Core Competencies
First Coast Ops delivers computer vision, artificial intelligence, and machine learning for defense and national-security missions — engineering perception and decision systems from the cloud to the tactical edge, with deep maritime and undersea heritage.
- Maritime & Undersea ISR exploitation — acoustic/SONAR classification and ASW signal ML, plus EO/IR and RADAR detection, classification, and automatic target recognition (ATR)
- Autonomy & Perception — real-time perception, SLAM, and navigation for unmanned air, ground, surface, and undersea systems (UAV/UGV/USV/UUV) in GPS-denied, contested environments
- Sensor Fusion & Multi-INT — fusing RADAR, SONAR, RF, and imagery into a single, confidence-scored operating picture
- ML Platform, MLOps & Edge AI — data/training pipelines, model assurance and T&E, and hardened inference on tactical edge hardware (e.g., NVIDIA Jetson) for comms-denied operation
- Mission domains — ISR, navigation, RADAR, SONAR, electronic warfare (EW), and combat systems
Differentiators
- Veteran-led; leadership holds an active Secret clearance and 13+ years on U.S. Navy, DoD, and Intelligence Community programs — ready for classified work now
- Rare maritime + undersea depth: acoustic/SONAR, ASW, and unmanned-systems perception — a niche most CV/ML shops can't cover
- AI, computer vision, and ML are our core discipline — not an add-on to a generalist services shop
- Secure-by-design engineering, documented for accreditation (RMF); CMMC Level 1 complete, Level 2 on roadmap
- Small-business agility; ready to team with primes or perform as a subcontractor and support your small-business participation goals
Leadership Experience
- Maritime surveillance — P-8A Poseidon mission systems (NAVAIR)
- Autonomous systems & perception — UUV, USV, UGV, and UAV programs (NAVSEA / NUWC)
- Sensor & combat systems — RADAR, SONAR, and EW systems; submarine combat systems across four U.S. Navy ship classes
- Classified generative AI — among the first GenAI platforms accredited for use in classified environments (DoD / IC)
Program experience reflects the prior work of First Coast Ops leadership at previous employers. It illustrates relevant domain expertise and does not represent contracts performed by First Coast Ops LLC.