ABOUT MIST
MIST furthers U.S. National Security and Defense strategies by providing MDA, Maritime Situational Awareness (MSA), and military intelligence capabilities to the U.S. and U.S. foreign partners. All at the U.S. unclassified and releasable levels. Software, training, and equipment services are registered & compliant with U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).
Our Team
W. Walsh
CEO/CTO
Mr. Walsh is an experienced U.S. Intelligence Community veteran. As a U.S. Naval intelligence officer, Mr. Walsh served at the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI), Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV), U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM), Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), and U.S. Navy SEAL teams. Before joining MIST, Mr. Walsh served as the ONI Deputy Director of Technical Collections, responsible for global U.S. Navy collection efforts with U.S. foreign partners.
Instructors & Consultants
MIST independently contracts a variety of industry-leading experts and consultants. Each consultant is thoroughly vetted and selected for each specific partner case. MIST consultants include former U.S. Navy senior intelligence officers, Navy systems engineers, legal experts, and other professionals to provide the highest tier of training, consulting, and collection systems design.
J. McFadden
General Counsel, Sr. Legal Consultant
Mr. McFadden is a veteran lawyer with more than 30 years of experience. A Navy veteran, nuclear engineer, and AmLaw 100 litigator, Mr. McFadden's combined experience in engineering, military service, and military law is unmatched. His corporate legal experience includes time at Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering; Steptoe & Johnson (Partner); and Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young (Partner). Mr. McFadden serves as MIST's senior international maritime law consultant and ITAR compliance officer.
G. Ulery
Sr. Contracts Administrator
Mr. Ulery is a U.S. Navy veteran and experienced defense contract administrator. A University of Connecticut Law School alum, nuclear engineer, and engineering contracts manager, Mr. Ulery's experience is vast and critical to MIST's services. In the Navy, Mr. Ulery completed nuclear prototype and was assigned to submarine service. After Navy service, he managed major engineering contracts at Pratt & Whitney, General Dynamic Electric Boat, Curtiss-Wright Aircraft, Raytheon, and UTC Sikorsky.