Core4ce Announces Three Key Appointments and Unveils Innovation Incubator to Advance R&D Initiatives
June 27 2024 - 8:13AM
Business Wire
The Forge develops forward-looking national
security solutions
Core4ce, a federal contractor with expertise in data and cyber
operations, today announced three leadership appointments. Todd
Harbour, company co-founder and managing partner, is taking on the
role of Chief Technology Officer to oversee the company’s
newly-branded innovation incubator – The Forge. Harbour is joined
by new team members Kim Kok, Vice President of Sales and Emerging
Technology, and Michael Sass, Head of Data Engineering and
Analytics.
“Within The Forge, we’re working to transform the professional
services sector through strategic intellectual property
investment,” said Todd Harbour, CTO, Core4ce. “The Forge
exemplifies the vigor of a blacksmith's workshop, where we heat,
hammer, and harden innovative ideas into market-leading
solutions.”
Todd Harbour, CTO
As CTO, Harbour will lead Core4ce’s solution engineering teams
to design and develop robust, scalable, and market-leading
technology products and services that meet today’s mission needs
and drive innovation to support our nation’s security. Previously,
Harbour played an instrumental role in launching Grist Mill
Exchange, the first initiative to spin out from Core4ce’s
innovation incubator. Prior to founding Core4ce, Harbour served as
the Chief Data Officer (CDO) for New York State and as a senior
federal government official, where he led big data analytic efforts
and worked to establish several key data management programs.
Kim Kok, Vice President of Sales and Emerging
Technology
Kok will manage Core4ce’s go-to market strategies for solutions
stemming from The Forge, including Cyberscape, an innovative
platform revolutionizing cybersecurity professionals' management
and utilization of threat intelligence. Kok brings extensive
experience in data management and national security. His most
recent position was as Senior Vice President, Public Sector at
HUMAN Security, managing data and platform security for government
clients. He also previously served as Vice President of Sales, US
Public Sector at MarkLogic, where he managed federal, national
security, state/local and education sector sales.
Michael Sass, Head of Data Engineering and Analytics
Sass will serve as a product leader, overseeing Core4ce's data
engineering and analytics initiatives and guiding product
development. He brings over a decade of experience in industry and
government, ranging from technology consulting to software product
management. His most recent experience includes leading the
development of AI-enabled applications for national security
customers, both in the private sector at C3 AI, and within the
DoD's Chief Digital and AI Office. He also serves as a Military
Intelligence Officer in the U.S. Army Reserve, where he focuses on
the intersection of national security and emerging technology.
The Forge
The Forge is a newly-branded innovation incubator that develops
forward-looking solutions across the data lifecycle of government –
including data collection, processing, and analysis – to provide
customers with timely intelligence on the latest adversaries and
threats. Projects within The Forge are focused on addressing
pressing public sector needs, including streamlining the data
acquisition process, transforming raw data into a strategic asset,
and responding to executive office directives on removing barriers
to sharing cyber threat intelligence.
“Core4ce strongly believes that the U.S. must effectively
collect, protect, process, and exploit data to pre-empt national
security threats and maintain our strategic advantage,” said Mike
Morehouse, CEO, Core4ce. “We’re committed to not only providing
exemplary technical expertise to our customers, but also investing
in tailored solutions that deliver data at the speed of
mission.”
About Core4ce
Core4ce is a data-minded company that serves as a trusted
partner to the national security community. We harness the power of
data to advance mission objectives for our customers. Our mission
is twofold: securing data to protect national interests and
exploiting it to gain competitive advantage. We understand the
complexity of managing data, the value in wielding it to meet
mission needs, and the burden of safeguarding it.
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