Speaker Bio

Mark Blanks is Head of Global Flight Operations for Wing where he leads the teams operating and providing aviation support for the Wing drone delivery system around the globe.

Mark also serves as Chair of ASTM International’s F38 Committee on UAS, where he provides strategic direction for the committee’s 500+ members developing industry consensus standards for drones.

Prior to Wing, Mark led the FAA’s UAS test site at Virginia Tech and held roles leading UAS research and testing at multiple universities, including serving as a founding faculty member of the FAA’s ASSURE UAS Center of Excellence while at Kansas State University.