Senior Advisor
Martin Moore
More than 25 years of Special Forces experience translated into advisory work across government, academia, industry, and nonprofit.
Operational planning · JIIM coordination · Emerging technology ABOUT / PRINCIPAL-LED Judgment from
Judgment from
the other side.
Twenty-four years across Pentagon strategy, Hill engagement, and operational command, built into senior advisory for small defense businesses.
Principal-led delivery on every engagement.
BACKGROUND Before the deadline
Before the deadline
panic starts.
I know what proposal pressure looks like from the other side of the table. I have seen the decision memos, the budget logic, the staff conversations, and the evaluation habits that determine whether a contractor gets taken seriously.
I built DoD Industry Advisor to give small businesses access to that judgment before the deadline panic starts.
Programming and planning cycles
Served inside the Office of the Secretary of Defense on programming and planning cycles tied to the defense topline.
Operational context
Commanded operational units globally, including rated management of roughly 3,700 pilots in the Air National Guard.
Hill engagement
Briefed House and Senate professional staff on program outcomes, budget realities, and industrial-base impact.
C-17 · MQ-1 · ICBM
C-17 Globemaster III pilot, MQ-1 Predator pilot, and ICBM nuclear missile operator.
Top Secret
Top Secret clearance. References available under NDA on qualified engagements.
03 / TEAM
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE WORK Depth when the
Depth when the
work requires it.
Every engagement is led by Mike. Specialized depth comes from a named, vetted bench.
Business Development
Jennifer Gendron
More than a decade in organ and tissue transplantation, plus project management supporting a rapid prototyping research center.
Client engagement · Partnerships · Mission-driven growth
IT Specialist
Rafiullah Shams
Owns the on-premise AI enclave, identity and access, and security infrastructure that keeps client IP inside a controlled environment.
Private infrastructure · Identity and access · Security 02 / APPROACH
OPERATING PRINCIPLES
Sensitive work stays controlled.
NDA-first, private, evidence-backed, senior-only, scoped to outcomes, and conflict-free.
NDA-first
Every client relationship starts with a mutual NDA before substantive discussion.
Private AI enclave
AI-accelerated research runs on private on-premise hardware with zero commercial LLM exposure.
Evidence-backed
Every material claim carries a citation to a primary source.
Conflict-free
DIA does not represent competing bidders on the same program. If a conflict emerges, we disclose and decline.