Proud to share NeXmbed Inc.'s incredible success at the 2025 DoD Northeast Regional Council Training Conference & Matchmaker! Our team at Umanist is thrilled to celebrate our sister company NeXmbed's outstanding achievement - completing 11 strategic matchmaking meetings in one day, connecting with defense industry leaders and government agencies. A heartfelt thank you to all the incredible professionals who took the time to meet with us: Colby Fisher Weapons and Tactics Alliance Group, Inc Kathy Rooney - Pike Construction Services, Inc Jessica Bacon - L3Harris Technologies Nicole Allen - Army SBIR/STTR Kyle Mullen - Navy SBIR/STTR Matthew Burrell - Monroe County Purchasing and DEI Brad Deforge - NYS OGS Procurement Services Ryan Evans - Air Force Materiel Command #Jonathan Jean - City of Rochester #Yi-Li van den Berg - University of Rochester Misty Broughton - GE Vernova Advanced Research 🏛️ Special appreciation to the Monroe County APEX Accelerator for hosting this exceptional event and creating meaningful opportunities for small businesses to connect with major defense contractors and government agencies. At Umanist, we believe in the power of human-centric solutions and meaningful partnerships. Seeing NeXmbed successfully leverage their 3+ decades of embedded systems expertise to explore new opportunities in the defense sector perfectly aligns with our mission of connecting purpose-driven organizations with the right opportunities. The collaborative spirit of "One Team – One Mission: Supporting a Resilient Defense Industrial Base" resonates deeply with our humanistic approach to business and technology. Excited to see how these connections will drive innovation and contribute to strengthening our nation's defense capabilities! 🇺🇸 #UmanistFamily #DefenseContracting #Innovation #Partnerships #SmallBusiness #EmbeddedSystems #APEXAccelerator #HumanCentricSolutions #BusinessGrowth
Celebrating Our Successful DoD NERC Conference Experience!! What an incredible experience at the 2025 DoD Northeast Regional Council Training Conference & Matchmaker in Rochester, NY! We're thrilled to share that NeXmbed Inc. & Umanist NA had an outstanding two days connecting with defense industry leaders, government agencies, and prime contractors. Our team successfully completed 11 strategic matchmaking meetings on August 13th, engaging with some of the most influential organizations in the defense ecosystem. Special thanks to our meeting partners and the incredible professionals we connected with: Colby Fisher from Weapons & Tactics Alliance Group, Inc - Opening partnerships in defense tactics solutions Kathy Rooney from Pike Construction Services, Inc - Exploring construction and infrastructure opportunities Jessica Bacon from L3Harris Technologies - Discussing embedded systems collaboration Nicole Allen from U.S. Army SBIR|STTR Program - Innovation funding opportunities for defense applications Kyle Mullen from Navy SBIR/STTR Transition Program (Navy STP) - Naval technology development programs Matthew Burrell from Monroe County Purchasing and DEI - Local government contracting and diversity initiatives Brad Deforge from NYS Office of General Services - New York State procurement opportunities Ryan Evans from Air Force Materiel Command - Air Force technology partnerships #Jonathan Jean from City of Rochester - Municipal technology solutions #Yi-Li van den Berg from University of Rochester - Research collaboration potential Misty Broughton from GE Vernova Advanced Research - Advanced technology integration 🏛️ Heartfelt gratitude to the Monroe County APEX Accelerator for hosting this exceptional matchmaking event and connecting small businesses like ours with major defense contractors and government agencies. The APEX Accelerator program continues to be instrumental in helping businesses enter the defense industrial base. With over 3 decades of experience in embedded systems and recent expansion into government contracting, NeXmbed and Umanist are excited about the potential partnerships and opportunities that emerged from these discussions. The "One Team – One Mission: Supporting a Resilient Defense Industrial Base" theme perfectly captured the collaborative spirit we experienced throughout the event. Looking forward to following up on these valuable connections and contributing to our nation's defense technology ecosystem! 🇺🇸 #DefenseContracting #EmbeddedSystems #SBIRgrants #APEXAccelerator #Innovation #Partnership #DoD #SmallBusiness #DefenseIndustry #Rochester #Technology