ACCELERATING TRAINING AND READINESS FOR TODAY'S DoD

Tara Kilcullen

Director, TReX

Erik R Olbeter

COO

Erik Olbeter is the Chief Operating Officer of the National Security Technology Accelerator (NSTXL). In this capacity, he oversees the management of NSTXL’s consortia and OTA contracts, tech discovery, vetting, and prospecting, and new service offerings. Prior to NSTXL, Erik has held leadership roles in the financial and tech industries, always at the intersection of government, finance, and technology. He served as Senior Vice President in charge of ICF’s commercial Energy Advisory practice serving both commercial and government clients. Prior to that, he spent 12 years on Wall Street as a technology analyst managing teams of researchers covering a wide range of emerging technologies such as cyber and advanced battery storage. He has his master’s in public policy from Georgetown University and is a CFA charter holder.

Larry Solliday

Project Ideation and Security

Dr. Solliday serves as NSTXL’s Chief Security Officer and is responsible for establishing and maintaining organizational and programmatic procedures, standards, policies, and practices to protect the privacy and integrity of both classified and controlled unclassified information and data. This includes ensuring and managing organizational and programmatic compliance with all applicable security and system security regulations, standards, policies, and practices. Additionally, as a member of NSTXL’s senior management team, Dr. Solliday leads organizational and programmatic efforts to identify, generate, vet, and develop potential opportunities in support of NSTXL’s assisted acquisition and other transactions portfolio. This includes fostering and maintaining good working relationships with new and existing customers and requiring activities to enhance and improve client retention and relationships. Dr. Solliday is a recognized subject matter expert in the identification, development, prototyping, assessment, and transition of innovative technologies to enhance current and future operational capabilities. His efforts have led to the rapid and deliberate identification, demonstration, assessment, transition or transfer, and sustainment of numerous innovative concepts and emerging and enabling technologies supporting urgent and recurring U.S. Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security operational needs and requirements. He has spent time in both the Federal service and private industry, and retired from the United States Air Force. During his 20 years in public civil service, he held positions in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the United States Air Force, the General Services Administration, and the United States Navy as a Project Manager, Test Manager, Business Manager and Contracting Officer, and Program Manager respectively. Dr. Solliday completed his doctor of management studies at Colorado Technical University conducting research that explored best practices to improve the transition of emerging technologies. He holds a Master of Public Administration degree and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Southern Illinois University.

Iain Skeete

Principal, Acquisition

In his role as Principal of Acquisition, Iain leads NSTXL’s innovative contracting and program management services. A recipient of multiple commendations for superior performance as a U.S. Army Contracting & Agreements Officer, Mr. Skeete is a nationally recognized expert and thought leader in defense contracting. To ensure our military maintains technological overmatch, Iain and his team design dynamic acquisition strategies that deliver meaningful results to NSTXL’s customers and the Warfighter. A student of the procurement process, Iain has continued to push the evolution of alternative contracting methods, contribute to critical acquisition policy, and implement best practices across all defense branches.

Wes Beadle

Project Execution

Mark McIntosh

Public Outreach

Cathy Jordan

Acquisition Specialist

JaNay Mills

Acquisition Specialist

Laura Collman

Operations and Events

As the Operations and Events Manager at NSTXL Laura Collman provides strategic operational leadership to the organization. Her responsibilities include managing day-to-day operations, analyzing and improving organization processes, HR duties, invoicing, contract review and event management. Her roles prior to NSTXL include Operations, Marketing, HR, CRM and Database Management, Membership, Website management, Events and Project Management in technology and varied industries.

Laura has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration with a minor in Human Resources Management from George Fox University. Outside work she loves spending time with her family and golfing.

Hannah Goodman

Marketing