Atlas UP

Head of Business Development

•	Drive the development and implementation of customer-centric strategies that identify and expand membership and retention for an SaaS productivity software startup utilizing AI to increase productivity and insights; to date, this has entailed creating targeted customer acquisition campaigns, developing innovative programs and initiatives to engage and onboard customers, and analyzing both customer and industry data to identify trends and opportunities for attracting high-value members. 

•	Team effectively with customers to understand needs and develop sustainable solutions that leverage the latest AI technology to improve business productivity and support long-term membership.
 
•	Oversee the performance of a team of customer success professionals to ascertain all activities related to customer satisfaction are executed effectively and efficiently.

•	Provide vital guidance and leadership to the senior leadership, in addition to delivering staff support to functional areas to enable workers to properly perform essential functions.

•	Ensure funds for membership and programs are appropriately managed.

•	Approve projects, programs and major activities of staff related to programs.

•	Foster and maintain strong and productive relationships with both internal and external partners.

Chief Membership Officer

KITEWIRE Inc. (KITEWIRE Mobility)

•	Championed transformation of The Office of Naval Research, The Army Research Laboratory, the US Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory, and other organizations by implementing Kitewire’s data-driven SaaS technology, which enabled analytics and real-time data capture of critical investment portfolios. 

•	Facilitated development of a new methodology mapping the relationship between project execution and strategic guidance to optimize investments in key technology areas.  

•	Responsible for significantly reducing the time required to generate insights needed to support senior leaders with decisive decision making, while simultaneously reducing workforce workload by reducing extraneous administration tasks via data automations. 

•	Recognized for making a major impact on the efficiency and effectiveness of the Department of Defense's Science and Technology organizations.

Deputy CEO

Deputy CEO, Director for Science and Technology

•	Tasked with developing and managing a leading-edge analytic capability using bibliometrics to support the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Office of Technical Intelligence; this featured horizon scanning and early identification of technology areas, organizations, and individuals of significant military value to the United States. 

•	United with senior Pentagon officials to understand military and acquisition requirements, and developed a scalable solution that utilized advanced analytics techniques to extract insights from large volumes of open-source data. 

•	Fulfilled a vital role in the accreditation and implementation of this capability within secure military hosting environments; and developed strategies for integration of this analysis into the OSD Reliance 21 Strategic Planning framework; this effort enabled the Office of the Secretary of Defense to stay ahead of emerging trends and identify key technology and research areas significantly impacting future military strategy.

Director for Science and Technology

US Army

•	Accountable for having directly supported the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research and Technology in shaping long-term goals and objectives for Army investment; this was achieved by conducting and facilitating a range of technology wargames.  

•	Carried out a Future Problems and Challenges Wargame to shape the Army’s basic research investment areas.  

•	Aided development of a Future Technology Concept Wargame for Small Arms Overmatch for the Chief of Staff of the Army.  

•	Supervised Army engineering programs and facilitated integration with experimentation and demonstration events. 

•	Acted as an expert advisor in technology coordination and information sharing across the federal community.  

•	Excelled in brokering relationships with key organizations to include TRADOC, DHS, the Intelligence Community, The Naval Post Graduate School, and West Point Military Academy.

Director, Technology Wargaming Implementation

Developed and executed the US Army’s international Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (IED) engagement strategy for research and technology.  Established and led 12 technology information exchange agreements between the US Department of Defense and foreign partners which provided critical information exchanges in support of wartime operations and long term technology development.  Presented on US Counter-IED technology investments at NATO HQ and other international forums. Served as the principle US technical lead in developing a multi-national Counter-IED investment strategy for the Conference of America's Armies.

International Relations Lead, RDECOM Counter-IED Task Force

Served as an expert technical advisor and coordinator of US Army investments in Counter-IED research and development activities. Briefed Army senior leadership and scientific community on the feasibility of promising technologies in support of urgent Warfighter requirements.  Authored and supported policy guidance to include the technical input in the US Army’s Counter-IED Strategy Document, Counter-IED reports to Congress (HASC and SASC), TRADOC's General Officer Steering Committee; and the international engagement strategy for the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Defense Exports and Cooperation. Supported the Joint IED Defeat Organization in assessing the feasibility and application of technology advancements and scientific studies in areas of protection, detection, neutralization and prediction.  Developed and recommended plans for future Counter-IED initiatives, proposals, and activities.

Director, RDECOM Counter-IED Task Force

Supported the Director in executing the mission of the laboratory to provide world class sensors for the Department of Defense. Monitored engineering projects in optics, radars, lasers, modeling and simulation from industry, academia and government agencies for the Director and his staff.  Provided internal administrative support and conflict resolution between the front office and external agencies.

Executive Officer to the Director, Night Vision & Electronic Sensors Directorate

Developed and executed the short and long term plans of the Special Operations Low Intensity Conflict Humanitarian Deming Program to counter explosive threats through unique engineering efforts in electrical, mechanical, and robotic technologies.  Served as a Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR) for both US and international contracts.  Developed, executed and monitored program budgets, proposal selections and contract creation.  Conducted oversea technology assessments and equipment training to include the development of support packages and logistic strategies.  Provided direct technical support, training and troubleshooting for operators working in hostile environments.

Project Lead, Humanitarian Demining Program, SO/LIC

Responsible for building and equipment maintenance of the Harrisburg hub and its sixteen satellite facilities. Designed engineering drawings for the construction of new structures, renovations and equipment installation.  Conducted auditing in support of federal and state requirements.

Engineering Supervisor

As a forward-thinking strategist and change agent with over 20 years of professional experience spanning government, business, and military sectors, I empower organizations to embrace the future with resilience and innovation. Recognized for my adeptness in leveraging technical and operational prowess, I champion the paradigm shift from fear of change to harnessing it as a tool for progress. With an unwavering commitment to exceed performance goals, I endeavor to maximize operational output through efficient resource utilization, thus ensuring the holistic growth of individuals and organizations alike.

Currently serving as the Chief Membership Officer at Atlas UP, my vision extends beyond conventional leadership. I take pride in spearheading customer-centric strategies that fuel membership growth and retention for our SaaS productivity software startup. Through targeted customer acquisition campaigns, innovative member engagement, and meticulous industry data analysis, I aim to cultivate a culture of adaptability and continuous learning. By overseeing the performance of customer success teams, I ensure satisfaction and efficiency are not mere metrics, but a lived reality for our clients.

In a world rapidly evolving through technology, my professional pillars encompass strategic development, customer experience, international relations, and tech tools, emphasizing the importance of security requirements and product development. I balance these with an unwavering focus on team leadership excellence, ensuring a culture of transparency and accountability in driving business forward with minimal expenditures.

My colleagues perceive me as a visionary, a seasoned technical and operations executive with an eye for detail and a finger on the pulse of future trends. With a knack for delivering superior solutions that yield positive results, my approach is founded on a firm belief in people's potential for change and progress. It is my conviction that every individual and organization can become their best selves when we view change not as a challenge, but as an opportunity for growth and transformation.

Nathan Burkholder

SharpCloud Software

Software to visualize your business roadmaps
Connect and Align Projects, People, and Data
By seeing the big picture and working together in an agile way your business teams and leadership will make better strategic decisions to deliver your goals.

CTO, co- Founder

Turbo-Chart

Chief Technology Officer

Star Diving Club

Chairman

Safran Software Solutions

Drawing on our Pertmaster experience, Sarim and I are now working closely with the Safran Software team to create the new global standard for Enterprise Schedule Risk Analysis. http://www.safran.com/products/safran-risk  


Why Safran? 

1. Safran are serious about producing the best tool for Schedule Risk Analysis and have recruited the best people.
2. Safran cares about its customers and have an active customer-led software development roadmap. 
3. Safran have a pedigree in enterprise scheduling; the foundation of all good schedule risk analysis. 
4. Safran wants to democratise the schedule risk analysis process and Safran Risk is a very user-friendly tool for risk and project professionals.
5. Safran agree with us that SharpCloud is a vital tool in the risk process for communicating Enterprise Risk clearly with executive and stakeholders.

Safran Risk, Advisory Board Member

sharpcloud Ltd

sharpcloud helps you make better decisions in selecting your corporate portfolio.
We help you meet the challenge of selecting a balanced, optimised portfolio that delivers maximum value to your business.
By presenting you with clear, insightful and timely information on alternative portfolio scenarios, sharpcloud allows you to confidently select the best combination of strategic projects and initiatives for your business.

Owner and co-founder

Primavera Systems

Development of all Pertmaster products.
Technical direction and vision of Pertmaster Ltd.

Vice President (Pertmaster Development)

Pertmaster Ltd

Resposible for all aspects relating to design and implementation of Pertmaster Risk Analysis software. Technical lead to Pertmaster Limited before its successful acquistion by Primavera Systems Inc.

Overall design of system all aspects of Pertmastert software (inc v8)
Design/implelemtation of Pertmaster licensing model (concurrent/named)
Development Team lead
Technical support lead

NatWest

Responsible to supporting the CREST and CGO platforms.

Service Management

WHAT IS SHARPCLOUD?
SharpCloud is visual communication software for business. On day one your business teams can pull together data, videos, feedback and presentations in compelling visual stories and when ready they can share with their private stakeholder communities. PC, iPad, Mobile & On-Cloud or On-Premises.

There are many digital business use-cases for SharpCloud and our early adopter are focussed on ; Strategy, Roadmapping, Customer Engagement, Innovation and Project Controls.

Customers include: ConocoPhilips, Royal Mail, OneSubsea, T-Systems, Orange, SpiritAeroSystems, CGI ...

THE SHARPCLOUD STORY
In 2008 Sarim and Rusty started a research discussion with a few friendly enterprise companies about their issues in communicating the right numbers (and supporting information) to their executive communities at the right time for collaboration and decision making.

For many business processes it was very clear from these early discussions that they had identified a communications gap which in most cases was covered by an unsuccessful combination of static slide decks and spreadsheets, leading to linear conversation. Ultimately decision were still made on individual opinions due to the poor nature of executive information support.

The idea of SharpCloud was born from these early discussion and what became evident from their research was the need for a less row-column based solution and the need for a visual consumer-grade software across all platforms, with offline working and both cloud and on-premises business models. 

SharpCloud Software was formed in January 2012 and is working with many leading companies on improving business communication and productivity.

Sarim Khan and Rusty Johnson became great friends when they met on their first day at university in 1989, they are the co-founders of SharpCloud Software and previously led Pertmaster Ltd to its successful acquisition by Primavera Systems Inc. (now Oracle Inc).

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