"A life long Aviator Dean served in the British Army and Royal Air Force for a total of 32 years. Dean became a Helicopter Pilot in 1990 and flew Lynx helicopters worldwide. On the UK`s purchase of the Apache Attack Helicopter, he was selected amongst the very first crews and attended training at Fort Rucker. Dean also instructed on the Attack Helicopter fielding team and subsequently flew multiple combat tours in Afghanistan. In 2008 he transferred to the Royal Air Force to fly MQ-9 Reaper and served at Creech AFB in Nevada. Dean's final tour was on exchange with the USAF, at Holloman AFB. Where he was a senior instructor and evaluator on MQ-9 Reaper. Dean is a FAA and EASA Flight Instructor on both Helicopter and Fixed Wing aircraft.

Retiring in 2016 Dean has worked extensively across the UAS industry as a Consultant, Subject Matter Expert and Business Development Lead on multiple programs. Dean is current VP of Solution Engineering at Volatus Aerospace.
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