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Mid-Atlantic Drones
Odenton, MD 21113
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Luisa Winters's Bio
Luisa brings a unique background to droning she is a certified Private Pilot and a Commercial UAV Pilot and has been involved with video production and cinematography for over 30 years. Having spent years flying, Luisa’s priority is safety. It is this safety mentality that make Luisa’s missions successful: from preparation and planning, FAA Authorization and client expectation to flying and finally, post-production. Luisa shoots exceptional UAV footage that can be incorporated in your projects with ease.
Luisa is certified for night drone operations and holds a night flight drone authorization (waiver) from the FAA. Additionally, she holds aviation certifications from the FAA and Unmanned Safety Institute, Luisa is a Certified Electrical Thermographer, Level 1.
Luisa, a native of Chicago, spent most of her childhood in the Dominican Republic. She graduated in 1987 from the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. Shortly before graduation, Luisa started working as a videographer in the Baltimore area. Since then, Luisa has been involved in Video Production and Post-Production. Today Luisa serves as a consultant for NBC, CBS, Showtime, Fox News, Adobe, just to name a few.
Within the video industry, Luisa is a well-known figure, a winner of many technical and artistic awards. She is a frequent speaker at NAB, IBC Holland, Government Video Expo, NYC Drone Film Festival, Interdrone, and many others. She is an international celebrity in the video production and post-production world, and examples of her training can be seen in Lynda.com and LinkedIn training, and Total Training.
Luisa is a certified instructor with the Unmanned Safety Institute and an Adobe and Apple Master Instructor.
Mike Sobola's Bio
Mike's background as a Private Pilot, combined with his experience as a TV and Video Producer allows him to bring a unique approach to his aerial imaging projects. His methodical planning and collaboration ensure that each mission achieves its ultimate objectives. First-hand skill and familiarity flying major construction sites gives him the skill and proficiency to capture aerial data and images safely and efficiently.
His flight experience includes Hex copters, quads, fixed gear and retractable platforms in single-pilot and dual-operator configurations. He has more than 700 hours flight experience over multiple platforms including the Freely Alta Hex copter, the Inspire I Pro, the Phantom 4 RTK, the Phantom 4 Pro, the Yuneec H520 and the Phantom 3 Pro.
Mike is certified for night drone operations and holds a night flight drone authorization from the FAA and has been able to obtain FAA and TSA clearance for multiple flights into the DC Flight Restricted Zone or “NFZ”.
Mike spent the formative years of his career living and working in New York City and is now based near Washington, D.C. He has written and produced shows airing on NBC, CBS, HBO, and Discovery, and worked as Lead Producer at The Travel Channel in its early days. He has also had Writer/Producer roles with several companies, including Atlantic Creative and Moon dog Entertainment. He was Executive Producer in Charge of Development and Production at Moondog and served as Showrunner of the 26-part series “Techknowledge” for Discovery Science.
Mike has a degree in Radio, Television and Film from the University of Maryland and a Certificate in Filmmaking from New York University. Trust Mike to get you the drone footage that you need!