Lance Brady

Lance R. Brady leads the USGS Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Project Office (NUPO) in Lakewood, Colorado.  The team at NUPO has been leading USGS UAS activities  since May 8, 2008.  During the past 12 years, significant investments were made to develop and implement UAS policy, procedures, coordination, testing and operations for executing applied scientific research and daily operational activities.  The USGS has been on the cutting-edge of this technology and is widely recognized as a leading expert across the Federal Civil Community.  Lance holds aviation ratings with the Federal Aviation Administration.  He has been actively involved with UAS technology since 2004 and brings his years of manned aviation, remote sensing and photogrammetry to NUPO. 

Education

BS, Department of Geography emphasis Remote Sensing, Northern Arizona University, 1997

Appointments

2020-present, National Unmanned Project Office Chief, U.S. Geological Survey, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, Denver, CO, USA

2016-2020, Associate District Manager, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Idaho, Mississippi, USA

2014-2016, Geographer Unmanned Aircraft, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Denver, CO, USA

2014, Geographer NUPO, U.S. Geological Survey, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, Denver, CO, USA

2011-2014, Fire Management Specialist Unmanned Aircraft, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Denver, CO, USA

2007-2011, Assistant Field Manager (Resources), U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Safford, AZ, USA

2004-2007, Supervisory GIS Coordinator, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Idaho Falls, ID, USA

2002-2004, GIS Specialist, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Rock Springs, WY, USA