Willowview Consulting (WVC) has worked with the U.S. Special Operations community since 2008--as both a Science & Technology Advisor to the Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) and Systems Engineers for the Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit (TALOS) at Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). If that felt like a lot of acronyms to you… welcome to the world of defense! With over a decade of experience tackling the hard engineering problems that face the speci

As I attend SOFIC in Tampa this year, I am reminded what a privilege it is to work in the Special Operations community. I have supported SOCOM, specifically the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command as the Science and Technology Advisor for the past nine years, and in those years, I have learned a tremendous amount. I feel so honored to have worked with a number of incredible operators on a myriad of different projects over the years. I am also married to a r