Team

Uroš Perišić

CTO & Distributed Systems Architect

Mission‑critical technology leader and 0‑to‑1 execution specialist with experience across defense, aviation, and financial infrastructure. Former Goldman Sachs distributed‑systems engineer and founder/CTO of multiple ventures. Expert in building secure, autonomous, and scalable systems under strict regulatory constraints. Uroš is the creator, chief architect, and operational lead behind ORCA OS, SkyVault’s mission‑level autonomy platform. He oversees the full design and implementation of the system’s distributed architecture, swarm‑coordination engine, comms‑aware autonomy layer, and secure C2 framework. Under his leadership, ORCA OS enables SkyVault submarines to operate as silent command hubs for coordinated underwater, surface, and aerial drone swarms.

Core Competencies:

  • Distributed systems & autonomy
  • AI/ML engineering
  • Operational security & compliance
  • High‑stakes infrastructure design
  • Rapid execution & team building
  • Aviation and defense‑grade systems

Relevant Experience:

  • Ex‑Goldman Sachs
    Distributed systems engineering
  • Founding CTO roles in autonomy and aviation startups
  • Managing Director
    Mission‑critical infrastructure programs
  • Builder of high‑performance engineering
    “SWAT teams”
  • Led deployments
    in regulated environments across finance and aviation

Value Proposition:

  • Drives rapid development of HOUND OS and autonomous‑systems stack
  • Ensures security‑hardened, compliant, scalable architectures
  • Builds elite engineering teams for accelerated delivery
  • Bridges defense, aviation, and financial‑grade resilience

Oleg Koliasa

UAV Training & Simulation Specialist

Defense project manager and active‑duty UAV specialist with hands‑on experience in unmanned systems, object‑intelligence analysis, and simulation‑based training. Instructor for VBS‑3/4 and UAV operations with a strong academic background in political science and military training.

Core Competencies:

  • UAV operations & training
  • Simulation systems (VBS‑3/4)
  • Object‑intelligence analysis
  • Defense project management
  • Curriculum development
  • Field operations & reconnaissance

Relevant Experience:

  • Object Intelligence Operator
    411th Unmanned Systems Regiment
  • UAV & VBS Instructor
    National Army Academy
  • UAV Operator
    Reconnaissance Company
  • PhD Candidate in Political Science

Value Proposition:

  • Ensures training‑ready deployment of autonomous systems
  • Bridges simulation, field operations, and product testing
  • Provides operational feedback for system refinement
  • Strengthens integration with military training pipelines

Feliks Vainik

Secure Communications & Early‑Warning Systems

Telecom and crisis‑communications expert with 24+ years designing secure, resilient networks for defense and critical infrastructure. Co‑founder of eVigilo, developer of Israel’s rocket and drone early‑warning system. Specialist in satellite, paging, and hybrid communication architectures for mission‑critical environments.

Core Competencies:

  • Secure communications & C2
  • Early‑warning systems
  • Critical‑infrastructure networks
  • Cyber‑resilient architectures
  • Defense‑sector deployment
  • Regulatory & stakeholder coordination

Relevant Experience:

  • Co‑founder, eVigilo
    Israel’s national early‑warning system
  • Senior roles at e*Message
    Satellite & PCSAG networks for utilities
  • Advisor to defense and telecom operators
  • Architect of resilient communication infrastructures

Value Proposition:

  • Designs defense‑grade comms for drone C2 and reconnaissance
  • Connects innovators, operators, and regulators for rapid deployment
  • Delivers cyber‑hardened, scalable communication systems
  • Ensures compliance and resilience in hybrid‑threat environments

Oleg Mazur

Legal & Regulatory Strategy

Internationally recognized banking and finance lawyer with 20+ years advising global institutions on capital markets, debt restructuring, and regulatory compliance. Former partner at Chadbourne & Parke and senior counsel at major European banks. Brings deep expertise in cross‑border transactions, financial regulation, and high‑stakes negotiations.

Core Competencies:

  • Banking & finance law
  • Capital markets & structured finance
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Debt restructuring & insolvency
  • Cross‑border transactions
  • Negotiation & risk management

Relevant Experience:

  • Co‑Founder, Mazur Ivanusa LLC
    Leading finance and restructuring practice
  • International Partner, Chadbourne & Parke
    Head of Banking & Finance Ukraine
  • Senior Associate, Baker McKenzie
    Capital markets
  • General Counsel, Credit Lyonnais Bank Ukraine
  • Counsel at Dresdner Bank Group
    across Frankfurt, London, Kyiv

Value Proposition:

  • Ensures regulatory compliance for defense and dual‑use technologies
  • Navigates complex cross‑border financing and corporate structures
  • Supports investor relations and capital‑raising strategy
  • Provides legal oversight for international partnerships and procurement

Marko Šćepanović

Principal Solutions Architect — Mission Autonomy & AI Systems

AI and perception‑systems architect with 13+ years designing mission‑critical intelligence platforms acrossdefense, energy, and national‑scale infrastructure. Founder of an advanced AI engineering company andformer principal architect for U.S. and European enterprises. Expert in multi‑modal sensor fusion, computervision, and autonomous decision systems for aerial and remote‑sensor operations. At SkyVault, Marko leadsthe intelligence and perception layers of ORCA OS, shaping the system’s analytical core, sensor‑fusionpipelines, and mission‑autonomy logic.

Core Competencies:

  • Mission autonomy & perception
  • Multi‑modal sensor fusion
  • AI/ML & computer vision
  • High‑reliability systems
  • R&D leadership
  • National‑scale deployments

Relevant Experience:

  • Founder & CEO, AI engineering company
  • Principal Architect for U.S./EU critical‑infrastructure clients
  • Designed aerial‑surveillance intelligence systems for government agencies
  • Led multi‑sensor analytics programs (RGB, thermal, LiDAR, hyperspectral)
  • Delivered mission‑critical platforms in healthcare, energy, and fi nance

Value Proposition:

  • Drives ORCA OS perception & intelligence stack
  • Ensures robust, scalable autonomy components
  • Bridges enterprise‑grade reliability with defense‑grade mission systems

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