Ben Huffman

Business Area Manager| Former Submarine Officer | Industrial Systems Innovator

Jeffersonville, Georgia, United States

About

Experience

  • Business Area Manager at Northrop Grumman
    Jan 2026 - Present · 7 mos

  • Co-Founder at Trigger Tech
    Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

    Trigger Tech products use cutting edge AI/ML to help the 'doers' - the people actually out doing things in the real world. Our first product, Triggerbox is an autonomous firewatch robot.

  • Co-Founder at pimsur.ai
    Aug 2017 - Present · 9 yrs

    Management Consulting group initially specializing in sawmill maintenance operational improvements. Expanded to include broader industrial management consulting. Developed proprietary software connecting to Programmable Logic Controllers for gathering data, organizing data, and providing visualizations for company leadership. Transitioned to AI/ML consulting effort, pimsur.ai. We apply the right technology to your toughest business problems — without jargon, fluff, or rigid frameworks. Pimsur.ai is led by veteran operators who’ve delivered results where it matters — in business and beyond.

  • Co-Founder and Managing Partner at GAkota, LLC/Tiger Dawg, LLC/Vance E. Gunnison, LLC
    Feb 2012 - Present · 14 yrs 6 mos

    Series of investment partnerships with holdings ranging from timberland to commercial/residential real estate (including Airbnb's). Additionally, purchased and transformed two small town hardware/lumber stores in central Georgia.

  • Teaching Fellow at Harvard University
    Sep 2023 - Dec 2025 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    Teaching Fellow in Computer Science Department (specifically CSCI -E159 Cybersecurity)