TX, OK, KS, LA, AR Territory

Dakota Kridler is a U.S. Army Veteran with nine years of defense experience, specializing as a Flight Test Engineer and Systems Engineer. Dakota has maintained and operated numerous fixed-wing and VTOL UAVs, leveraging his Part 107 Remote Pilot license. He led the development of an innovative ground control station (GCS) for a range of internal UAVs, enhancing capabilities across Group 1 to Group 3 sizes. Dakota's contributions include being a sensor and camera operator for manned-unmanned teaming (MUMT) UAV flight missions employing sophisticated telemetry setups to link air, ground, and operational equipment and personnel. While studying for his B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, he was a Flight Test Engineer at the Texas A&M Vehicle Systems and Control. Dakota holds a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A&M and an MBA with a focus in Innovative Technologies from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.