1UP DRONES - Key Persons

Gary Hinton started in the turf industry 25 years ago mowing lawns to pay his way through college. He later worked as a teacher with at-risk youth. Then, soon after completing his Master's Degree, he left that profession. He returned to the green industry that he loved, as Grasshopper. Gary became an industry leader in sports field maintenance, including fertilizing, water control, trouble-shooting problem areas, and keeping fields looking beautiful and most importantly, safe for the players. He has held the position of Head Groundskeeper at Community America Ballpark, home of the Kansas City T-Bones. He personally knows the long hours that go into manicured turf as well as the need for resource management. Gary has combined his passion for turf and technology to assist 1UP as our agriculture, and turf expert. Whether it's a golf course, a sports field, or 1800 acres in the mountains, Gary enjoys providing aerial data that can re-shape the way work is done on the ground. Gary & 1UP is your Multi-Spectral Solution….Water management and soil integrity is our goal.

Ken Farber brings more than 38 years of experience in values based executive leadership, quality assurance, executive coaching, human resources, training and development, finance and accounting. Ken works closely with clients to craft and align project management, schedules, profitable and sustainable relationships in highly competitive environments. Ken brings a wealth of knowledge to 1UP and has worked with numerous Silicon Valley icons including Travelocity, Apple, Oracle, Intel, AMD, Cisco, Autodesk, Sun Microsystems, HP, 3Com, Adobe Systems, Novell, Nvidia, Intergraph, Silicon Graphics, The Coaches Training Institute, financial institutions including Citicorp and Security Pacific Bank (BofA) as well as numerous startup companies. Ken's broad professional experience has encompassed working in accounting and finance, private equity ventures, executive roles in human resources, educational development and training, public speaking and speaker training, external COO roles for client companies, and executive coaching. Having spent the majority of his career in New York City and San Francisco, Ken and his beloved wife Christina (of 20 years) now live in Golden Colorado. You will find them hiking regularly and he is an active member of the community, Ken serves as the Vice-President of the Genesee Foundation and help establish the Governance Committee of the Foundation, of which he is currently Chair.