Mark Holden

HOLDEN - Your Vision, Our Mission

HOLDEN was born from the need for companies in and around the defense industry to bring on world-class technical and business experts for temporary projects ranging from market research to rapid prototyping to productization, pricing, and international market expansion.

Whether you’re a seasoned defense industry team looking to grow market share in the US or internationally or a commercial team looking to land and expand into the defense market, HOLDEN is poised to provide full-stack product support to small to mid-sized companies in the defense and aerospace industries to help you achieve your market goals.

CEO & Managing Director 

The Vanguard

Community Leader @ The Vanguard, the definitive community for defense and aerospace leaders and innovators to connect, grow, and build capacity in our industry. 

Together, we ensure our nation is prepared to fight and win in the next Great War.

Community Leader

Axon

Roles/Responsibilities: 

Product Leader, Market 
Competitive Analysis 
Solutions Development 
Roadmap Generation
R&D Planning
Portfolio Management
Market Expansion
Product/Market Fit 
Cross LoB Collaboration 
Metrics and Analytics 

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Technology Areas: Digital Evidence Management Systems, Conductive Energy Weapons, Fleet Vehicle Cameras, Common Operational Picture Tools, Artificial Intelligence, Electromechanical Hardware, Computer Aided Dispatch. 

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As Head of Product on Axon's Federal team, Mark works with customers in the Federal Government and Axon's Federal team to deliver highly visible results and make a direct impact bringing Axon technology to the Federal space.

Head of Product

Shield AI

Roles/Responsibilities:
 
Product Leader
Manager of Directors of Product Management 
Product Positioning 
Product Organization Structure 
New Product Introduction
Beta Test Planning 
UX/UI Coordination 
Market Research
Sim-to-Real World 
M&A Integration 

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Technology Areas: Autonomy, Artificial Intelligence, SAR, Swarming Behavior, Machine Learning, Robotic Teaming, State estimation, Planning & Controls, Scene Understanding, Fighter Jets, Autopilots, AI For Maneuver, Command and Control Systems 

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As Vice President of Product Management, Mark lead the Product Team at Shield AI and empowered his team to embrace cross-functional engineering and business efforts to plan, develop, and sustain a portfolio of tide-turning Artificial Intelligence and category defining unmanned systems, including the hardware and software products required to conduct advanced autonomous robotic teaming operations in support of national security applications.

Vice President Of Product Management

Senior Director of Product Management

Teledyne FLIR

Roles/Responsibilities: 

Manager of Product Managers 
Requirements Generation and Management
Portfolio R&D Planning
Market Needs Documentation 
Proposal Support
Technical Lead 
Portfolio Positioning 
Product Pricing 
M&A Integration
Machine Learning 
Systems Architecture 

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Technology Areas: Unmanned Ground Systems, Unmanned Surface Vehicles, Unmanned Underwater Vehicles, Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Transitional Unmanned Systems, Ground Control Systems, Mobile-Adhoc Networks, Command and Control Systems, Smart Munitions, Weapons, ATAK, Adaptive Squad Architecture, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality 

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As the Director of Product Management within Teledyne’s unmanned technology portfolio, Mark lead a team of high performing Product Managers across various technology areas and focuses on value delivery through the design, development, iteration and deployment of innovative, high margin, high value technology portfolios.

Director of Product Management 

FLIR Systems

Roles/Responsibilities: 

Defense and Federal Product Team Manager
R&D Provisioning
Portfolio Pricing  
Product Ecosystem Architecture 
Trade Compliance 
Competitive Analysis 
M&A Support 
Market Expansion Planning 

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Technology Areas: Laser Designators, Autonomous Tactical Vehicles, Denied RF Environments, GPS/GNSS Receivers, Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Thermal Imagers, Laser Spot Trackers, Gimbals, Autonomy, Signals Intelligence, Manufacturing

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As the US Government Product Lead stewarding FLIR's $800mm Unmanned Systems portfolio, Mark led the US Product Team focused on building FLIR's growth engine and the definition and development of unmanned capabilities that serve the unique needs of the US Dept. of Defense and federal agency customer community. (FLIR Acquired by Teledyne in 2021 - $8.2bn)

Director of Product Strategy 

Aeryon Defense USA

Roles/Responsibilities: 

Manager of Development Team 
Trade-Show Strategy
Product Pricing
Roadmap Creation
Program of Record Alignment
New Product Introduction
Public Speaker, Product Evangelist 
Product Lifecycle Management
 
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Technology Areas: 
Unmanned Systems, Autopilots, Imaging Payloads, Software/Hardware Development Kits, Propulsion, Manufacturing for Federal & Defense Markets, Gimbals, Hyperspectral Imaging, Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Wireless Networks 

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Aeryon Defense USA, Inc. was a defense contractor delivering the next-generation of high-performance, small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) and software to U.S. military forces and government agencies. (Aeryon acquired by FLIR in 2019 - $200mm)

Director of Defense Products

Aeryon Labs Inc

Roles/Responsibilities: 

Market-Specific Product Requirements
Sales Support
Demonstration Support
Proposal Writing
Beta/Pilot Programs
Evangelist Identification
Social Proof Building 

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Technology Areas: Unmanned Systems, Autopilots, Imaging Payloads, Software/Hardware Development Kits, Propulsion, Manufacturing for Federal & Defense Markets, Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Geospatial Systems, Photogrametary

Senior Manager, Defense and Government Solutions

United States Department of Defense

Globally aligned, regionally focused deployments in support of Counterterrorism, Counterinsurgency, Counter-Piracy, Unified Land Operations and various Overseas Contingency Operations. 

Active duty service-member, Contractor & GS Employee.

Service Member + Government Employee

Aviation Nut, Part-Time Cowboy, Veteran....

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HIGHLIGHTS:
Veteran (GWOT) 
Proven record of good exits ($200mm, $8.2bn)
Steered multiple high-value funding rounds (PE, Series D, E) 
Captured multiple $100MM+ & $1BN Program of Records
Prior Head of Product at a $20bn+ S&P500 DefenseTech enterprise

EXPERTISE IN DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY:
Communication Systems, Advanced Sensors, and Lasers
Weapon Systems, Battlefield Medical Equipment, Fire Control Systems
Command and Control Systems, AI/ML, Unmanned & Autonomous Systems

Ect: 
Popular Mechanics' Top 100 Inventions
Netflix's Documentaries (Netlfix Spycraft + AI Unleashed) 
Products making a visible difference in operational warzones worldwide 

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