Full Lifecycle Mission Systems Delivery for Defense and Enterprise Programs
Veteran-owned technical leadership delivering program management, enterprise architecture, systems engineering, software modernization, full lifecycle execution, and operational sustainment for mission-critical environments.
Mission-driven. Hands-on technical leadership.
What We Deliver
Five capability pillars. Two customer tracks — Enterprise IT and Defense Programs. Technical expertise. Business discipline.
Program Leadership & Execution
Agile, Scrum, SAFe, Waterfall, and hybrid methodologies. EVM (ANSI/EIA-748), integrated master scheduling, CDRL compliance, subcontractor integration, opportunity management, stakeholder engagement, communications planning, and resource management across the full delivery lifecycle. Founder past performance: $22M Raytheon ACES program (13-person technical team, 5-year delivery lifecycle) and $1.5M/yr RTX Technology Research Center portfolio. 11 years of Raytheon subcontractor delivery (2011–2022) via predecessor entity Collaborative Machines LLC anchors the founder's experience.
Technology & Engineering
Full-lifecycle architecture, design, modeling, and implementation — AI-augmented, principal-executed. Enterprise IT track: Business Architecture through Sustainment, anchored to TOGAF, BPMN, UML, and ITIL with business-capability modeling, ADRs, and zero-trust design. Defense Programs track: Mission Analysis through Fielding, anchored to UAF, DoDAF, SysML v2, MBSE, SoSE, IEEE 29148, and DoDI 5000 with mission-thread engineering and digital-engineering thread. Two domain tracks, one delivery team.
Operations & Sustainment
Production operations, Tier 2/3 support, and SLA/SLO management across the on-premises and Azure Commercial deployment environments, with Azure GCC High supported for engagements requiring it. ITIL 4-aligned, CMMC L2 operational, DCAA-ready. RDS-built Government Property Management System (FAR 52.245-1, FAR Part 45, DFARS 252.245-7001/-7002/-7003/-7004); PMSA audit ready. Transition services, surge staffing, and multi-team coordination — scale roadmap documented.
Security & Compliance
CMMC Level 2 operational today — C3PAO-assessed, 110+ NIST SP 800-171 controls. DCAA-ready financials, RMF-aligned engineering, and CUI work in an Azure GCC High enclave. CMMI-DEV ML3 and ISO 9001:2015 QMS implemented internally; external appraisal and certification audit on the Q3/Q4 2026 roadmap. ITAR-Ready.
Excellence
Business-capability-first delivery on an AI-native substrate — 20 years of defense program leadership, principals on every engagement. What the business defined is what gets built, deployed, and verified. Capability-thread traceability from business intent through production outcome — enforced in the model, in the code, and in CI. This is the management discipline that anchors every other discipline.
How We Operate
Program Management
Ownership is cultural and structural — every role carries named accountability for cost, schedule, and technical performance from award through closeout. EVM (ANSI/EIA-748), integrated master scheduling, CDRL compliance, and milestone-cadence reporting make that accountability visible and manageable across program, project, and contract execution.
Business & Mission Analysis
We ground every engagement in the capability outcomes the customer is trying to achieve — not just the requirements as written. Business architecture, capability modeling, and stakeholder analysis align technical scope to mission objectives before design begins, reducing late-cycle rework and requirements churn.
Technical Rigor
Grounded in disciplined processes, proven methods, and recognized standards for architecture, solution engineering, modeling, design, and implementation — work products are built for traceability, technical integrity, and mission-critical execution.
Cross-Functional and Multi-Discipline
We align functions through collaborative architecture, modeling, software, and systems engineering. Throughout discovery, design, implementation, and deployment, we surface dependencies and cross-cutting concerns early to mitigate schedule and quality risks.
Contract-Aligned Delivery
We deliver to contract requirements and customer-defined expectations with disciplined execution and clear accountability. Execution telemetry, milestone tracking, and status reporting provide visibility into progress, performance, and delivery.
Transparent Partnership
We establish expectations clearly, surface issues early, and maintain responsive communication aligned to the needs of government program offices and prime contractor teams.
Frameworks, Technologies & Compliance
Deep expertise across industry-standard frameworks and modern technology platforms.
Architecture & Engineering Frameworks
Program, Portfolio, & Change Frameworks
Technology Stack
Security & Compliance
Quality & Financial
Operational Today
Roadmap
Solutions We've Built
These applications are RDS's own production portfolio — built and run on the same stack we bring to customer engagements.
Collaborative Machines
ActiveFirst-principles decomposition multi-agent framework for complex task orchestration with human oversight.
Defense Solutions
ActiveSysML v2 and UAF modeling platform for defense system design with integrated model validation.
Enterprise Solutions
ActiveTOGAF ADM copilot with capability modeling, architecture review board governance, and roadmap management.
RFX Response
ActiveGovernment proposal management platform. CMMC L2, ITAR, and CUI compliant. Full lifecycle from RFI to final submission.
