Dan Sleeter is a results-oriented and strategic Director with over 15 years of experience leading cross-functional teams across AI-driven RF programs, secure cloud environments, and agile delivery models for national defense and commercial clients.
Drawing on a strong foundation from U.S. Air Force service and extensive hands-on RF engineering experience, he brings deep expertise in RF systems, spectrum management, acquisition frameworks, and regulatory compliance. Demonstrated success managing complex programs for DoD and commercial stakeholders with a focus on mission alignment, technical leadership, and innovation.
Dan applies his expertise as a radio frequency engineer to the design, testing, and maintenance of systems that transmit or receive radio waves, which are crucial for developing technologies like 4G/5G networks, Wi-Fi, radar, satellite communications, and Bluetooth, ensuring devices communicate efficiently without interference.
Dan’s radio frequency expertise benefits clients across various industries, including telecommunications, defense, aerospace, and consumer electronics.
Dan’s background supporting NSA secure communications missions, TEMPEST/EMSEC compliance, and classified RF systems engineering directly strengthens his reverse engineering and IP analysis work. He has led RFML and AI enabled efforts to characterize signal behavior, detect interference, and automate spectrum analysis workflows across diverse SDR platforms—capabilities that translate into deep, component level insight when deconstructing modern wireless, sensing, and communication technologies.
Dan’s experience architecting secure RF and hybrid cloud systems in high assurance environments gives him a unique technical lens for evaluating patent claims, identifying infringement pathways, and mapping complex system architectures for Ocean Tomo’s clients. His combination of national security–grade RF expertise and analytical rigor enables precise, defensible technical interpretations in high stakes IP matters.
Dan, a Director in the Patent Analysis and Reverse Engineering group of Ocean Tomo, a part of J.S. Held, combines technical excellence, patent expertise, and business acumen to partner with in-house corporate intellectual property (IP) groups, outside counsel, and financial institutions to dig into complex systems.
Industry Expertise
Previously Dan has worked as a Senior Radio Frequency Engineer with:
• Huntington Ingalls Industries, the largest military shipbuilding company in the United States
• Alion Science and Technology (now part of HII Mission Technologies), a defense contractor providing advanced engineering, IT, and operational solutions to the Department of Defense (DoD), intelligence community, andcivilian agencies
• Silver Spring Networks, a provider of smart grid and Internet of Things (IoT) networking technology designedto modernize utility infrastructure
Dan has also worked as an RF Design or Testing Engineer at:
• Verizon Wireless, a leading global technology and communications provider of 5G, data, voice, and fiber-optic services.
• L-3 Communications (later L3 Technologies), now part of L3Harris, was a major American defense contractor specializing in intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, secure communications, avionics, and other advanced electronic systems for military, government, and commercial customers.
Technical & Program Management Expertise
• RF/AI Systems Integration (5G NR, Wi-Fi 6/6E/7, RFML)
• Secure Cloud & Infrastructure (AWS GovCloud, NSA-Compliant HPC)
• Technical Team Leadership & Performance Development Training & Documentation (TRADOC 350-70-14 & MIL-STD-40051)
• Compliance: RMF, MIL-STD-461, NIST 800-53
• Technical Tools & Engineering Software: Atlassian Suite, Git/SVN, MATLAB, Python, Ekahau, iBwave
