Modovolo in the present day introduced the appointment of Tim Handley as the corporate’s new Chief
Info Officer (CIO).
“Modovolo’s mission,” mentioned Justin Name, Modovolo’s CEO, and co-founder, “is to design merchandise with first ideas pondering to have the very best performance-to-cost ratio of any drone know-how. And we relentlessly give attention to lean manufacturing to consistently and radically decrease costs. Tim believes on this mission as a result of that is what he has accomplished his total life.”
Tim is an entrepreneur who has based, bootstrapped, and incubated two corporations, the latest of which is Flyguys, which Tim based in 2015. Funded with $50,000, Tim constructed a digital airline from scratch.
By flying tons of of missions throughout scores of industries and use circumstances, he created and documented flight operation procedures for each use case and trade for which he flew, after which crafted and coded the early variations of the logistics software program that put the correct pilot with the correct tools for any given mission or contract that Flyguys bought nationwide.
The outcomes converse for themselves, Flyguys now has a nationwide footprint of 1000+ affiliate pilots.
“I’ve been pondering that the drone trade is prepared for radical change,” mentioned Tim, “and so after I was launched to the Modovolo group I knew they have been totally different. They’re culture-focused with the intention of constructing an ideal firm. Plus, their drone is a sport changer. I wished to be part of that.”
Justin Name continued: “We rent primarily based on 4 standards. The primary is that you simply can’t be a jerk. We solely rent good folks. The second: you should be a tough employee with ardour and a piece ethic to succeed. The third: you should be intellectually curious (as a result of you’ll be able to’t repair silly). And fourth (however solely if in case you have glad the primary three standards): you should have wonderful expertise. Tim crushes the 4 standards.”
Tim and Justin instantly hit off after they first began speaking as a result of there was an ideal alignment of how they consider the ideas that make for an ideal firm.
Tim explains, “Modovolo has the correct ideas to win. That’s the important thing right here. With out these you could possibly make one good product however by no means make an ideal firm with many nice merchandise. That’s what we wish.”
Justin explains, “We’ve taken classes from the good corporations resembling Apple, Toyota, Tesla, and SpaceX. Let me provide you with two examples:
‘Stroll the Gemba’ is one thing that Toyota stresses in its decision-making. It means: you have to see the issue firsthand. Dwell it. Really feel it. Solely then are you able to search for an answer.
One other instance is: First, Rules Considering. That is one thing Elon Musk preaches to his corporations. You need to boil the issue to its core parts. Query every little thing.
We consider that Strolling the Gemba and First Rules Considering are very highly effective collectively.”
Tim continued: “As is everybody on the Modovolo group, my focus can be on our tradition and on executing Modovolo’s mission and our core ideas however with an emphasis on our software program.”
This appointment marks a major step in Modovolo’s ongoing dedication to increasing its management group with world-class expertise dedicated to its tradition and mission.
About Modovolo
Modovolo is a start-up that’s launched the Carry, an endlessly configurable modular drone platform of Carry Pods and Utility Pods which can be clicked collectively like Legos to construct the correct drone for each utility, with hours of flight time, and at a value orders of magnitude lower than something in the marketplace. You’ll need to see it for your self.
For inquiries, please contact: Justin Name, at justin@modovolo.com
