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Sean Kish
President and CEO of Psionic, LLC20+ years in private equity and fast-growth companies. Operating roles in finance, corporate development, strategy and product planning for a mix of companies ranging from the traditional economy to technology. More than $500M in debt and equity capital transactions with board service across a range of industry sectors. Sensor experience with USAID utilizing multispectral satellite imagery to low-altitude imagery capture, processing and analysis. Graduate of Carnegie Mellon University.
Stephen Sandford
Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Psionic, LLCStephen is Chief Technology Officer for Psionic, LLC, focused on adapting next generation lidar for commercial and government use such as machine and vehicle perception, non-GPS navigation and other markets. Sandford has over 25 years of Aerospace experience and is the former Director for Space Technology and Exploration at NASA’s Langley Research Center.
Jeff Johnson
Director of Tech Center Research ParkJeff began spearheading the Tech Center project in 2014 and currently leads development and innovation, actively seeking out companies and entrepreneurs who are focused on commercializing discovery and growing businesses that matter.
And who better to understand what entrepreneurs need than an entrepreneur himself? In 2009, Jeff founded his own consulting company, Averitas, to help small and medium-sized businesses profitably grow both nationally and internationally. Prior to that, he was Founding CEO and Executive Director of an innovative healthcare-based workforce training program for adults and an arts-based education program for high school students in Cleveland, Ohio. Jeff has more than 20 years of corporate experience and has held director and senior-level executive leadership positions with profit and loss responsibilities at global industry-leading companies.
As a certified Six Sigma Champion Trainer, Jeff also holds an Executive M.B.A. from Tulane University and a B.A. in Chemistry from Virginia Tech. Jeff is married to Diana and they have two young adult children: Crystal, who is working in New York City and Jazmin, who is a senior at Virginia Tech.