Developing next generation technology and capabilities is critical to maintaining superiority over our nation’s adversaries and addressing other key national priorities. SMI’s defense technology team secures the funding and partnerships necessary to accelerate innovation to meet ever-evolving threats. Our understanding of future defense requirements and the Pentagon’s unique culture ensures that clients identify the right market upfront and develop the industry and government relationships to capture the funds they need to succeed.
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Capabilities
SMI’s defense technology team is well-versed in the capability gaps of the Department of Defense and the priority investment areas for research and development. We work with clients to pre-position them with government decision-makers to create a pipeline of funding opportunities and develop new partnerships so that their technology can be matured and brought to market without delay.
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Case Studies
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Team
SMI’s defense technology team is comprised of scientists, engineers, former federal program managers, industry leaders, and lobbyists that are experts in the Department of Defense’s technology development efforts. Our experience with innovation from inside the government and working on behalf of technology clients provides us with an unrivaled ability to position our clients for success.
Glen T. Mandigo
President & CEO
Bill McCann
Chief Operating Officer
Ted Lynch
Founder
Mark Gillman
Senior Vice President
Damian Kunko
Senior Vice President for BD
Ken Wetzel
Senior Vice President
Patrick Davis
Vice President
Paul Gay
Vice President
Mike Stacy
Vice President
Jeremy Steslicki
Vice President
Pat Malloy
Associate
Dennis Padilla
Senior Contracting Specialist
Aarzu Maknojia
Junior Associate
Richa Patel
Junior Associate
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Advisors
Sharon Beermann-Curtin
30 years of experience in tech development and transition of innovative solutions to warfighter
Sarah Blackwood
15 years of experience in the energy and transportation policy and appropriations
Erin Bland
DOD / Navy technology development, management and transition expert
Roger Crane, Ph.D.
30 years of Composites Expertise and Navy (NAVSEA) advanced materials work
Chris Daverse
25 years of experience in the semiconductor and defense industries
Jon DeVault
Led DARPA Composites Initiative - 20 years of Executive leadership in advanced materials
Colonel Mike DeYoung
U.S. Army Liaison officer to the U.S. House of Representatives
Tom DiGiuseppe, Ph.D.
Business development manager for Physical Sciences, Inc. and Foster-Miller, Inc.
Mike Dubberly
Head of the Structures Division at Naval Air Systems Command
Alex Fleming
25+ years of technical leadership managing teams in extreme-environment system designs
Douglas Freitag
20 years of experience with federal business development and market research
Captain Theodore Hack
30 year career in US Navy Submarine Force. Expert on shipbuilding and submarine programs.
Robert "Bob" Hamlen, Ph.D.
Chief of the Power Division at the U.S. Army's CERDEC
Cathy Day Handford
Over 35 years of experience in national security, cybersecurity, defense, and intelligence.
Sam Horton
Engineer in the Navy office of Mine and Undersea Warfare and Sen. Snowe staff
George Kachen, Ph.D.
Senior Director of Technology Transfer at UMass-Lowell
Jim Kohlenberger
Chief of Staff for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
David Maass
Business Development Manager for Dow-UT and founder of Advanced Composite Products
Michael ‘Mick’ Maher
Advanced materials and manufacturing experience with DARPA
Timothy McCoy, Ph.D.
Director of the U.S. Navy's Electric Ships Office (PMS-320)
Tobin McGregor
Technology transfer expert and technology commercialization manager at NIST MEP
Colonel Jack O'Neill
30 years of active duty in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Captain Pat Peterson
Former Naval Aviator and member of the Chief of Naval Operations Staff
Charles "Chip" Roth
Senior Project Engineer at Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin
C. Matthew Sagely
25+ years of senior Washington leadership spanning several issue areas
Vinny Schaper
Director of Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) at DHS
BG John “Jack” Schmitt
Asst. CoS for Operations, Kosovo Forces, Director of Army Digitization, Boeing executive
Gilbert Siegert
Former Air Force officer, DoD space technology and policy expert
Colonel Thomas Stautz
Manager of research and develop efforts for Special Operations and Programs community
James Tegnelia, Ph.D.
Director of the DTRA and VP of DOD Programs at Sandia National Labs
Anthony "Tony" Tether, Ph.D.
Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency from 2001 through 2009
James Zheng, Ph.D.
Former Chief Scientist for PEO-Soldier