Yes, that's him. He would also make a great candidate for that position you're looking for. He's a straight shooter, no bull****ter, knows what he's talking about. Highly competent in operations, though he may know less about MR engineering than me. Big voice. He spoke at the last two Dronecons and did a good job.
That Denver Post article... it's not quite how it appears to be. He knew exactly what he was doing, and had permission from at least some of the authorities, and was working in concert with them. What happened, or what that article suggests happened, was more an example of operational confusion, and... I'm not sure what fact-checking the Denver Post did before labelling Allen Bishop a "nationally recognized drone expert". I had to google him, and once I did, I realized who he was...
Trust me, there's history there.
I spoke with him at Dronecon this year. Actually, he approached me after my talk. Anyway, I don't want to say more publicly.
But put it this way. One of the two is ex-US-military UAV, and has a successful business with product that actually works, actually in operation. The other is a "sherrif's reserve volunteer", "amateur radio operator", and an "expert on drones". He has a UAV company also, but I'm not sure any of his machines have actually flown. But I guess he was sitting on the right side of the fence on this one.