Ignite Receives Gold Hire Vets Medallion Award – 2025
December 3, 2025 – Ignite has been awarded the 2025 Hire Vets Gold Medallion Award by the United States Department of Labor. This recognition highlights our commitment to supporting and…
Warfighter Wednesday – Dave Slivka
November 12, 2025 – This Warfighter Wednesday, we’re proud to shine the spotlight on Ignite’s Director of Space Operations, Dave Slivka. Before beginning his civilian career, Mr. Slivka proudly served…
Ignite June Employee of the Month
Congratulations to Ignite June Employee of the Month – John Gossett! John serves as the Lab Infrastructure Lead supporting the U.S. Army SMDC Tech Center. He oversees several facilities and…
Warfighter Wednesday – Lonnie Dunbar III
October 15, 2025 – This Warfighter Wednesday, we’re shining the spotlight on Ignite Vice President, Lonnie Dunbar. Before beginning his civilian career, Mr. Dunbar proudly served in the United States…
Warfighter Wednesday – Clayton Hinchman
September 24, 2025 – To further emphasize our Warfighter Focused, Warfighter Led mindset, Ignite will be starting a new series, Warfighter Wednesday. This series will focus on the amazing Igniters…
Ignite Welcomes Mr. John “JD” Dickson as Vice President
September 4, 2025 – Ignite is proud to welcome Mr. John “JD” Dickson to the team as our newest Vice President. In this role, JD will lead Ignite’s support to…
Clarence Morris Celebrates a Decade of Excellence at Ignite
August 21, 2025 – This month marks a special milestone for Ignite Vice President of Contracts, Clarence Morris, as he celebrates his 10-year work anniversary! Reflecting on his journey, Clarence…
Ignite Promotes Lonnie Dunbar to Vice President
August 8, 2025 – Ignite is pleased to announce the promotion of Lonnie Dunbar III to Vice President. Ignite Chairman and CEO, Clayton Hinchman, stated “I am extremely proud to…
Introducing Ignite Labs ML SME, Chris Botica
July 29, 2025 – Introducing Ignite Labs Machine Learning Subject Matter Expert, Chris Botica. Chris Botica is a machine learning engineer specializing in real-time signal intelligence and mission-critical AI systems….
Introducing Ignite Labs Data SME, Kate O’Connor
July 22, 2025 – Introducing Ignite Labs Data Subject Matter Expert, Kate O’Connor! Kate joined Ignite in 2024 as a Data Analyst supporting the Crowd-Sourced Flight Data initiative at Eglin…
Ignite Welcomes Colonel Shane Marchand as a DoD SkillBridge Intern
July 17, 2025 – Ignite is thrilled to welcome Colonel Shane “Diesel” Marchand to the team as a Department of Defense (DoD) SkillBridge intern! A distinguished Air Force leader, Shane…
Ignite Welcomes Jeffrey Langhout to Advisory Board
July 1, 2025 – Ignite is proud to welcome Mr. Jeffrey L. Langhout as the newest member of our Advisory Board. With over 37 years of civilian service in the…
Ignite Welcomes John Smith as Director
Ignite is pleased to welcome Mr. John Smith to our team as Director over our Army Programs. Mr. Smith joins Ignite through the recent acquisition of Reliant Technologies. Mr. Smith…