Red Cat Holdings Announces Appointment of Allan Evans as Chief Operating Officer
June 04, 2021 at 07:11 am
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Red Cat Holdings, Inc. announced that Dr. Allan Evans will transition to the role of Chief Operating Officer of Red Cat, where he will oversee operations for all four subsidiaries. Dr. Evans is a serial entrepreneur with a history of founding and leading technology innovation. He has served as CEO of Fat Shark since 2017 and has more than a decade's worth of experience in design, engineering, and emerging technologies. From August 2017 to October 2020, Dr. Evans served as a board member for Ballast Technologies, a company that specializes in technology for location-based entertainment. In November 2012, he co-founded Avegant, a company focused on developing next-generation display technology to enable previously impossible augmented reality experiences. He led design, development, and initial production of the glyph head mounted display and oversaw technology research and patent strategy while serving as Chief Technology Officer of Avegant until 2016. Dr. Evans holds a PhD and M.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan and a B.S. degree from Michigan State University. Dr. Evans has 38 total patents that cover a range of technologies from implantable medical devices to mixed reality headsets. Academically, his work has an h-index of 14, an i-index of 24, and has been cited in almost 800 publications. He has extensive experience with new technologies, engineering, business development, and corporate strategy and his expertise in these areas strengthens the collective knowledge and capabilities of the management team.
Red Cat Holdings Inc is a Puerto Rico-based provider of products, services and solutions to the drone industry. The Company provides its services to the enterprise, military, and consumer markets. It designs, develops, markets, and sells drone software and products. Red Cat's Golden Eagle drones are approved by the Department of Defense for reconnaissance, public safety, and inspection applications. The technology of Skypersonic Inc, a subsidiary of the Company enables drones to complete inspection services in locations where Global Positioning System (GPS) is not available, yet still record and transmit data even while being operated from thousands of miles away. The Company's offering also includes First Person View (FPV) video goggles that give pilots a better perspective to control their drone in flight. Red Cat Holdings Inc operates through several subsidiaries, including Teal Acquisition I Corp and Rotor Riot, LLC.