Our team at Stark Defense Industries brings lived experience solving large-scale problems through agile, mission-driven execution.
We translate complex operational challenges into practical, deployable solutions under real-world constraints.

Stark Defense Industries solves problems that we have lived

Our Team

Jared McCully, CEO

Jared McCully

  • Vast project management experience, serving for seven years as a maritime logistics officer in the US Army. Specializing in landing craft and waterway analysis for the 7th Transportation Brigade (Fort Eustis, Virginia), has developed and executed JLOTS operations, including support to Balikatan (Philippines), Talisman Sabre (Australia), and Operation Deep Freeze (McMurdo Station, Antarctica).

    Jared works out of NE Ohio with the core development team along with travelling internationally, investigating JLOTS problem sets across multiple COCOMs.

  • • 7 years in 7TB(X) as JLOTS planner and AWS Company Officer / O-3 3TB(X)

    • 3 years as Director of Strategic Projects at Worthington Products. Deployed over 12 river trash interceptor systems helping prevent 53k Tons of trash from entering the world’s oceans.

  • Transportation officer solves problems, highlights capabilities during Talisman Sabre— DVIDS (August, 2023)

    Clean Currents Kicks Off with Hands-On River Cleanup— NHA (October, 2025)

    Army plans to send tank over longest-ever modular pier during beach assault in Australia - Stars & Stripes (July, 2023)

CEO & Co-Founder

Mark Dickerhoof

  • Serving as the CTO for SDI, Mark approaches technology development through an agile and collaborative approach. With a diverse background serving as a Structures and Propulsion Engineer for SpaceX, Mark bridges the gap between high-level advanced technologies and ready-to-field solutions that can be supported by all echelons in the DoD sustainment framework.

  • • 3 years at SpaceX in Propulsion Engineering

    • 2 years with McKinsey & Company

    • Eminence Fellow at The Ohio State University

 CTO & Co-Founder
Abe Hosni, Senior Advisor

Abe Hosni

  • With 23 years experience on all platforms throughout Army Watercraft Systems, Abe served as the Senior Warrant Officer and Maritime Advisor for the 7TB(X) and USINDOPACOM.

    Planning and executing major ship to shore operations including Operation Neptune Solace (Gaza 2024), African Lion, Balikatan - Philippines, CJLOTS Korea, Defender Europe (Albania 2021), Nautical Horizon (Kuwait 2018), Garuda Shield (Guam 2022), along with key advisory support across Joint Forces Operations.

    Abe resides in the Hampton Roads region, serving directly with end user Army and Navy ship to shore logistics units.

  • • CW5 (R) Senior Maritime Advisor

    • 23 years of AWS experience for 7TB(X), INDOPACOM, CENTCOM

    • Senior Planner for Operation Neptune Solace (Gaza 2024)

  • Rebuilding Littoral Logistics: Lessons from Gaza 2024 and How to Shape the Watercraft Problem— NDTA (February, 2026)

    Army Prepositioned Stock-4 partners U.S. Army Pacific for PULSE-W Exercise— Army.Mil (November, 2014)

Senior Advisor

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