COBALT ACADEMYWarfighter DNA.
Veterans, operators and engineers. The people who have faced the threat are the people writing the requirements.
Mark Kahanding
A California Army National Guard officer, FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot and Counter-UAS subject matter expert. He is one of the first commissioned officers in the California Army National Guard to take part in the successful defeat of a hostile unmanned aircraft in combat. Mark leads Cobalt Academy's mission to turn battlefield experience into training and technology.
Leadership and operators.
Ruben Solano
U.S. Army Sergeant.
Director of Manufacturing
Bio to come.
Vicky Lopez
U.S. Army National Guard veteran with 10 years of wildland fire experience. AI, software and data engineering.
Christopher Bucio
U.S. Army veteran. UAS flight operations, tactical communications, Counter-UAS support.
Ricky Saldana
UAS flight operations, mechanical diagnostics and airframe repair.
Julian Castro
Bio to come.
Advisory board.
Ralph Figueroa, M.A., CRC
U.S. Army veteran. Leadership and organizational impact.
Dr. Timothy A. Akers
U.S. Air Force veteran. Research, innovation and federal partnerships.
Karina Passi, LSSBB
U.S. Air Force veteran. UAS avionics, field operations and aviation safety.
Ariana Assenmacher
Executive operations, donor engagement and strategic networking.