Our story begins when Matt Amacker and Ian Kalin crossed paths at Sweat Equity Ventures. Ian's interest stems back to an experience in the Navy when he had to "eyeball" defensive measures from the Bridge of his Destroyer. The conventional systems were down and in desperation, he discovered that a cheap handheld commercial radar was more relevant and effective than his entire warship at keeping his Sailors safe. What followed was Ian's career modernizing government technology.
Matt's interest in national security stems back to his time at Google and the Toyota Research Institute. In his Rapid Prototyping work, he observed how Cloud Networks could not handle the data being generated by self-driving cars and also how easy it had become to put transformative Machine Learning capabilities on small commercial devices like drones. Matt became alarmed about the direct risks to national security and committed to bridging the divide between Silicon Valley and the U.S. Government. So together, Ian and Matt formed TurbineOne.
Here are some old vignettes that led our Team to be so passionate about the the work we do today:
Veterans of the U.S. Department of Defense and the World's Leading Tech Companies
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Served in U.S. Navy as Counter Terrorism Officer & Nuclear Engineer. Twenty years of GovTech modernization includes being the first Chief Data Officer for U.S. Dept. of Commerce and as CTO of eHealth.
Awarded over 110 patents, including “Search Autocomplete”. Previously Principal Engineer at Amazon, Head of Applied R&D Lab at Google, and Head of Car AI for Toyota Research Institute.
20+ year US Army Military Intelligence Officer with distinguished service in the Special Operations Community including command in our nation's elite counter-terrorism special mission units.
Previously a software engineer at Cisco, where he built the foundations for a new data center forensics product. Specialized in planet-scale networking and robotic sensor fusion at Google. Won the 2012 Carmack Prize for Amateur Rocketry and the 2013 NAR President’s Award.
A pioneer in developing mesh networking technology with over twenty years experience working with networking stacks and wireless protocols. Previously worked in the simulation and training industry.
15+ years of logistical and operational experience in a variety of industries from biopharmaceuticals to physics-based AI. Full contact martial artist and lead instructor. Process creator and gear turner.
PhD in deep learning optimization for real-time systems. Over 8 years of extensive applied research experience in developing AI/ML and computer vision models for scientific applications in real-time autonomous systems deployed on exascale systems and edge computing systems.
Served 10+ Years US Army, spanning the Infantry, Intelligence, SOF and Cyber communities. Left the Military to earn a Masters Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering with the express goal of bringing cutting edge technology and robotics into the hands of the operator on the front-lines.
Full stack software engineer with 15+ years experience. Previously worked on the Google Maps front end interface and rendering engine. Participated in the founding Google Area 120 class before becoming a back end engineer on Google Ads and Google Payments.
Previously CTO of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Original class of Presidential Innovation Fellows and co-founder of U.S. Digital Service. National GovTech leader.
Founder and Managing Partner of XYZ Venture Capital. He’s made a career as a successful early stage technology investor and is passionate about connecting people to build insightful products.
First USAF Commander of the Joint Special Operations Command, Vice Commander of USSOCOM, over 34 years of service and experience to our nation in Special Operations.
Served in U.S. Navy as Counter Terrorism Officer & Nuclear Engineer. Twenty years of GovTech modernization includes being the first Chief Data Officer for U.S. Dept. of Commerce and as CTO of eHealth.
Awarded over 110 patents, including “Search Autocomplete”. Previously Principal Engineer at Amazon, Head of Applied R&D Lab at Google, and Head of Car AI for Toyota Research Institute.
20+ year US Army Military Intelligence Officer with distinguished service in the Special Operations Community including command in our nation's elite counter-terrorism special mission units.
Previously a software engineer at Cisco, where he built the foundations for a new data center forensics product. Specialized in planet-scale networking and robotic sensor fusion at Google. Won the 2012 Carmack Prize for Amateur Rocketry and the 2013 NAR President’s Award.
A pioneer in developing mesh networking technology with over twenty years experience working with networking stacks and wireless protocols. Previously worked in the simulation and training industry.
15+ years of logistical and operational experience in a variety of industries from biopharmaceuticals to physics-based AI. Full contact martial artist and lead instructor. Process creator and gear turner.
PhD in deep learning optimization for real-time systems. Over 8 years of extensive applied research experience in developing AI/ML and computer vision models for scientific applications in real-time autonomous systems deployed on exascale systems and edge computing systems.
Served 10+ Years US Army, spanning the Infantry, Intelligence, SOF and Cyber communities. Left the Military to earn a Masters Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering with the express goal of bringing cutting edge technology and robotics into the hands of the operator on the front-lines.
Full stack software engineer with 15+ years experience. Previously worked on the Google Maps front end interface and rendering engine. Participated in the founding Google Area 120 class before becoming a back end engineer on Google Ads and Google Payments.
Previously CTO of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Original class of Presidential Innovation Fellows and co-founder of U.S. Digital Service. National GovTech leader.
Founder and Managing Partner of XYZ Venture Capital. He’s made a career as a successful early stage technology investor and is passionate about connecting people to build insightful products.
First USAF Commander of the Joint Special Operations Command, Vice Commander of USSOCOM, over 34 years of service and experience to our nation in Special Operations.
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