Our Team
Our leadership team combines decades of experience in utility vegetation management, electrical engineering and advanced technology development. That combination shapes Command around the realities of utility work planning, crew coordination and field execution.
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Matthew Kirk
Co-Founder · Utility Vegetation & Field Operations
Matt brings more than 20 years of utility vegetation management experience, including work as a utility system arborist and vegetation manager. Starting as a climber on a right-of-way crew, he has held roles in safety, supervision and management, and has managed operations exceeding $100 million annually. His field experience shapes the work planning and crew coordination at the heart of LineIntel Command.
ISA Certified Arborist, 20+ years ROW experience
Barry Hammond
Co-Founder · Autonomous Systems & Aerial Operations
Barry is a former U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel and electrical and computer engineer with experience at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, DARPA and the National Reconnaissance Office. He has led advanced systems programs exceeding $150 million annually. A graduate of the Virginia Military Institute and the Air Force Institute of Technology, he holds an FAA Part 107 certificate and brings aerial systems and technology development experience to LineIntel.
MS Electrical Engineering - AFIT, BS Electrical & Computer Engineering - VMI