ABOUT US
As a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB), members of our team have over 40 combined years of high speed - low drag military operations and federal service in the harshest conditions around the world. Our team members have been protecting the Homeland by keeping our country's borders safe, protecting our nation from insider threats, interdicting criminals and narcotics, and taking the fight to those who seek to do harm.
THE TEAM
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JB
President & CEO
A Colorado native, JB spent nearly 30 years in the U.S. Coast Guard conducting law enforcement, search and rescue, counter-narcotic, and counter-terrorism operations logging 12-years at sea aboard a large variety of maritime platforms and commanding two ships. He has traveled to over 40 countries working with police, military, and intelligence services around the world to achieve national security objectives. As a diplomat in Bogota, Colombia, he was instrumental in advancing U.S. foreign policy initiatives. After retiring from the Coast Guard, JB served as the Office of the Secretary of Defense liaison to the Federal Emergence Management Agency (FEMA) where he coordinated defense support of civil authority activities in response to fires, floods, hurricanes, civil disturbance, and other events of national significance. He served as a member of the COVID-19 task force and Operation Warp Speed where he developed a decision matrix to coordinate the distribution of resources and vaccines throughout the country. Settling in Virginia, JB now serves as the President and CEO of ATAEO. He holds a B.S. in Government from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and a M.S. in Strategic Intelligence from the National Intelligence University. He is a certified chief range safety officer and firearms instructor with the National Rifle Association (NRA), instructor with U.S. Concealed Carry Association (USCCA), and a volunteer with the Civil Air Patrol.
CORI
Chief of Operations
A devoted military spouse and Oregon native who has now settled in Virginia, Cori has 14-years of experience in the private and governmental sectors working at the local, state, and federal levels including the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Oregon State Police, National Marine Fisheries Service, Food and Drug Administration, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. She has served as an evidence technician, import consumer safety officer, policy analyst, investigator, and a watch-commander at the National Targeting Center targeting potential terrorist acts with US food imports. Cori is an exceptional team leader with global experience. While living in Bogota, Colombia she served as a volunteer supporting a multitude of Department of State activities including visits by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Commandant of the Coast Guard, House Armed Services Committee, and served as a volunteer at orphanages and wounded warrior hospitals in Colombia. Cori now serves as the Chief of Operations (COO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for ATAEO. She holds a B.S. in Marine Fisheries from Texas A&M University and is a certified chief range safety officer and firearms instructor with the National Rifle Association (NRA), a volunteer with the Civil Air Patrol, and former Parent Teacher Association President.
DW
Executive Sherpa
Logistics, Multitasking, Tech Support.