Cassius Thornbury-Agyeman

Lead a 6-pilot inspection team flying 1,100+ missions per year across 9 utility, solar, and telecom clients with zero reportable incidents or airspace violations. Inspected 38 utility-scale solar sites (1.9 GW combined) with Zenmuse H20T radiometric thermal, flagging 4,200+ module and string faults and recovering an estimated $2.3M in annual lost generation. Captured Zenmuse L2 LiDAR over 420+ miles of transmission corridor for vegetation-encroachment analysis, cutting utility ground-patrol costs by 45%. Secured and flew under an FAA BVLOS waiver for linear-asset inspections, raising daily corridor coverage from 6 to 22 miles per crew. Built standardized ArcGIS Pro and DroneDeploy reporting templates that cut report turnaround from 10 days to 3 and lifted client renewals to 94%.

Flew 900+ photogrammetry and thermal missions for construction, mining, and utility clients on DJI Matrice 300 RTK and Phantom 4 RTK platforms. Processed orthomosaics, DSMs, and point clouds in Pix4D to 2 cm relative accuracy using RTK/PPK ground control across 150+ project sites. Obtained 300+ LAANC authorizations in Class B/C/D airspace around Phoenix Sky Harbor and Luke AFB with 100% compliance on internal audits. Created a pre-flight risk assessment checklist and flight-logging workflow adopted company-wide, reducing aborted missions by 30%.

Performed antenna, line, and RF equipment installs and audits on 600+ monopole, guyed, and self-support towers up to 450 ft. Delivered tower close-out packages and photo documentation with a 98% first-pass acceptance rate from carrier reviewers. Kept a perfect fall-protection and rescue record over 3 years while mentoring 5 new climbers on ANSI/ASSP Z359 practices.

Coursework in UAS flight operations, aerial photogrammetry, sensor payload integration, airspace regulations, and aviation safety management; completed 120+ logged training flight hours.