Sphinx — About Us

Leadership

Proven Experience

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Product Leadership: Current oversight of $1B in commercial software investments and experience co-founding 3 venture-backed software companies

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Technical Acumen: Active and Retired Badged and Credentialed CI Special Agents from the Active Component, National Guard, and Reserves

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Customer Focus: Successful experience scaling business operations to 500+ employees with over 90% staff retention while keeping customer solution focus

Executive Team

Garrett Pagon

Chief Executive Officer

Former Co-Founder and CEO of OGSystems, a geospatial intelligence and threat warning developer grown to 500+ employees prior to its acquisition by Parsons in 2019. Co-Founder of GeoSpark, a SaaS company built on a global risk analytics platform that has since merged with Control Risks to form Seerist. Operating Partner at Spike Ventures and Ankona Capital.

Steve Martin

Chief Operating Officer

Former Senior Vice President at Parsons and COO at OGSystems. Prior to joining Sphinx, Steve served as an independent consultant mentoring small business founders and evaluating companies for Private Equity partners. Before his career in business, Steve served as an officer in the Marine Corps.

Rich Aves

Chief Development Officer

Former Executive Vice President and business development lead for Parsons' D&I business unit, delivering $1.4B+ in annual sales. Prior Navy P-3C Naval Flight Officer with extensive background in national space systems.

Bob Dredger

Founder, Chief Technology Officer

Founded Sphinx to provide public and private sector customers with the most capable security practitioners, advanced solutions, and continuous threat focus. Retired U.S. Army with roles spanning Long Range Surveillance to CI Digital Threat Investigator. Holds GIAC Forensic Analyst, Certified Ethical Hacker, CySA+, Security+, and multiple DoD certifications.

Cody Parrish

Chief Solutions Officer

Accomplished business development leader with 10+ years leading capture, bid, and proposal efforts for large defense integrators and small businesses in D&I and Homeland Security markets. Employs an interdisciplinary, solution-centric approach to developing differentiated solutions that deliver long-term value.

Corporate Directors

Gavin Beem

Corporate Program Manager

U.S. Army Veteran and Senior NCO. Deployed in support of OEF as a CI Team Leader and Senior CI Special Agent. Qualified as a Cyber CI Agent and Digital Forensic Examiner with experience as SCRM Analyst, Cyber CI Threat Analyst, and Cyber CI Desk Officer overseeing global CI missions in cyberspace.

Ed Moore

Director, National Security Projects

Recognized subject matter expert in cyber threat intelligence, digital forensics, and cyber CI. U.S. Army veteran with hands-on experience across numerous government agencies. Holds a Masters of Applied Intelligence from Georgetown University and multiple DC3 certifications.

Josh Mayers

Director, Secure Services

Retired CI Special Agent with 25+ years supporting U.S. Army, DARPA, NGA, FBI NCIJF, and DIA. Expertise in CI investigations, operations, cyber threat intelligence, national programs, and counter-espionage. Significant experience in the Energy Sector with focus on upstream oil and gas operations.

Dante Perez

Director, Cybersecurity Services

Army CI Agent and GIAC-certified forensic analyst and incident handler. DC3-certified Cyber Crime Investigator supporting high-profile investigations and digital forensics for national security missions. As Sphinx FSO, leads compliance with all Federal, IC, and DoD cybersecurity directives including CMMC.

Ryan Haynes

Deputy Director, Security Services

Retired Command Sergeant Major with 20+ years in U.S. Army National Guard specializing in CI investigations, HUMINT collection, threat assessments, and analytical support. Worked closely with USSS, SOF, and DIA contributing to national security at the highest levels.

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