A career entrepreneur, he has either founded or co-founded 5 of his 7 business ventures. As a Mechanical Engineering student at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, Dave started his first technology venture company in the Automotive Performance and Electronics markets at the age of 20yrs old. That experience started a career path of business development that has spanned over three decades and continues today.

With a background in Electronics, Mechanical Engineering and Computer Assisted Manufacturing, Dave has always focused on the development and application of new technologies in the pursuit of continuous improvement to systems and processes. Over the last decade, he has focused on the development application of Machine Vision Technology in the manufacturing industries.

In addition to founding and serving on Monolith’s Board of Directors, Dave is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of EMS Solutions, Inc., a leading manufacturer of high quality Printed Circuit Board Assemblies.

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Allie transitioned into the Navy Reserve and the private sector in 1993. In her civilian capacity, she has worked in the public sectors, including municipal, state, and federal government agencies; and the Department of Defense. In the private sector, Allie worked in retail distribution, contracting, and medical device manufacturing; and, from 2005 to 2010, was a small business owner.

In 2011, Allie was recalled to active duty for the last time. From 2011 until her retirement in 2017, she served in a variety of acquisition leadership positions at the Pentagon including Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Expeditionary Programs and Logistics Management); Executive Director, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Acquisition & Procurement); Acting Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy; Commander, U.S. Central Command Theater Support Contracting Command; and, Chief of Staff to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L). As Chief of Staff, Allie facilitated the Under Secretary’s leadership of AT&L across the offices of five Assistant Secretaries of Defense, eleven directorates, and several defense agencies.

In 2017, Allie was confirmed by the U.S. Senate and served as Deputy Administrator in the U.S. Small Business Administration until 2018. In this capacity, she championed the causes of entrepreneurs and small business owners to optimize the SBA’s resources to start and grow small businesses. Leveraging a lifetime of diverse personal and professional experiences, Allie started a consulting firm to deliver strategic solutions with the highest levels of integrity, accountability, and competence.

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responsible for Quality/Mission Assurance, Data Analytics and Program Management for all Northrop Grumman Satellites and Aircraft (Manned and Unmanned). Previous to that position, he served as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, successfully implementing new ERP systems (Classified and Unclassified) along with maintaining a seamless cyber resilient environment for over 20,000 employees. Previous to his CIO position, he served as Deputy Program Manager for Long Range Strike Programs including B-2 Stealth Bomber.

Art brings to Monolith a wealth of experience leading teams focused on improving Global Customer Relations, Business Development, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Business Management, and Human Resources, directly improving business efficiency across the entire program life cycle. As Vice President of Global Mission Excellence for Northrop Grumman, he led all phases of Quality and Mission Assurance (Engineering, Supply Chain, Business Management, Production, etc.) to drive significant business value through Optimization.

In addition to his executive career, Art is a Board Director at the California Science Center, a state agency and museum and the West Coast’s largest hands-on science center. He is also a Member Board of Trustees at the DaVinci Charter School, an Innovative World Class Charter School and winner of many grants and awards, including being recipient of a Bill & Melinda Gates grant.

Art earned his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and maintains an Active Top Secret/SBI security clearance.

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Matt has numerous patents in a wide range of technologies: 3D imaging, display systems, hard disk drive production, and semiconductor devices.

Matt holds undergraduate degrees in engineering and physics from Northwestern University and an MSEE from the University of California at Santa Barbara where he focused on laser material systems. Matt spent ten years in Japan in senior positions at several technology companies. He is proficient in written and spoken Japanese. Matt is on the Board of Directors at Seikowave Inc. and at Monolith Security Corporation, a firm focused on delivering cradle to grave secure supply chain solutions. Matt is also on the Board of Directors at Athens West, a Theatre Company located in Lexington, Kentucky.

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Immediately prior to AKA, Reg led the Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) investment banking practice at Security Research Associates (SRA) and created the Firm’s inaugural Private Equity fund. Before SRA, he served as Co-Head of Global Securities for Libertas Capital’s (UK/UAE) merchant banking team. Before Libertas, he was Head of Investment Research at WR Hambrecht + Co and, subsequently, at Nollenberger Capital Partners.

Prior to WR Hambrecht, he was a Senior Technology Analyst at JP Morgan (Hambrecht & Quist) serving, primarily, institutional and corporate clients. During his tenure in financial services, he has been responsible for over 80 successful investment banking transactions (e.g., Broadcom, Nice Systems, Live Person and Interactive Intelligence) and 10 principal investment transactions
(e.g., Facebook, Amber Networks and Witness Systems).

Before entering the financial services industry, Reg held several management positions of progressive responsibility at Hewlett-Packard and as an U.S. Army Technical Intelligence officer.

Reg earned his B.S. in Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point, and his MBA from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Business Administration.

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a company that was founded in 1957 in Oakland, CA as a small repair station. With the change of ownership and new vision, Steve re-structured the management and began a very aggressive expansion by increasing its repair & overhaul capabilities, applying for and receiving its FAA Parts Manufacturing Authority (PMA), and acquiring several companies, including Advanced Aerospace, World Auxiliary Power Company (WAPCO), KB Aviation, Clarion Avionics, and Dothan Air Charter. In addition to opening new divisions such as Flight Line Services and Dothan Jet Center, Airweld developed and/or acquired over 33 Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs). Through Steve’s vision and his executive team’s leadership, Airweld became a leader in the industry and grew from less than 10 to over 150 employees by 1997.

In the summer of 1999, Airweld designed and manufactured a C-130 Short Pod APU modernization program, selling 16 kits to operators. Additionally, Airweld designed and Manufactured Onboard Folding Airstairs on the Boeing 707, 737, 757 and 767 platforms, Hush Kits for the Presidential Fleet of C-9’s, Auxiliary Power Units (APU’s) for the DC-8 and Boeing 707, and maintained thousands of parts on the Navy’s fleet of C-9’s and KC-10’s. In August 2000, Airweld sold its C-130 Short Pod APU modernization program to Kellstrom Industries. Airweld remained a manufacturer, parts supplier and maintenance facility supporting its STC’s until 2010 and sold its remaining STC’s in 2014.

In 2017, Steve started Airweld Group, Inc. (AGI) a holding company for aviation, automotive and specialty tool related businesses.

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