Our Team

Andrew Shelley 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 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. Drawing on broad experience in the aviation sector, Heather is one of the instructors for the UAS Pilot Certificate.	Chris Jackson Course Director: Flight Training and Flight Testing 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. Chris is the only independent individual to hold 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. Chris is also an all-round good guy and regular Movember participant.
John Funnell Agricultural Instructor The holder of an E category flight instructor rating, John delivers our UAV Agricultural Rating course. 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.	Nick Key Drone Flight Examiner (Multirotor) Nick is the Technical Officer with the Department of Geography, University of Canterbury. He has extensive experience in using UAVs to support research activities, including in extreme environments.	Paul Bealing Drone Flight Examiner (Fixed Wing) Paul is UAS Operations Manager and a Geospatial Science Technician with the Department of Geography, University of Canterbury.
Rochelle Nicholas Office Administrator email: admin@asms.co.nz Friendly and efficient, Rochelle is the backbone that keeps the office running.	Yongxi He Drone flight examiner (Multirotor and Fixed Wing) Yongxi is an expert drone racer and a professional airline pilot. In his spare time Yongxi likes to eat hashbrowns.