Tristan is a Retired Navy SEAL, Captain (AUG 19′) with over 26 years of service. His expertise is leading multi-cultural teams, negotiation in high stakes environments, decision making in volatile situations, and developing innovative technologies

As Chief of Program Analysis & Evaluations Division at Special Operations Command, he led five executives and 235 civilian and military managers developing and managing the five-year, $67B+ program and resource allocation proposal for 73,000+ personnel. Prior to that he was hand selected by the 4-Star to lead an international joint combined team of over 350 US/Polish military, civilian, and Department of State personnel in Afghanistan’s most kinetic and dynamic combat environment. The volatile nature of this mission required that he report directly to the U.S. Ambassador as he was actively mentoring the Provincial Governor, and 19 sub-governors as they sought to align the population to support the legitimate governance and repel the Taliban insurgents. 

Recently Tristan was the President at Tocaro Blue (2019-2024) where he conceived of and developed of the world’s first AI/ML enabled maritime navigation technology. The technology fuses radar and platform generated data along with information from NOAA to provide comprehensive 3D navigation awareness while concurrently reducing cognitive load and increasing safety. 

Tristan holds a master’s from the Naval War College and a bachelor’s from the U.S. Naval Academy. His personal decorations include the Defense Superior Service medal, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal (x3), Joint Meritorious Service Medal (x4), Navy Commendation Medal (x4), Navy Achievement Medal (x4), Presidential Unit Citation, Navy Unit Commendation, and Polish Gold Start (presented by the President of Poland).