Billy Spazante is a serial entrepreneur with a lifelong passion for transforming bold, new ideas into highly valued institutions that simultaneously reward shareholders and revolutionize global industries. As chairman, president, and chief executive officer (CEO) of SeaPort Inc., Spazante draws upon decades of experience and proven corporate strategies to facilitate rapid revenue growth and scale SeaPort technologies. Prior to SeaPort, Spazante was president and CEO of OptCTS, a network and cybersecurity firm. Before OptCTS, Spazante sold MRail Inc., a revolutionary rail safety technology company of which he was president and CEO, to Harsco Rail, a $1.7 billion international railway conglomerate. Earlier, Spazante was vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) of Globe Wireless, an international leader in maritime satellite communications, and officiated its sale to InMarsat. Prior to this, Spazante was CFO of technology startup InfoTouch Corporation, or what today is known as Move Inc., an online real estate platform that includes Realtor.com, went public, and was sold to Fox Interactive for $950 million. In addition to his active management of SeaPort, Spazante serves on the board of software startup Neutrality, Inc. Spazante attended James Madison University where he received his bachelor of science in finance.

Jim Derr served as the Vice President for the Aviation and Navigation Programs area at Lockheed Martin and Leidos, Inc. in Gaithersburg, Maryland. In this position, he was responsible for the $2.5B FAA’s Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) program, as well as domestic aviation training, UAV/UAS civil ATC, military base operations and satellite navigation systems and Department of Transportation Highway programs.

Prior to he last assignment at Leidos, Jim was involved in civil and military programs both domestically and internationally.

Jim has 39 years of experience in program management, operations, systems integration, systems engineering, software development, test and integration, capture management, and proposal management. His experience includes management of small teams, as well as organizations of over 1000 represented and non-represented employees, and management of international systems integration projects involving teams located in several countries. Jim is a certified Lockheed Martin Program Management Professional (Level 4 Master). Jim’s areas of expertise include; program management of large development programs, management of large diverse technical and non-technical teams, labor relations management and executive leadership.

A relentless inventor with 25 executed patents to his name, Gwain Bayley is a computing and communications anomaly who has dedicated his life to solving some of the world’s most difficult engineering challenges. As SeaPort Inc.'s advanced technologist, Bayley’s role is to both pioneer advanced technologies and adapt existing technologies to state-of-the-art applications. Prior to SeaPort, Bayley served as vice president (VP) of engineering at nCore Communications and created the company’s renowned cellular-over-wifi system. Before nCore, Bayley was VP of technology at Qualcomm, where he developed both the hardware and software behind each generation of the company’s mobile computing and communications technology, from the first transition from analog to digital, through contemporary fourth-generation cellular. Bayley completed his postgraduate studies in electrical, electronics and communications engineering at UC San Diego and received his master and bachelor of science in electrical engineering from the University of Cape Town.

Bill Van Duyne is a prolific problem solver whose unique mastery of hardware, software, and anticipating client needs makes him one of SeaPort Inc.'s greatest engineering assets. Van Duyne is the inventor of SeaPort Inc.’s underlying Intelligent Private Key (IPK) technology and has already contributed four patents and four products to SeaPort’s rapidly expanding portfolio. As the firm’s chief innovation officer, Van Duyne is committed to ensuring that SeaPort’s technology can be adapted to any client’s needs, whether that involves cloud computing, data transmission and storage, communications or defense. Prior to SeaPort, Van Duyne worked at IBM Microelectronics, one of the largest semiconductor manufacturers in the world, adapting hardware and software to the needs of the company’s most demanding client, Qualcomm. Van Duyne first developed his software expertise at NCR, a Fortune 500 company and financial transactions technology firm, but began his career in hardware, designing chips for fighter aircraft at TRW, a Fortune 100 aerospace company. Van Duyne graduated from Loyola Marymount University, where he received his bachelor of science in electrical engineering.

Mr. Crowder’s unique background brings the team a broad array of experience including innovative structuring, extensive networking, capital raising, and synergistic collaboration. His twenty plus years navigating Wall Street’s competitive landscape taught him the importance of combining the practical, analytical and visionary.

Mr. Crowder has been pioneering financial technology focused on more efficient execution across multiple channels since 1989 as an analyst with Merrill Lynch’s derivatives team in Sydney. As he has for Lehman, Barclays, and multiple technology accelerators, he will focus on commercial application of our technology and strategic partnerships. Previous collaborations led to more than a trillion dollars in transactions hedging and leveraging assets in excess of $100bn. Bryon’s role as the primary liaison between quants pouring over multi-modal, multi-variable models and CFO’s, PM’s, and VC’s also led to countless innovative derivative structures including a significant role in creating the ABX indices.

Bryon left Barclays Capital in early 2007 for entrepreneurial pursuits and he has seen two of his own companies from concept to exit. Since his last exit, he has been consulting numerous companies on all aspects of their business and is an active member of various funds, incubators and boards.

Bryon received his MBA from The UC Berkeley Haas School of Business with an emphasis on Financial Engineering and Economics and a BA from Michigan State’s Broad School of Business. He has guest lectured at both schools and is a board member of Berkeley’s NE Alumni Club. Mr. Crowder is also an active member of MassChallenge FinTech, MSU’s Wisdom Project, and The Maine Center for Entrepreneurs.

Mr. Martinez is a financial and operating executive. In addition to his Fortune 500 tenor at Xerox and IBM following graduate school he has worked for several venture funded Silicon Valley technology companies that he was instrumental in funding and taking public. With his successful operating background, he was recruited to start the technology practice for Citigroup as a managing director. Following his stint at the firm he started a regional full-service investment banking firm that was sold successfully to E*TRADE a few years later. Following the sale of the firm Mr. Martinez became a venture partner with a Palo Alto VC Firm and started an advisory and investment banking firm as president and CEO with offices in Palo Alto and Irvine California. Part of the firms practice led him and his team to structure and sell portfolio companies that were struggling during the 2000 venture crises and served as chairman and CEO of several companies that he sold to private equity firms. Mr. Martinez continues his investment banking and advisory firm via Core Venture Partners, LLC.

Following in the steps of his military WW I Grandfather and WW II Father, Mr. Martinez served his country and is a disabled and decorated military veteran having served as an infantry platoon leader in the Republic of Vietnam. He attended the Infantry Academy at Fort Benning, Georgia and has graduate degrees from The University of Denver.

Charles is a communicator, connector and expert at developing public engagement strategies for businesses, universities, government officials and other high-profile individuals. For nearly 20 years, Charles has forged invaluable relationships in political, social and business circles from Southern California to the nation's capital. In addition to his work with SeaPort, Chamberlayne serves as a communications consultant and advisor to a number of international and nationwide businesses, organizations and institutions including Dart Container Corporation, Cubic Corporation, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated, University California San Diego, Fortistar Energy, Suffolk Construction Company and more. His resume includes work as a spokesperson and communications strategist for a major U.S. city mayor, three U.S. senators and a speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. Drawing from his vast network and professional experience, Charles has the unique ability to create communications tools, brand identity and messaging to attract public support from audiences in political, business, religious and minority groups. Charles holds a double degree in history and political science from Howard University and studied communications at The Johns Hopkins University for a Master of Arts. Charles is a frequent public speaker and panelist on a host of events around Southern California and serves as a weekly analyst on FOX 5 San Diego.

Sinclair Harris is a retired U.S. Navy rear admiral (upper half) with over 34 years of service and experience in coalition, joint, combined and naval leadership roles. He strives to bring the very best of commercial industry capabilities and practices to help advance the lethality, resilience and agility of American military forces. As a strategic advisor for SeaPort Inc., Harris applies his knowledge of the U.S. Department of Defense and military operations to make connections and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of commercial platforms and systems that benefit government and military decision makers. In the Navy, Harris commanded at every level from commanding officer to fleet commander. During his final tour of duty, he served as vice director for operations to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who is the principal military adviser to the president, secretary of defense and National Security Council. Harris graduated from James Madison University with a degree in Economics and holds advanced degrees from the Naval Postgraduate School in military operations research and the University of Madras in defence and international studies. Harris is a much sought-after speaker on defense issues and serves as a leader for many professional and military service-related organizations including the Navy League of the United States, National Naval Officers Association, Surface Navy Association, Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association (AFCEA) NOVA Chapter, and the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA).

Peter connects the ecosystems of policy, entrepreneurship, and technology. As the founder of The Farrington Group, a privately held consulting firm, Peter provides advice to management, investors, boards, and individuals on substance, risk and development concerning patents, data, copyright, cybersecurity, energy, export controls, and precision agriculture.

Peter co-founded Markup to modernize the workflows of lawmaking. Markup builds collaborative governing technologies including Markup Redline for legislative and regulatory analysis and Markup ERVS for electronic remote voting.

Peter’s career began in 1993 as an Internet lawyer in his home town of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and broadened in Silicon Valley as head of global government affairs for Netscape and EMusic.com and then in business development and sales for Securify (McAfee). He deepened in Washington, DC, lobbying on patent reform for Intellectual Ventures and on export licensing for TerraPower, a nuclear energy technology company spun out of the IV Lab.

Peter is a graduate of Lehigh University and Villanova University School of Law. Peter’s wife Shelby is a grape grower and winemaker in the Eola-Amity AVA of the Willamette Valley in Oregon.

A communications technology veteran who holds five patents, Bruce Meagher has spent his life at the leading edge of mobile cellular communications. As technologist for SeaPort Inc., Meagher supports the development of SeaPort’s technologies and adapts SeaPort’s existing products for new applications or creates new technologies entirely. Prior to SeaPort, Meagher was vice president of technology at Qualcomm, where for 13 years he led a team of over 100 people in one of the company’s core businesses, designing chips that allow cellphones to send and receive cellular signals. In addition to his employment at SeaPort, Meagher continues to assist with research for the department of physics at San Diego State University. Meagher received his master of science in medical physics and his bachelor of science in computer science from San Diego State University.

Michael Lerma is Managing Member of Wealth Capital Network, an eco-system driven organization comprised of high net worth individuals, professional athletes & entertainers, family offices, angel investors, venture capitalists, fund managers, and serial entrepreneurs who come together to discover innovative early growth stage companies, network, and educate.

Michael has leadership roles in building and strengthening the entrepreneurial and capital eco-system. He is highly-experienced in identifying unique, quality companies as he has written and reviewed hundreds of business plans and pitch decks. He has a proven track record of identifying, sourcing, securing new business, and strategic partnership opportunities.

Prior to Wealth Capital Network, he managed multiple investor network organizations, where he worked with institutional and private investor types. He also advised some of the most dynamic, under-followed, early and later stage companies across multiple industries (technology, health & wellness, Media & Entertainment, gaming, e-commerce, consumer products).

Over the years, he liaised and partnered with professional athletes, private equity firms, hedge funds, family offices, and high net-worth individuals identifying attractive industry sub-sectors and specific companies that could be attractive business and investment opportunities.

He regularly interacts with CEO’s, and Founders of prospect companies as well as investment professionals to develop relationships, and cultivate potential business opportunities. He has over 20 years combined corporate and consultant experience with Fortune 100 companies, and Wall Street firms such as; Goldman-Sachs & Company, TIAA-CREF, and Chase Manhattan Bank.

Keith Barnes is a business management professional with over 30 years of experience cultivating relationships between the Department of Defense and one of the largest defense contractors in the world. As a board member and business development advisor for SeaPort Inc., Barnes utilizes a myriad of government connections and experience to grow SeaPort’s client base and ensure that SeaPort’s products are developed in line with military and government needs. In addition to SeaPort, Barnes has been a business manager at Northrop Grumman, one of the world's largest defense contractors, for over 30 years. At Northrop Grumman, Barnes’ primary focus is on supporting the corporation’s relationship with the Department of Defense, and overseeing business management at the company’s advanced research and design facilities. Prior to SeaPort, Barnes was president and chief executive officer of OptCS Government Services, where he was responsible for expanding government sales of the cybersecurity firm's proprietary encryption algorithm. Barnes is a member of the National Defense Industrial Association and spends his spare time as a community volunteer.

William P. Crowell is a Partner at Alsop Louie Partners, a San Francisco venture capital company. He is also an independent consultant specializing in Information Technology, Security and Intelligence Systems.

Until its acquisition by Cisco in June 2007, he was Chairman of Broadware Technologies, a video surveillance software company. He was a director at ArcSight, Inc. (ARST), which was acquired by HP in October 2010; Narus, Inc. which was acquired by Boeing in July 2010; Six3 Systems which was acquired by CACI in November 2013; Air Patrol, a wireless security company acquired by Sysorex in May 2014; Fixmo, Inc., a mobile device security company acquired by Good Technologies in June 2014; and SafeNet, Inc., an encryption, data protection and authentication company, which was acquired by Gemalto in January 2015. Crowell also served as a Director on the boards of Centripetal Technologies, Proximex, the DRS-Finmeccanica SSA board and the SAP NS2 Proxy board.

Crowell served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Santa Clara, California-based Cylink Corporation, a public company and leading provider of e-business security solutions from November 1998 to February 2003, when Cylink was acquired by SafeNet, Inc.

Crowell came to Cylink from the National Security Agency, where he held a series of senior positions in operations, analysis, strategic planning, research and development, and finance. He served as Deputy Director of Operations from 1991 to 1994 running its core signals intelligence mission. In February 1994 he was appointed by President Clinton as the Deputy Director of NSA and served in that post until his retirement in September 1997. From 1989 to 1990, Crowell served as a vice president at Atlantic Aerospace Electronics Corporation, later acquired by Titan Corp, leading business development in space technology, signal processing and intelligence systems. In April 1999, Crowell was appointed to the President’s Export Council (PEC), which advised the administration on trade and export policy.

After 9/11, Crowell served on the Markle Foundation Task Force on National Security in the Information Age, which published three landmark studies on Homeland Security and information sharing. He has served on numerous panels to investigate and improve military command and control, intelligence and security systems and served as Chairman of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Senior Advisory Group from 2007 through 2014. He also served on the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Board and currently serves on the Hughes Research Laboratory Advisory Board.

Crowell is an expert on network and information security issues. In December 2008 Security Magazine selected him as one of the 25 most influential people in the security industry. In May 2007 he co-authored the book Physical and Logical Security Convergence, published by Elsevier. He has been quoted in many trade and business publications including the Wall Street Journal, Business Week, USA Today, Information Week, Network World, Computer World, Federal Computer Week, CIO Magazine and the San Jose Mercury News. Crowell has appeared on CBS MarketWatch, CNET News, CNBC, and The Charlie Rose Show. He also was the technical advisor to the TV series “Threat Matrix” during its run on ABC in the 2003 season.

Mel Spiese is a retired major general who applies 37 years of decorated service in the Marine Corps to building companies that can meet the rapidly evolving needs of the 21st century military. As a board member and strategic advisor for SeaPort Inc., Spiese uses his experience and connections to guide the development and sale of SeaPort's technologies for military and government applications. Prior to SeaPort, Spiese was vice president of training strategy and effectiveness for Cubic Defense Applications, a subsidiary of Cubic Corporation that provides advanced training systems for military and private defense contractors worldwide. Before entering the private sector, Spiese was deputy commanding general of the I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), a 48,000 strong combat unit known as the “Warfighting MEF” for its consistent involvement in armed conflict. In addition to serving on the board of SeaPort, Spiese serves on the boards of the Blue Star Veterans Network, the Armed Services YMCA and Officers’ Christian Fellowship, the nation’s largest military faith organization. Spiese received a master of operational and strategic studies from the US Army School of Advanced Military Studies, a master of systems management from the University of Southern California and his bachelor of science in civil engineering from the University of Illinois.