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Congratulations to our Hiring Our Heroes fellow, Jeff Baker, Ph.D., as he graduates from the Fellows Program today. Thank you for your hard work and dedication during these last twelve weeks – we hope our paths cross again soon!

As we wrap up the month of February, we would like to formally welcome our two new Senior Full-Stack Engineers to the DEFCON AI family! 🚀 Niel Pratt over 20 years of experience in developing applications, ranging from CRM and ERP applications to mobile applications. Before joining the DEFCON AI team, he worked at Georgia-Pacific as a technical consultant, where he designed line-of-business applications. There, he developed an innovative transportation voice system that allowed drivers to report their locations and estimate delivery times using voice recognition technology.   🚀 Matthew Tridento has been a developer for 10 years, with an additional five years in the IT field as a technician. Before joining the DEFCON AI team, he worked in logistics automation, inventory management automation, data integration and expanded the capabilities of existing applications beyond their intended specifications. Tridento also has conducted R&D work in augmented reality interfaces, IoT data collection and blockchain contract integration. We are happy to have you on board, Neil and Matthew! #defense #defensetech #dod #nationalsecurity #supplychain #mobility #logistics #engineering #welcometotheteam #newhire

This week, we are excited to highlight two very special additions to our world-class engineering team! 👉 Jenny Wang is DEFCON AI’s new Deputy Director of Engineering. She brings over 18 years of experience in software development and support for options trading systems within the finance industry. Before her current role, she was a Senior Software Engineer at Matrix Executions. She also spent an 11-year tenure in both senior and lead software engineering positions at Dash Financial Technologies, designing and implementing numerous critical system features. 👉 Jim Torbit joins us as our Principal Business Analyst. Prior to joining DEFCON AI, he worked for 19 years at Volition, the video game developer known for creating the Descent, Red Faction, and Saints Row franchises. He held many game development roles including quality assurance, production, studio director, and general manager. His work included line production on Saints Row titles, the studio’s Core Technology Group, and management of the Production Discipline. He also served as the studio's general manager, responsible for all studio operations and development disciplines. Interested in learning more or getting involved? Get to know our talented team and discover open positions at defconai.com. #defense #defensetech #dod #nationalsecurity #supplychain #mobility #logistics #engineering #welcometotheteam #newhire

The past couple of months have been nothing short of explosive here at DEFCON AI! Not only did we begin deploying Artiv™ – our proprietary modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A) platform – to DoD customers, but we also continued to grow our team at break-neck speed. This week, we would like to publicly welcome two of our newest hires: 👨💻 Dr. John Williston is DEFCON AI’s new Senior DevOps Engineer. His career has spanned more than 35 years in Software Development, Project Management, Product Marketing, and Academia. Notably, Dr. Williston was a Director of Development for MHX Solutions, where he designed and managed the implementation of cutting-edge logistics systems for the transportation and transloading industry, including full DevSecOps pipeline implementation. Formerly an Assistant Professor at Fresno Pacific University, he also served as the Director of Computer Information Systems and Computer Science and Software Engineering. 🧑💻Ray Cheung joins us as our Deputy Director of Technical Architecture. He has over 25 years of software development experience with focus on medical and logistics industries. He also utilizes his cloud architecture and engineering management experience to help various startup businesses succeed.   Please join us in giving John and Ray a very warm welcome, and stay tuned as we unveil additional team members over the next couple of weeks! #defensetech #nationalsecurity #mobility #logistics #supplychain #welcometotheteam #newhire #engineering

At DEFCON AI, we are partnering with United States Department of the Air Force’s Air Mobility Command to redefine how logistics operations are handled. Leveraging Artiv, our AI-powered modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A) platform, AMC will be able to shorten its “highly complicated operational wargaming analysis” from days to minutes. Learn more in this new Defense One story by staff writer Audrey Decker: https://lnkd.in/gNChJU9D #defconai #airforce #airmobilitycommand #defensetech Scott Stapp

We are honored to welcome Scott Stapp to DEFCON AI as our Chief Technology Officer and Chief Revenue Officer! Brigadier General (Ret.) Stapp joins us from Northrop Grumman, where he most recently served as Chief Technology Officer. Previously, he held several leadership roles within the United States Department of Defense and served our Nation as a 30-year veteran of the United States Department of the Air Force. In his new role at DEFCON AI, Stapp will lead technology, business, and partnership development and cultivate and oversee external partnerships. He will also direct technology strategy; provide technical guidance; build a favorable tech-product-customer ecosystem; and lead our Technology Review Board. Read our full announcement: https://lnkd.in/eSm47Mmm #defensetech #nationalsecurity #northropgrumman #airforce #defconai

We are excited to announce that our prototype for Artiv™ – our proprietary modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A) platform – is now available to United States Department of Defense customers, facilitated by Game Warden®, Second Front Systems’ Impact Level 5 production environment! By making Artiv™ more accessible to the federal government, this partnership will allow today’s military transportation and logistics planners to evaluate, analyze, and collaborate on real-world mission data in order to securely coordinate operations. Learn more about this exciting new collaboration: https://lnkd.in/eNSZwgAG #defconai #secondfront #gamewarden #dod #supplychaim #logistics #mobility

Last week at DEFCON AI, our whole team got together in the DC area to reflect on our many milestones from this year and the exciting developments we have planned for the months ahead. With just over a year having passed since our founding, it is truly incredible to see just how much our team has grown! 🎉 #Defconai #ResilienceIntheFaceofDisruption #teamswin #teambuilding

Today, we remember the heroes and innocent lives taken 22 years ago and honor the lives forever changed by the events of September 11th. #NeverForget #RememberTheSky 

Our product and leadership team had the chance to get together in St. Louis last week – naturally, the occasion called for a team selfie! #teamswin #DEFCONAI