Principals

Three principals. One platform.

Founder-engineer, international strategist, and managing partner — the leadership of SDR Drone Inc. operates as a tight, three-person command for technology, global strategy, and commercial execution.

Cho Sun-sik
Founder · Chief Executive

Cho Sun-sik

Founder & CEO · Platform Architect

Founder of SUNDORI Co., Ltd. and SDR Drone Inc. Three decades of unmanned-aviation engineering — from Korea's first commercial unmanned airships in 1991 through the development of the SDR Multi Flight Control system, the SDR-ONE integrated avionics board, and today's defense-standard drone platform. Architect of the company's technology roadmap and platform strategy.

Leo Chung
International Strategy

Leo Chung

International Strategic Officer · Programs & Partnerships

Leads SDR's international strategy, defense-program engagements, and government partnerships across nine markets — including the United States, Japan, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Mongolia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, and the Republic of Korea. Responsible for procurement pathways, technology-transfer frameworks, and long-horizon market positioning.

Finn Gallagher
Managing Partner

Finn Gallagher

Managing Partner · Capital, Corporate & Commercial

Managing partner of SDR Drone Inc. Leads the U.S. corporate platform — capital strategy, SPAC-track listing, U.S. defense-channel development, and operating governance. Background in cross-border industrial transactions, technology commercialization, and U.S. corporate structuring for international defense and dual-use platforms.

Korean Engineering Bench

Built in Hanam. Engineered by SUNDORI.

SDR's drone platforms are designed, built, and tested by SUNDORI Co., Ltd. — the Korean parent and manufacturing partner. Below is the engineering bench responsible for flight control, avionics, communications, and field operations.

Manufacturing & R&D Partner
SUNDORI Co., Ltd.
Hanam, Gyeonggi-do · Republic of Korea · Est. 1991
JH

Jung Hyun-woo

CTO · Flight Control & Avionics

Leads core platform engineering — SDR Multi Flight Control swarm system and the SDR-ONE integrated motherboard. Real-time embedded systems, FANET mesh communications, encrypted control links.

PM

Park Min-jae

COO · Manufacturing & Operations

Oversees Hanam production lines, supply chain, and field operations. Manufacturing scale-up to 1,000+ unit annual capacity and certified-operator training programs.

KH

Kim Ha-eun

Lead · Flight Control Software

Leads SDR Multi Flight Control development. Real-time embedded systems, formation algorithms, AI collision avoidance, mission planning.

SY

Shin Yong-jin

Lead · Hardware & Avionics

Owner of the SDR-ONE integrated board program. Component sourcing under NDAA §848 / Zero-China BOM constraints, mass-production engineering, supply-chain integrity.

CY

Choi Yu-jin

Lead · Communications & Encryption

FANET mesh networking, anti-jamming countermeasures, military-grade encrypted communications. Defense procurement-grade security and EW resilience.

YJ

Yoon Joon-seok

Lead · Field Operations

Operator training, certification programs, on-site deployment. Liaison with Army, Navy, Air Force, Police, and Fire programs across the Republic of Korea.

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