Juan José
Ospina

Pilot · Aviator · Maker
From the airport ramp to the drone field — real operations at every level.

FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot 3 Years · Aeronautical Engineering 6+ Years UAS Field Operations 3D Printing · CNC · Laser Cutting Airport Ops · A320 & B737 Fam Pushback Agent · A320 & B737
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6+
UAS Ops
6
Manufacturing
3
Languages
PPL
In Progress
Juan José Ospina — Student Pilot @juanjo_5240

Current Projects

What I'm
Working On

Active

SF Bay Drone Academy

The first complete drone course in the SF Bay Area. From zero experience to FAA Part 107 certified — students build and fly their own FPV drones through 9 modules of live, hands-on instruction covering flight systems, cinematography, and airspace compliance.

sfbaydroneacademy.com ↗
Active

Quantum Defense Advanced UAV Systems

California-based defense technology company building autonomous UAV systems, drone interceptors, and counter-UAS platforms. Focused on protecting critical infrastructure, operational forces, and high-security environments through next-generation aerial defense solutions.

quantumdefensesystems.com ↗
Active

Aerolens

Aerial cinematography company. 6+ years of precision mission experience: FPV, stabilized platforms, and custom rig fabrication for professional production.

aerolensmedia.com ↗

About Me

Aviation, Hardware
& Real Field Work

I'm an aviation passionate with 3+ years of Aeronautical Engineering studies at the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (Colombia), including an international exchange at the Kazan Aviation Institute (Russia).

I built up 6+ years of UAS operations as a drone pilot for aerial cinematography with Aerolens, and 6 years of hardware fabrication using CNC machining, 3D printing, and laser cutting — from drone rigs to precision aeronautical prototypes. I then brought that operational discipline to commercial aviation as a Load Master for Frontier Airlines & Aeroméxico at SFO/SJC.

I'm currently building flight hours toward my Private Pilot Certificate at Alpha Flight Training, Hayward, CA. Colombian in the Bay Area — native Spanish, operational English, basic Russian.

Spanish — Native English — B1/B2 Russian — Basic

Aviation

Student Pilot at Alpha Flight Training · Load Master for Frontier Airlines & Aeroméxico at SFO · A320 & B737 · Aeronautical Engineering at UPB & Kazan

UAS & Drones

FAA Part 107 · 6+ years FPV & stabilized · Founder of SF Bay Drone Academy & Quantum Defense · Aerial ops with Aerolens

Hardware & Making

6 Years CNC routing · FDM & resin 3D printing · laser cutting · custom drone rig fabrication · electronics & embedded systems · programming & field hardware debug

Timeline

From Medellín
to the Bay Area

2024 – Present
Student Pilot — Pursuing PPL
Alpha Flight Training · Hayward, CA
Building flight hours toward the Private Pilot Certificate at Alpha Flight Training, Hayward Executive Airport (HWD). Daily operations alongside aviation professionals.
Flight Operations FAA PPL
2024 – 2026
Load Master — Frontier Airlines & Aeroméxico @ SFO
GAT Airline Ground Support · San Francisco, CA
End-to-end cargo loading for live Frontier departures: weight & balance calculations, load sheet sign-off, FAA compliance. Pre-departure safety briefings, hazardous materials enforcement, ramp equipment inspection.
Weight & Balance FAA Compliance A320/B737 Cargo Ops
2024
Ramp Agent — Mineta San José Intl Airport
GAT Airline Ground Support · SJC
Loaded/unloaded baggage, cargo, and mail for multiple airline clients. Operated GSE and marshaled aircraft at gates. Strict FAA/SJC safety compliance in a high-traffic ramp environment.
GSE Ramp Ops Safety
2018 – 2022
Drone Pilot & Aerial Cinematographer
Aerolens
6+ years flying stabilized and FPV platforms for precision aerial data capture. Full mission ownership: pre-flight, airspace coordination, capture, wrap-up. Custom rig fabrication and field hardware debug under time pressure.
FPV Aerial Cinematography CNC 3D Printing Mission Planning
2018
International Exchange — 3 Years · Aeronautical Engineering
Kazan Aviation Institute · Russia
International exchange semester in aeronautical engineering. Exposure to aircraft design and manufacturing methodologies in a global academic environment.
Aircraft Engineering International Exchange
2016 – 2020
3 Years · Aeronautical Engineering
Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana · Medellín, Colombia
3 years of aeronautical engineering studies. AIAA Design/Build/Fly (DBF) research group: designed, built, and flew competitive RC aircraft in an international university competition.
AIAA DBF Aircraft Design Research Group RC Aircraft

Contact

Let's Talk

I'm open to work and ready to bring real aviation and UAS experience to your team — full-time, contract, or project-based.

Flight Ops · UAS Pilot · Drone Assembly & Integration · Load Master · Aeronautical Hardware · Flight Test

FAA Part 107 Certified  ·  TSA Cleared  ·  Bay Area, CA  ·  Available Across the U.S.

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