PredaSAR Corporation has appointed Intelligence Community (IC) veteran Eric Truitt, as chief solutions officer (CSO), effective April 15, 2020, the company announced on Wednesday.
“Eric has a highly distinguished leadership background in rapidly transitioning state-of-the-art prototype technologies into warfighter- and commercial-ready products,” said PredaSAR CEO Roger Teague. “His expertise in innovating remote sensing technologies, as well as in designing and delivering mission solutions leveraging spacecraft constellations, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) swarms, and scalable IoT architectures, primarily for defense and intelligence use cases, is a perfect match for PredaSAR.”
Prior to joining PredaSAR, Truitt served as chief of space and intelligence programs with the Georgia Tech Research Institute. In the role, he was responsible for developing strategic technological innovations for research sponsors in the Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC).
Truitt has more than 20 years of service supporting the Intelligence and Department of Defense (DoD) as a Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) and Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) expert. He also served as a senior advisor for Intelligence and Space technology applications.
Truitt graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology with an MBA in Technology Management and a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Augusta University. He served on Active Duty as a cryptologist in the US Navy for 5 years.
“Eric is a valuable addition to PredaSAR and CEO Roger Teague’s leadership team,” commented Marc Bell, PredaSAR Chairman and Co-Founder. “Eric will provide strategic leadership to align, produce, and deliver PredaSAR’s offerings to meet the most critical needs of both our defense and commercial customers.”
About PredaSAR
Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, PredaSAR Corporation is building and will operate the world’s largest and most advanced commercially operated Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite constellation and ground network providing customized solutions to both government and commercial clients.