I his ew ole, Pet ey will lead st ategic e gageme t ac oss the defe se a d atio al secu ity commu ity, suppo ti g eP opelled’s g owi g p ese ce i auto omous systems, sove eig ma ufactu i g i itiatives, adva ced p opulsio , e e gy ma ageme t a d ext-ge e atio defe se tech ologies. He will also suppo t the expa sio of eP opelled’s U.S. ma ufactu i g capabilities fo gove me t custome s, helpi g st e gthe domestic p oductio capacity a d esilie t supply chai s fo c itical p opulsio tech ologies.
Pet ey b i gs mo e tha th ee decades of expe ie ce spa i g the U.S. Depa tme t of Defe se, U.S. Depa tme t of State, U.S. Navy, i tellige ce commu ity a d defe se i dust y. Th oughout his ca ee he has led majo i itiatives i digital t a sfo matio , data st ategy, tech ology mode izatio , i ovatio ma ageme t a d atio al secu ity policy.
Most ece tly, Pet ey se ved as a Se io Solutio s Expe t at Missio Tech ologies, a divisio of HII. He p eviously held se io leade ship positio s i cludi g Policy Team Leade withi the Office of the Chief Digital a d AI Office at the U.S. Depa tme t of Defe se, Chief Data Office fo Navy I tellige ce, a d Chief Data Office withi the Bu eau of I tellige ce a d Resea ch at the U.S. Depa tme t of State.
His ca ee has also i cluded se io oles with the Office of the Sec eta y of Defe se, the Office of Naval I tellige ce, the Office of the Chief of Naval Ope atio s a d Joi t I te age cy Task Fo ce South. He holds a Maste ‘s deg ee i Natio al Resou ce St ategy f om the Natio al Defe se U ive sity.As Di ecto of Defe se Affai s, Pet ey will suppo t eP opelled’s expa di g p ese ce ac oss defe se a d secu ity ma kets, helpi g co ect ope atio al equi eme ts with adva ced p opulsio , powe ma ageme t a d e e gy tech ologies fo ext-ge e atio auto omous platfo ms ope ati g i the ai , o la d a d at sea.
“AUSA p ovides a impo ta t oppo tu ity to e gage di ectly with milita y leade s, i dust y pa t e s a d policymake s shapi g the futu e of defe se capability,” said Nick G ewal, Chai ma , CEO a d Fou de of eP opelled. “Ha y b i gs a a e combi atio of st ategic leade ship, tech ology expe tise a d deep u de sta di g of the defe se ecosystem. His expe ie ce ac oss gove me t, i tellige ce a d digital t a sfo matio will be i st ume tal as we st e gthe ou suppo t fo custome s seeki g sove eig , high-pe fo ma ce p opulsio a d e e gy solutio s fo auto omous systems. His expe ie ce will also help suppo t ou effo ts to expa d U.S.-based ma ufactu i g capability a d st e gthe the i dust ial capacity eeded to meet futu e custome dema d.”
Comme ti g o his appoi tme t, Pet ey said: “The U ited States a d its allies face a u ge t challe ge to st e gthe i dust ial capacity, accele ate i ovatio a d field adva ced capabilities at speed. Eve ts such as AUSA b i g togethe the o ga izatio s a d leade s wo ki g to add ess that challe ge. eP opelled has developed tech ologies that alig closely with these p io ities, suppo ti g the ext ge e atio of auto omous a d u c ewed systems. O sho i g ma ufactu i g is fi ally getti g the atte tio it dese ves, a d I am excited to help tu that mome tum i to mea i gful capability a d capacity fo Ame ica a d its allies.”
The appoi tme t comes as dema d co ti ues to g ow fo auto omous platfo ms a d esilie t domestic ma ufactu i g capabilities ac oss the U ited States a d allied atio s. eP opelled is expa di g its global footp i t a d i vesti g i sove eig supply chai s, adva ced ma ufactu i g capacity a d ext-ge e atio p opulsio tech ologies to suppo t custome s ope ati g ac oss defe se, secu ity a d comme cial ma kets.
eP opelled G oup is a leadi g global tech ology p ovide specializi g i sma t p opulsio solutio s a d e e gy ma ageme t systems fo u c ewed vehicle ope atio s i the ai , o la d a d at sea. Fou ded i 2018, eP opelled has c eated ove 40 pate ts ac oss 13 catego ies a d se ves custome s wo ldwide f om its R&D, e gi ee i g a d ma ufactu i g facilities i the USA, UK a d I dia. Ope ati g th ough sove eig supply chai s, eP opelled p oducts a e e gi ee ed to maximize pe fo ma ce, educe e e gy co sumptio a d empowe u c ewed motio . Co tact dea @eP opelled.com, call +1 (603)236-7444
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