Experience & Reputation Matter
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Cemocan "Gemo" Yesil
GLOBAL DEFENSE & OEM
Full Bio Below | Global Business Development Executive, Entrepreneur, and U.S. Air Force Pilot | Former Lockheed and Gecko Robotics | Aerospace Engineer (MIT 2003)
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Brad Nolen
GLOBAL AEROSPACE, COMMERCIAL SECTOR
Sales & Marketing Executive (VP), Structural Engineering Consultant, and Product Strategist | Former Bombardier, Safran, and TransDigm | Aerospace Engineer
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Whitney Jones
U.S. DEFENSE, MARITIME & STRATEGY
Former U.S. Navy Submarine Industrial Base (SIB) Director & Maritime Industrial Base (MIB) Deputy PM | Former NAVSEA and Northrop Grumman | Communications (UVA 2006)
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Randy Meiklejohn
CANADIAN DEFENCE & OEM
Sales Director, Royal Canadian Air Force Experimental Test Pilot & Director of Air Requirements, and Human Factors Expert | Former CMC Electronics | Mechanical Engineer
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William "Buck" Clemons
U.S. DEFENSE, AEROSPACE & MANUFACTURING
Career Defense Consultant, U.S. Army Pilot, Electronic Warfare and Additive Manufacturing Expert | Former SAIC and CMC Electronics | IT Management Major
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Jude Santiago
BUSINESS OPERATIONS
U.S. Air Force Logistics Officer, Executive Officer, Program Manager, and Director of Operations | Former Amazon | International Relations and Affairs Major
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James "J.T." Naylor
U.S. DEFENSE
Strategy and Mission Solutions Executive, Data Innovation Director, U.S. Army Pilot and Acquisition Officer | Current Dell, Former Northrop Grumman | Systems Engineer
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Greg Plantz
U.S. & CANADA AEROSPACE
Aerospace Sales Performance and Business Growth Executive | Former Astronautics, CMC Electronics & Cobham | FAA/USCG AUXAIR Flight Instructor and Charter Pilot
Let’s Start a Dialogue
Reach out to our team and start a conversation with Bastion Atlas today. We look forward to exploring potential avenues of collaboration and how we can elevate your business.
Founder & Owner’s Background
Cemocan “Gemo” Yesil is a Combat Veteran, Aerospace Engineer, 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 has served as CMC Electronics' Global Sales & Strategy Director, Gecko Robotics' Head of Defense Business Development, and HABCO Industries’ VP of Sales & Marketing. He launched Bastion Atlas in 2024 to assemble a team of revenue growth experts and scale their impact across the global Aerospace & Defense industry.
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.