Jeremy Gordon

Senior Director, Operations, & Product | Retired Fighter Pilot | F-22/F-16 SME

Monument, Colorado, United States

About

I'm a seasoned Operations & Product Officer with 15+ years experience in software and wellness startups. I've led teams as large as 500, overseeing complex software product management for both B2B and B2C models. Thrivng in high-stress environments and solving complex problems has helped me scale multiple startups. As a co-founder and CPO/CTO, I successfully scaled a startup to a $40M valuation, securing high-profile clients such as General Motors and Fulbright. I built four successful software platforms from vision to market, serving over 250,000 users. My career highlights include founding and scaling three startups, developing a fitness app with more than 50,000 users, and leading the creation of a $10M aviation lab for the US Air Force Academy. My work in the aviation sector, particularly in designing VR aircraft software models and AI-guided curricula, has significantly increased pilot diversity and training efficiency. With a Bachelor of Science from the United States Air Force Academy, and a distinguished military career, I bring a unique blend of technical acumen and operational excellence to every role I undertake. My background as a US Air Force Officer and Fighter Pilot, combined with my entrepreneurial achievements, underscore my commitment to innovation, leadership, and reliability.

Experience

  • Avix Inc. (2 yrs)
    • Senior Director
      Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

    • Defense Subject Matter Expert
      Aug 2024 - Jan 2025 · 6 mos

  • Co-Founder, CPO, COO, KINETICOACH at KINETICOACH-Custom Workout Builder
    May 2008 - Dec 2025 · 17 yrs 8 mos

    • Designed and built the KINETICOACH fitness app (iOS/Android); vision to 50,000+ registered users in 2 years • Inside Fitness Magazine's "Top Fitness App", Reebok's "Best App For Fitness Goals" • Co-Founded & managed award-winning gym (Hampton Roads Strength & Conditioning) from vision to exit, growing annual profits >95% for 4 years in a row

  • Commercial Pilot at Akima
    Mar 2021 - May 2025 · 4 yrs 3 mos

  • Chief Product & Technical Officer ◆ Innovation, Leadership, Reliability at Startup Science
    Aug 2020 - Jul 2024 · 4 yrs

    As CPO and CTO, I led a team of 8 in building a complex SaaS platform with multiple 3rd-party integrations, Learning Management System, messaging, analytics, & white-labeling. • 3 funding rounds, $30M valuation • Official software for Fulbright Entrepreneurship Initiative, Stanford, Harvard, and UCSC entrepreneurship programs • Lead customer success initiative; reduced bug reports 95% in 1 year Designed and led development of software that's the foundation of the $1B Fulbright Entrepreneurship Initiative, serving 1500 universities and more than 200K students and entrepreneurs.

  • United States Air Force ()
    • Operations Branch Chief ◆ Managed operations of 10,000+ Airmen & $1.5B+ in resources
      Jan 2015 - Jul 2021 · 6 yrs 7 mos

      • Managed resources, operation, and funding for all US Air Force Academy airmanship and aviation programs with contracts > $110M • Managed operations and activities for US Air Force Academy facilities and resources in excess of $750M • Managed organization, training, equipping, and mobilization of Air National Guard tactical forces • Designed and managed creation of US Air Force Academy Virtual Reality Airmanship laboratories: 4 facilities, 50 simulators, >2000 students trained annually.

    • Instructor Pilot, Evaluator Pilot, Fighter Weapons Officer & Tactical Mission Planner.
      May 1998 - Jul 2021 · 23 yrs 3 mos

      • Planned and lead complex joint combat and training operaions with teams as large as 500 and assets >$5B • Distinguished Flying Cross and 4 Air Medals for Combat Heroism • F-16/F-22 Weapons Officer, Evaluator, and Instructor with >3500 flying hours, qualified in 8 different aircraft