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Dr Dan “Animal” Javorsek, Col, USAF (ret), is currently the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at EpiSys Science, Inc (EpiSci), a small Artificial Intelligence start-up building trusted, modular, and scalable autonomy warfighters can rely on. Dr Javorsek joined EpiSci following a 24-year career that culminated as the Commander of Detachment 6, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC), Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., and Director, F-35 United Operational Test Team (UOTT). AFOTEC’s Detachment 6 plans, conducts, and reports on realistic, objective, and impartial operational test and evaluation of fighter aircraft. The detachment evaluates the operational effectiveness, suitability, and cyber resilience of the A-10, F-15C/E/EX, F-16, F-22, F-35, and Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) Family of Systems (FoS) aircraft including Penetrating Counter Air (PCA) and Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) acquisition programs. Finally, Detachment 6 reports results in support of major acquisition program milestone decisions and combatant command fielding decisions for all fighter aircraft.
Prior to assuming his final command role, Colonel Javorsek was a Program Manager in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Strategic Technology Office (STO). His research and development programs were tied to the development of key technologies required to realize Mosaic Warfare and Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) with an emphasis on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) applied to combat systems.
Dr Javorsek’s major awards include the Lark-Horowitz Prize in Physics, the Legion of Merit Medal, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Aerial Achievement Medal, the Liethen-Tittle Award, the Aaron C. “C-Dot” George Award, the 523rd Fighter Squadron Overall TopGun of the Year award, the Daedalians Exceptional Pilot award, the Intelligence Research award, and many more.
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