Our Founder | David Record
David Record, CEO and Founder of Advanced Unmanned
A Long History with Aviation and Engineering David Record’s passion for planes began at a young age. With a crop duster pilot father who built a cutting-edge, all-composite crop duster (Predator 480) and took Dave with him on test flights in the Mohave Desert, David quickly fell in love with aviation, learned to fly, and then joined the military, where he supported the flight medicine team of the Colorado National Guard.
After his tenure on active duty, David earned a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Colorado and, later, an MBA in Operations Management and International Business from Regis University.
Since graduating, he has held a variety of operations- and aerial imagery-focused positions at DigitalGlobe, including his most recent position as Product Manager for Global BaseMap—a global mapping project. Prior to that role, David held positions such as Mission Supervisor and Operations Manager, where he managed the team responsible for satellite tasking for clients like Microsoft, Google, and the U.S. government. In these roles, Dave has cultivated a deep understanding of aerial imaging systems, strategic planning, and crisis event management. He has led and collaborated with both engineering experts and high-level executives.
The Birth of an Idea: Advanced Unmanned Finally, in 2011, the idea for Advanced Unmanned began to take shape in David’s mind—as a solution to a noticeable gap in the high-resolution aerial imagery market.
For David, this gap, created by out-of-date satellite technology and slow turnarounds across all imagery products, represented an opportunity. Always a problem-solver, Dave began to develop plans for a fleet of planes designed for quick turnarounds, high-resolution images, and near-real time delivery, as well as low overheads and competitive pricing strategies.
The result, today, is Advanced Unmanned—a company poised to change the industry with its quick, reliable images and custom-designed fleet.
Contact David Record to learn more about the company.
After his tenure on active duty, David earned a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Colorado and, later, an MBA in Operations Management and International Business from Regis University.
Since graduating, he has held a variety of operations- and aerial imagery-focused positions at DigitalGlobe, including his most recent position as Product Manager for Global BaseMap—a global mapping project. Prior to that role, David held positions such as Mission Supervisor and Operations Manager, where he managed the team responsible for satellite tasking for clients like Microsoft, Google, and the U.S. government. In these roles, Dave has cultivated a deep understanding of aerial imaging systems, strategic planning, and crisis event management. He has led and collaborated with both engineering experts and high-level executives.
The Birth of an Idea: Advanced Unmanned Finally, in 2011, the idea for Advanced Unmanned began to take shape in David’s mind—as a solution to a noticeable gap in the high-resolution aerial imagery market.
For David, this gap, created by out-of-date satellite technology and slow turnarounds across all imagery products, represented an opportunity. Always a problem-solver, Dave began to develop plans for a fleet of planes designed for quick turnarounds, high-resolution images, and near-real time delivery, as well as low overheads and competitive pricing strategies.
The result, today, is Advanced Unmanned—a company poised to change the industry with its quick, reliable images and custom-designed fleet.
Contact David Record to learn more about the company.
