From Intelligent Enterprise Cloud Software in Silicon Valley to AI-Pilots on the Edge at Shield AI: Meet Tricia Yankovich
“I’m grateful to have the opportunity to do what I love, build winning teams and cultures in support of a deeper mission, and that my work contributes towards meaningful positive impact.”
Andrew Berlin Joins Shield AI as Managing Director
As many of you know, scaling teams and enterprises to new heights and disrupting the status quo have always been major goals of mine. My first big opportunity to meet these ambitious objectives took place in 1988, when I left a career as a lawyer for a large, international law firm to forge a new […]
On Hard Work & Grit
Shield AI was founded to advance the mission of protecting service members and civilians with artificially intelligent systems – and do so at great scale. To do this, we would gather the best of the technology and security community in one place. This group would then advance new technologies, entering the extremely challenging National Security […]
Building a Culture-Focused Team
What is “company culture”? And what makes it “good”? The first step to talking about company culture is to define it. Company culture is the behaviors, beliefs, interactions and attitudes that determine how work gets done at a company. A number of factors drive a positive company culture; the most important being that it’s authentic. […]
Shield Spotlight: Ward Shelley
Tell us about your journey to Shield AI. I first heard about Shield AI from a previous coworker who reached out to me and said, “Do you know anything about this company? I just joined and it seems like it might be a good fit for you.” The technology was really cool, but what most […]
Shield Spotlight Tristan Novak
How did you first become interested in engineering? I’ve always enjoyed building things, creating plans and designing something new. I grew up doing a lot of mechanical work and other hands-on activities, such as woodworking, metalworking, and automotive work. As early as elementary school I remember designing things and building them out of wood. I […]
On Reaching New Milestones
When my brother, Brandon, and I founded Shield AI with Andrew in 2015, we set out to create a defining company in the emerging defense technology sector to serve service members and first responders. We wanted to use AI to protect those who go to war and civilians caught in conflict by providing the best […]
Our Philosophy On Professional Development
“What does good leadership look like?” If you were to pose that question to ten people, you would receive ten different answers with some common themes. Each answer would draw heavily from the individual’s personal experiences. One person might describe the leadership of their high school coach, another the style of their favorite college professor, […]
When is the Right Time in Your Career to Join a Start-up?
Small, growing companies like start-ups have a reputation for catering to the under-30 set and those just beginning their careers. Shield AI has broken this mold, with teammates of all backgrounds and ages. We sat down with three of our recent additions to discuss their motivations in joining the company. What follows is our conversation […]
Shield Spotlight: Ben Anderson
A conversation with Ben Anderson, a Hardware Engineer at Shield AI. You were one of the first people to join the Shield AI team, what was the company like in the early days? I joined the company when there were about 15 people. My team, the mechanical engineering team, was three people. Shield AI was […]
