Nasir Ahmed
Nasir Ahmed is a registered patent agent. Nasir was a patent examiner for over 11 years at the United States Patent and Trademark Office where he examined patent applications in Electrical arts. Before entering Federal Government, Nasir worked for over 15 years as an Automation Engineer in various sectors, including biotechnology, telecom, and defense industries.
Nasir has worked in numerous Non-profits to promote awareness of Neurotypical People from different cultures, Special Need Children, and people with PTSD. He is a certified Special Olympics Coach in his community and serves on their board.
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Ian Garrett
Ian Garrett is the founder of Shadowbear Cybersecurity, a veteran-owned MSSP in Ashburn. An Army cyber officer with experience at U.S. Cyber Command, he co-founded and led defense-tech startup Phalanx, a TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield Top 20 company backed by Techstars, through its acquisition. He holds a computer science degree from West Point and an MS in computer science from Johns Hopkins, is completing a PhD in computer engineering at Virginia Tech focused on artificial intelligence security research, and is CISSP certified. He also runs CrowdFuel, a founders community in Northern Virginia.