Decorated veteran operators delivering defense-grade program management, professional staffing, and air-gap-capable private AI — so sensitive missions move forward without cloud exposure.
Aetherius pairs decorated program-management experience from inside the defense industrial base with rare, self-hosted AI capability — so sensitive missions move without compromise.
We place program managers, staff officers, and operations personnel into agency and prime-contractor requirements — backed by 30+ years of combined Army and Air Force program leadership and a curated network of cleared, credentialed professionals.
We build locally-hosted, air-gap-compatible AI for clients who require full data sovereignty — running large language models on-premise with no cloud dependency, proven by a fully self-hosted document workflow delivered for a client.
Majority owned and led by a VA-rated, service-connected disabled veteran. SDVOSB certification pending.
Combined U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force operational and program-management experience across joint and defense environments.
Leadership as Control Account Manager and Senior Program Operations Manager on a ~$900M defense portfolio (~$100M direct scope) at a top-three prime.
Access to a service-academy-graduate professional network of cleared, credentialed personnel ready for agency and prime requirements.
Locally-hosted, air-gap-compatible AI infrastructure for sensitive documents and data — full data sovereignty, no cloud exposure.
Organizational leadership and personnel development to stand up and sustain high-performing contractor teams.
Aetherius is led by veteran officers with real program-management ownership and active-duty operational experience.
Managing Member
U.S. Army (Reserve), Major
Member
U.S. Air Force, Active Duty Officer
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