Title: Chief Executive Officer
Company: Saltenna
Location: Kilmarnock, Virginia, United States
Dennis Garcia Defensor, JD, chief executive officer at Saltenna, has been recognized by Marquis Who’s Who Top Executives for dedication, achievements, and leadership in legal services.
With over four decades of experience to his credit, Mr. Defensor has established a successful career in legal services, specializing in government contracts and defense technology. He currently excels as the chief executive officer of Saltenna, a position he has held since 2023. In this role, he formulates the company’s strategy, comprehends the full scope of the industry, identifies target markets, establishes the foundations to achieve objectives, recruits key personnel, and secures capital from venture capital firms in Washington, DC, and San Francisco.
Mr. Defensor’s experience also includes serving as vice president of sales and marketing at PESA in Virginia and Alabama from 2021 to 2023 and as president of Defensor Dynamics LLC from 2017 to 2023. He has held various strategic management positions and business strategy consulting roles in emerging technology companies such as ORock Technologies, Distrix, Accelera, CloudShield, and SAIC from 2011 to 2017. Additionally, he was group president of the technology solutions and products group at NANA, Akima, Qivliq from 2004 to 2011, senior vice president of the Oracle division at DLT Solutions, now TD SYNNEX Public Sector, from 2000 to 2003, president of ABYAN from 1998 to 2000, and vice president of marketing communications and eCommerce at GTSI from 1996 to 1998. He also founded and served as president and chief executive officer of TerraGlyph Interactive from 1994 to 1996, was president and chief executive officer of ICOM Simulations, and senior vice president of Viacom New Media at Viacom from 1992 to 1994.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Defensor was vice president of systems integration at Falcon Microsystems in Maryland from 1989 to 1992, worked as an associate attorney at Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs LLP from 1988 to 1989, a law clerk at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP in Washington DC from 1987 to 1988, and held roles as a proposal writer and manager at Falcon Systems and Falcon Microsystems from 1984 to 1987. Additionally, he authored “Harnessing the Power of the Industrial Internet for Government,” published by Government Computer News in 2015. Laying a solid educational foundation, he earned a Bachelor of Science in biology from Beloit College, and completed a full certificate in records management and electronic records management at The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, a Juris Doctor from The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law, and certificates in capturing federal business, managing federal proposals, and writing federal proposals from Shipley Associates.
Mr. Defensor takes great pride in working with dual-use technology, which he believes to be the most powerful, as it enhances military and safety measures while simultaneously driving economic growth. His expertise in applying dual-use technology to both government and commercial sectors sets him apart, as most professionals focus on only one aspect. He is driven by the belief that aiming high, even if not fully achieving your goals, allows you to reach farther than you otherwise would. He is considering either selling the company or taking it public as part of his ongoing commitment to pushing boundaries and achieving significant impact.
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