Our Team

Management and Administration
Andrew Shelley, PhD Chief Executive mobile: 021 549 045 email: andrew@asms.co.nz LinkedIn: andrewshelley Andrew is one of the Directors of Aviation Safety Management Systems Ltd. He has advised on strategic, economic and regulatory issues in a wide range of industries. Andrew is an active researcher and writer on issues related to drones. You can read some of his work here: Registration is not the answer to rogue drones Study Quantifies Benefits from Beyond-Line-of-Sight use of UAVs (authored with Heather) Andrew's research page	Heather Andrews SMS Specialist, Safety Manager mobile: 021 061 4655 email: heather@asms.co.nz LinkedIn: hhandrews Heather is one of the Directors of Aviation Safety Management Systems Ltd, and our specialist in safety management. Heather regularly works with a wide range of operators within the aviation industry, including large jet operations. Drawing on her broad experience in the aviation sector, Heather is one of the instructors for the UAS Pilot Certificate.	Chris Jackson Flight Standards Manager email: chris@asms.co.nz LinkedIn: chris-jackson-83977226/ Chris is a highly experienced UAS pilot, test pilot, trainer, examiner, and engineer. He is an expert pilot on fixed wing, multi-rotor, and single-rotor helicopter platforms. As Flight Standards Manager, Chris is responsibile for setting and maintaining the standards for flight training and testing for ASMS’ UAS training activities. He has oversight of our basic flight training, initial issue flight test, Part 102 Operational Competency Assessment, and Night Rating assessment. Chris also holds CAA "approved person" status for inspecting and approving the construction of UAS with a gross mass of more than 15kg. For more information visit the Jackson UAS website.
Rochelle Nicholas Operations Manager mobile: 027 277 4108 email: rochelle@asms.co.nz Rochelle manages the operations of our training school.	Martha Mynhardt Office Administrator email: admin@asms.co.nz
UAV Agricultural Training
John Funnell Agricultural Instructor The holder of an E category flight instructor rating, John delivers our UAV Agricultural Rating course for rotary wing (including multi-rotor) operators. John has a lifetime of aviation experience as a helicopter pilot in commercial, agricultural, and search-and-rescue operations. Read John's book “Rescue Pilot”: http://penguin.co.nz/books/rescue-pilot-9781775538493.	David Latham Agricultural Instructor David is ASMS’ agricultural representative in the Deep South. He has over 25 years’ experience in the industry with over 8,000 hours flying agricultural operations and extensive experience in aerial firefighting. When he’s not flying, David is an expert horseman and a Director of Flying Horse Ltd.
UAV Examiners and Instructors
Paul Bealing UAV Flight Examiner Paul is UAS Operations Manager and a Geospatial Science Technician with the Department of Geography, University of Canterbury. He has extensive experience in using UAVs and USVs to support research activities, including in extreme environments.	Yongxi He UAV Flight Examiner Yongxi is an expert drone racer and a professional airline pilot. In his spare time Yongxi likes to eat hashbrowns.	Adam Kerr UAV Flight Examiner Adam has an extensive background in unmanned and model aircraft, and joins us from a previous role as Wholesale & Enterprise Account Manager for DJI Ferntech.
Nick Key UAV Flight Examiner Until very recently, Nick was the Technical Officer with the Department of Geography, University of Canterbury. He now runs his own UAV business. Nick has extensive experience in using UAVs and USVs to support research activities, including in extreme environments.