Gour Kundu

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Director of Operations

  • Education

    • University of Mumbai

      1979 - 1982
      Bachelor Statistics

      Bachelor's Degree

    • Atomic Energy Central School

      1970 - 1979
      Class 12 science
  • Experience

    • Indian Navy

      Oct 1985 - Dec 2008

      Commanded operational missions for Ops Pawan (Sri Lanka Ops) from Ramnad, Tamilnadu. Instrumental in the first ever landing of Islander aircraft from paved surface at Ramnad. Commanded operational missions by day & night for Brass-tacks (from Porbandar). Awarded commendation medal by the Commanding-in-Chief for day & night operations from Andaman & Nicobar Islands against gun runners. Maintenance Test Flights after major and minor overhauls of Islander and Dornier aircraft. Conversion training of pilots on Dornier aircraft in Coast Guard while on deputation. Show less

      • RPAS Chief Instructor

        Jun 2002 - Dec 2008
      • Senior Training Manager

        Jun 2000 - Jun 2002
      • Executive Officer

        Oct 1998 - Jun 2000
      • Squadron Pilot / Senior Pilot

        Oct 1985 - Oct 1998
    • MDA

      Jun 2010 - Mar 2019

      Schiebel trained Camcopter S-100 UAS Pilot and MX10 Payload Operator. Flight Safety Coordinator at the site of operations. An Independent Training and Technical Services Consultant for UAV programs all over the world, including Canada and Australia. Heron UAS Instructor for ab-initio UAV Pilot training. Conducted theoretical and practical flight training for Canadian and Australian Armed Forces.

      • Chief AVO (RPAS Pilot)

        Feb 2018 - Mar 2019
      • Consultant for Technical Support Services - Heron UAV Programs

        Sept 2015 - Jan 2018
      • UAV AVO Instructor

        Jun 2010 - Aug 2015
    • Canadian UAVs

      Feb 2016 - Jan 2018
      RPAS Training Consultant/Operations Manager

      Preparation of syllabus, course material and conduct of online and classroom training for Transport Canada compliancy to fly Commercial UAVs. Writing Operations Manual, Training Manual and SOPs for Commercial UAV Operations in Canada. Lockheed Martin Indago 2 trained UAV pilot. Conducted operational flights for Oil & Gas inspections in Alberta. Conducted flight training on Indago 2 UAV.

    • Canadian UAVs

      Apr 2019 - now
      Director of Operations
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Skeldar V-200 RPAS Pilot

      UMS SKELDAR
      Oct 2019
    • Aerosonde Mk4.7G and Mk4.7HQ Pilot

      Textron Systems
      Mar 2023
    • Bramor ppX Pilot Instructor

      C-Astral Aerospace
      Mar 2021
    • Camcopter S-100 RPAS Pilot and MX10 Payload Operator

      Schiebel
      Feb 2018
    • Indago RPAS Pilot Instructor

      Lockheed Martin
      Jun 2015
    • Skyfront P8+ RPAS Pilot Instructor

      Skyfront
      Jun 2025
    • Searcher Mk II and Heron RPAS AVO Instructor Pilot

      IAI - Israel Aerospace Industries
      Dec 2006