Dennis Defensor

Dennis Defensor has a wealth of experience in various leadership and executive roles. Dennis currently serves as the Vice President of the Sales and Marketing Departments at PESA, where they are responsible for developing and executing go-to-market and capture strategies for AV-over-IP Mission Video System solutions. Their role focuses on serving customers such as the DOD, DOJ, Intel community, NASA, and others.

Prior to their current position, Dennis was the Founder of Defensor Dynamics LLC from 2017 to 2020. Dennis also held executive management positions and provided business strategy consulting in emerging technology companies such as ORock, Distrix, Accelera, and SAIC/CloudShield from 2011 to 2017.

Dennis's impressive career also includes being the Group President of Akima (previously named Qivliq) from 2004 to 2011. Under their leadership, they successfully grew the IT solutions and services group from $0 to over $300 million in annual revenues.

Before Akima, Dennis served as the Senior Vice President of the Oracle Division at DLT Solutions from 2000 to 2003. During their tenure, they significantly increased the division's annual revenues from $60 million to $120 million.

Earlier in their career, Dennis founded ABYAN, an Internet platform company, where they served as President from 1998 to 2000. Dennis also led the Marketing Communications division at GTSI, the largest IT product reseller to the federal government at the time, from 1996 to 1998, where they implemented their first large-scale Electronic Commerce website.

Furthermore, Dennis founded and led TerraGlyph Interactive, an award-winning digital animation software company, from 1994 to 1996. In this role, they secured $20 million in venture capital funds and established offices and animation studios in Chicago, Dublin, and Madrid.

Prior to TerraGlyph Interactive, Dennis was the Senior Vice President of Viacom New Media and the President/CEO of ICOM Simulations Inc. Dennis successfully turned around ICOM and sold it to Viacom for 17 times its original value.

Dennis began their career as the Vice President of Systems Integration at Falcon Microsystems, where they played a key role in integrating systems.

Overall, Dennis Defensor has demonstrated a strong track record of leadership, strategic planning, and business growth in various industries and companies.

Dennis Defensor holds a Juris Doctor degree from The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law. Dennis also obtained a B.S. in Biology from Beloit College. In addition to their formal education, they have acquired a Full Certificate in Records Management and Electronic Records Management from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Dennis has also obtained several Shipley Certificates, including Capturing Federal Business, Managing Federal Proposals, and Writing Federal Proposal, from Shipley Associates: We Help Companies Win Business. No specific information regarding the obtained month or year is provided for the additional certifications.