Michael Gerringer

Michael Gerringer is a Wildlife Biologist with extensive experience in drone-based research and wildlife surveys, currently serving as the Drone Program Lead and Project Manager at WEST, Inc. since April 2015. Previous roles include Staff Biologist at NaturEner USA & Canada, where responsibilities involved eagle curtailment and technology evaluation for avian detection. Michael also conducted graduate research at Indiana State University focusing on bird strikes in aviation, and held various technician positions at institutions including The Ohio State University and Virginia Tech, where research spanned nesting success in songbirds, cooperative hunting behaviors of hawks, and winter ecology of sparrows. Academic qualifications include a Master's degree in Biology from Indiana State University and a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Cedarville University.