Evan Gotkin

Eminence Defense AI | Tactical Networking | SATCOM | Veteran

Pinehurst, North Carolina, United States

About

Experience

  • Business Development Executive at Eminence Defense
    Mar 2026 - Present · 4 mos

  • Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at The Squelch Group
    Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Program Manager at CloudJuncxion, Inc.
    Mar 2024 - Feb 2026 · 2 yrs

    Lead defense market strategy, business development and program management for Seeker Bandwidth Virtualization®, a software-defined networking capability enabling resilient C2, ISR, and EW connectivity in DDIL environments. Manage full capture lifecycle, partner with engineering to translate operational requirements into product capabilities, and build a partner ecosystem of primes and integrators supporting mission networking adoption across DoD.

  • Strategic Solutions Director-USSOCOM at Kymeta Corporation
    May 2021 - Nov 2023 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    “The line of communications is the life of an army.” — Antoine-Henri Jomini Led USSOCOM market strategy and business development for advanced SATCOM capabilities supporting distributed Special Operations missions. Delivered $10M+ revenue growth, developed requirements for SATCOM-on-the-move terminals, and supported integration of Kymeta systems into the USSOCOM Satellite Deployable Node program of record while supporting deployed Special Operations Forces with vital SATCOM capabilities.

  • Senior Consultant at United States Army Special Operations Command
    Dec 2019 - Apr 2021 · 1 yr 5 mos

    “Humans are more important than hardware.” -SOF Truth Planned and executed mission rehearsal exercises at USASOC’s Special Operations Mission Training Center preparing SOTF and CJSOTF headquarters for deployment. Designed complex operational scenarios integrating ARSOF, Naval Special Warfare, and MARSOC units to train mission planning, intelligence fusion, targeting, and multi-domain operations in realistic threat environments.