[8] Following his career in the military, Velicovich continued working in the field of drone operation by founding the African Eye Project,[9] focusing on tracking big game poachers in Somalia and Kenya.

[11][12][13] In May 2017, multiple news agencies reported that Velicovich had traveled into Mogadishu, Somalia to train the Somali government on using off-the-shelf consumer drones to find members of al-shabaab and uncover roadside bombs.

[18] In August 2017, Fox News reported that Velicovich went to Houston, Texas to assist victims in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey and provide drone support to search and rescue operations.

[20] Following Harvey, the same news outlet claimed he moved into the path of Hurricane Irma one week later in Florida with a team of volunteer medical personnel to help prepare for the disaster prior to the storm hitting the U.S.

[23] As early as March 2022, Velicovich appeared to have crossed the Ukrainian border to extract trapped American citizens and other Westerners stranded during the initial Russian invasion.

Further reports also allege Velicovich may have been quietly funneling life saving drone technology to the front lines of Ukraine to help Ukrainian soldiers fight Russian troops.