// Strategic growth & partnerships consulting

Secure. Resilient.
AI-Ready.

Strategic Growth, Go-to-Market, and Partnership Consulting

One relationship. Nine complementary technologies for federal, defense, critical infrastructure, higher education and enterprise organizations — spanning cybersecurity, quantum readiness, agentic AI and workforce development.

Cybersecurity

Detection, defense and secure infrastructure

Quantum Readiness

Measure and manage cryptographic risk

Agentic AI

Sovereign, ownable AI operations

Cyber Workforce

Talent pathways that actually finish

What I do

Solving your cybersecurity and cyber education challenges

I help organizations identify the right technology, connect the right stakeholders and partners, and move from interest to a practical path for evaluation, procurement and deployment.

01

Cybersecurity solution fit

You don't need another tool — you need the right one. I map your threat surface, compliance pressure and team capacity to the technology that fits, and tell you honestly when it doesn't.

02

Cyber education & workforce development

From certification pathways to hands-on virtual labs, I help you build training programs that move learners from classroom to job-ready — and give employers defensible outcomes.

03

Partner & stakeholder alignment

I connect the right vendors, primes, agencies and decision-makers, so evaluation happens with the people who can actually sign, fund and deploy.

04

Interest → evaluation → deployment

A practical path, not a pitch deck. Scoping, evaluation criteria, procurement support and deployment planning — with a partner ecosystem behind every step.

Capabilities we offer

Nine capabilities. One point of accountability.

Each capability solves a different piece of the mission. Together they cover the full arc — from detection and secure infrastructure to post-quantum governance, sovereign AI and workforce readiness. Every engagement starts with a conversation, so tell us about your challenge in the inquiry form below.

01

AI-Powered Security Operations

Governed defense, powered by offense

AI teammates across SOC, AppSec, cloud and GRC functions attack your defenses, harden what they find, and hand your team back hundreds of hours a month — humans in the loop, live in days.

Best fit

Security teams buried in alerts, vulnerabilities and audit work

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02

Secure Cloud & CUI Enclaves

Secure cloud, enclaves and virtual labs

Secure virtualization and hosting for sensitive workloads, CMMC-oriented enclave deployments and browser-based hands-on training environments.

Best fit

DoD / DIB, regulated research, secure training, CUI workloads

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03

Network Detection & Response

Preemptive network visibility and containment

Next-generation network detection and response delivers live network visibility, detection and rapid containment for enterprise and critical infrastructure environments.

Best fit

Critical infrastructure, SOC teams, enterprise and public sector

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04

Post-Quantum Readiness

Quantum risk you can measure and govern

Quantum cyber risk and vulnerability intelligence helps leaders identify cryptographic exposure, govern material risk and sequence migration toward post-quantum readiness.

Best fit

CISOs, boards, federal agencies, regulated enterprises

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05

Mobile Security for High-Risk Users

Mobile protection built for coercion and seizure

A dual-environment mobile security platform designed for high-risk operators who need sensitive data protected when devices are searched, seized or forcibly unlocked.

Best fit

Government, executives, field teams, travelers and high-risk users

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06

Sovereign Agentic AI

Ownable, sovereign AI operations

An AI operating system for building agents and apps while retaining ownership of code and data. Model-agnostic and deployable on your infrastructure, including controlled environments.

Best fit

Government, higher education, regulated enterprise, AI transformation

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07

Cyber Certification & Workforce Pathways

Job-ready cyber talent and certification pathways

Cybersecurity training, certification pathways, scholarships and workforce programs designed to build practical skills and connect learners with employers.

Best fit

Veterans, active duty, employers, recruiters and workforce programs

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08

Continuous Vulnerability Management

24/7 vulnerability scanning with remediation guidance

Patented continuous vulnerability scanning with a dynamic asset inventory, built-in remediation guidance and executive-ready reporting — deployed fast, without network degradation.

Best fit

Lean IT teams, compliance frameworks and cyber liability insurance requirements

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09

Instructional Design & eLearning

Learning built by people who study learning

An instructional design studio that turns complex expertise into interactive eLearning, instructor-led programs and full curricula your people actually finish.

Best fit

Training academies, associations, CE programs and workforce development

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How we work together

The mission first. Then the technology.

01

Talk about the mission

We start with your objectives, constraints and risk posture — not a product catalog.

02

Fit the right technology

I draw from nine complementary providers to match solutions to the mission, and connect the right stakeholders.

03

Move to deployment

A practical path for evaluation, procurement and deployment — with partners who stay engaged past the signature.

Our philosophy

Serving the mission. Solving problems. Making your life easy.

We are about serving the mission, solving problems, creating pathways, and making your life easy. If we don't have the capability to deliver, we will vet the alternatives and provide you vendor-neutral recommendations. We believe in partnerships and integration to achieve your vision, your mission, and your desired outcome. Whether it's a new product build, sales growth, go-to-market, or strategic input, we stand by ready to listen and assist!

Why work with me

A track record of wins across cyber, education and federal channels

This isn't theory. It's product, sales and program leadership that has shipped curriculum, cyber ranges and contract wins at scale.

Go-to-Market StrategyFederal & SLED CaptureEnterprise SalesSaaS / ARRP&L OwnershipPipeline, Forecasting & CRMStrategic PartnershipsChannel & FSI DevelopmentCybersecurityAI & Agentic AIEdTechProduct CommercializationVirtual Labs & Cyber Workforce EnablementFedRAMPCMMC Level 2DoD 8140 / DCWFExecutive Relationship ManagementCross-Functional LeadershipLead Generation

Experience

  • 30+ years of delivering wins across education, enterprise, and government channels
  • Senior cross-functional leadership across product, sales and marketing at Comtech Telecommunications, Ascend Learning and Pearson Education
  • Built the best-selling cybersecurity curriculum from Ascend Learning with virtual, hands-on labs — generating $35M
  • Proven P&L management across channels

Contract wins

  • $7M+ Cyber Reskilling Academy wins across federal and higher education accounts, including CISA/DHS
  • $2.4M cyber range delivered to BSSN Indonesia
  • JROTC and SROTC leadership programs across federal channels — $25M+ in lifetime revenue

Program delivery

  • Performance-based skills assessments for the cybersecurity curriculum at a major online university
  • Custom build of a major online university's Master's in Cybersecurity curriculum with virtual labs
  • Direct sales experience at the Intelligence Community and across the service branches for cyber training

Compliance & network

  • Strong working knowledge of CMMC, CUI, FedRAMP and ITAR
  • Extensive network across federal system integrators, distributors, resellers, cybersecurity thought leaders, academia and industry

Case studies

Programs delivered. Outcomes measured.

Federal reskilling

Federal Cyber Reskilling Academy

Client: CISA / DHS

Captured the 2021 program by collaborating with a government affairs group to drive funding and partnering with a small, woman-owned business to secure the win.

Outcome

$5M+ contract awarded to reskill federal employees into cyber roles

State reskilling

Florida Cyber Reskilling Academy

Client: State of Florida, with Bisk Education

Partnered with Bisk Education to capture and deliver a state-level cyber reskilling academy.

Outcome

$1M+ program captured

Cyber range

National cyber range delivery

Client: BSSN Indonesia (National Cyber and Crypto Agency)

Delivered a cyber range giving national cyber defenders a hands-on environment to train and exercise.

Outcome

$2.4M cyber range delivered

Curriculum

Master's in Cybersecurity with virtual labs

Client: Liberty University

Custom build of the university's Master's in Cybersecurity curriculum, integrated with hands-on virtual labs.

Outcome

Full graduate curriculum launched with virtual labs

Assessment

Performance-based skills assessments

Client: Southern New Hampshire University

Delivered performance-based skills assessments for the university's cybersecurity curriculum.

Outcome

Measurable, hands-on validation of learner skills

Curriculum at scale

Best-selling cyber curriculum and JROTC / SROTC programs

Client: Ascend Learning; federal JROTC & SROTC channels

Built the best-selling cybersecurity curriculum with virtual labs and won multiple prime and sub contracts for JROTC and SROTC programs.

Outcome

$35M in curriculum sales and $25M+ in lifetime program revenue

Mission advisor

Describe your challenge. Get a recommended path.

Tell us about your higher education or federal cybersecurity challenge. The advisor will suggest the most relevant consulting service, capabilities and next steps.

Christopher Will, Chris Will Solutions

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Let's talk about the mission, then fit the right technology.