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ALEXANDER FERGUSON
Chief Technology Officer
Mr.
Ferguson
has
more
than
25
years’
experience
launching
and
managing
several
successful
high
technology
ventures
and
designing
complex
information
environments.
Mr.
Ferguson
brings
the
business
experience
garnered
from
building
a
multi-million
dollar
defense
contracting
company,
as
well
as
a
cutting-edge
technical
know-how,
and
the
visionary
acumen
of
a
true
futurist
to
the
complex
needs
of
solving
today’s
business
problems.
He
is
the
sole
founder
of
Crius,
Inc.,
one
of
the
founders
of
Intercom
Consulting
and
Federal
Systems,
and
a
co-founder
of
Scarlet
Fire
Entertainment.
Through
his
high
level
of
competence
in
solving
the
complex
needs
of
today’s
businesses,
in
the
Washington
Metropolitan
Area,
where
technologists
abound,
Washington
Technology
magazine
showcased
Mr.
Ferguson
as
one
of
the
area’s
notable
technology
entrepreneurs
and
futurists.
Of
note
is
that
Mr.
Ferguson’s
patented
concept
preceded
market
leader
Apple
Inc’s
iTunes
service
by
two
years,
and
correctly
predicted
the
rise
of
downloadable
internet
content
which
today
represents
an
important
and
significant
growth
sector
of
the
global
economy
today.
Mr.
Ferguson’s
next
patent
in
individual
medical
logistics
predicted
the
rise
of
personalized
medicine
and
information
logistics
Mr.
Ferguson’s
clients
include
various
Cabinet
Level
Departments,
and
Inter-Agency
working
groups.
Mr.
Ferguson
also
served
as
CIO-level
consultant
to
the
Executive
branch
of
the
US
Government,
along
with
lead
architect
and
technical
leader
for
a
number
of
major
global
information
networks.
Currently,
his
recommendations
to
a
Cabinet
Level
Department’s
Strategic
Planning
Office
are
regularly
reviewed
by
the
Executive
Branch,
Legislative
Branch,
and
other
Agencies.
Mr.
Ferguson
founded
Crius,
Inc.,
providing
system
architecture
and
design
services
for
both
government
and
commercial
clients.
As
an
example
of
the
level
of
work
done
by
his
companies,
while
heading
up
Crius,
Mr.
Ferguson
played
a
lead
role
in
restructuring
architecting
the
changes
that
dramatically
improved
a
US
Government
global
network
that
was
ranked
as
one
of
the
worst
in
the
federal
government;
two
years
later
was
ranked
one
of
the
best.
Among
his
many
obligations,
Mr.
Ferguson
serves
as
Secretary
-
Founding
Member
of
the
Financial
Policy
Council
(“FPC”).
FPC
is
a
public
policy-oriented
organization
which
seeks
to
educate
and
inform
the
public
about
economic
and
fiscal
matters.
Their
mission
is
to
formulate
and
promote
sound
public
policy
based
on
the
principles
of
free
enterprise and wealth creation as envisioned by the ideals of the American Founding Fathers.
Governed
by
an
accomplished
Board
of
Directors,
all
with
a
wide
and
relevant
range
of
backgrounds,
the
FPC
is
an
independent
institution.
It
relies
on
the
financial
support
of
the
general
public—individuals,
foundations,
and
corporations—to
engage
in
its
mission.
FPC
does
not
accept
government
funds
and
does
not
perform
contract
work
in
keeping
with
its
ideal
of
independence.
FPC
is
a
not-for-profit
corporation
which
is
tax-exempt
under
Internal
Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3).
Mr.
Ferguson
continued
to
build
upon
his
early
successes;
he
co-founded
Scarlet
Fire
Entertainment,
a
content
aggregator
and
music
download
service.
Recently,
he
also
founded
Dawn’s
Light,
a
media
company
that
is
an
executive
producer
and
management
team
for
multiple
feature
length
films.
In
2000,
Mr.
Ferguson
founded
Kaang,
Inc.
to
provide
strategic,
enterprise-level
consulting
on
the
intersections
of
security,
technology,
and
business
alignment
for
major
clients.
Mr.
Ferguson
is
a
graduate
of
the
Harvard
Business
School’s
Owner/President
Management
Program.
He
also
served
in
the
29th
Light
Infantry,
and
is
a
multi-decade
practitioner
of
the
martial
arts.