Experience & Reputation Matter
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Cemocan "Gemo" Yesil
FOUNDER & PRINCIPAL (GLOBAL DEFENSE)
Global Business Development Executive, Entrepreneur, and U.S. Air Force Pilot | Former Lockheed and Gecko Robotics | Aerospace Engineer (MIT Class of 2003)
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Randy Meiklejohn
BD EXECUTIVE (CANADA DEFENSE)
Sales Director, Royal Canadian Air Force Experimental Test Pilot & Director of Air Requirements, and Human Factors Engineer | Former CMC Electronics | Mechanical Engineer
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William "Buck" Clemons
BD EXECUTIVE (U.S. DEFENSE)
Career Defense Consultant, U.S. Army Pilot, Computer Resources & Information Management Expert | Former SAIC and CMC Electronics | History Major
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Jude Santiago
BUSINESS OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
U.S. Air Force Logistics Officer, Executive Officer, Program Manager, and Director of Operations | Former Amazon | International Relations & Affairs Major
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Brad Nolen
COMMERCIAL SECTOR ADVISOR (GLOBAL)
Sales & Marketing Executive (VP), Structural Engineering Consultant, and Product Strategist | Former Bombardier, Safran, and TransDigm | Aerospace Engineer
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James "J.T." Naylor
DEFENSE SECTOR ADVISOR (U.S.)
Strategy & Mission Solutions Executive, Data Innovation Director, U.S. Army Pilot & Acquisition Officer | Current Dell, Former Northrop Grumman | Systems Engineer
Leadership Bio
Bastion Atlas’ Founder, Cemocan “Gemo” Yesil, is a combat veteran and a Global Defense Business Development executive with 20 years of experience. As a dual-rated U.S. Air Force pilot, he has flown Combat Rescue helicopters and Tactical Airlift jets in Iraq, Afghanistan, Africa, and S. America.
After managing Fortune 500 engineering teams on multiple $2B+ programs at Sikorsky/Lockheed Martin and scaling his EdTech startup nationally, Gemo served as CMC Electronics' Global Sales & Strategy Director and Gecko Robotics' VP of Defense Business Development.
He remains proudly connected to his alma mater (MIT), retains an active security clearance, and — as a personal passion — continues to manage national STEM Education initiatives.
Let’s Start a Dialogue
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