Nigel Samuels.
Open to rolesPilot in CommandPart 135 Flight OperationsTraining & Standards

Flight operations, training, and standards for the next era of autonomous cargo.

Based in Charlotte, NC · open to relocation / remote ops centers

Jun 2026 to PresentCurrent

Lead UAS Subject Matter Expert

Wipro (Supporting Wing, Google)

Promoted to lead a ~12-person ground crew and a 20+ aircraft fleet across an entire Charlotte region of live Part 135 BVLOS delivery operations. Monitor real-time mission performance to flag anomalies, partner with engineering and vendor teams on workflow improvements, and support Wing product demonstrations for new Nest deployments and government stakeholders.

LeadershipTrainingWing

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026

UAS Ground Operations Specialist

Spino Inc. (Supporting Wing, Google)

Ran live Part 135 drone delivery operations for Wing's Charlotte Nest: preflight inspections, maintenance routines, and safety verification protocols mirroring the pre-op and debrief standards used in high-stakes DFR (Drone-as-First-Responder) deployments.

Part 135Ground OpsWing

Jan 2020 to Mar 2022

Founder

Kova Robotics

Founded and ran a robotics technology company building tools for first-responder agencies, with a licensed Part 137 division leasing agricultural spray drones to waiver-holding operators. Later pivoted the company toward Red Team, ethical hacking, and social engineering tooling.

EntrepreneurshipPart 137sUAS

Feb 2018 to Oct 2020

sUAS Police Patrol Officer

State of North Carolina

Led UAS operations for public safety missions: search and rescue, traffic accident mapping, and tactical overwatch on DJI Matrice 30T platforms in full Part 107 compliance. Ran pre-operational briefings, contingency planning, and post-mission debriefs for law enforcement leadership, directly paralleling the demo prep and debrief processes required for public safety DFR programs.

Public SafetysUASPart 107