Dave Morgan

About Dave Morgan

David Morgan is the President of STS International, where he oversees the design, development, and deployment of cutting-edge antiterrorism and force protection technologies, medical simulation training products, and professional engineering services worldwide. Through his strategic leadership, STS has grown over 600 percent in the last five years by penetrating new and emerging markets through a diversified client base in eighteen countries. STS’ advanced technologies protect national interests for the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security. In addition to designing and delivering Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) platforms, he has also led development of simulation technologies to train with virtual and augmented simulators; task trainers; gaming solutions; and live training simulations for the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marines. His strong commitment to research and development has produced technological and logistical advancements were recognized in the Army’s Greatest Inventions program; command and control technology that consolidates full motion video into common display systems; highly skilled teams to provide training to US forces for ISR and counter-improvised explosive device systems; and establishing technical and program architectures for the integration of C4ISR technologies into DoD operations.

Experience

1. Limited Partner

   Moonshots Capital

   Jan 2020 — Present

   Moonshots Capital is a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in extraordinary leadership. Great leaders are hard to come by. We believe the best ones are military-trained or trial-by-fire entrepreneurs who have the ability to motivate others to action, inspire trust, and plan heuristically. We invest with conviction when those attributes are present. Moonshots Capital was founded by a team of veterans in 2017. We have collectively founded and operated 14 companies, and have personally invested in more than 70 ventures. Beyond capital, we deploy our military and entrepreneurial experience and network to help world-changing companies grow.

Education

• University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business

  MBA- 2008

  2006 — 2008

Skills

• Weapons
• U.s. Department of Defense
• Emergency Management
• Intelligence
• Army
• Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association
• Employee Training
• Navy
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Security
• Security Clearance
• Leadership
• Systems Engineering
• Government
• Proposal Writing
• Government Contracting
• Counterterrorism
• Defense
• National Defense Industry Association
• Homeland Security
• Program Management Institute
• Military
• Start-Ups
• Simulations
• Surveillance
• Strategic Planning
• Program Management
• Integration
• Dod
• National Security
• C4isr
• Training
• Testing
• Analysis
• Afghanistan
• Biometrics
• Mobile Devices
• Engineering
• Software Engineering