UNITED UNDER ONE SHIELD

Bringing together leaders in predictive analytics, aerial assessment, operational intelligence and workforce solutions under a single mission-focused alliance.

Alliance Leadership

Bill Pardue

Bill Pardue

Executive Chairman

Founder of AeroShield Alliance and a recognized leader in predictive analytics, risk intelligence and AI-enabled infrastructure assessment.

Bill Pardue is founder and executive chairman of AeroShield Alliance LLC and a pioneering entrepreneur in risk intelligence, predictive analytics and AI-enabled infrastructure assessments. He founded Athenium LLC, Weather Analytics LLC and LexisNexis Risk Solutions to accelerate development of data-centric technologies that deliver strategic and operational insights for U.S. Government agencies, the commercial sector and nonprofits.

Bill spearheaded founding of the Alliance to advance Federal access to small businesses that deliver technology innovations, streamlined procurement and reduced costs for taxpayers. For the Alliance, he has recruited business owners and executives committed to building AI tools and human capital sources that support surveillance and reconnaissance solutions for mission-ready staffing and integrated technical systems. Alliance members join forces to inspect and protect transportation assets; mitigate and manage natural hazard risks; and strengthen organizational performance during real-time decision-making.

A graduate of Harvard Law School, Bill previously was an editor and executive with global, national and local news organizations, including The Associated Press and The Washington Post.

Deborah Martin

Deborah Martin

Founding Member

Workforce development and staffing leader with extensive experience supporting federal, state and commercial clients.

Deborah Martin is a founding member of AeroShield and President and CEO of Service Specialists, bringing more than 25 years of experience in workforce strategy, federal contracting and operational leadership. Based in Mississippi, she plays a key role in advancing AeroShield's regional presence and partnerships, leveraging deep relationships across government, industry and workforce development networks.

Through her leadership, Service Specialists, a HUBZone-certified Woman-Owned Small Business, delivers rapid-response staffing for cleared technical experts, operators and mission-support professionals across government and commercial sectors.

At AeroShield, she contributes to aligning workforce capabilities with advanced infrastructure monitoring, disaster response and operational readiness initiatives.

Chris Skarinka

Chris Skarinka

Chief Executive Officer

Strategic executive with extensive experience in risk intelligence, analytics, insurance innovation and organizational growth.

Chris Skarinka serves as Chief Executive Officer of AeroShield Alliance, leading strategic growth initiatives, partnership development and mission execution across artificial intelligence, infrastructure resilience, risk intelligence and workforce solutions.

Prior to AeroShield, Chris served as President, Public Risk, Parametric and Innovation at Tokio Marine HCC and previously co-founded both Kanopy Insurance and Athenium Analytics, helping develop advanced analytics and AI-enabled solutions for government and commercial organizations.

Earlier in his career, Chris held investment and financial advisory roles with Great Hill Partners and Deutsche Bank. He earned an A.B. from Harvard University.

Jordan Foley

Jordan Foley

Chief Operating Officer

Technology and operations executive focused on artificial intelligence, advanced analytics and mission-focused organizational growth.

Jordan Foley is a technology executive with extensive experience scaling data analytics, artificial intelligence and mission-focused organizations serving government and commercial markets. He has a proven track record of transforming emerging technologies into scalable businesses and operational solutions, leading teams across strategy, product innovation, customer engagement and market expansion.

As President of Athenium, Jordan led the growth of advanced risk analytics solutions supporting federal agencies and global insurance carriers while expanding the company’s product portfolio and market reach. His experience includes the deployment of AI-driven technologies that transform complex risk data into actionable intelligence, supporting improved decision-making, mission readiness and operational resilience.

Jordan holds an M.S. in Atmospheric Science from the University of Maryland and a B.S. in Meteorology from North Carolina State University.

Founding AeroShield Alliance Members

Athenium

Risk Intelligence, Forecasting and Decision-support Platforms

Aero Velocity

Infrastructure Assessment, UAS and Aerial Reconnaissance

Elevated Technologies

Operational Intelligence, ISR Integration and Deployment
SDVOSB

Service Specialists

Human Capital, Disaster and Emergency Staffing
HUBZone | WOSB

Analytics. Assessment. Intelligence. Mission Support.

Together, the Alliance delivers integrated analytics, assessment, intelligence and mission support capabilities for federal, state and commercial clients.

AeroShield Alliance Mission