Meet the Passionate Team

Dedicated volunteers who have given thousands of hours and personal resources to revolutionize aerobatic competition scoring.

1000s

Volunteer Hours

35+

Years Combined RC Experience

2

IMAC Presidents Award Winners

6

Core Team Members

Core Development Team

Meet the individuals who have transformed their passion for aerobatics into revolutionary technology.

Dan Carroll

Dan Carroll

Software Development & Maintenance

Code maintainer for Score software and developer of Australia's scoring system. Responsible for IMAC website and extensive development across multiple scoring platforms including the iPad system integral to AeroJudge.

  • Score software maintainer
  • IMAC website management
  • iPad scoring system development
  • Australia scoring system architect
2023 IMAC Presidents Award Winner
David Garceau

David Garceau

Technical Support & Integration

Manages technical support teams for HVAC products by day, passionate IMAC competitor by weekend. Flies, CDs, and scores about 9 contests per year and needed AeroJudge's tech advances more than anyone!

  • Professional technical support expertise
  • Contest Director and active judge
  • 9 competitions per year involvement
2024 IMAC Presidents Award Winner
David Williams

David Williams

Software Developer

Software developer with extensive experience in the technologies behind AeroJudge. Introduced to IMAC in 2020 and quickly became passionate about both the sport and improving its technology infrastructure.

  • Professional software development experience
  • 30+ years of RC model flying
  • IMAC pilot since 2020
  • Technology stack expertise for AeroJudge
Rolf Bartels

Rolf Bartels

Cloud Architect & Project Founder

Cloud Architect from South Africa and KZN LSA Chairman. Started the AeroJudge project to improve scoring accuracy and reduce administrative burden. Nearly gave up RC until discovering IMAC 5 years ago.

  • 35 years of RC flying experience
  • Professional cloud architecture expertise
  • AeroJudge project founder
  • Active IMAC community leader
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Tej Pilay

Development Contributor

Contributing member of the AeroJudge development team, bringing valuable skills and perspectives to the project's ongoing evolution and improvement.

  • Active development contributor
  • Collaborative team member
  • Passionate about the project mission
Toby Silhavy

Toby Silhavy

Early Concept Development

Clinical ICU/ER Pharmacist with 30 years experience. Long-time IMAC leader serving as Regional Director, BOD member, and nationally certified instructor judge. Initiated electronic scoring development in 2018.

  • 25+ years of IMAC experience since 1999
  • Over 25 National competitions participated
  • Chief judge at 10+ NATs events
  • 50+ first place trophies
  • Nationally certified IMAC instructor judge

Our Core Values

The principles that guide our work and drive our commitment to the aerobatic community.

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Community First

Built by pilots, for pilots. Every decision prioritizes the community's needs and the sport's advancement.

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Open Innovation

100% open-source approach ensures transparency, collaboration, and continuous improvement through community input.

Excellence in Execution

Professional-grade quality without commercial markup. We deliver the best possible solutions at cost.

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Volunteer Spirit

Thousands of hours donated freely because we believe in making aerobatic competitions better for everyone.

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