Jerome has been a member and a leader in the King County Search and Rescue organization (Washington State) for the last 15 years. Coming from a tech background, he has been very active in several technology initiatives related to SAR, most recently since 2016, setting up the UAS (drone) capabilities for the organization and many partners and groups like SAR teams, police, fire, marine, mountain, both in the US and other countries. King County in Washington State is somewhat unique in that it contains both a seaside, large lakes, national parks, and a tall mountain range, in the same territory. There are also about 4 million people living in the Seattle Metropolitan area. Working with the County Sheriff, our SAR organization has had to constantly invent methodologies and technologies to stay ahead of the various mission types we are faced with daily - mountain rescues, subject searches in forest, urban dementia walkaways, natural disasters and weather events, water searches, and general support for law enforcement, fire, medical aid and aviation. As part of this work, Jerome participated in the creation of new protocols for advanced UAS SAR search, including the introduction of real-time and post-flight analysis, new methodologies for drone water searches, new abilities to drop supplies and medical equipment, support methodologies for mountain and water rescue teams, working methods with dog teams and snow teams, and more. He is also a member in the IEDO (international emergency drone organization.