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San Diego Business Journal Names Fuse CEO Sumner Lee as a 2024 CEO of the Year Award Finalist

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Post date 26 June 2024
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Fuse today announced that the San Diego Business Journal has named Fuse CEO, Sumner Lee, as a 2024 CEO of the Year award finalist. Each year, the SDBJ honors top CEOs in the San Diego area for their contributions to company growth, leadership, and community involvement.

“San Diego is a vibrant business and defense community, filled with amazing CEOs who have incredible experience,” said Lee. “I count myself fortunate to be recognized among so many outstanding leaders.”

Lee founded Fuse in 2010 with a vision to deliver critically needed capabilities to the warfighter through the application of Design Thinking processes. He leads the company by aligning the team to a Noble Cause of “advancing warfighter capabilities with elegant, user-focused communications, networks, and software systems.” By combining deep operational experience of veteran operators with exceptional engineering expertise inside Fuse, Lee has assembled a team that successfully applies cutting-edge technology to real operational issues.

“2024 is on track to be a particularly successful year for Sumner and for Fuse,” reports the SDBJ in its finalist summary. “Fuse’s CORE Multi-Function Network Controller, a critical element of their architecture for Tactical Edge Networking, will be delivered to a variety of customers with total deliveries exceeding quantity 100. CORE is designed, manufactured, and tested in San Diego.”

The full list of 2024 award finalists is available on the SDBJ website. 2024 CEO of the Year Award winners will be announced on June 27 at the Farmer and Seahorse in San Diego.

About Fuse Integration

Fuse is a warfighter-focused engineering and design firm providing innovative communications, networking, and computing solutions for defense customers. The company’s virtualized network systems, tactical edge network and airborne networking gateway products improve the sharing of information, video, text, and voice among warfighters throughout airborne, maritime, and ground environments. Founded in 2010, Fuse is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business with headquarters in San Diego and a corporate office in Washington, D.C. www.fuseintegration.com

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Fuse Continues Double-Digit Growth Trajectory with Record-High Revenue in 2023

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Post date 13 February 2024
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Company poised to accelerate production of warfighter-focused systems moving into multiple programs of record

Fuse today announced it earned record-high revenue in 2023, continuing the company’s double-digit growth trajectory. Building on this momentum, Fuse is positioning for accelerated production of its tactical edge networking products moving into multiple programs of record.

“2023 was a pivotal year for Fuse. We added exceptional executive talent, continued warfighter-focused innovation and strengthened production and delivery to our defense customers,” said Sumner Lee, Fuse CEO. “We are now stepping into a period of exponential growth, moving more of our key solutions beyond testing and demonstration to deploy on multiple aircraft and other platforms to support warfighters in the field.”

Successful Live-Flight Demonstrations of Innovative Tactical Edge Networking Solutions

Fuse routinely participates in live-flight demonstrations of its joint-force capabilities, including successful demonstration at USSOCOM TE 23-2. For the U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command’s demonstration to equip B-52H bombers with advanced communications, Fuse was the payload integrator for the AgilePod as well as the designer of TENTaCLE, a modular network architecture enabling seamless information exchange within heterogenous DoD networks.

Strategic Addition of Scott Rosebush as President

To align the company for efficiency and productivity, Fuse hired defense technology growth executive Scott Rosebush as President to oversee the company’s operations. Rosebush brings over 20 years of aerospace and defense success in guiding military communications innovation and organizational growth success.

Thought Leadership

Fuse shared best practices and thought leadership in 2023, publishing its Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) white paper, and authoring a bylined article on using virtual network test beds.

Industry Recognition

Fuse garnered several industry awards, being named a fast-growing company, a Military Friendly® Employer and an exemplary mentor-protégé partner. With RTX (formerly Raytheon), Fuse received the Nunn-Perry award from the Department of Defense.

About Fuse Integration

Fuse is a warfighter-focused engineering and design firm providing innovative communications, networking and computing solutions for defense customers. The company’s virtualized network systems, tactical edge network and airborne networking gateway products improve the sharing of information, video, text and voice among warfighters throughout airborne, maritime and ground environments. Fuse is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business with headquarters in San Diego and a corporate office in Washington, D.C. www.fuseintegration.com

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Defense Technology and Growth Executive Scott Rosebush Joins Fuse as President

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Post date 5 December 2023
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Fuse Integration, a warfighter-focused engineering and design firm, today announced that it has hired defense technology and growth leader Scott Rosebush as President. An accomplished and respected executive, Rosebush brings to the role more than 20 years of aerospace and defense success in guiding military communications innovations and organizational growth success. As President, he is responsible for overseeing the company’s day-to-day operations.

“Fuse has grown exceptionally over the last several years, and we are facing incredible growth right ahead of us,” said Sumner Lee, CEO of Fuse. “Scott is a transparent leader with a track record of successfully growing defense tech organizations at an inflection point. I am confident we will continue to accelerate growth under his leadership — and that our team and our customers will thrive as we take the next steps in our journey together.”

As CEO, Lee will prioritize engagement with senior leaders across the DoD, Fuse customers, and partner organizations. He will also continue to direct the company’s warfighter-focused design and engineering approach to developing and delivering its defense communications, networking, and computing solutions.

Rosebush joins Fuse from Cubic, where he served as Vice President and General Manager of Secure Systems. While there, his team led key innovations enabling warfighters to reliably communicate in contested and highly contested environments. Previously, he worked in engineering, program management, and capture management leadership roles at Northrop Grumman. Earlier in his career, Rosebush worked at SAIC, TASC, and Atmel.

“It’s an honor to join a company with such critical and differentiated capabilities, unwavering commitment to the warfighter, and impressive culture,” said Rosebush. “I look forward to serving as one more resource for the Fuse team and customers, working together to scale up delivery of customer solutions to help keep the nation safe.”

Rosebush has a master’s degree in computer science from Colorado Tech and a bachelor’s in industrial and systems engineering from Virginia Tech. He also completed an Executive Education course at UCLA and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).

Fuse was recently recognized by the San Diego Business Journal as one of the region’s fastest-growing companies.

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Fuse Named a Fastest-Growing Company by San Diego Business Journal

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Post date 27 November 2023
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Fuse has been named one of the fastest-growing companies in San Diego County. The company is ranked #21 among the medium-sized companies on the prestigious San Diego Business Journal Fastest-Growing Private Companies list for 2023, with 87% revenue growth from 2020 through 2022.

“Earning a place on the SDBJ Fastest-Growing Companies list for the first time is a rewarding milestone,” said Sumner Lee, CEO of Fuse. “Our team has been accelerating production capabilities to serve defense customers’ increasing demand for operational tactical edge networking solutions. This recognition is a timely reminder of their hard work and success.”

Earlier this year, Fuse announced record-high revenue in 2022, with strategic client contracts, successful life-flight exercises and industry collaborations.

To be considered for this year’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies list, companies must be privately held, based in San Diego County, and have earned at least $300,000 in revenue in 2020. Businesses in the Medium category have gross revenue between $10 million and $99.9 million in the most recent year of reported data.

A full list of companies on this year’s list is available here.

About Fuse Integration

Fuse is a warfighter-focused engineering and design firm providing innovative communications, networking and computing solutions for defense customers. The company’s virtualized network systems, tactical edge network and airborne networking gateway products improve the sharing of information, video, text, and voice among warfighters throughout airborne, maritime, and ground environments. Founded in 2010, Fuse is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business with headquarters in San Diego and a corporate office in Washington, D.C. www.fuseintegration.com

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Fuse Earns Silver Designation in Second Year as Military Friendly® Employer

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Post date 14 November 2023
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Fuse today announced it has been named a 2024 Silver Military Friendly® Employer. In its second year as a Military Friendly Employer, the company advanced from the Bronze to Silver designation in the under $500 million category. Military Friendly companies are recognized for their commitment, effort, and success in creating sustainable and meaningful benefits for the military community. The Silver designation is awarded to companies who meet the requirements and score within 20% of the 10th ranking employer in their category. Only a select group of companies achieve this honor.

“Fuse was created by and for our nation’s warfighters, with a commitment to deliver communications and networking systems for their tactical advantage,” said Sumner Lee, CEO of Fuse. “Knowing that about a third of our employees are transitioning service members, veterans or affiliated with the military, I couldn’t be more proud of this recognition and our success in supporting the military community.”

Fuse will be showcased in the 2024 Military Friendly Employers in the Winter issue of G.I. Jobs® magazine and on MilitaryFriendly.com.

“Organizations earning the Military Friendly Employers designation have wholeheartedly invested in comprehensive and impactful initiatives that bring about positive, life-changing results for our valued service members, dedicated military spouses and esteemed veterans within their ranks,” said Kayla Lopez, Senior Director of Military Partnerships at Military Friendly. “We salute these exemplary employers who raise the bar and understand that hiring military personnel is not merely an act of goodwill but a testament to a standard that truly embodies sound business wisdom. Their steadfast commitment to integrating military personnel into their workforce not only reflects their compassion but also underscores their business acumen.”
Over 1,500 organizations compete annually for Military Friendly designation. The full list of 2024 Military Friendly Employers is available online.

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California Business Journal Spotlights Military Skills at Fuse

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Post date 5 June 2023
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“While you don’t need to have a military background to work at Fuse – it can be an advantage if you do! You’ll also be in good company, since more than 40% of the company’s diverse and talented team are veterans.”

That’s the opening paragraph of a California Business Journal article that spotlights Fuse and how the company values military skills at work. Published in May, the piece is right on time to support National Military Appreciation Month.

The article, These 5 Military Skills Will Give You an Advantage at Fuse Integration, outlines a mix of military skills that translate for immediate value in civilian careers.

Collaboration. Leadership. Communication. See how these skills – and two others – are developed in military service and appreciated at Fuse. Read the full article via California Business Journal.

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USAF Global Strike Command Announces Progress on Fuse-Supported AgilePod TENTaCLE Program

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Post date 24 May 2023
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“The backbone of the U.S.’s strategic bomber force, the B-52 Stratofortress, will soon demonstrate advanced communications capabilities through the new AgilePod, enabling a modernized, further-reaching, more secure communication on the historic aircraft.”

That’s the opening of a press release published on the U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) website, spotlighting progress on its AgilePod program.

Nate Dawn, Chief of the AFGSC Strategic Plans and Programs Modernization, Integration, and Technology Transition Branch, is quoted in the article: “Our goal is to accelerate and integrate disruptive technologies onto the B-52, B-1, and possibly other patrol-class aircraft.”

On Feb. 22, test pilots with the 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron completed the initial flight test of the AgilePod.

Fuse is an industry partner on the AgilePod program, as the payload integrator and designer of the TENTaCLE (Tactical Edge Network Targeting in a Contested Long-Range Environment) advanced communications technology.

To learn more, read the full article on the AFGSC website.

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Fuse Mentioned in Defense Daily Article Featuring USAF Global Strike Command’s AgilePod for the B-52H

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Post date 23 May 2023
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The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) said that it is undertaking a demonstration to equip B-52H bombers with advanced communications.

“The AgilePod TENTaCLE [Tactical Edge Network Targeting in a Contested Long-Range Environment] program started as an OSD Rapid Prototyping Program, which allows us to quickly provide these needs to our bombers without the years-long timelines required for a permanent modification to the aircraft,” Nate Dawn, chief of AFGSC’s strategic plans and programs modernization, integration, and technology transition branch, said in a May 11 AFGSC release.

So begins an article spotlighting an important AFGSC initiative designed to “enable farther, more secure communications for the bomber.”

Fuse is one of the industry partners mentioned in the article and is the payload integrator for the AgilePod – as well as the TENTaCLE designer.

To learn more about the AFGSC AgilePod initiative, read the full article via Defense Daily. (Subscription required)

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Fuse Joined Consortium Partners to Demo Target Recognition Capabilities at USSOCOM TE 23-2

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Post date 2 May 2023
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“As conflict becomes increasingly waged through the cyber domain, the ability to utilize high-quality data becomes paramount in shortening the decision-making cycle,” said Sumner Lee, CEO of Fuse. “It was an honor to participate in TE 23-2, supporting USSOCOM’s search for next-gen technologies to deliver strategic advantages to our special operation forces.”

Team SIRENS SONG, which includes Dynamic Systems Inc., Rebellion Defense, Phelps2020, Sensepoint-ai (formerly Blender Logic) and Fuse, showcased its solution to advance target recognition, network the operational environment and accelerate data-informed decision-making for U.S. joint and special operators. The consortium is developing a solution to accelerate target detection, classification, tracking and dynamic task management across a heterogeneous community of platforms (manned and unmanned) and sensors. These technologies will heighten a warfighter’s ability to sense, make sense of the operational environment and act – all on a single platform, with the potential to extend that capability to a community of manned and unmanned platforms.

“Our team’s goal is to provide the warfighter greater awareness, faster, to enable better and more fluid decision-making,” said Rob Buzby, Team SIRENS SONG lead and account manager at Dynamic Systems Inc.

At TE 23-2, Fuse detailed the company’s tactical edge networking architecture and CORE® virtualized network system functionality. It also displayed its Tactical Technologies Toolset remote network monitoring and management product and utilized virtual network test bed capability to demonstrate data flows across the network.

About Fuse IntegrationFuse is a warfighter-focused engineering and design firm providing innovative communications, networking and computing solutions for defense customers. The company’s virtualized network systems, tactical edge network and airborne networking gateway products improve the sharing of information, video, text and voice among warfighters throughout airborne, maritime and ground environments. Fuse is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business with headquarters in San Diego and a corporate office in Washington, D.C. www.fuseintegration.com

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Federal News Network Publishes Virtual Network Test Bed Article from Fuse’s Jason Coe

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Post date 1 May 2023
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When defense and industry collaborate to develop tactical edge networking and communications innovations, hardware, software and system advancements typically take priority over integrations.

“Too often, just when the team believes that each of the innovations are ready to test, the ‘last mile’ of network integrations and critically important application flows don’t work as intended, and they’re challenging and time-consuming to resolve.”

That insight comes from Fuse’s Systems Architect, Jason Coe, in his Federal News Network article.

In “Change the Defense innovation game: Use a virtual network test bed from day one,” Coe describes a development process that uses a virtual network test bed (VNTB). Cross-functional defense teams are starting to use a VNTB to integrate suites of commercial off-the-shelf hardware and open-source technologies to validate and experiment with the combined network configurations early in the process.

To learn about introducing VNTBs into the development process through a “crawl, walk, run, sprint … then fly!” approach, read the full article via Federal News Network.

Or download a PDF of the article from the Resources page of our website.

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