competed on the national level, and flies freestyle whenever he can. He focuses on smooth, dynamic flying and can achieve the most difficult shots – all while actively participating in the operations of an on-set environment. Eric is now considered one of the top cinematic FPV pilots in Canada. He is project focused, and intent on delivering the most unique, smooth and dynamic FPV drone shots possible for our clients! Eric has thousands of logged flight hours in the air and is a true FPV master.
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Bernie one of the top camera operators in the field and a very experienced pilot as well. He is a millennial who doesn’t mind getting his hands dirty which is a rare mix. He is a social media expert whose background is a professional dog trainer. If we can ever drag him off the camera controls we hope to get him to help us out with our social media marketing as well.
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Yan is a professional drone pilot and videographer with 18 years of experience in television broadcasting. He can handle any payload from high-end laser LIDAR systems to ALEXA and RED cinema packages. He is constantly expanding his skills in the growing field of remotely piloted aerial systems and loves to take his passion to the sky. Yan is now hooked on FPV like the rest of us around here!
Formerly a aerospace engineer at Airbus Defence and Space, Patrick has been designing, building and flying unmanned aircrafts for cinematic, scientific and industrial purposes since 2012. As our Systems Maintainer, he builds our new aircraft and makes sure our fleet is in top shape for every job. Patrick is originally from Australia, where he obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. He is adjusting well to Canadian life – driving on the right side of the road is still a bit of a challenge, but luckily there are no lanes in the sky!
After his time in the military Mark went in to the world of I.T. After a decade of working the cooperate world he got pulled in to working in the entrainment industry. Having worked in some of the Largest venues in Canada he brings experience in providing risk assessments for various aspects of entertainment industry and brings those skills to Drone boy to ensure safe and secure flight operations.
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Tina is the one with the hardest job of all – compiling ALL those receipts and expenses into something that makes sense and maybe, even a profit from time to time. She writes the cheques and keeps us flying. Wow, and I thought operating a $100,000 multi-rotor camera platform in howling winds at minus 20° Celsius was hard…