Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

As a youngster, Izzy was always intrigued by RC cars and could spend hours playing around with them. In 2014, when the Inspire 1 was released, Izzy and his fellow IT colleagues joked about quitting and starting their own drone company and how much fun it would be. When his best friend, Mike,...Read More

As a youngster, Izzy was always intrigued by RC cars and could spend hours playing around with them. In 2014, when the Inspire 1 was released, Izzy and his fellow IT colleagues joked about quitting and starting their own drone company and how much fun it would be. When his best friend, Mike, visited from Florida in the winter of 2017 with a OJI Mavic, his first flight solidified that flying drones would indeed be a lot of fun. Technology was always a passion for Izzy as well. Instead of pursuing Engineering, a talk with one of his "Engineering Academy" teachers in High School opened up his eyes to a new Information Technology Program Penn State University was offering, Information Sciences and Technology. Off to Happy Valley in Central Pennsylvania he was. After graduation, Izzy worked in the IT field for a medical company outside of Philadelphia but did not see himself sitting at a desk forever. In October of 2017, with his first born son, Gabriel, only being 3 months old, Izzy was in an unfortunate motorcycle accident. One late night during his 6 months of recovery, a YouTube video opened up his eyes to the world of Commercial Drones and how they were being used for various inspections. Eureka! This was the day Izzy decided he would start a drone business. With both of his Grandfathers being business owners in Egypt, the entrepreneurial spirit had always been lingering inside of him but Izzy knew for sure that the future of drones and technology would have a huge impact in this modern world and this was a great opportunity to make his dreams come true. Immediately, the book, Livin' the Drone Life, & a small Syma drone off Amazon were bought, Drone U Podcasts were binged upon, hours and hours of flight had been logged and Skeye Atlantic was established. Attending the Drone U Fly-in during the Summer of 2018 was what solidified for Izzy that he was truly on the right path to pursuing a new career. Combining his passions of RC cars, technology, and helping people while making a living was already a Dream come true. The comradery of the Motorcycle community was, by far, one of Izzy's favorite aspects about riding. At the Drone U Fly-in, the realization that this also existed in the Drone community was very exciting. While pushing his brand new OJI Phantom 4 V2 to the limits at the Fly-in, people were recognizing his capabilities which led him to winning the Thermography station with Jon McBride and being a top contender for the timed Obstacle Course flight. For Izzy, this experience was priceless and the idea of becoming a trainer and working with Drone U one day was born. As of Fall of 2022, Izzy has accomplished another Goal of his and is now a Drone U Elite Pilot. He is now a father of 3 and performs all sorts of drone jobs, predominantly in the NE, consisting of everything from Commercial Real Estate work, Wedding videography, Inspections, and Mapping & Modeling. His first commercial jobs include work for Dunkin' Donuts, Adidas, & Kohl's spread out all over from Maine to Virginia. He has had the privilege of flying his drone in the Dominican Republic, Mexico, & Panama and looks forward to adding more countries to that list. 360/ 3D Capture using Matterport cameras is another area of expertise for Izzy which gives him the opportunity to travel and enjoy more of his passions including meeting awesome people and finding good food. Over the last year Izzy has earned his L1 Thermography Certificate and improved his Mapping and 3D Modeling skills. Using his skillset, during the Summer of 2022, he assisted in Grant Research work for Emergency Responders focusing on utilizing 3D Toolsets combining various imagery from terrestrial and aerial imagery exponentially increasing the value in how this data can be used to save lives, plan for, and potentially prevent crisis situations. Izzy says that "Drones are his destiny" and there is a reason why he is in this space. Read Less