Why Us

Company Outlook

Mission

To revolutionize various industries through a sincere commitment to the safe and strategic deployment of UAS.

Vision

To bring the future of UAS applications into focus by becoming the number one trusted provider of accurate, efficient, and compliant operations.

Core Values

Quality, Innovation, Reliability, Integrity, and Safety - without it, nothing else matters.

Our Commitment to Safety

At Osprey Integrity, we are firm believers that safety is an evolving value, and that our technology is only efficient if used safely. Our custom Safety Management System is designed to capture a dynamic workplace, and we are prepared to adapt to the inevitable progression of safety culture.

We believe that people are our greatest assets and invest in them accordingly. Every employee is presented with training material that empowers them to make safe, informed decisions while at the work site. We encourage employee feedback and interaction with respect to our policies to broaden our view on ‘real world’ situations.

Finally, we understand, and embrace, that your sites will come with a specific set of rules and guidelines. Therefore, we have implemented a procedure to assist the integration of our safety culture, with yours.

Through our relationship with the Alberta Association for Safety Partnerships, our safety program has been recognized as COR compliant.

The Osprey Safety Program

Comprehensive Company Operations Manual
Safety Management System consisting of:

Standard Operating Procedures
Risk Assessment and Management Policies
Airside Risk Assessment - Field Level Risk Control
Environmental Protection Procedures
Zero-Tolerance Drug and Alcohol Policy
Emergency Response & Incident Reporting Procedures

Frequent safety discussion relevant to UAV and Site-Specific operations
Employee training, upgrading and participation incentive program

Current Training and Certifications

Standard First Aid
Transportation of Dangerous Goods
Basic/Common Safety Orientation
H2S Alive
Fall Protection
Confined Space Entry and Rescue
WHMIS
Elevated Work Platform
Ground Disturbance
Wilderness Awareness
…and more!

Our Subject matter experts

Courtland

President

Courtland Penk

Aerial Ultrasonics & Visual Inspection. Courtland comes from a strong lineage of aviation professionals. His grandfather served as a tail gunner for the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War and his father made his living as a professional airline pilot for more than 40 years. Courtland recalls childhood memories of model aircraft flying and trips in the jump seats of Boeing 737s. At age 12, Courtland enrolled in the Royal Canadian Air Cadets where he began developing the professional foundation that would prove instrumental throughout the rest of his aviation career and into today. At age 21, he graduated from the Sault College of Technology with an Advanced Diploma in Aviation Technology, a Certificate in Airline Operations, and a Certificate in Airport Administration. Over the following years, Courtland held positions in flight instruction, fire detection, air ambulance, and corporate environments and furthered his knowledge of the industry culminating in his obtaining an Airline Transport Pilot License. After a slowdown in the economy, Courtland made the transition into the world of industrial inspection and quickly sought experience and certification realizing the endless comparisons between the two industries. He began with non-destructive examination, grew into visual inspection. Courtland has now worked from coast-to-coast across Canada, embracing roles as an NDE technician (with ultrasound being his primary method), CWB quality control inspector, and Authorized Pressure Vessel Inspector (API 510). His unique combination of skills and experience has had a profound impact on the way Osprey Integrity delivers drone inspection, constantly striving to set the bar higher.

Willie Whelan

VP of Business Development

Willie Whelan

VP of Business Development

Willie is an experienced Business Development Manager with a demonstrated history of working in both construction and environmental industries. His movement from construction management into Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), beginning in 2017, has allowed him to capture data on Alberta’s largest infrastructure projects including, Travers Solar Farm and Calgary Ring Road (SW&West).
He is skilled in Research, Customer Service, Time Management, and Critical Thinking. His strong knowledge of technology, logistics and business development is complimented by his Degree in Business Administration from University of Prince Edward Island and his Civil Engineering Diploma from SAIT.

Jason

VP of Regulatory Compliance

Jason Brownlee

Forestry & Precision Agriculture

Jason is a commercial pilot, turned environmental professional with 9 years’ experience as a consultant and regulatory professional with extensive project management experience in power transmission and pipeline project applications. He personally lays out about 200km of boundary/road and all associated profile plots for future timber cut blocks, per year.
He understands the need for accurate and concise data throughout the timber harvest cycle whether it be boundary/road layout, profile plots, stream classification, volume calculations, woody debris management and block recovery.
Forestry has traditionally relied on spot data from on the ground surveys which presents certain issues regarding accuracy, time, cost and safety. Unmanned aerial surveying combined with high resolution and multispectral cameras can provide quickly acquired data, metrics and knowledge previously considered impossible or impractical to attain through traditional survey methods.
Thanks to Jason’s varied experience with aviation and forestry operations, estimation and projection can be a thing of the past.

Our Crews

We are proud to be working with some of the best people in the business!

Our Pilots

RPAS Advanced Operations Certified as per Canadian Aviation Regulations - Part IX
Transport Canada certified in-house ground school program
Hold Restricted Radio Operators Certificates – Aeronautical Band for direct communication with aircraft in the vicinity
Further developed in accordance with our graduated UAS pilot program

Our Supporting Ground Staff

Ticketed Visual Inspectors – 3rd Party as Required (API, CWB, NB, NACE and more)
Forest Management & Environmental Experts
On Demand Agronomists
Qualified Visual Observers

Through engagement in the early adopter program with the disruptively innovative Voliro-T, we forged an excellent working relationship with Voliro AG. Now, as the platform furthers it’s capabilities, and Voliro AG strengthens it’s roots in the aerial NDE sector, we are excited to found a stronger bond between the companies. Osprey Integrity will be part of a selected Customer Advisory Board to arm Voliro AG with the most up-to-date insight from the ‘ground level’ in North America and provide valuable product development advice to aid in the Voliro-T development road map. We remain the sole operator of the Voliro-T in Canada as of today and welcome the honour of helping Voliro onboard new and professional adopters, while guiding industry in it’s utility.