About 9001 West Highland Pines
An agricultural drone prototype design and engineering company, elevated above the field and grounded in agronomic results.
About Our Name.
The name 9001 WEST HIGHLAND PINES, LLC may suggest real estate or property development — but we are exclusively an agricultural drone prototype design and engineering company. Every project we undertake is dedicated to building precision UAV systems for modern agriculture.
// AGRICULTURAL DRONE ENGINEERING — NOT REAL ESTATE
Born From the Highland Canopy.
Highland Pines began with a simple conviction: that the same alpine-clear precision found above a misty pine canopy could be engineered into aircraft that serve the farms below.
We build agricultural drone prototypes end to end — from concept CAD and airframe composites to autonomy stacks and multispectral payloads — validating each design in the field before it ever reaches a client operation.
“Our name points to the pines. Our work points to the future of farming.”
Five Years, Rising.
9001 West Highland Pines LLC Founded
Established in Acworth, GA to engineer agricultural UAV prototypes.
HP-Cedar I First Field Validation Flight
First prototype completes long-endurance surveillance validation over row crops.
USDA Precision Agriculture Cooperative Agreement
Formal research cooperation to advance precision agriculture UAV systems.
HP-Timber S Commercial Trial
Variable-rate spraying trial with a Georgia row-crop operator.
3 Patents Filed; HP-Ridge X Initiated
Heavy-lift terrain-mapping hexacopter development begins.
Highland Principles.
Highland Precision
Alpine-clear accuracy in every flight path, spray pass, and data layer.
Field-First Engineering
Every design earns its place through real validation over real crops.
Agronomic Intelligence
Data that speaks the language of agronomists, not just engineers.
Elevated Autonomy
Aircraft that fly themselves with commanding, quiet confidence.
Engineers of the Elevated Field.
Dr. Lena Vareck
CHIEF SYSTEMS ENGINEER
Leads airframe and autonomy architecture across the HP prototype series.
Marcus Odell
HEAD OF AGRI-DATA
Builds the multispectral pipelines that turn flights into agronomic maps.
Priya Nandan
DIRECTOR OF FIELD TRIALS
Runs validation programs with growers and research partners across the Southeast.
Grant Ashby
VP SALES & PARTNERSHIPS
Builds commission relationships with agribusinesses, cooperatives, and research institutions nationwide.
Sofia Marchetti
LEAD PILOT & FIELD OPERATIONS
FAA Part 107 chief pilot overseeing every field trial and commissioning flight across the Southeast.
Owen Kestler
CUSTOMER SUCCESS MANAGER
Guides clients from commission to commissioning, ensuring every prototype lands exactly where it's needed.
Awards & Recognition.
2024 Precision Ag Innovation Award
Georgia Tech Startup Accelerator Alumni
USDA Precision Agriculture Partner
Best Agricultural Drone Technology — AgTech Review
Highland Pines Engineering Lab, Acworth GA
Our 12,000 sq ft facility houses prototype assembly, sensor integration, flight testing, and data processing.
Equipped with climate-controlled chambers, RTK test ranges, and a 40-acre private test field for autonomous flight validation.