Jake has spent the last 10 years within the SOCOM enterprise in a small business capacity, conducting multiple deployments with tiered elements at both the strike force and sensitive activities levels. Jake’s roles have spanned from Operations and Integration Advisor, Targeting Officer, and ISR Tactical Controller. In these roles, Jake gained extensive experience deploying new technologies across various branches and levels of SOCOM, sourced from both government and commercial entities.
After his last deployment to EUCOM focusing on current and ongoing conflicts, Jake was selected for a National Security Fellowship at a strategic advisory firm, where he transitioned to Second Front Systems immediately after. Second Front specializes in rapid software accreditation and deploying capabilities (both software and hardware) to government networks and end users. As a Program Manager, Jake led the first classified deployments of Second Front catalog companies while securing new contracts. He was promoted to Director of Federal Delivery, where he continued expanding capability delivery to interagency partners and building the edge portfolio. Currently, Jake focuses on tech scouting for combat development directorates, interagency collaboration, joint Go-to-Market, and federal account expansion.
Jake commissioned from Georgia Military College as an Infantry Officer where he received the Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award and Special Forces Association Award of Excellence. He holds a Master’s Degree in National Security Policy from Duke University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration from Auburn University.