Dronamincs is ramping up its research and development, and manufacturing teams with three key hires.

Andy Cox joins the drone company after working as an advisor for the last three years. “We’re thrilled to have Andy join our R&D team full-time as director systems and avionics,” says Dronamics.

Atanas Gagov joins the team as director of engineering and project management. “Atanas has deep experience as an Engineering leader at some of the world’s most iconic brands, including Apple, Tesla, and most recently Waymo- Google’s self-driving car company, which is the leader in autonomous automotive technologies. Based in Sofia, Atanas brings with him vast experience in building processes that link up design, production, and supply chain, as well as complex program management.”

Luis Enrique de la Iglesia y Gotarredona (Quique) also joins as director of manufacturing. Dronamics says: “Quique is a highly experienced leader from the aviation industry and brings a new perspective to our business as we scale up our manufacturing and production operations. Based in Sofia, Quique has led teams across 7 countries on 3 continents, working for companies such as Goodrich Aerospace, Pilatus Aircraft, Daher-SOCATA, Mitsubishi Aircraft, ABB-Alstom, and MTorres, among others.”