Jerome W. Ferguson is a retired Director of Advanced Technologies at United Parcel Service. Advanced Technology includes Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Drones), Driverless Vehicles, and Robotics. 

 

Jerome was responsible for coordinating the exploration of Emerging Technology and their potential applications for UPS. Jerome was the founder of UPS Flight Forward UAV subsidiary. UPS Flight Forward Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of UPS (United Parcel Service) focused on drone delivery. The company was formally launched in July 2019, and on October 1, 2019, became the first company to receive the Federal Aviation Administration's full Part 135 Standard certification, allowing the company to operate an unlimited remote-controlled drone delivery network in the United States.

 

Jerome spent 35 years with UPS, has a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Rutgers University College of Engineering-New Jersey, and a Master of Science in Management Information Technology from New Jersey Institute of Technology. 

 

Jerome is currently board advisor for Pierce Aerospace Technologies which specializes in remote ID for unmanned aerial vehicles and board advisor for Honeycomb Digital which specializes in Integrated Software Applications.

 

Jerome is also currently a Maryland Notary Public, Licensed Loan Signing Agent, and sole proprietor of Ferguson Settlement Services, LLC.

 

Jerome has been married to wife Cynthia for 27 years and has 22-year-old twin children, Jalen and Elise and lives in Havre de Grace, Maryland 21078.