Michael Healander, Co-Founder, President and CEO of Airspace Link, has joined the Commercial Drone Alliance’s board of directors.
“Healander brings 25 years of leadership working with defence, government agencies at every level, and commercial aviation operators,” CDA said in a press announcement. “At Airspace Link, he leads the company’s work to build digital infrastructure for safe, secure and scalable drone operations. The Airspace Link platform brings small UAS operations, BVLOS flights, UTM, radar and drone detection, and counter-UAS into one common picture of the airspace.”
Prior to Airspace Link, Healander co-founded Geometri, an indoor navigation and analytics platform used in airline apps for gate-to-gate navigation and in big-box retail apps. Acuity Brands acquired Geometri, and he went on to hold leadership roles there. He is also an FAA-certified commercial drone pilot.
Michael Healander joins the CDA’s board of directors: Eric Brock (Ondas), Ben Berlin (Zipline International, Inc.), Jenn Player (Skydio), Neta Gliksman (Percepto Robotics), Heath McLemore (Florida Power & Light), Margaret Nagle (Wing), Jeff Cole (Hidden Level), Jon Damush (uAvionix), James Grimsley (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma), Grant Jordan (SkySafe), Craig Marcinkowski (NUAIR), James Slider (PDW), Jim O’Sullivan (DoorDash), Christopher Todd (Airborne Response), and William Wheeler (Southern Company).
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Image: Michael Healander (Airspace Link)