Our Story
Our Story
We are built on a foundation of passion and innovation
Meet the pilots and professionals building the future
We grew out of being broke hobbyists and became a team of pilots, engineers, and industry professionals who have worked at the leading edge of unmanned flight. It took creativity and ingenuity to fulfill out desire to fly and we became experts along the way. education was from Our experience comes from research labs, field operations, defense programs, and startup innovation. What connects us is a shared belief that the future of flight should be more capable, more open, and more human centered. Meet the team making it happen.
Bobby Sakaki, CEO + Founder
Bobby Sakaki is a leading expert in sUAS technology, having consulted with Fortune 500 companies, U.S. federal agencies, and emerging startups on drone innovation. He has spent the past decade evaluating and curating the most advanced systems and components through his consulting firm, Lyterate.
Before founding UAS Nexus, Bobby held roles in product leadership and business development at Ascent AeroSystems, Autel Robotics, and WhiteFox Defense Technologies.
Based in the Western United States, Bobby is usually flying, building, or testing drones when heβs not skiing or spending time with his dog, Churro.
Ryan LaBarre, UAS Design and Infrastructure SME
Ryan LaBarre is a systems engineer and platform designer with deep experience in unmanned aircraft architecture, avionics integration, and real-world flight reliability. His work spans custom airframes, propulsion and power systems, flight controls, and performance validation across diverse environments.
Ryan focuses on modular, maintainable designs that translate engineering decisions into dependable capability in the field. At UAS Nexus, he leads engineering execution and system design, aligning hardware, software, and operational requirements into platforms ready for real deployment.
