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The Team

MILES JON MURDAUGH

Miles’ partnering to create Washington Winnona Images is nothing short of a culmination of life experience, success, and failure. After a 13+ year career in behavioral health from New York to Los Angeles ended Miles chose to turn his passion for photography into a career upon returning to his hometown of York, Pennsylvania. Over the last two years Miles took the time to invest in himself by studying still & aerial photography, the social realism works of Gordon Parks and Vivian Maier as well as obtaining FAA certification as an Unmanned Aerial Systems Pilot.

Linking up with childhood friends and reconnecting with family he began to develop and organize a portfolio as well as company that would be the highest and truest expression of connecting his gifts and talents with his local community and the world.

Miles brings to Washington Winnona Images and the drone industry more than 13 years of interviewing, counseling, consulting, management and training experience across various industries and topics having worked with individuals and groups at companies large and small. Miles believes these experiences have helped shaped his world view and sharpened his acumen to bring to market a company for the future and the community.

Miles Murdaugh is one of two of the late Winnona Smith’s grandsons, a 2002 graduate of William Penn Senior High School where he was a B to C student at best, involved in sports, a host of extracurricular activities including FIRST Robotics, voted class musician and he obtained both his Bachelors in Psychology, Minor in Criminal Justice and Masters in Clinical Counseling Psychology, Concentration in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from La Salle University in Philadelphia, PA. Miles Murdaugh is also a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc.

Miles is also a former internal employee assistance counselor, DOT Qualified substance abuse professional, and consultant having worked with organizations such as Amtrak, NAVAIR China Lake, Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, UPS, Los Angeles International Airport, Wellspan Health, International Employee Assistance Professionals Association and host of labor unions, union officials, peer prevention programs and organizations throughout Southern California. For more on Miles’ background click “learn more” for his resume and his portfolio.

FRANCISCO V. SOTO

Cisco’s partnering to create and join Washington Winnona Images is a story of a father of three with a career continuing to find the time to follow his dreams. Following High School, over the last 17 years Cicso continued work in both sales and management in addition to completing Film School online. Cisco has partnered locally to provide photography and on film projects for friends.

Cisco brings to Washington Winnona Images an assertiveness for organizing projects, production, direction and operations. Cisco believes the experiences of having worked in management and sales at AT&T and other organizations will ensure an added thoroughness for project implementation and completion.

Cisco is a graduate of Full Sail University and also a 2002 graduate of William Penn Senior High School and still believes to this day that he should have been class clown. For more on Cisco’s background click “learn more” for his resume and portfolio.