John is Founder and Chief Architect at Exocubic. He also served as the Chairman of the Aviation and Missile Technology Consortium (AMTC) Executive Committee, on the Board of Directors of the Vertical Lift Consortium (VLC), and as an Advanced Manufacturing Innovation and Integration Center (AMIIC) Advisory Board member. John has more than 25 year of professional experience that includes a unique mix of technical and leadership roles in multiple industries from aviation, industrial controls, cybersecurity, robotics, 3D visualization, missile defense, and active-duty service in the US Air Force. John’s past efforts on the JHNA leadership team directly led to sustained double digit growth from a company of a dozen technical professionals to an industry leader in defense technology approaching $30 Million in annual revenue – and still growing strong! John has been a core member multiple leadership teams for strategic planning, M&A technical integration, business development, and teaming. He notably provides direct support to the US Army Program Executive Office (PEO) for Aviation as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Enterprise Architecture and Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) transformation. John has spoken at several national conferences on Open Architecture. His consultations include the Office of the Secretary of Defense Modular Open Systems Working Group (MOSWG), the Open Group Architecture Forum, the Future Airborne Capabilities Environment (FACE) Consortium, the Defense Standardization Program (DSP), National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), and on several international cooperation programs. He is an entrepreneur at heart, having started and sold a small software consulting company and then later completed the MIT Entrepreneur’s Bootcamp. Most recently, he has been keeping his entrepreneurial momentum going by helping his family start a small batch coffee roasting company (the Foundry) and by mentoring small businesses, including coffee shops, in their startup phase. John holds a Bachelor of Science from Columbia College and has several professional certifications in Architecture, cybersecurity, and project management. In addition, he completed a Certificate of Theology and Ministry from Princeton Theological Seminary and has been involved in several non-profit organizations. John is a graduate of the Leadership Greater Huntsville program (class L35). He and his family live in Huntsville, Alabama.