Colonel/Doctor Drew Miller

Dr. Byron Winn has been a research analyst and business consultant for 25 years. Dr. Winn served as a Senior Project Leader at Monitor Group and Vice President of Enamics, a software firm.  Byron founded Eos Consulting along with John Murphy.  Before his business career, Byron was an instructor at the USAF Academy and a Head Teaching Fellow at Harvard University where he earned his MA and Ph.D.  Byron holds a BS from the US Air Force Academy, and served as a fighter pilot in the US Air Force.

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Maria is National Cybersecurity Director for Critical Infrastructure with the Task Force on Homeland Security, where she provides the Center for Security Policy in Washington, D.C., with intelligence and solutions on threats to America’s critical infrastructure. She previously served as Urban Technology Architect at New York City Cyber Command, securing the city’s IT systems.

Maria co-founded SurveillanceGrid, a smart-city integrator, and worked at Cisco Systems in corporate quality, network management, IT, and information security. Earlier in her career she spent more than eight years administering computer security at NASA Ames Research Center and worked as a software engineer at Lockheed Missiles and Space Company.

Larry Doran has 30 years of experience working complex technical and national security problems as an intelligence analyst and a deployed liaison officer supporting direct operations. A U.S. Navy veteran, he deployed with multiple combatant commands during periods of high operational activity, assessing and resolving task-force priorities and threats. He is a recognized subject-matter expert in technical intelligence, counterterrorism, threat assessment, and operational planning. He also serves as a Ranch Manager at Fortitude Ranch, where he is responsible for protecting people and physical assets.

L. Burke Files is President of Financial Examinations & Evaluations, Inc., performing investment due diligence, independent investigations and consulting.  He was Director of Corporate Finance for an investment banking company, Principal of a business and VC consulting firm, and a commodities specialist and foreign currency trader at Oppenheimer/Rouse. Burke is a licensed P.I. specializing in financial investigations and Co-Founder of the International Due Diligence Organization.

John Murphy has more than 25 years of business-consulting and executive-management experience. He was Chief Operating Officer of TIS Worldwide, Vice President of Worldwide Sales, Operations, and Consulting at Lotus Development Corporation, and Director of Business Planning at The Travelers Corporation. He co-founded Eos Consulting with Byron Winn. Mr. Murphy holds a BA in mathematics from the College of the Holy Cross and two master’s degrees, in computer science and in management and finance, from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Annabeth has practiced pharmacy for more than thirty years and has held management positions in pharmaceutical manufacturing companies as well as government regulatory roles. As a Pharmaceutical Analyst at Sandoz Pharmaceuticals & Novartis Consumer Health, she developed and delivered training for all employees on FDA Good Manufacturing Practice regulations and conducted plant and supplier audits. She served as a member of the Nebraska Board of Examiners in Pharmacy and as Associate Director of the Bureau of Examining Boards at the Nebraska Department of Health. Her expertise in  the pharmaceutical supply-chain, medical stockpiling, and controlled-substance handling are invaluable.

Cory Geesaman is a former U.S. Army communications specialist and a technology consultant with more than 20 years of experience across software, hardware, and cybersecurity. His work spans embedded firmware, custom hardware, and RF technologies through cloud and distributed-systems architecture, AI system design and integration, bioinformatics, business intelligence, and IT management.

He has designed public key infrastructure, cryptographic systems, and hardware-backed key management for government, healthcare, and enterprise clients, and has built security programs aligned with CMMC, HIPAA, and NIST standards. Mr. Geesaman has worked with Fortitude Ranch, the nation’s largest survival community network.

Anna Miller supports Dr. Miller at Fortitude Collapse Preparedness and manages office operations for Fortitude Ranch, handling sales, memberships, inquiries, and customer support. She studied at the University of Edinburgh for a year and graduated from the University of Colorado, where she completed Army ROTC training. She has served at each of the Fortitude Ranch locations across the country and works alongside Dr. Miller on consulting engagements, recordkeeping, and the preparation of proposals, quotes, and other client documentation.

​Timothy Potter has worked as a research analyst in the electronic payments industry and as an independent market research consultant specializing in competitive intelligence and risk assessment. He was previously a consultant with the Nebraska Business Development Center and a community development planner with the Omaha-Council Bluffs Metropolitan Area Planning Agency. Mr. Potter holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, and master’s degrees from the University of Texas at Austin (community and regional planning) and the University of Nebraska at Omaha (business administration).