George Wakaria

Senior Drone Operator · Victory Farms Kenya

Jul 2025 – Present

• Establishing, leading, and scaling the UAV Operations function to support precision agriculture and data-driven decision-making.
• Provide strategic leadership in establishing and scaling the UAV Operations function.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of drone pilots to deliver safe, compliant, and efficient operations.
• Design, implement, and continuously improve UAV Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and safety frameworks.
• Oversee training programs on DJI enterprise platforms, drone data processing workflows, and basic GIS analysis.
• Direct mission planning, execution, and regulatory compliance across all drone operations.

UAV Pilot & GIS Analyst · Astral Aerial Solutions

Dec 2022 – Jun 2025

• Conduct UAV missions to support security and surveillance operations.
• Execute agricultural drone operations including spraying, mapping, and crop monitoring.
• Plan and optimize flight paths in line with operational and safety requirements.
• Perform routine maintenance and inspection of drones and accessories.
• Capture, manage, and report field data using ODK and other digital tools.
• Collect high-quality aerial imagery and spatial data for GIS analysis and mapping.

VTOL Pilot · Chumdan

Nov 2024 – Mar 2025

• Execute long-range VTOL drone mapping missions.
• Plan and automate flight paths for large-area aerial photography.
• Process collected data into orthomosaics, DEMs, and 3D models.
• Analyze imagery and generate actionable outputs.
• Conduct post-processing using open-source and commercial photogrammetry tools.

GIS Field Surveyor · Japan International Cooperation Agency

May 2022 – Jun 2022

• Survey i.e. field & remote sensing.
• Map production (cartography).
• Data Collecting, entry & collating.
• Record & reporting.

Data Clerk · Ministry Of Health

Jan 2022 – Feb 2022

• Data Collection and entry i.e. including Geo-location.
• Database management.
• Correcting errors and organizing data/information.
• Report and data submission using Open Data Kit (ODK).

GIS Analyst Attaché · Kenya Meteorological Department

Jun 2019 – Aug 2019

• Real time data collection.
• Data entry.
• Processing and analyzing.
• Application of Arc-view GIS, Pix4D and Global Mapper.
• Production of the flood watch bulletin.
• Introduction to GFFS rainfall-runoff modelling for stream flow forecasting.