Technical Director
Bjorn is a fully qualified, CAA approved, drone pilot. He is responsible for the day to technical operations of the company including innovation. The Founder of Drone Scotland, his background includes 8 years working within advertising and a further 14 years running his own business. Bjorn is qualified to operate multi-rotor unmanned aircrafts up to 25kg in weight. His work has been used by the NHS, Taylor Wimpey, Graham Construction, Statera, Cala, STV, BBC, a number of public bodies, international and nationwide companies. Bjorn has been involved in a number of highly successful Drone Innovation projects with the construction, renewable energy and housebuilding sectors. Bjorn spearheads our photogrammetry and LiDAR projects and has devised numerous inhouse workflows to convert raw data into meaningful deliverables. His largest completed survey project, to date is a 14km2 area including a 94km linear route. He is also trained to an advanced level in video production and editing and holds advanced certificates from Adobe in Premiere Pro, After Effects and Animation editing software.
Bjorn has been invited on numerous occasions to introduce drones and their impact to university undergraduates in Engineering and Surveying.
“Drone Scotland continues to be one of the leading and most innovative providers of aerial data in the UK. Our services are deployed throughout the UK including as far North as the Shetland Islands to as far South as London. We have received numerous requests to operate overseas however, our busy domestic work schedule takes priority.” Bjorn Aaen May 2024
Director
Michele is the creative mastermind behind Drone Scotland with an Honours Degree in Film and Media studies including a year at Film school in the USA. Michele is responsible for the day to day running of the business. She also joins the team on commercial shoots operating our ground cameras and supporting with video post-production. Michele has been trained to an advanced level in video production and video editing. She is also fully trained to an advanced level in Premiere Pro, After Effects and Animation.
Michele also has over 15 years experience working within a National Media Company. Michele has extensive knowledge of Publishing, Sponsorship, Digital Media, PR Events and Advertising. Michele is also a keen marathon runner.
“We are at the forefront of a very exciting industry. Working closely with our clients, we are delivering results which help them achieve their goals. We are always monitoring changes in the market and thus well positioned to be Scotland’s leading supplier of UAV data, imagery and video” Michele Aaen January 2022
Consultant Civil Engineer
Bjorn Aaen Snr is an experienced Civil Engineer with in excess of 30 years working at Glasgow City Council of which most of his employment was at senior management level. Now retired, Bjorn is a part time Civil Engineering Lecturer at Glasgow Caledonian University. Within Drone Scotland, Bjorn provides internal consultancy services. On a side note, Bjorn regularly reminisces to his early career years where they worked without modern technology and how we all need to know our basics.
Out with work, Bjorn is a keen photographer with a particular interest in wildlife photography and international travel.
Office Administrator and Ground Crew Member
Bjorn-Sebastian is our part-time administrator and ground crew member. He assists with all administration tasks from flight records to drone maintenance. Bjorn-Sebastian also assists our pilots at drone surveys and video shoots. He works part-time in the business as he is also a full time student.
Out with work, Bjorn-Sebastian is a performance athlete and swims in the Scotland Development squad.
GCO & Airspace Observer
John works on site with us at various locations throughout the UK as a Ground Crew Observer and Airspace Observer. With a personal background in fitness and cross country running, John carries the nickname of ‘The Mule’ which reflects his physical endurance in the field. It is common for us to operate in unforgiving environments whilst carrying an array of equipment. John would certainly give Chuck Norris a run for his money:)
Ground Crew & Competent Observers
At Drone Scotland, we also contract the services of ground crew personnel and trained competent observers. Many of which are Surveying and Engineering students or retired Police Officers. In addition to this we have a UK wide network of drone pilots with an Operational Authorisation from the CAA aligned with our business. Therefore, we are able to service the whole of the UK.
